October in Spearfish Canyon

Spf Canyon Fall 1 orton-4416, originally uploaded by Sue Gannaway.

A brisk October day adds drama to Spearfish Canyon. The sun managed to break through for a few minutes and lighted the Canyon walls. I processed this with a technique called orton to soften and brighten the colors.

Late Fall

We have been experiencing such a long and warm fall.  That's fun for a photographer and golfer.  Yesterday was spent doing both.  I'ts wonderful when you have the golf course to yourself and can take time to snap some fun photos.  Here are a couple including one of a turkey gobbler overlooking his brood from the tee box.  These are all from Elkhorn Ridge Golf Club east of Spearfish.

Looking toward the #3 hole across the gully

An orton version of the 4th green at Elkhorn Ridge Golf Club

Waiting for his harem

Water

Early morning at the Fish Hook dam

This small dam is located inside Game Lodge campground

It has been a busy couple of weeks and I am still just getting organized from our trip to Custer State Park.  It has become a fall tradition for Scott and I to spend a few days toward the end of September camping in the Park.  It's a great time to visit Custer State Park because of the fall colors as well as being much less crowded.  The weather was beautiful, clear and warm the entire time we visited.  And I was amazed at the water for so late in the year!  So I captured a couple of small water falls (actually small dams) as well as Sylvan Lake. 

Fall colors at Sylvan Lake

Gift products for Christmas

I have been working on some new things for my product lines and would love any feedback.  These are a couple of poster prints I am selling from images here in the Black Hills.  All posters are available in two sizes for now, 8 1/2 x 11 or 12 x 14.  They don't show the white border, but all are centered on a white glossy poster print and come packaged with a backing board ready to frame.  I will have these uploaded later today to my website at dakotaimpressionsphoto.com along with some others I have done. 

Sunrise and stars

Two different times of day (or night) is my subject today.  Last week I spent several days camping in Custer State Park with my husband.  One of my wishes was to attempt shooting star trails with a lake background.  So Friday night my sweet husband accompanied me to Sylvan Lake and patiently waited for an hour and a half (well past his usual bedtime) while I played with several different attempts.  It was the perfect night, the sky was clear as a bell and the stars were bright!  I couldn't think of a more fun way to spend some time "under the stars" than snuggled with my husband waiting for the time to pass.

Sylvan Lake rocks "painted" with flashlight

I couldn't pass up a chance to share a gorgeous sunrise this morning  over Bear Butte.  This was taken from a ridge line between Whitewood and Spearfish. 

Sunrise over Bear Butte this morning