Category Archives: Daily ramblings

The daily ramblings of our traveling life. Where we are, what we’re up to, and things we see and do.

Our Final Week in the Tetons

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Our Final Week in the Tetons

Our final week or so in the Tetons was spent looking for wildlife, and enjoying the scenery. The Tetons are a never ending source of beauty for me. Sunrise, sunset, heck…..even mid-day, they are gorgeous.

One evening we decided to walk to one of our favorite spots, and the clouds were looking pretty promising for a nice sunset.

tetons at sunset

Sunrise is really the very best time for the Tetons, as they are to the west. Waking up early to get to where you want to be is a must. Schwabacher landing is a favorite sunrise spot, especially when the leaves start turning golden.

tetons sunrise

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From Clicking to Creating-A different look at things

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From Clicking to Creating-A different look at things

We made it to Custer state park in South Dakota on Sunday. We decided to leave Wyoming a few days later than planned, which was nice since I always hate leaving there. It always feels like home, and it’s the one place I have friends to spend time with, photography buddies.

I will share some photos tomorrow of our last week or so there. Now that I have better internet, it’s not such a chore to write a blog post.

On to this weeks challenges. The Dogwood 52 is Abstract in the creative category. Photograph something common in a different and abstract way. One morning I was photographing this bull moose beside a side channel of the river. His reflection in the water was nearly perfect, so I took a few shots.

moose reflection in river

I wish I had thought to include his legs in the shot, because I think that would have helped the image overall. It’s certainly a different way to look at this though.

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From Clicking to Creating-Focus Stacking

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Clicking to Creating-Focus Stacking

Have you ever used  focus stacking in your photography? I have experimented with it before, so when this week’s Dogwood 52 prompt came up, I knew what to do.

Focus stacking is done in Photoshop, and allows you to have multiple focus points in an image, so everything is clear. This is especially useful in landscape photography, if you want the foreground, and the back of the image to be sharp. My photo for this weeks prompt isn’t a landscape, but is a good representation of how this technique works.

focus stacking, bison and tipi

I took one shot focused on the tipi, and another focused on the bison. Then I blended them in Photoshop to create this image. (the bison in the back was having a bad hair day)

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