http://www.moosenewsblog.com Your Place for the Best in Photography Fri, 09 May 2008 04:20:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Coming down to the end of SD Base Camp and the photo opps just keep getting better and better. This evening we were amongst a herd of bison that decided to just have fun running. So we closed our lenses down to f22 so we had a shutter speed of ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/08/getta-long-litl-doggie/ When it comes to sunrises, the view from the Badlands is really hard to beat. The drama of the sun coming up over the distant landscape of the prairie is really awe inspiring! And when you leave the warmth of the lodge at 4am for capture such splendor, the dues you've ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/07/paying-dues-pays-off/ The photo gods smiled on us, again, today with great opportunities and light. After a Deeeelious dinner we headed up the road to find this ewe group of Rocky Mtn Bighorn Sheep. Practicing newly learned skills, the Campers get in a position to let the sheep to get to know them ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/06/yeah-we-get-em-close/ Our first day of Base Camp shooting was GREAT! I know that while I write this post the Campers are busily panickly uploading lots of cards, enjoying their images, reading tonight's lesson and preparing for a 5AM departure. And, I'm sure we're all too excited to get much sleep with ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/05/bulls-eye/ We headed out early this AM to find a Ruff Grouse and we were skunked. So, we changed our luck working a deserted prairie home for a while. Then we headed back to Custer which is always good to us. It took no time to find my old friends and really ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/04/a-good-day/ Snow all gone, green grass a plenty and newborn Bison are just showing up. This one is going for an afternoon snack. I'm not sure mom was so keen on the idea. what a cute face! It just goes downhill from here. And the color, that's the real McCoy! Hard light, I ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/03/gooder-than-grits/ As you can see, the "blizzard" has blown through and while the roads are a mess, the light was out and so were we. With the end of bad weather typically comes a feeding frenzy by critters so we headed out where I thought the wind would have blown off ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/02/it-is-may/ The "blizzard" settled in over our heads during the night. We can't get out (to pick up Josh) and he can't get in (flights canceled until tomorrow). So naturally, I took a drive and found some subjects which seemed to just get better and better. And then I drove up memory ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/02/no-seriously-its-may/ We left home this morning and it was gorgeous, sunny and the daffodils were all in bloom. We arrive in Denver and it's snowing and we're stuck on the tarmac for hours, just like I was in February on my way to FL. We land in Rapid City to hear ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/05/01/happy-may-day/ Lenscoat has some cool new protection for our gear just in time for summer travels with TSA. Their new BodyBag Pro is cool because it really takes up no room yet provides a barrier between your camera body and the outside world (the body is faded in above so you ... http://www.moosenewsblog.com/archives/2008/04/30/lenscoat-protection/