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These are posted irregularly, so log in at your leisure to catch my latest ramblings.
June 9 - Rainy Day in Palouse
We had thunder showers last night. When we awoke in the morning, there was a heavy cloud cover. Shortly after breakfast the rain began - too heavy for photography. Also the sky was featureless. So plan "B" into play - go get an oil change and shop for some food. Around 1:00 we decided to go for a drive - somewhere - even if there still were intermittent showers. It was also very cool - about 9C. But we did make the best of the conditions. After a rain, the colours are quite saturated. Most often we had to leave the bland sky out of the frame, except at times when it was gray. The lack of harsh shadows was good for closeup photography, especially of old vehicles, which are numerous here in the Palouse. As you will see, the sun finally broke through late in the day, giving the landscape textures.
Here is a selection of images that I created this afternoon.
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This last image of me photographing at evening is courtesy of Ward Isnor. But I do retain reproductive rights, so beware.
June 8 - Discovering Palouse
I'm sitting here in my hotel room late in the evening editing my images from today. This is made all the easier with my bottle of Cotes du Rhone, brie, prosciutto, and Miss Vickies. So my apologies if the photos are somewhat blurry!
This was another ridiculously early departure for sunrise on Steptoe Butte. It was better than yesterday, though not spectacular. The day was spent driving the back roads in search of photo ops, ending with a climb up to Steptoe Butte. Though we had a cloudless day, these clouds seemingly appeared out of nowhere and obscured any chance of sunset light. Here is a selection of my photos from today.
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And now I'm going to polish of that bottle of wine. Cheers!
June 7 - In Palouse Country
Today was our first full day photographing in the Palouse region of Washington. We were up early (ridiculously early at 3:45 a.m.) for the drive to Steptoe Butte, a high hill from which one gets a view of the farmlands. Unfortunately good light was not to be had.
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This is one image that I made from Steptoe Butte.
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A farm near Colfax.
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Part of a collection of old trucks near Endicott.
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Near the town of Palouse.
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An old Hudson parked on the main street of Palouse.
We can no longer be smug about the American electors. First the voters of Toronto elected Rob Ford. Now Ontarians have voted in Doug Ford. So much for the intelligence of those who vote. People of Ontario are as clueless as the Americans. How can we still criticize the Trump supporters?
June 6 - Pullman, Washington
Today we left Belgrade, Montana, driving west on I-90 to Coeur d"Alene, Idaho, and then south, arriving here in Pullman at our reserved hotel. We will spend the next few days photographing the Palouse landscapes, farm fields, old barns, and whatever else we chance upon.
We had three days of fun in Yellowstone. It might have been better if the days had not been so bright and sunny, and if we'd had wildlife encounters. Here is a random selection of images from those long days.
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This is a closeup of a section of Orange Spring Mound, Mammoth Hot Springs.
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Lower Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs.
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Upper Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs.
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Vent along Gibbon River.
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Lower Falls, Yellowstone River.
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Fountain Paint Pots.
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Black bear, near Tower.
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Grand Prismatic Spring.
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Detail of Grand Prismatic Spring.
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Along the slopes of Mount Washburn.
June 5 - Goodbye Yellowstone
We left Yellowstone late this afternoon. We had two long, but productive days photographing in the park. Getting up at dawn and coming back to our room in Gardiner at the end of the day has been exhausting, not to mention all the driving. We are in Belgrade, Montana, tonight. Tomorrow we set out for Pullman, Washington, our trip's destination, to photograph in Palouse Country, with its rolling hills of farmlands.
I will catch up with our Yellowstone adventure in tomorrow's blog. In the meantime, I leave you with one image, a photo of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
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