Solitude @ Wind Cave | Pronghorn

Feb 23, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D300, Pronghorn, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Pronghorn

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Pronghorn  Pronghorn are an original Native American animal with no close relatives. Although often called an antelope, they are not antelope.  They belong to a family of their own; one of a kind.  Pronghorn are symbolic of the grasslands and The Great American Prairie .  They are renowned for being North America’s fastest land animal; running at speeds over 50 mph.  Actually, pronghorn is also the second fastest land animal in the world after the cheetah.  Although the cheetah is a bit faster, pronghorn can run at high speeds much longer than the cheetah.  For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Lonely Road

Feb 19, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D3x, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Lonely Road

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Lonely Road   A couple of gravel roads traverse the more remote areas of Wind Cave.  Traveling slowly along the road, it’s quiet.  Roll the window down; it’s still quiet.  Notice the sound of gravel beneath the tires; no other sounds; just gravel.  Stop the car; turn the engine off; silence!  Look up and down the road; no one’s coming.  For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Old Bison

Feb 17, 2019 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Bison, Black & White, Daily Image 2019, Nikon D200, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Old Bison

Solitude @ Wind Cave | Old Bison  The American Bison, our National Mammal, symbolizes the Great Plains.  The largest land animal in North America; at one time millions roamed the grasslands of North America from Alaska to Mexico.  Just like much of the Great American Prairie has gone the way of the plow; so the Bison have gone.  Today, small herds are maintained Canada and the USA; mostly in state and national parks like Wind Cave NP, Custer State Park, and Yellowstone NP.  For the whole story with all images, see Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story.

Solitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story

Feb 17, 2019 | 7 Image Stories, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED, AF-S PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED, Black & White, Nature, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Nikon D3x, Places, Solitude @ Wind Cave, Wind Cave

 Solitude @ Wind Cave | Old BisonSolitude @ Wind Cave | a 7 Image Story  Each national park has a character of it’s own.  “Solitude” describes Wind Cave NP above the ground, particularly in the off-season.  At solitary Wind Cave, it’s all about the land and its wildlife; a nature photographer’s heaven.

Definition of Wind Cave’s Solitude?    sol·i·tude [sol-i-tood, -tyood] noun

  1. the state of being alone; seclusion: to enjoy one’s solitude at Wind Cave.
  2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the hills in Wind Cave.
  3. a lonely, unfrequented place: the solitude at Wind Cave.
  4. the moment just before the click at Wind Cave.

A couple of gravel roads traverse the more remote areas of Wind Cave.  Traveling slowly along the road, it’s quiet.  Roll the window down; it’s still quiet.  Notice the sound of gravel beneath the tires; no other sounds; just gravel.  Stop the car; turn the engine off; silence!  Look up and down the road; no one’s coming.  Solitude allows the creative to “make a photograph.”  Wander back to the day when making one good photograph a day was a real accomplishment.  And, for a change, let the wildlife on pass by.  Experience the solitude only a photographer can feel; the moment before the click.

Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Solitude @ Wind Cave.

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