Big Hole River. © Jason Savage
Here’s a few photos from a trip I took last week on the Big Hole River. Everything is still really green and looking beautiful as always.
Foxtail Barley. © Jason Savage
Divide, Montana. © Jason Savage
Bannack. © Jason Savage
Here’s a few photos from Bannack State Park. If you haven’t been, it’s a fascinating look back into the settling of Montana’ s territory and the gold rush that took place back in the mid 1800’s. Bannack was settled in 1862 and was declared the territorial capitol of Montana in 1864. Bannack remained populated up until the 1930’s. In the 1950’s Bannack was pretty much a ghost town and was then declared a State Park of Montana.
I particularly enjoy roaming through the empty homes wondering who might have lived there and what it might have been like to settle in this unknown land at the time of the gold rush. Especially trying to raise a family and make a living. I imagine those who were adventurous enough were certainly a bit tougher and hardier than we are today. The land that surrounds Bannack is really a beautiful place and enticing to explore.
Here’s a link to the Bannack State Park website.
Bannack. © Jason Savage
Bannack. © Jason Savage
Bannack. © Jason Savage
Bannack. © Jason Savage
Bannack. © Jason Savage
Three Forks Rodeo. © Jason Savage
Some great rodeos happening around the State of Montana this month-check out Travel Montana’s current schedule to see what’s coming up. I was over at Three Forks’s rodeo yesterday for some great action and some serious Cowboys & Cowgirls. Gotta love the small town rodeos as they have a certain character about them. Hopefully if my schedule allows I’ll be making some more this summer and have some more photos to post.
Three Forks Rodeo. © Jason Savage
Three Forks Rodeo. © Jason Savage
Three Forks Rodeo. © Jason Savage
Three Forks Rodeo. © Jason Savage
Three Forks Rodeo. © Jason Savage
Swiftcurrent Falls. © Jason Savage
Just returned from my workshop up in Glacier and the park is sure starting to look good. I had a great group of photographers on this workshop and for the most part our weather was pretty darn awesome-excluding of course the massive lighting, golf ball size hail,funnel cloud storm in Browning:)
The park is starting to shape up, but they still have a tremendous amount of snow atop Logan Pass and it was nowhere near being melted off. Not a huge deal, but if you’re looking to do some hiking up around Hidden Lake make sure to bring your skis!
Down lower things are looking good and the wildflowers are having a great year, especially around Many Glacier and few other areas coming into the park from the east side.
The thing I like about photographing Glacier is no year is the same. There is always something new to see and new to explore.
If you head up in July, make sure you also check out Indian Days in Browning. It usually runs the second week Thurs-Sun. and is quite the experience as well as one of the largest gatherings of tribes in the U.S.. There is a parade, rodeo and pow-wow held in town.
We spent our last evening there capturing some amazing dancers and some very passionate people. Our evening was cut short however by a not so very pleasant storm that shut down the Pow Wow and left everyone running for cover. We watched as quarter to golfball sized hail pummeled the fairgrounds and flattened people’s tents. Not the best shooting conditions;)
It’s always hard though to leave Glacier after spending a few days there. The tranquility and beauty inside the park make it hard to beat.
Wild Goose Island/Ten Image Panoramic. © Jason Savage
Indian Days. © Jason Savage
Pine Butte Swamp Preserve. © Jason Savage
Thought I would post some pics from last week’s Rocky Mountain Front workshop located up near Augusta and Choteau Montana. I was sweating it a little before the workshop because we had just been getting dumped on with rain, but the weather must have took some pity and we had sun and blue skies for the whole weekend! Really unbelievable weather.
Everything was extremely green and there were also plenty of flowers appearing all across the foothills. It was a great workshop and I hope to hold it again next year especially after discovering some hidden gems along the way this time. Thanks to my students for their ambition and for making it such a great time.
8 Image Multi-Row Panoramic. © Jason Savage
Recently I have started experimenting with some multi-row panoramic images and will hopefully(if I ever have time!) post a brief tutorial shortly about how to accomplish this cool technique. It’s certainly opened up some new doors as far as image composition and resolution goes.
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and getting out in that sunshine!
Eureka Reservoir. © Jason Savage
Fence. © Jason Savage
Elk Creek Rd. © Jason Savage
Rocky Mountain Front Panoramic. © Jason Savage
Rocky Mountain Front. © Jason Savage
Bitterroot. ©Jason Savage
Yikes! My last blog was nearly a month ago!
I’ll hopefully be back on track here soon and have some more regular posts. Having a two year old and two month old at home in addition to trying to move can be a little time consuming:)
Things in Montana are green and the rain just keeps coming! We should have an awesome early summer if things keep up the way they are. Lately it’s been tough to plan on anything as far as the weather goes. It’s mostly been raining with intermident sun on occasion.
Here are a few pics from the Bitterroot area in Montana from last week. Things there are spectacular as usual and lots of new life running around. The Bitteroot has so much to offer especially when you get back up in the mountains. Just plain awesome.
Calf. © Jason Savage
Camas Creek.© Jason Savage
Great Blue Heron. © Jason Savage
Out paddling at the Holding Reservoir near Helena last night, I was glad to see the Blue Heron Rookery busy and lots of new babies. The Canada Geese have also hatched some of their young and they were busy with the cute little ones around the lake.
This time of year is great to be out with no Mosquitoes and quiet traffic on the water. Now with the weather improving, it’s a great time for a paddle.
Canada Goose Eggs. © Jason Savage
Helena Holding Reservoir. © Jason Savage
Helena Sunset. © Jason Savage
Here’s a pic taken near sundown yesterday just outside of Helena. With our new addition in our family, my schedule seems to be a bit wacky lately and I’m finding myself sneaking in my photos where I can get them. I seem to be becoming more of a nocturnal photographer this last week or two, which goes nicely with not sleeping:) I have also discovered my long neglected friend caffeine again and hopefully I’ll be able to trudge my way through some more blog postings.
Seriously though, life is good, spring is here, and I’m excited to see what this summer has in store for Montana. Hope everyone is getting out and enjoying our 70+ weather and getting some good pics!
Today and yesterday I’ve had the oportunity to photograph one of my coolest subjects in the whole world! Our little girl Maelle Katherine Savage was born yesterday morning and we our so grateful for our new addition to the family. My new photo assignment for the week is of course lots of baby photos! We are having a ton of fun and of course no sleep, but that’s the norm anyhow;)
Stay tuned as we roll into spring for some new photos from around Montana. As for the next few weeks, I will be hanging out at home with our wonderful little girl.
Glacier National Park. © Jason Savage
The Montana 2010 Photography Workshops that I will be teaching are now posted under the Classes & Workshops section on my website at www.jasonsavagephotography.com. This year should be a blast as I will be hosting the workshops in some of my favorite locations around Montana. Last year we had some great folks on the workshops and some excellent photography. Thanks to all of last years students for making my job a real pleasure and look forward to seeing you out there this year! Here’s a few pics from last years workshops.
Fall Road/Seeley Lake Workshop. © Jason Savage
Rocky Mountain Front/Rocky Mountain Front Workshop. © Jason Savage
Montana Capitol/Historic Helena Workshop. © Jason Savage
Black Bear/Glacier National Park Workshop.© Jason Savage
Historic Reenactor/Historic Helena Workshop. © Jason Savage
Wild Goose Island/Glacier National Park Workshop. © Jason Savage
