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The photography blog of Victoria Bennett Beyer, featuring travel photographs from road trips across America and botanical photography of plants, flowers and leaves.
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I love how big the sky is out west. You can watch a storm roll in for hours. However, I only just saw this as I looked out my window one afternoon. I ran outside to get a shot just as the first raindrops began to fall.
If I learned anything this summer, it was that the weather in the mountains can surprise you on a regular basis. When I lived in eastern Wyoming, on the high plains, fog or mist usually appeared only in May, the month when winter became summer (it lasts longer in other places; some people call it spring). I would eagerly await this month and get up early to drive around with my camera, enjoying the crisp air and the low fog that hung in the hills. This summer, however, at 8,500 feet, we experienced a few mornings this way. And each time I awoke to fog, it was a surprise and a delight.
Panning is a tough technique to master, and I am far from doing that. But I had fun trying at the Dubois Rodeo. I love the motion that results from trying to track the subject while it is moving. It’s really difficult to get the right part in focus - the eye of the horse and the face of the rider are the most important. This was the best panning shot I took all night. It’s not perfect, but I really like it. The rider’s purple shirt just pops, and really is harmonious with the aqua decorations on the horse.
I love how a rodeo is truly fun for all ages. There were several things the kids could participate in, and the smiles on their faces were priceless.
Our very last photo session at the Wind River Photographers’ Retreat was at the Friday night Dubois Rodeo. I very much enjoyed shooting the girls barrel racing. They enjoyed the last bit of light before the sun set, and the looks of determination on their faces were so inspiring. Plus check out the details on the saddle blankets and bridles. They were the best-dressed horses of the night.
I loved how the light was beginning to shine through the trees at this location during a morning shoot at the Wind River Photographers’ Retreat this summer near Dubois, Wyoming. The air in this image is a little hazy with smoke from wildfires in California and Oregon.
One of our photoshoots during the Wind River Photographers’ Retreat was at a private horse ranch, and one of the young ranch hands was good enough to stand for a portrait session with Steamboat, the horse. It was another great opportunity to do some portrait work, and what surprised me was that it took quite a while to get a really good shot. I had to move around a bit, and it wasn’t until the very end that I liked the angle and the light I was getting. It was a good lesson to keep working at it if you’re not thrilled with what you are getting in a portrait. As long as the subject is willing, anyway. Thanks to Cody and Steamboat for hanging in there while we shot and shot and shot.
