It was awfully pretty — and awfully cold — this morning before skiing.
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Full Moon Over Glory Bowl, -24 Degrees
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, Jackson Hole, Leica M on December 28, 2015 by johnbuckley100In The Elk Refuge
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 75mm APO-Summicron-Asph, Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Leica Monochrom (Typ-246), Sleeping Indian, Vario-Elmar-R 80-200 on August 16, 2015 by johnbuckley100
Surely fishermen understand the experience of going to a familiar spot and have fish after fish land in the creel. So it was that night at the Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, when clouds materialized above the Sleeping Indian — the formation formally known as Sheep Mountain, but so-called for obvious reasons. The particular trick on this evening was that as the large clouds materialized behind the Sleeping Indian, the sun that illuminated them kept slipping behind clouds to the west.
The clouds were enormous, and spectacular. We actually thought we had gotten the pictures we came for when we drove a few miles further up the dirt road.
Distant Jackson Peak — all the way across the valley from the Tetons — was similarly lit by this magical light. And then we saw, from a different angle, how the clouds were lining up with the Sleeping Indian’s face and headdress.
This rendered the Tetons themselves perhaps the fourth most magnificent sight in the valley.
It was one of those nights.
Oh Yeah, And The Mountains Are In The Other Direction
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Jackson Hole, Leica M, Oxbow Bend, Vario-Elmar-R 80-200 on August 10, 2015 by johnbuckley100Oxbow Bend, 8:40 PM, Leica M, Vario-Elmar R, 80-200.
Color Wins, Sometimes
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, 75mm APO-Summicron-Asph, Jackson Hole, Leica M, Leica Monochrom (Typ-246), monochrome on July 17, 2015 by johnbuckley100We had great fun out West principally using the Leica Monochrom (typ-246) to capture images of Jackson Hole in black and white. Every once in a while, though, a natural experiment takes place where we come across an image we took in color that is virtually the same as what was captured in black and white. Monochrome has stopping power, timelessness. Ah, but sometimes color nails it. You be the judge.
That’s the way our M-240 caught the sunset underneath the Sleeping Indian, with the 75mm APO-Summicron-Asph. And this is the way our Monochrom caught it with the 50mm APO.
We thought the black and white image was nice enough to print. But we now believe color wins here, hands down. Yes, you do not need a monochrome-only camera to make such experiments, but as readers of Tulip Frenzy know, we like the idea of deliberately going out to take monochrome-only images. This time, though, we’re glad we brought along the M.
Snow Is Only Good When You Pay For It
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 28mm Summicron, 35mm Summilux Asph, Jackson Hole, Leica Monochrom, Tetons on February 15, 2015 by johnbuckley100My wife believes that snow is only great when you visit it, not the other way around. We thought of that this morning, in solidarity with our friends in Boston. It reminded us of how great snowshoeing in Jackson Hole can be — and how awful it is to be in a city digging, digging, digging out from blizzards. Leica Monochrom, 28mm Summicron Asph, New Years Eve 2012.
Winter’s Claws
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 35mm Summilux Asph FLE, Jackson Hole, Leica Monochrom on January 4, 2015 by johnbuckley100It was cold out West. Really cold.
This Is Entertainment
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Jackson Hole, Leica M, Moose, Vario-Elmar-R 80-200 on August 17, 2013 by johnbuckley100
Leica M, Vario-Elmar-R 80-200 @80
There are evenings when people entertain themselves by watching television, or going online, or playing pinochle. And then there are nights when, with a minimum of searching, entertainment can be had by simply driving along a road with your eyes open.
Throughout the summer, there have been a few bulls to be seen off in the distance. And then there was the night when three came up close to the river, while a hundred yards away, a cow was to be seen with two calves. That’s entertainment.
The Sleeping Indian
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Jackson Hole, Leica M9, Sleeping Indian, Summicron 90mm on July 18, 2010 by johnbuckley100See it? Leica M9, 9omm Sumicron.
From Deadman’s Bar
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Deadman's Bar, Jackson Hole, Leica M9 on June 15, 2010 by johnbuckley100Leica M9, Summicron 90mm. A century ago, a famous Western murder took place at the spot where this photo was taken. Apparently, some guys sitting around a campfire got in a fight, and one guy ended up dead. The other two tried burying him, only the river revealed the corpse. A hanging ensued. What I’m trying to figure out is how could someone sit here and think of fighting?
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