doggie in the window

 

The "call for entries" for the 7th annual "Putting on the Dog" exhibit at the International Cultural Center has closed.  This was on my "maybe" list but I decided not to submit.  It's a perfectly framed golden retriever in an RV-- but probably not what the judges are looking for!  Stay tuned for entries selected and exhibit dates.

 

 

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9.18.2015



lamar valley

 

 

Today's rain reminded of a similar day last September while in Yellowstone.  As we left Lamar Valley, the sun came out and blessed up with a double rainbow!

 

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9.19.2015

visitors at midway

 

I am still on the Ansel Adams kick.  I wondered what this image would look like in black and white.  I think I prefer it over the color.

 

 

Midway Geyser Basin

Yellowstone National Park

9.18.2015

 

 



old faithful

 

The Texas Tech Museum has hosted a wonderful exhibit of Ansel Adams images.  Last night I attended a great lecture by Alan Ross, who served as Ansel's assistant for many years.  Alan shared intimate photographs of Ansel, little known portraits taken by Ansel, and stories of how iconic photographs were made.  As I saw Ansel's Old Faithful, I wondered what the pictures of Old Faithful I had taken last September would look like in black and white.  I had no dark room, just Photoshop, but I was pleasantly surprised at the result.

 

Yellowstone National Park

9.15.2015

 

 

The more than 4 million milestone visitors to Yellowstone National Park this past season included me. What an amazing place!  This is West Thumb Geyser Basin, located on Yellowstone Lake, the largest lake over 8,000 feet elevation in North America. Numerous steamy hot springs in varying colors, rimmed with delicate crystals, make the walk other-worldly.

West Thumb Geyser Basin
Yellowstone National Park
9.15.2015

king of the road

 

This bison literally stopped traffic in Yellowstone by standing in the road and calmly observing the tourists.  Fortunately he was on my side of the bus!

 

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9.15.2015

homestead

 

Yesterday was great - photographically speaking. I received notifications that my images had been accepted in TWO juried exhibits--the 15th Annual High & Dry Exhibit at Texas Tech and White on White at the LHUCA (Underwood Center). Now if one of my images currently hanging at the Garden & Arts for the City Employees National Arts Program receives an award, that would be a trifecta for October!  This image of the Buffalo Ranch in Lamar Valley was not selected by the juror.

Lamar Valley, Wyoming
9.15.2015



 

 

 

Isolated amid the grandeur that is Yellowstone, the area around Mammoth Hot Springs with dead trees and the spill of travertine offers a bleak landscape.

 

Mammoth Hot Springs

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9.15.2015

sightseeing

 

 

Even cold, drizzly weather didn't keep the tourists from "oohing" and "aahing" at the steaming thermal features.  Although caustic, the hot steam actually felt good! The Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces were first described by the 1871 Hayden Survey. The Terraces constantly change shape and thermal activity changes the color.  Fresh travertine is bright white and changes to gray as it weathers.

 

Mammoth Hot Springs

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9.15.2015

midway geyser basin

 

On a bright, frosty morning the colors of the pools in the Midway Geyser Basin were obscured by steam from the hot springs.  However the red tones of the bacteria mats were vivid and the blue sky shimmered on the reflections.

 

Midway Geyser Basin

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9.18.2015

 



Yellowstone elk

 

All visitors to Yellowstone are on the lookout for wildlife sightings.  We saw bear, elk, pronghorn and bison but unfortunately no moose.  This guy watched us as the tourists photographed. 

 

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

9.15.2015