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Vertical Cottonwoods

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Well, I have finally gotten back to working on my vertical cottonwood compositions, which I first mentioned back on February 6th.

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Vertical Cottonwood Compositions

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

We had another day of frosty trees, along with a new dusting of snow. I went back to the cottonwoods to capture some vertical compositions, which I think are quite dramatic. It wasn’t nearly as cold today, so I could take more time and enjoy the wintry scene. I’ll post a batch of them when I can.

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More Cottonwood Compositions: Part II

Friday, February 5th, 2010

I went over to photograph the cottonwoods in the morning as well as the afternoon yesterday. My fingers could only take so much of the cold before I had to head back indoors. I was pleased to get so many workable images in spite of the hurried approach.

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More Cottonwood Compositions

Friday, February 5th, 2010

There was a light frost and an overcast sky yesterday, which inspired me to go back over to the cottonwoods for more compositions. I really liked the way the filters worked with these weather conditions, and wanted to have more images to use for greeting cards, prints, or whatever.

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I have some more images to share with you, but they will be in the next post. Hope you enjoy the wintry beauty.

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Cottonwoods, Frosted and Filtered

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Well, the sky wasn’t blue blue today, but there was still some frost on the trees, so I thought I’d revisit the cottonwoods just to see what I might see. I kind of hated to put filters on the photographs I got yesterday, but thought the grey sky today might offer some good images to play with. Here are some of the colorful results from a not so colorful day.

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Frosty Cottonwoods

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

We were treated to a stunning combination of thick, thick frost and a blue, blue sky here in Bowman today. I made a beeline for the cottonwood trees over by the railroad tracks on the east side of town. I took my time and wandered around under the lofty branches, savoring the sparkling blue and white designs all about me.

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Someday I’d like to create an entire exhibit of cottonwood images. I think there is tremendous potential for these icons of the plains, and so I will continue to photograph them through the seasons and stages of their lives.

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May 7th

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

It was another nice spring day here, with a little bit of rain in the afternoon. I worked on gardens again, and stopped by to see the cottonwoods in different light. Here are some versions with and without filters.

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Cottonwoods in May

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

It was another beautiful day on the North Dakota prairie yesterday. I spent some time at the Prairie Walk in the afternoon, planting and trimming. On the way home, I pulled over to take a closer look at these wonderful old cottonwood trees.

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