kotay.net - Keith - Photography - Landscape & Nature - 2007 Western US - South Dakota

Quote of the day: "Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose--and you allow him to make war at pleasure." --Abraham Lincoln

South Dakota was the last state on the trip where I planned to do serious photography. The Badlands was my main target, although I decided to photograph Mt. Rushmore since I would be staying near there. Again, the weather did not cooperate, and the day I intended to shoot Mt. Rushmore was dreary and wet (the sculpture was obscured by low clouds). Instead I went to Jewel Cave and did the tour, which was interesting and a new photographic experience. I did not have time to do careful photography with the camera on a tripod, so the shots are not what I hoped for. However, I found that I would like to some better cave photography in the future if possible. The next day I shot Mt. Rushmore in the morning and then made my way to the Badlands. The Badlands is an interesting area, and I could have spent a few more days there but I knew the weather was going to deteriorate soon so I decided to move on. But I did get a few nice shots...

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Aspens, Mount Rushmore 9/9 Sony DSC-R1	Flowers & Pine Cones 9/9 Sony DSC-R1	Flowers & Pine Cones B&W 9/9 Sony DSC-R1
Jewel Cave 9/9 Sony DSC-R1	Mount Rushmore 9/10 Sony DSC-R1	Yellow Mounds 9/10 Sony DSC-R1
Erosion 9/10 Sony DSC-R1	Badlands Sunset 9/10 Sony DSC-R1	Badlands Sunrise 9/11 Sony DSC-R1