Off the Top of My Head

This is a place for me to talk (as much or little as I like) about all things photo-Montana. I also add bloggy content to most Twpatt postings at:

 

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The Bell of Butte

March 05, 2021  •  Leave a Comment
2021 seems barely to have gotten underway, but it is already March. Daylight savings will start next week and our days are definitely longer than last month's. Butte, Montana, is enjoying a melting event with afternoon temperatures in the mid-forties... and there are a few hints about upcoming afternoon temps in the fifties. It is hard to believe,...
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The Best of 2020

February 04, 2021  •  2 Comments
Last year I sorted though the more than 2,100 photos on https://twpattphotos.com and selected those I liked best. From the selections, I created collections of the 'Best' photos from 2017, 2018, and 2019. However, I didn't stop there. Using the 'Best of' 2017-2019 collections, I created a 'Best of the Best' collection for the photos I liked best o...
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The Racetrack Creek Moraine

January 03, 2021  •  Leave a Comment
It's been more than a month since my last blog posting and feel that I 'owe' us one. I was mostly busy getting through Christmas, but also in a dry spell with few new photos I wanted to talk about. During the last ice age, the Flint Creek range hosted alpine glaciers that carved its mountainous topography and extended down the valleys of Rock, Tin...
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Mom -- can we go to Walmart?

November 18, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
I can't decide on whether this is a Montana Winter or Montana Fall photo. It sure looks like fall, but it was taken in early November. I wanted some new photos of the Buffalo Jump at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park for my 2022 state parks calendar. I have usually visited in the middle of the day under sunny, harsh, light, but wanted something diff...
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Two from the night

October 12, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
On September 28 we learned that a display of the aurora borealis (northern lights) might be possible and Mary and I headed out for a dark location with with a northern view, We drove north from Butte towards Elk Park on I-15 and pulled off at the Woodville Exit. It was a beautiful clear night! An almost full moon (not good for northern lights, but...
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