Montana Photo

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

Rainy Lake.© Jason Savage

Just got back from a fall photography workshop I was teaching in Seeley Lake and boy was it a beautiful weekend. The weather was on our side and even gave us some nice bits of light here and there.

No fall colors yet to be found. The record cold temps we had last week have killed off most of the leaves and they’re just a dead brown color. The only trees baring any color were the Tamaracks and we found some nice patches of them in the higher country above Seeley Lake.

Tamaracks.© Jason Savage

The Tamracks or Larch as you may know them, look to be still en-route to their brilliant golden orange, but are a couple weeks behind schedule. Usually this time of year up in the Seeley Lake area, these trees are at their peak and displaying a magnificent  scene of fall color. If you’re able to make it up in the next week or two, you should have a really nice show.

I was reminded on the workshop  that even without all of the usual fall colors, there is still always something to photograph in Montana. We had some great light, beautiful weather and some fantastic looking Tamaracks. It was a great weekend to be tromping around Seeley Lake.

Bowman Lake. © Jason Savage

Bowman Lake Kayaker.© Jason Savage

Hope everyone’s enjoying the summer. Here are a couple pics from Bowman Lake last week. Will have more shots soon when I find  some time. Enjoy!