Fall & Winter

The cottonwoods in Paradise Valley, MT were reaching peak color this week when a storm blew through. As the sky began to clear, I could see that the half hour of moderate rain in the valley had left the high peaks with significant amounts of snow. This shot of sunlight spotlighting the Cottonwoods along the Yellowstone R. with Emigrant Peak in the background illustrates the seasonal effects of altitude where much of fall is spent watching the snow line creep down the mountains. (5D3, 24-70 f2.8 @ 70mm, 1/50 s, f/16, iso 200, tripod and polarizer) Processed in PS5 with TK's triple play and some luminosity painting.