Sled Dogs in Montana

February 13, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment


Race to the Sky 2012 – Images by Jason Savage
Here’s a few images from the start of the Race to the Sky sled dog race from this weekend near Rimini Montana. This is one of the qualifying races for Alaska’s Iditarod and a fun race to catch in Montana.

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Glacier National Park Photography

January 31, 2012 by admin | 1 Comment

Montana Photography Workshop

Little Matterhorn, Glacier National Park. Canon 5dMkII  100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS.   ISO100  f8.0  1/20 sec

I was editing images this evening and kind of liked this one. It’s of the Little Matterhorn in Glacier National Park taken last September in the late evening. The image was taken at a longer focal length around 400mm and processed in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

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Canon 200-400mm Spotted!

January 23, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

Canon 200-400mm

Here’s a link to a blog that has some interesting photos of Canon’s 200-400mm, their new 600mm, and some mystery cameras all spotted in Kenya this week. http://blog.apertureacademy.com/2012/01/canon-200-400mm-and-600mm-prototype.html

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New Puppy!

January 21, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

New Puppy

Labrador Puppy. Canon 5dmkII   70-200 f4IS. ISO400   f4.0   1/1000sec

This is Abbey, our newest edition to the family. Having fun in our backyard with two feet of snow we got the other day.

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Fuji X-Pro1

January 19, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

Fuji Camera X-Pro1

As you’ve probably heard there’s been an awful lot of excitement over the last couple weeks with all of the CES announcements. Apparently mirrorless camera systems continue to generate a ton of buzz and this seems to be one of the fastest growing divisions within the camera industry at the moment.

I’ll have to say I hadn’t really been following a lot of these developments until recently and have been pretty surprised how quickly things are moving within this market.

Rarely do I get this excited about something especially within this area of cameras, but Fuji’s announcement of it’s new X-Pro1 this last week has made me sit up and pay attention. Continue reading »

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Windmill

January 14, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

Montana Western Windmill

Montana Windmill. Canon 7d, 500mm f4L IS.  ISO 160   f5.6   1/1000sec

Here’s a shot from this afternoon taken out in central Montana. “Will not be punctured by hunters’ bullets or boys’ guns” because “ringing the bell with ordinary small caliber rifle will not pierce the Monitor case.” This was Monitor Windmill’s claim that their iron gearbox was built like a tank and could not be destroyed. Looks like it’s been thoroughly tested.

 

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Lightroom 4 Beta

January 11, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

Photoshop Lightroom

More exciting news this week, Lightroom4 Beta has finally arrived and it’s loaded with some great new features and refinements.  You can download this for free and it’s available until March. Of course being a Beta, Adobe would like any feedback with bugs, etc. You can download it at Adobelabs.com

So far I really like some of the new tools and develop adjustments they’ve added. One set in particular is the Highlights & Shadows sliders in the Develop Module. These replace the Recovery & Fill Light sliders and the control they give you is just amazing. Continue reading »

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Canon Powershot G1X

January 10, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

Canon Camera
There’s a lot happening right now in the world of photography. A majority of the top camera manufacturers have made some exciting announcements this week, unveiling some new arrivals within the compact camera market. Canon being one of them with the announcement of the Canon Powershot G1X.

The advancements in technology that have been made over the last few years have  opened up the doors for some dramatic changes to camera features and image quality, especially in some of the new smaller formats. One of the problems that I’ve found with previous generations of these compact models is excessive noise and low image quality. I’ve previously used a Canon Powershot G10 which was a great little camera with a fantastic design, but very lacking in the image quality department.

Photographers have tried hard to love these upper level compacts, designed and marketed as a smaller camera to one who already owns a DSLR  or one who is looking for the best in compact features.They offer convenience with image quality and responsiveness being the major hurdles. Continue reading »

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Madison River Valley

January 5, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

Buffalo Jump
Madison River Valley. Canon 5dmkII, 16-35 2.8LmkII. ISO100 f11 1/45  Singh-Ray ND Graduated 2 stop
This image was taken up near Madision Buffalo Jump State Park near Bozeman, Montana. For thousands of years the native people have used the cliffs in this area to drive the buffalo off of during their hunts. Most recently is was the Shoshone, but many different tribes have used the area over it’s long history. This area is located in the Madison River Valley with the Madison River ending it’s journey at the Headwaters of the Missouri River where it meets the Jefferson and the Gallatin.

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Happy New Year from Yellowstone!

January 1, 2012 by admin | Leave a comment

Wildlife in Yellowstone

Yellowstone Coyote. Canon 7d 500mm f4IS, 1.4Xtc.  ISO 1600  f6.7   1/1500

Thought I would sneak a quick post in here before the first day of the new year is officially over. First lesson of the year: “Don’t bite off more than you can chew!”

This little guy was snacking on a recent elk carcass inside the park that the Canyon wolf pack have been visiting. No wolves today, but lots of other scavengers.

Winter around here and most of the state is still pretty bare and not much in the forecast. I spoke with a friend the other day  in the southern part of the state and he had 60 degrees fahrenheit on his thermometer! Hard to believe at the end of December. Although not quite that extreme today , the park was pleasant and temps in the 30′s. Still not too much snow though, cross our fingers for January…

Happy New Year to everyone!

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