I’m a cloud chaser. Fluffy cloud days in Montana are plentiful. Clouds really stand out in black and white. I enjoy capturing these moments and making clouds a big part of my photography. I often find myself on dirt roads, flying down dirt roads, just to capture a fleeting cloud moment.
Hiking in the high alpine I find some amazingly reflective lakes. This particular shot is from the Titcomb Basin in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.
The clouds are big in the Big Sky Country. I often find a range of Altocumulus clouds and most of the time these things look like spaceships, or volcano steam. I zoom around the dirt roads to line up the ground and sky. The “big clouds” are a delight to photograph while they continuously evolve and morph into pleasing shapes.
The aesthetic curves of water cutting through the landscape are always an interesting subject. Water is constantly changing the Montana landscape. Each year the high water cuts out new paths, rearranging trees, rocks, and nature in general. I look forward to visiting these scenes each year. Below is a shot I will visit many times a year. I hiked up the side of a hill to get this shot. The high angle really emphasizes the line of the creek.
This shot was taken during a very cold morning in Mammoth Hot Springs, located in Yellowstone National Park. There’s a nice path along the upper terrace. The steam produces some very strong contrast, considering the sky is perfect blue and the ground has a thick pillow of fresh snow. This location during a winter sunrise is very inspiring.