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Day 222

Saturday, August 7, 2010

For all you out there who think today was a little warm, think back to the 7th of January.  This is from the Fort Benton Scenic Overlook.  Fort Benton is just downstream around the hill on the left.  The smoke you see over the river on the left, and on the right in the distance […]

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Day 221

Saturday, August 7, 2010

So the Daily Daughter and I went down to Giant Springs yesterday morning, and the first thing we saw was… …a Great Blue Heron.  <<sigh>> (1/2000, f8, 190mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Peace Through Victory Day!

Friday, August 6, 2010

While some mourn our “inhumanity” as expressed on Aug 6th, 1945, some do not.  My father-in-law was home on 30 days leave after spending about six years in Europe fighting the Nazis as a member of the Royal Canadian Artillery.  At the end of the 30 days leave he was to report to Vancouver for […]

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Day 220

Thursday, August 5, 2010

While up at Nine Pipes Wildlife Refuge I got to play a little with my Sigma 600 Mirror Lens on a mono pod.  These were post processed a little. (1/1000, f8, 600mm, ISO 400) (1/1000, f8, 600mm, ISO 400) It may have some utility as a macro lens, too…hmmm… (1/1000, f8, 600mm, ISO 400) ~Curtis […]

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Day 219

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Back at Nine Pipes Wildlife Refuge! Great Blue Herons are very graceful, if a bit funny looking, while flying! (Click to enlarge, BACK to return, Wallpaper sized!) (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) (1/500, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) […]

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Day 218

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Looking the other way, a Double Crested Cormorant was landing… (Click to enlarge, BACK to return, Wallpaper sized!) (1/180, f8, 120mm, ISO 200) (1/125, f8, 120mm, ISO 200) (1/180, f8, 120mm, ISO 200) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 217

Thursday, August 5, 2010

More Great Blue Heron! (Click to enlarge, BACK to return, Wallpaper sized!) (1/1500, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) I really like the way the colors came out on these! (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO […]

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Day 216

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Another little interlude to the Photowalk…I was over at Nine Pipes Wildlife Refuge and got some Great Blue Heron shots! (click to enlarge, BACK to return, Wallpaper sized!) (1/1000, f8, 200mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) These next two are the same photo.  The first image is a 100% crop, the second is about 80%. (1/1000, […]

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Day 215: 2010 Great Falls Photowalk pt 5

Monday, August 2, 2010

I was going to use this one for my Photowalk submission, but at the last moment I decided on the big yellow flower closeup in part 1. The Milwaukee Station and Waterfall. (1/350, f8, 19mm, ISO 200, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 214: A Cornfield Meet?

Monday, August 2, 2010

A cornfield meet is when two trains run into each other head on, because they are on the same track…of course, if they weren’t on the same track they’d…never mind. I got to see two trains meet at the switch to the spur to the malting plant.  The one on the right is a grain […]

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