Water Clouds

Still trying to find time to process through the mass of images from the recent Montana trip. It seems surreal that two weeks ago I was back on the Gallatin dodging bears and spending an afternoon on the Madison watching a hawk catch his supper.

It’s been an eventful few weeks.

This image is one of the favorites so far. We had just finished filming the Gallatin River and were just about ready to call it a day and head back into town. Then the sunlight filtered through the clouds and the canyon light was just right… and we knew we had to make one more stop. Off to Snowflake Springs. This pond, made by a beaver dam on the Upper Gallatin, perfectly reflected the stellar “big sky” and the beauty of a late summer’s day.

Jake grabbed his rod in the search for a few more trout and I crawled around shooting pictures. As the sun crept lower, a late afternoon hatch of small olives appeared and the trout started to sip. The ripples in the water add a bit of dimension to the image… making one wonder what trout is under those clouds, what they are biting on, what fly to put on the rig.

A perfect fall afternoon in Big Sky Country.

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