Project 48 ~ 6:48

Moon Set 3-9-12

Elmer's Fountain

The Wilma, Missoula

Bank of Montana

Flag, reflected

Carousel Dragon

We drove to Missoula, Montana yesterday for an Open House at Rocky Mountain School of Photography.  Man, if I had unlimited resources (time & money), I would love to take their Intensive series of courses.  Being as I'm short on both right now, it's not going to happen, and that's ok, too.  I learned a lot during the photo critique (as I always do) and I absolutely loved the guided tour of the Missoula Museum.  They are currently showing Ansel Adams' work and the founder of RMSP, Neil Chaput de Saintonge, studied under Adams in 1973.  It was absolutely fascinating to hear his views about Adams and his photography.

My first photo is the moon setting on Thursday.  It was just past full and I loved the way it looked through all the tree branches.  And on our way to Missoula, we stopped at Elmer's Fountain to get some shots.  It's still under several feet of snow, so all my photos were taken from the road.  We will have to go back after the thaw. 

The rest of the shots are from Missoula.  The Wilma is a theatre on Higgins Street.  I like the shot of the Bank of Montana, with the University of Missoula "M" next to it on the mountain.  It shows the mix of urban and rural that exists in Missoula.    I also liked the flag shot, with clouds in the reflection, but none in the sky behind the building.

The final shot is one of the many dragons at Dragon Hollow, a playground and carousel right next to the Clark Fork river in the heart of downtown Missoula.

We had a beautiful day.  It was sunny and warm, probably close to 60 degrees.  We were walking around without coats on for most of the day.

Hope you enjoy the photos!