YELLOWSTONE

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YELLOWSTONE, THAT VAST EXPANSE OF WILDERNESS WHERE WE CAN SEE THE CREATION OF THE EATH BEFORE US. ON MY FIRST VISIT AROUND 2018, I WAS CONDUCTING  A "LEICA IN THE LANDSCAPE"  WORKSHOP.  EVEN SO, I ABLE TO SQUEZE IN SOME PHOTOGRAPHY ON MY OWN...YELLOWSTONE IS SUCH A VAST PLACE, SO I CONCENTRATED MY EFFORTS ON THE COLORFUL GYSERS, WITH SOME ABSTRACTS.  ON MY SECOND TRIP TRAVERLING ALONE I CONCENTRATED ON MAKING ABSTRACTS OF BACTERIAL MATS IN A VERTICAL FORMAT. SOME OF THOSE CAN BE VIEWD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE...

IT WAS MY FIRST TIME USING THE NEW LEICA M11 PAIRED WITH MY FAVORITE LENS, A SUMMICRON 40MM-C.  THE M11 IS  MY CAMERA OF CHOICE. IT PERFORMED BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS.  THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR WAS ACQUIRING FOCUS USING THE RANGEFINDER WHEN  THERE WAS NOTHING BUT  COLOR TO LINE UP THE RANGEFINDER. THE COLOR, DETAIL, AND TONALITY IN THE PRINTS IS REMARKABLE..