Traditionally, photography creates a still image. Wanting to give the prairie a feel of motion I used my camera more like a painters brush, creating sweeping like texture for this photograph. I call this print "Rolling Prairie," which depicts the colors of the moving landscape as it continuously rolls and blends together.
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This is the outhouse my husband and his family used until he was 8 in the early 70's. The house has since been moved and now has indoor plumbing but the ol’outhouse continues its observance of the prairie. I was with a group of pheasant hunters hiking around the area looking for birds and the sky added a dramatic backdrop (I love…
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Taken in September as we gathered one of the herds in prep for preconditioning. I was laying on the old railroad tracks that border the pasture just west of Okaton, trying to keep low so the cows wouldn't spook and turn the other way.
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Scarlet Globemallow wildflowers bloom in the summer for a duration of the season, they dot South Dakota's prairie pastures. When gathering our cows, or checking fences I find them in abundance.
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Always fascinated by the sculpting of the snow carved out by the wind, Cristen continues to add photographs of this temporary landscape to her portfolio. "Sculpted & Scattered" appears to be just that, delicately carved and haphazardly placed in the snow as the deep light of dusk allowed for definition of lines both sharp and smooth.
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Free. Graceful. This beautiful fine art print features Cristen's black mare, Shadow, as she ran free one lovely fall afternoon through the pastures of Cristen's ranch.
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After an evening of exploring, I headed for a favorite spot along the shores of Sylvan Lake. I adore these reeds, adding texture to the glossy lake on a calm evening. The quiet deepened as the sky sang the last song of the day. Sylvan Lake is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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My daughter and I walked down one of our pasture trails as the light faded with the intentions of creating long exposure photographs. The light was perfect after sunset to for long smooth wisps as the clouds moved east. The darkening night sky allows for the longer exposures that are needed to accent the dramatic clouds. Headlight trails from cars on the interstate and…
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When I describe South Dakota to those who have never been here, this photograph is what I attempt. My words do not compare with the beauty and vastness of this open prairie. The rolling hills in shadow of evening. The massive sky. The grand orchestra of cloud formations. In the words of my husband, “This is God’s County.” …
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The Dry Creek Fire has left many scars upon my heart. The physical and emotional stress of the aftermath has weighted heavily upon me. A month or so after the fire, I ventured along a favorite road north of the White River searching for the yucca. The sky that evening was magnificent and touched my heart with hope as I…
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Spearfish Falls is one of my iconic spots in South Dakota's Black Hills, especially in the fall. The day I captured this, the lighting was just perfect as it highlighted the trees above the waterfall.
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