West from the Blacktail Plateau Size and Medium:25x50 ready-to-hang aluminum

West from the Blacktail Plateau Size and Medium:25x50 ready-to-hang aluminumAt the very end of a mid winter day dominated by low clouds, a sliver of clear weather cracked the western horizon and allowed the final moments of sun to light up the sky with colors as vibrant as any I've ever seen. Standing in Yellowstone National Park's Blacktail Plateau, home to winter wolves and bison, I used a 500mm telephoto to shoot a large panorama. With snow blowing from distant mountaintops and a line of dead trees standing against creamy

including a patch of aspen trees

like the butterfly in the center of this one

especially when printed large

The last day of winter

A bighorn ram rests along the North Fork of the Shoshone River in Wyoming in February

Each piece is signed and numbered and part of an edition of 50

archival photo paper and each size is limited to a run of 10 prints

in places like Yellowstone National Park

provides the perfect foreground for this large

and weakened after the rut they don't always make it

shows a world rushing into summer

30x35 on aluminum