recent pics

I'm not very good about updating this when it's light out till nine. Here's some pics from the last couple weeks.

Some dam photos

And one non dam photo



Canyon Ferry Dam at night. 15-30 second exposures make the water in the river and the spillway look really smooth.

Night poppies

fresh shots

From the last week or so. It's summer in Montana for the most part, although there is a little bit more afternoon rain than I would prefer.

More Gallery pics

New photo site

I just signed up for Zenfolio, check out the site. www.johnparkerphoto.com

Here's a pic from the Emerson Show. It will be up till the 6th of July, so stop by and check it out if you haven't.

Emerson Show Tomorrow!

I am proud to be the opening act for the new [Art Project] Gallery in the Emerson Cultural Center. The reception is tomorrow June 11th during the art walk 5-8pm. Hope to see you there!

Lens Repair

I had a surprisingly painless lens repair experience last night (so far). My canon EF-S 17-85 zoom was sticking halfway through the zoom range. It turned out it was due to a loose screw inside the lens that was catching. I tightened it up and put it back together. Seems to work so far. There was two tricky parts- there is a sliding brush inside the lens that must be there to communicate the zoom position through the rest of the lens and the to the camera that is easy to bend. The other tricky thing was the front optic is mounted on a sliding mount that adjusts focus (I assume). I marked this with a knife scratch before disassembling and put it back together the same way.

The brushes that are easy to bend

The brushes slide on the contacts on the lower left when the zoom is changed
The loose screw

Birds!

Lots of birds in Florence this trip too!

preparations

for the show. June 11th at the Emerson, first art walk of the year!

Emerson Show Poster

I have a show at the Emerson in Bozeman next month, here's a poster. It will be featuring mostly abstract and landscape photos, but there will be some sports action in there too. If you are in town, come on by for the opening during the first Art Walk of the season!

Sierras

This is the first set of pics from my recent trip to snowboard in the Eastern Sierras. It was a long drive down there, but 6 days of snowboarding in the sun and soaking in hot springs made it worth the drive.

Recent Photos

Crazies, Bridgers, Tobacco Roots

All lined up.

Absarokas

Most notable is Cowen peak in the center

Tetons

From late last summer. Notice the giant RV's on the road. Clearly the best way to enjoy our nations national parks.

Goat!

Late last summer in the north Bridgers

Germany pictures up

OK, here are a pile of pics from Germany, some new some old.



Click the pic to see the album

more München

It's a triumphal arch that used to be a monument to the strength of the Bavarian army, but the inscription now reflects on the value of peace. "Dedicated to victory, destroyed in war, exhorting in peace."

Snowball!

A very tolerant cat when it comes to photography