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Description
November 11, 2025
This place has an inexorable pull on me. My camera and I often find ourselves somewhere near here when the need to get out and capture some beauty arises. Sunrises and sunsets are tough to beat here. In late Winter, the Milky Way crowns the Bridgers in a most deserving way. I see Elk, Deer and even Owls of various species here. In the late Spring, it’s a great spot to find Pasque Flowers, one of my favorites. One morning when it was -30º I fount field of hoar frost sparkling in the morning sunlight.
This place has an inexorable pull on me. Sunrises and sunsets are tough to beat here. In late Winter, the Milky Way crowns the Bridgers in a most deserving way. I see Elk, Deer and even Owls of various species here. I almost always hear Coyotes at this location. In the late Spring, it’s a great spot to find Pasque Flowers, one of my favorites. It is also my favorite place to photograph the Aurora. Nothing beats brilliant curtains of light over Bozeman’s Bridger Mountains. Time spent here is good medicine.
Specific Feedback
When shooting the Aurora, it helps to use a relatively short exposure to maintain some structure to the curtains and pillars of light. This creates a surprising amount of noise, even in the lighter areas of the sky. I’ve removed most of it with Lightroom and Topaz. Do you find it distracting at all? Not sure how it would show up in print.
Technical Details
Nikon D850
Sigma Art 14-24mm 2.8
ISO 2500, F/2.8, 2 seconds, 14mm
8 vertical image pano, stitched in PTGui. Processed primarily in Lightroom. I used Photoshop for the Liquify Filter to fix lens distortion on the ends. Noise reduction in Topaz and Lightroom.
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