A brief post this time (thank you, PlaidCamper) following up on those Montana sunsets painted by Charles Russell I mentioned a couple of weeks back.
Did I manage to capture a sunset like Charlie? Nope! Not even close, but I sure had fun trying…
We were staying at Little Bear cabin, an old ranger station situated high above Bozeman in the Gallatin Forest. A beautiful location with panoramic views in every direction. I’ll write more about the cabin another time. I know, you can’t wait…
In almost all the photographs I use in this blog, the only changes I make to the original is an occasional crop (if only you could see the leftovers…oh dear), but I have to be honest and say all the photos in this post have been tweaked and edited. I’ve no idea what I did, but it was entertaining changing the various settings to see what happened. All of which makes me even more appreciative of Charlie Russell’s skills as a painter.
As well as the artistic skills, my guess would be you’d have to have one eye open and on the lookout for larger wildlife. There are grizzlies in the area, and we always felt happy to be in the cabin rather than camping.
We had a wonderful time sky watching up on the mountain! Time to think, get a sense of perspective, and admire the grandeur of Montana from a mountain top. I’ll leave you with a couple more photos taken from up there:
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OldPlaidCamper 
Love the big sky country! I could move to Montana just for the skies 🙂 Great photos!
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Thank you! It was so hard to tear ourselves away – those Montana skies really can make you feel free, like you said!
Have a great weekend.
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I totally understand that!
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Lovely!
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Thank you!
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nice series of sunset shots Adam!
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Thanks Wayne! Eventually remembered to put the camera down and simply sit and stare (might have had a beer with that…)
Enjoy your day!
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& what would a good sunset beer be?
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Cooler space was limited(!) so we took a mixer pack from New Belgium up there – pretty good beers, and the session IPA seemed about right for a Montana sunset!
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Nice shots. Some folks say that Charlie Russell’s sunsets were fake. No way those colors could exist in the evening sky. They’re real though. Just like the words in Tyson’s song…’Charlie, you’re in charge of sunsets, no one can paint ’em, quite like you.”
Try as I might, I never could get a photo that adequately captured a Big Sky sunset. Its a big horizon, you gotta see it to believe it.
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Some people are missing out…
Like you said, they’re real, and hard to capture – they belong to Charlie! I’m ok with that, happy to see them and sometimes try with a photo.
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, I appreciate it.
Now I have that Tyson song in my head (that’s not so bad). Enjoy your day!
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I don’t know what you did with those pics, but you’ve captured at least some of that Montana magic. Makes me wish that I was there for the trout, the sunsets and a Big Two-Hearted Ale!
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I bet you get back there to fish again – and sit under a Charlie sunset, beer in hand!
Enjoy your weekend.
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What a blessing to witness such beautiful paintings in the sky!
Thank you PlaidCamper for sharing these excellent photos.
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You’re very welcome! I like the idea of sky paintings – that captures it really well.
I hope you’re enjoying your weekend!
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Spectacular! I love the photos, especially the first one of the storm. I could stare into that evening sky for hours and hours.
Sounds like you had a great visit. I’m glad you had a chance to relax and watch the clouds. Cloud–watching is a great way to find yourself and your place in this world!
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Glad you enjoyed the photos! We pretty much stared at the sky, and put the world to rights – not that there’s anything much wrong up there…
Hope your weekend is going well!
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Amazing skies! Great photos !!! Ciao Mattia
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You’re right – the skies there are amazing! Glad you enjoyed them. Have a great weekend!
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Thank you ! I like these photos because they have a nice natural color saturation without photoshop! Ciao Mattia!
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Mmmm, this was truly lovely, pc. Thanks so much for sharing a piece of the very big Montana sky. You did a great job of capturing the colors and silhouettes, the vistas. The clouds are delightful. 🙂
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Montana is another favourite place – and there’s so much of it to share! Don’t think I’ll ever match Charlie, but that’s fine – he’s one of a kind! Glad you enjoyed this one.
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Awesome!
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Agreed! There’s nothing like a fine Montana evening…
Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!
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