The only thing these pictures have in common is that I took them on a recent trip to Montana.

We had record snowfall amounts in the North Cascades this winter, and this is the result of the spring melt (it was raining in addition to the spray and mist, resulting in an almost dreamlike quality - except for the deafening roar of the water)  Snoqualmie_Falls1 

This one I should have had for the BLUE challenge - how many shades can you count (aqua counts too) Flathead_Lake  (I know the horizon should be higher or lower, but I couldn't move it without losing shades of blue in the sky or water).

And finally, lots of timber industry in Montana, as you might imagine, and I liked the look of these bundles of fence_posts 

 

Between noon and two o'clock we had a very big rain shower, but now the heat is already up to 80 degrees and humid.  Not a day to be outside, but I am cool indoors and thinking about a walk we took around Frederick Meijer Gardens.
Cooling Off at the Gardens
Musical Windchimes
A Walk in the Park
Waterfall at the park

Usually I like natural light better ... but I'll let you choose.Niagara Falls

 I love being by the water and as luck would have it I drive by these falls a couple times a week now. They are in Kent Ct. and are the Kent Falls I took a different range of exposure settings and was happy with these shots of the Falls

Heading up to NY State to get my son from school soon and wanted to practice waterfall shots. We are going to stop and see Niagra Falls. I want to take pictures from a unique view, you think this will  help?

It was during the rainy season in my small home time. Floods rarly hapen here. I went to my favorite little  !waterfall and found something quite different. The water was coming at me from all sides

GOOSEBERRY STATE PARK
The middle and lower falls
The middle and half the lower falls
The upper Falls

SPLIT ROCK STATE PARK
Split Rock Light house #1 One of my favorites
Split Rock Light house #2
Split Rock Light House #3

Oh how romantic.
From on top of Split Rock lighthouse.
The middle falls at Gooseberry State park.
Nature Rules!

Please enjoy the drive.Noah 'Bud' Ogle House  Wildlife  Mountain Stream 1   Mountain Stream 2 Old Door  Ephraim Bales House  Jim Bales Place  Corn Crib  Reagans Tub Mill  Alfred Reagan Place Sign  Alfred Reagan Place  The Place Of A Thousand Drips Old Dodge
A little fact about the Alfred Reagan Place. The Reagans used "All three colors that Sears and Roebuck had" to paint their house.  

  Here's some more barn and barn-related shots. See if you can see the dog in the one, you've got a clue already in the title, I didn't until he went crazy barkin' and I almost soiled myself. For some reason Barb was more amused than scared.

I Get the Point
Inside Out
ED Problem
Three Amigos
Barkin' Barn
Shadow Barn
Tranquil Barn

  Here's a non-barn shot... A while back someone commented on another post if they had seen the rainbow at Niagara Falls, so I dug this out it was taken Sep04 with the Digital Rebel.  As always, comments and criticisms appreciated... gushing praise deeply appreciated and may possibly qualify you for a monetary award...possible but highly unlikely.

Walking around the golf course behind my house.. enjoy.  :)

mold
  lines
pathway
  legacy

rocks
  color
waterside
  falls

My daughter and her friend have had me take their pictures at this waterfall the last couple years.  We hike in and they choose where they want to pose and how to pose, I just take the pics.  It is always exciting because alot of the time I am not standing on level ground but precariously on a boulder or the side of the bluffs.  It is shaded and it was with an afternoon sun.  

Waterfall

Close up

Looking Down they think the graffity is part of the atmosphere.  

 Up the trail

Thanks for any help you can give me :o)

We reached Niagara falls late in the evening..Had no clue where exactly the falls were. We simply followed the path to the goat island. As we were crossing the little bridge to get to the three sisters Three sisters  We could hear the sound of the falls so we followed falls   Here are some of the night shots. High rises on the canadian side. More color and lights
lights

Next day we went to the tower to view both falls
Maid of the mist ride close to the falls were great experience..
boat

Today I took the day off and enjoyed a beautiful day.  I spent a lot of time trying different exposures and shutter speeds with and with out the ND filter.  I wasn't overly happy with the results but I enjoyed my day.  I'll start with my sign of course I went down anywaylast fallA view from the topPhotobunk had a post a couple weeks ago of this   one still frozen.  I found another that was stillfrozen I liked the bubbles in this one.  I could have sat for hours watching the water pass me by. This was my favorite of the day though just my style

i've been trying to get some good reflection shots and work is boring so i have been trying to kill time.  i wasn't completely satisfied with my reflection shots, but i did get a couple that were okay.  mark's car gave me a decent reflection of the street out front.  then  waiting for photographica download came out pretty cool.  
i killed some more time by taking a shot of my desk.  outside when coming back from lunch, i shot the railroad tracks.  
time to go home and got caught by the damn  train.  one last shot of the  waterfall near work didn't turn out the reflection i was looking for as it was hazy and began to rain as soon as i got out of the truck to take it.

Enjoy!

Here are a some pictures that I took while going through the
S M O K Y Mountains
and a few from Gatlin burg.....Enjoy the  
Water fall also.

at Scrap Daddy's:
you ride in it
sculpture

downtown:
waterfall
 approach
waiting
winter
Dean's
courthouse
 thanks, Bill and Karen!

Last year, my husband and I went on a snowshoe hike in search of a frozen waterfall!  We tried the weekend before, but somehow we made a wrong turn..  Knowing how tough the trail was the first time. I really... didn't want to go again so soon.  But boy was it worth it.... We did go to breakfast first.. here.Old Mill Inn Next to the inn is a pond. Pond The Inn leaves a big barrel of food around to feed the ducks. Mr. Duck

Next it was on to the hike...  Just as we started our hike this is what we came across....waterfall  Then it just kept getting better!!!!..Along the way  ..Looking through the waterfall...  ...Taking it all in .  It was well worth the long hard hike in!!!!

I went to Bull's Bridge again a few weeks ago...

Rapids 1
  Rapids 2
    Rapids 3
    Rapids 4
  Rapids 5
Rapids 6

Here is another of my water shots from the NC mountains. Also, the site for a NC photographer that started like most of us....just having a fascination with picking up a camera and shooting the outdoors...specifically water. I bought his first book about 12 years ago. I had never heard of him, but the book was about shooting NC waterfalls, so it caught my eye immediately. As coincidences usually happen, I took the book to work at that time( a custom photo lab) and showed it to a friend. Lo and behold,he new the guy and his family as he grew up near them. Funny how that works. Anyway,if you like to shoot the outdoors,especially around water, mountains, beach I recommend you check out his site. My river shot  Local photogs site-->  Kevin Adams

  Everyone's saying they'll be glad when spring gets here but I like all the seasons.  It's March and that means it's time for high school basketball finals here in Indiana and it usually snows during them.  This winter has been very short on snow in our area so it doesn't look promising... but I'm hoping. Here's a pic from last year from the corner of our backyard. Early Morning Snow
  Of course, I'll be glad when it warms up and I can get Barb to head out to the state parks again.  We have some good ones here in Indiana. I used to go by myself all the time but now that I'm getting decrepit they're afraid I'll fall and not be able to get up. 8o)  Here's a picture of  McCormicks Creek Falls at McCormicks Creek State Park.  It's located about a 1/4 mile from the road in a natural little amphitheatre with about 40foot cliffs all around very beautiful, very accessible... and the kids can play in the water.
  Our kids loved going, and still do, but they don't enjoy the water as much now... maybe their kids will.  Which reminds me, we found out recently we're going to be grandparents for the first time.  Should happen around late Sept'06 here's an ultrasound pic. He/She already likes the cameras!