Feb 23, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D300, Pronghorn, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | Pronghorn Pronghorn are an original Native American animal with no close relatives. Although often called an antelope, they are not antelope. They belong to a family of their own; one of a kind. Pronghorn are symbolic of the grasslands and The Great American Prairie . They are renowned for being North America’s fastest land animal; running at speeds over 50 mph. Actually, pronghorn is also the second fastest land animal in the world after the cheetah. Although the cheetah is a bit faster, pronghorn can run at high speeds much longer than the cheetah. For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.
Feb 22, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D300, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | Over the Horizon The rolling hills in South Dakota near Wind Cave hide the traces of humanity. For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.
Feb 21, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED, Bison, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D3x, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | Bison Roam This lone Bison slowly traverses the park. The herd can’t be too far away, but right now, he has the park to himself. For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.
Feb 20, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D3x, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | Rough Country Aside from a little rough ground, hiking is relatively easy in most of Wind Cave. For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.
Feb 19, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D3x, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | Lonely Road A couple of gravel roads traverse the more remote areas of Wind Cave. Traveling slowly along the road, it’s quiet. Roll the window down; it’s still quiet. Notice the sound of gravel beneath the tires; no other sounds; just gravel. Stop the car; turn the engine off; silence! Look up and down the road; no one’s coming. For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.
Feb 18, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D3x, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | Lone Tree Perhaps my favorite national park, Wind Cave never disappoints. This lone tree has been one of my most frequent subjects at Wind Cave. Many times the sky and weather didn’t cooperate with my visit. For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.
Feb 17, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Bison, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D200, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | Old Bison The American Bison, our National Mammal, symbolizes the Great Plains. The largest land animal in North America; at one time millions roamed the grasslands of North America from Alaska to Mexico. Just like much of the Great American Prairie has gone the way of the plow; so the Bison have gone. Today, small herds are maintained Canada and the USA; mostly in state and national parks like Wind Cave NP, Custer State Park, and Yellowstone NP. For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.
Feb 17, 2019 | 7 Image Stories, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED, AF-S PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED, Black & White, Nature, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Nikon D3x, Places, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave
Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story Each national park has a character of it’s own. “Solitude” describes Wind Cave NP above the ground, particularly in the off-season. At solitary Wind Cave, it’s all about the land and its wildlife; a nature photographer’s heaven.
Definition of Wind Cave’s Solitude? sol·i·tude [sol-i-tood, -tyood] noun
- the state of being alone; seclusion: to enjoy one’s solitude at Wind Cave.
- remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the hills in Wind Cave.
- a lonely, unfrequented place: the solitude at Wind Cave.
- the moment just before the click at Wind Cave.
A couple of gravel roads traverse the more remote areas of Wind Cave. Traveling slowly along the road, it’s quiet. Roll the window down; it’s still quiet. Notice the sound of gravel beneath the tires; no other sounds; just gravel. Stop the car; turn the engine off; silence! Look up and down the road; no one’s coming. Solitude allows the creative to “make a photograph.” Wander back to the day when making one good photograph a day was a real accomplishment. And, for a change, let the wildlife on pass by. Experience the solitude only a photographer can feel; the moment before the click.
Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Solitude @ Wind Cave.
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