"Meadow at Square Butte"

I love the tall grasses that grow in the meadows in the summers.  Ulm, Montana is just a tiny town, but near it is the very interesting natural formation called Square Butte.  There are actually 11 buttes in Montana with the same name, but this one and the one near Choteau, Montana are the two better known ones.  Near this butte, huge open meadows surround the occasional butte and rolling hills.  This meadow is bisected by Muddy Creek, which allows for tall wild grass to grow, even when the hot weather dries up everything else in the late summer.

Our holiday sale starts today!

I am thankful everyday that I get to do what I love to do.  To say thank you to all of you who support me and my work throughout the year, I am hosting a 40% off sale for the rest of 2015!  The website is stocked with new work, including photos on canvas and wood photo blocks, all of which you can use the discount code. Visit www.montanaphotojournal.com to see what's new and shop for some gifts!  

"Endless Days and Skies"

I got some great shots last weekend while out and about.  The sun came out and there were some great clouds in the sky when I woke up, so I grabbed the camera and went to see what I could find.  If you live in Montana year-round, you know how to appreciate the warm weather and vibrant colors of the summer because it doesn't last long.  Being someone who doesn't exactly love winter,  I really feel the cabin fever wearing off when I can get out in a green field and soak up the Vitamin D I've been lacking all winter.  This landscape is my idea of what heaven probably looks like - open, sunny, and warm.  I hear the cap popping off a bottle of beer...

Prints of this photo are available in my Etsy Shop 

"Harvest Shadow"

It seems that the chances of finding a good shot improve once my tires leave the pavement.  This day was extremely warm, at the end of August, just as everyone is starting to harvest their wheat.  While the tourists pack into Glacier Park and Yellowstone, both just a few hours from where I live, I have always loved finding myself alone in one of these wide open fields, as a storm rolls in and the wind picks up, swaying the wheat around me.  The air is magical and energized by storms.  The colors are incredible in the summer and I love to find the combinations that I haven't seen before.