Art of the Slow Shutter
Freezing the action has it’s place but the slow shutter capture can turn a scene into a canvas of color and motion.
Westslope cutties making their way upstream. This subspecies is notorious for finding the smallest trickles in the deepest deadfall. They persist in only 15% of their original habitat
First light 2 second exposure to capture deep color saturation and soften the water
¼ of a second capture, Bristol Bay Sockeye speeding over the Gravel Bars
The Deep blue of the Gallatin river, first snowfall on the Cottonwoods. ½ second exposure stitched
Large arctic Char in the crystal clear waters of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
A 20 second exposure of the northern lights. Shooting the lights is always tricky as you want just the right amount of sharpness and still get the movement right.
Speed and determination. A mutli species capture, Bristol Bay forever.
A 2-minute-long exposure using a 10 stop solar filter capturing 5 lightning strikes over Montana’s Pintlar Range.
Deep color of the graylings telltale fins. The colors of spring in a small Glacier National Park rivulet.
Freeze frame, a large Brown Bear hunts their quarry as the river rushes by. a quarter of a second slow shutter capture
A large pod of creek mouth Sockeye stage for the final push home.
The soft clouds, deep color, and river movement of a couple of second exposure. North slope of the Brooks Range, alaska.
The speed goats on the Sage Brush Sea of the Upper Big Hole Valley. Word is Rip is still shoveling snow and Beth got carried away by a large flock of mosquitos.
A ½ second exposure that captures the deep red of a native Yellowstone Cutthroat against the icy movement of a Yellowstone Tributary.
Last light, I could barely see this bull as he crept out of the Woods up Bridger Canyon. I bumped up my ISO and slowed the shutter speed to see what I could come up with.
Surfer on the Yellowstone above Big Timber. Crazy Mountains, the quintessential Island Range.
Maybe the most beautiful char of them all!
The Big falls on opening day. A winters worth of spray freeze.
The Green Wave up Beartrap Canyon on the Madison. Like brush strokes.
Just a bit of motion as these Kokanee fight it out on the Gravel bars up north.
A thirty second exposure turns clouds into puffballs and glasses storm Lake off.
Thanks All!