Ronan Trading Post

Yesterday I headed out to Ronan, MT to go to a very small and very cute Trading Post. The store had all sorts of Native American Jewellery to Old Hudson Bay Boxes and more. The landscape shots where taken out of the car window, due to the massive rain shower that engulfed the whole area.  

Shot through the front window of the car with a hand held Orange Graduated Cokin Filter.

The rain shower closing in on us.

I hand held a Cokin graduated orange filter and shot through the window of the car, therefore getting some rainbow effect on the small lake.

Pretty dark out now because of the clouds.

Entrence to the Trading post just outside of Ronan.

The boys leading the way. Shot with a Polarizer filter on (didn't really need it). It was sprinkling at this point and I just didn't want to remove it.

Trading Post!

All the shots where taken with a Nikon D700 17-35mm 2.8 lens and a polarizer filter and sometimes a Cokin Filter.  Everything was edited in Photoshop CS6 and I always always use camera RAW even with my JPEGS.  Its nice to just get out and click away for fun sometimes.

Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge

Just shooting some fun shots of the beautiful Spring here in Montana. The lighting in the Bitterroot Valley is beautiful and there is always lots to photograph, especially in the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.  

Lots of White Tail Deer around.

Looking back over the Park towards the Bitterrot Mountains.

Looking on the other side of the Bitterrot Valley back towards the Sapphire Mountain Range.

Bitterrot Mountain Range.

Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge. Stevensville Montana

Love just driving through the park and stopping to snap pictures as I go. This is looking back at the Bitterroot Mountains.

Looking up the Valley towards Missoula. Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge.

Clouds gathering along the Bitterroot Mountain Range.

Looking up the Valley. Sapphire Mountain Range is on the right side of the image.

As you drive around Stevensville you tend to notice Wild Turkeys hanging out. The biggest group of these Turkeys can offten be viewed at the Local Stevensville Golf course.

The males are currently "Strutting their stuff".

The larger Male Turkeys tend to pick fights with the immature Males.

Fader Filter with Cokin Filter

I stacked a Fader ND LCW filter Mk 2 with a hand held Cokin gradated red filter.

This is what I got!

This one didn't have a Cokin filter held in front of it.

Exploring Santa Fe

Exploring Santa Fe

I had the chance to head out to Santa Fe, New Mexico this week. We had amazing weather and the scenery was beautiful.

Here are some of the shots that I took while I was down there.

Jenna & Sam E-Session!

Jenna & Sam E-Session

After an entire week filled of rain and drizzle, the sun decided to grace us with it's presence on Sunday and just in time for Jenna and Sam's E-Session. The clouds moved just enough for us to see the Lion's Peaks and even though it was freezing and the wind was gusting, we got some great shots!

Congrats guys!