Category Archives: Landscapes
The Glowing House
Dear Friends, during a recent snowstorm, i ran across this old building (house) and it didn’t make a first impression when i tried to process it, but after i got Topaz Glow filter, i tried. I like the treatment of the glowing wires, do you like? another experiment to teach me something new, til Tomorrow MJ
Chasing Northern Lights
Dear Friends, last night we were out in Crex Meadows chasing the northern lights and we arrived to this show, the clouds were lower than the lights and one small red light in the distance is probably a tower light, all in all we were pleased to get anything and the light show must have been very strong to shine through the cloud cover, the lights made an appearance over the cloud tops and the stars overhead were magnificent, til Tomorrow MJ
Ancient Stump
Dear Friends, this looks like a wooden stump and 60 million years ago, it was wood, now it is stone, Petrified wooden stump in the badlands of North Dakota, on a hot and sunny day. At a certain elevation in the badlands, these stumps appear as a remnant of an ancient tropical ecosystem. til Tomorrow MJ
Day 4 : Black and White
Dear Friends, this black and white was taken in the badlands of North Dakota. This storm chased us back in the vehicles but never did rain on us. I am not a lover of black and white photography probably because my career was spent at an electron microscope and in a traditional black and white darkroom. All work was done in black and white, but i accepted the challenge so this is the work for this week. til Tomorrow MJ
Sunset
Dear Friends, Day 3 of 5 day Black and White Challenge. This sunset in the rain was taken in the North Dakota Badlands, on top of Buck hill in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Juniper and cedar trees are prevalent in these landscapes, but one can usually see the sky, hence many sunrises and sunsets. Black and white??? til Tomorrow MJ
Foliage is Gone
Friends, this is to remind me of the beautiful foliage that is now gone from this place. Crex Meadows in the fall is truly an amazing place and i like to share with you. til Tomorrow MJ
Wet Day in the Badlands
Friends, a wet summer in the North Dakota badlands leaves saturated colors and a dark sky. A little different than we usually see in August out there. til Tomorrow MJ
The Last of Fall
Friends, the end of fall season and this scene has disappeared as we have snow on the ground this morning. yuch, time to break out the overcoats and boots. But i can enjoy this scene one more time. the leaning trees are real and not an artifact of the wide angle lens, as you can see some straight trees in the background on the right side of the image, til Tomorrow MJ
Badlands Macro-Lichens
Friends, i love the little landscapes of the badlands as well as the big landscapes. These lichens challenge my macro skills when i have only the big zoom with me on a hike. They are very colorful if you look closely enough. See what is there. til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 