Getting That Shot

On August 6, 2010, in Thoughts, by Ron Landis

Early Morning Rising Fish to a Stone Fly ;-)

Good shots are rarely convenient.  They require a modicum of effort oftentimes increasing the mileage on your body.  But when they come the sheer pleasure of bringing it together is our reward. A short while ago I returned from two weeks in The Rockies.  The first half of the trip was spent with eleven other photographers learning from the master, Bryan Peterson, who was conducting a workshop in the Glacier National Park.

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The Way We Get There

On December 16, 2009, in Thoughts, by Ron Landis
Ox Bow of the Snake River

Ox Bow of the Snake River Overlooking the Tetons

This September I went on my annual pilgrimage to Montana and Wyoming.  My close friend and fishing buddy and I have been going there since 1978.  Gosh that seems like only yesterday.  When we first began our trips we both lived in New Jersey and since then he’s moved to Colorado and me to Connecticut, but we still meet somewhere in Southwest Montana to begin our 10 days of trout fishing.

Our forays into the greater Yellowstone area have been for fishing, but when I think back on those wonderful days in the mountains I realize that hiking, camping, and photography were as much a part of our trips.  It was during these excursions

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