Frigid Light Photography » Bozeman

Late April

David Howland — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:57:49 +0000

I got a little delayed from my “post-per-day” strategy this last couple days due to the finals in my EMT class. Both the class final and the NREMT practical final were this week, so I was up to my neck in my wonderful EMT textbook.

I still got out to shoot some yesterday afternoon during a break in the storm that we’ve been stuck in for the last couple days. 2.5 feet or so in the mountains this last couple days has everything looking white and wintery again.

Heavy snow falling in the Roskie Parking Lot

A ranch house in front of the Bridger Mountains

A road leading towards the Bridger Foothills

The First Snow

David Howland — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:50:51 +0000

This picture is from way back at the end of September, when we got our first snow here in Bozeman. It was also the day that I got a bunch of fluid pumped out of my lyme-diseased knee and then fainted.

Cyclocross 2

David Howland — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:52:24 +0000

I snapped this picture of an unknown racer at Mulecross last Halloween.

Bozeman Cityscape

David Howland — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:36:52 +0000

I shot this last week from the top of the parking garage in downtown Bozeman and failed to see the interesting graffiti in the background. Oh well. B&W Film.

OP Photography Contest Results

David Howland — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:22:45 +0000

About a month ago I blogged about the Outdoor Pursuits Photography Contest. Well, the results came in and I won 1st Place in the Action/Adventure Category with my picture of Sam skiing some really deep powder back in mid-October. Along with a fancy ribbon I won a $20 Northern Lights gift card and a pair of Bridgedale hiking socks.

2nd Round of Prints – F Stop and Depth of Field

David Howland — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:47:33 +0000

Our second week assignment for photography class was to toy around with F-stop and depth of field, two aspects of photography that I’ve always been interested in. I brought my camera to PetCo and shot some birds.

First Black & White Print

David Howland — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:03:51 +0000

Today, I printed my first black and white print while part of the MSU Photography program. I’ve been processing and printing black and white film for the better part of three years now, but MSU’s equipment, protocol, and processes are slightly different (and apparently slightly less reliable). All of which resulted in a pretty “interesting” (read: messed up) print.

It’s quite dark, which resulted from the odd filter system that MSU uses in their enlargers. When the enlarger I was using broke (the cable which connected the enlarger to the light timer refused to stay plugged in) I switched enlargers and forgot to take the filter with me. Also, there is either a chemical splotch or a dust mark in the upper left. Oh well.

Styrofoam Skiing & Hillclimbing

David Howland — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:31:21 +0000

Tim, Tucker, and I got up to Bridger today in time for one run down South Bowl. Bridger continues to be chalk over styrofoam, but it was a good break from the hungover dorm. Yesterday was similar, but the condition on Alpine and North Bowl were a little bit better. God we need snow!

The day got alot better when Megan, Tucker, and I went for our run. We parked the car two miles up Hyalite Canyon road, ran down, and then huffed and puffed our way back up the canyon. The 2 miles covered 200 vertical feet of climbing, which may not seem like much, but I’m used to Cape Cod. And a flat section of the Cape at that. I covered the 4.03 miles in 34:26, which works out to 8:33/mile. I need to get faster. Continual workouts farther and farther up the canyon should do the trick.

Back In Bozeman

David Howland — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:32:37 +0000

After a night spent in Denver, I flew back into Bozeman on Wednesday. My flight went well, but to my dismay, upon landing in Bozeman, I found that even Boston had been colder. Temperatures here have been in the high 30s to low 40s all this week. I’m not sure how the skiing is, but I’ll find out this afternoon. Snowshoeing at Leverich Canyon last night was fun, but Megan and I had to turn around at the base of the trailhead due to time and daylight constraints.

A Month Off

David Howland — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:49:39 +0000

For some reason, I haven’t posted on this site in over a month. I spent the month of December skiing, of which I have some pictures to post. December delivered one powder day at Bridger Bowl, and some excellent packed powder days which were frigidly cold. Needless to say, I now have more frostbite on my face. I finished out the month at home on Cape Cod and I am currently in Denver, waiting for my flight back to Bozeman. I skied a couple days at Jay Peak with my father and brother while I was home, and managed to hit the beginning of the first real East Coast storm cycle this winter. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home while skiing, so no pictures. Needless to say, it was an awesome couple days at Jay.

I was supposed to land in Bozeman last night around 8:45, but I skipped my flight in exchange for a free round trip ticket, hotel room, and food. Pretty good deal. I’m missing a class or two today, but it’s the first day of classes so nothing will happen anyway. It’s worth it. Flights yesterday went well, and I’m looking forward to more skiing and more snow back in Bozeman. The sun is rising right now at DIA.

For Christmas, my parents gave me a tripod which I am really excited to try out. I’m really looking forward to some star trail photos, and am psyched to have the ability to do long exposure photography with much more confidence and stability.