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2017
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If you have ever spent any time in Western Montana, you will no doubt have seen Bald Eagles fishing along the Bitterroot or Clark Fork Rivers. Having lived in and around Missoula for a lot (not nearly enough though) of years, I had many opportunities to photograph Bald Eagles (another one of my f...
08/10/2017
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These are a couple of old red barns I found off a dirt road on the west side of MacDonald Pass just outside of Helena, Montana.If you have been following my Photo of the Day posts, you will know I love photographing western life in the states. Cowboys, barns, wide open land, I love everything wes...
08/09/2017
California will be the test case for this issue.Purplebricks, a British estate agent, is opening up shop in California in the next few weeks.If you aren't aware, they do things very differently.For one, they promote the idea of removing the agents from the negotiations and having the buyer submit...
08/09/2017
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This chap is taking a less than ideal approach to dismounting his ride. I guess it beats landing on your head and it is a good way to get that appendectomy you always wanted.This is another shot from the Superior Lion's Club Rodeo at the Mineral County Fair in Superior, Montana.
08/08/2017
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"Hold tight with a leather fist, watch out when he starts to twist"... yeah this one brings to mind more than an few Chris LeDoux lyrics. This photograph was taken at the Superior Lion's Club Rodeo at the Mineral County Fair in Superior Montana. A bareback bronc rider getting up after his 8 seconds.
08/06/2017
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I love how this photograph turned out. I was taking a tour of Alcatraz, in San Francisco, and on the way up the hill from where the ferry drops you off, you pass this staircase. I was struck by the colors of the moss and discoloration of the concrete nestled in the green of the surrounding ivy an...
08/06/2017
This is one of my all-time favorite photographs that I have taken. I had no tripod, the light was poor, we didn't have much time (we just made a last minute stop on our way home to Montana) and I just raised my camera and took the shot without much setup. Somehow it turned out pretty amazing, in ...
08/05/2017
One major part of life in Western Montana is the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway line. Montana being between Seattle and Chicago, there is a never-ending rumble of the freight trains along the tracks in pretty much every mountain valley. Once Montana gets into your soul, and it will, you som...
08/04/2017
We've all been there. The sellers have cleaned their house and are ready for the photos to be taken, or at least in their minds.Take a few minutes to remove the dish soap, dish towels, lotion bottle, etc from the counter tops. Put the paper towel holder out of view of the camera lense. I didn't d...
08/03/2017
This photograph was taken along the Oregon Coast near Ocean City. I took it during a small break in a spring storm and the clouds broke enough to let the sun shine through. The slight mist in the air from the sea spray combined with the rain which had just fallen gives the image a bit of a heavy ...
08/03/2017
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Kevin Ray
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