Amanda Smith Wyoming Photographer on Photographing Winter

Photography in winter can be, lets be honest... COLD... especially in Wyoming.  The winds blow on a regular basis, and that means the snow moves, a lot.  This isn't really a bad thing for photography, save for the brown spots that are quickly uncovered when the snow is moved around.  Having said that, there are still beautiful moments that can and should be captured on "film."  I happened upon these Wyoming Snow caps while assisting my husband with moving our cattle.  I always try to bring my camera along, even though circumstances that arrive with moving cattle, might not allow me to take it out and shoot.  The cattle were moving so beautifully in a fabulous straight line that morning, that I decided to scout out a draw that we were near.  That's when I saw these magnificent snow caps!

So as my husband rode on up ahead, ensuring that the cows all stayed together, I stole a few precious moments and dropped down into the draw, so that I could photograph the snow caps from down below, at an upward angle.  They were amazing, and the winds were blowing wisps of snow at the tippy tops of each snow cap in such a fashion, that it was absolutely mesmerizing!

I hope you enjoy these photographs as much as I enjoyed creating them! They are also available in my newest calendar for 2016 titled Winter in Wyoming, by Amanda Smith Wyoming Photographer.

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Snow Cap in Black and White by Amanda Smith Wyoming Photographer

 

 

Snow Cap Mid-Drift in Color by Amanda Smith Wyoming Photographer

Amanda Smith Wyoming on the Wild Horse

Amanda Smith Wyoming on Photographing wild horses can be intense. It takes a lot of patience and ingenuity to capture such animals on "film."

When I say ingenuity, it's because you don't simply happen upon an award winning capture, you must plan ahead, and be at the ready to capture that one in a million shot, no matter the weather, dust, sirt, mud, snow, rain or any of the above.

It's a total rush to be out there on the plains with them, especially if they are feeling particularly inquisitive. Amanda Smith Wyoming, Photographer.

Whimsical Stallions copyright Amanda Smith Wyoming

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Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse by Wyoming Based Photographer Amanda Smith

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Specializing in Photography in Wyoming and Western Photographic Art, Amanda Smith of Wyoming also teaches photography classes in and around Wyoming including Douglas and Glenrock.

It has been one year since she retired her newspaper on April 23rd, 2013, The Bird Central Wyoming News, formerly The Glenrock Bird. Prior to that Amanda Smith started Shooting Stars Photography which is now Amanda Smith Photography.

Currently Amanda Smith Wyoming is working on Sky and Space photography projects in and around the great Cowboy State, and just recently photographed the April 15, 2014 Lunar Eclipse and the Blood Red Moon.  

Amanda Smith Wyoming based Photographer and Photography Instructor photographed these images from the April 15, 2014 Lunar Eclipse and Blood Red Moon, in Converse County, Wyoming outside of Douglas and Glenrock.  She compiled all of her images of the first phase of the Lunar Eclipse into this time lapse interpretation.  Copyright Amanda Smith April 15, 2014