Fine Art Portfolio | Hyalite Canyon

Fine Art Portfolio | Hyalite Canyon   As the stream winds down the mountain, it gets wider and narrower and the flow gets slower or faster.  Slow the shutter speed and time smooths the water’s rough edges. This image was captured between wet snow showers.  To be honest, it seemed like a rather dreary day to me.  Slow down the exposure for the stream to blur and you get a simple, long click.  The light coming off the blurred water makes nice contrast.

The Back Story   Alarm!  Hello, it’s  o’dark thirty on the first shoot of my first photo workshop.  So, I quickly showered, shaved, and soon found myself carpooling south of town to Hyalite Canyon.  As we left Bozeman, it was raining, but as we rose in elevation up Hyalite Canyon, the rain changed to heavy, wet snow mixed with rain and sleet; a fine start to my first workshop shoot.  Finally, our caravan stopped along the dark winding mountain road.  And, we were off, all thirty of us, trying to envision a decent image.  I stuck around the group for a while trying to gain knowledge and insight.  Whatever they were seeing; I wasn’t.  So, down the bank along the road to the mountain stream, I went.  Although there were waterproof boots in the truck, they were not on my feet.  Big mistake!  After setting up the tripod and moving around a bit to get the angle, my foot stepped onto a non-existent rock into the stream.  With wet feet, it was time to make an image.  After experimenting with a variable ND filter to get a good shutter speed, I made a few test shots and waited for a bit more light and a bit less precipitation.  It took awhile to get a good shot while slipping around on the wet rocks in the stream.  For more image and information about Hyalite Canyon, see Snowy Rain | a 7 Image Story and Hyalite Canyon Hike | a 7 Image Story.

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