BLACK BEAUTY

Deep in the dark crevices of a river bank in winter you might find some of Nature's hidden treasure. That treasure could very well look like the work of  Modern Art. And yet, the artist is as old as time. This black beauty was found along a river in Montana.

 

©Kinsey Barnard

ICE BLOOMS AT MIDNIGHT

Ice blooms cling to stalks of dried grass set off against a velvety, star-filled sky. No, wait. Those aren't stars they are snowflakes. A winter landscape in the macro. What I like to call worlds within worlds. ©Kinsey Barnard

RED LEAF - TRAPPED IN ICE

A fallen maple leaf trapped in ice along the Tobacco River in Kootenai Country Northwest Montana

©Kinsey Barnard

COIN OF THE REALM

There is incredible beauty in the simplest of natural things. The photo below is of a lichen growing on a boulder in a Montana forest. Most people wouldn't even notice this beautiful, living creature clinging to a boulder. Most people miss out on so much.

WEEPING ASPEN

Alone in the forest an aspen tree weeps for what?

For the best view click on the photo




©Kinsey Barnard
The Liberated Photographer

SYMPHONY IN BLUE & GREEN

So often in nature, as in life it's self, it is in the simplest things that we find the greatest beauty. What could be more common than a lily pad? Yet, caught in a moment just so, floating on the cobalt blue surface of a mountain lake the pads become extraordinary. They become the orchestra and the cattail becomes the conductor of a symphony in blue and green. Life would be so boring without an imagination. Imagination and photography make beautiful bed fellows.



 
©Kinsey Barnard
The Liberated Photographer

CUT BANK TREASURE

Montana bill's itself as the treasure state. Believe me, it's not just a slogan. There are natural treasures  just about everywhere you look. This photograph is of the sparkling waters of Cut Bank Creek near Glacier National Park on the Blackfeet Reservation. Beneath those crystal clear waters you can see pebbles sparkling like gem stones. Truly treasure for the eye.



©Kinsey Barnard
The Liberated Photographer