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We're Moving!

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:32:00 +0000

I would just like to say, "Thank you!" to everyone who has followed, commented, or shared via Fotofanatic--it means a lot that people are interested in and willing to look at my work here. As I seek to improve the quality of my photography and tailor it more toward a manageable career goal, I have decided to share my photos and writing with all of you via a new location! My new blog, Cow Camps and Chinooks, is still a work in progress, but I encourage you to go check out what I have there right now. Keep your eyes out for updates in the near future as well! Thank you and enjoy!

Some Thoughts About Photography...

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:08:00 +0000

Hey all! Below are two of my favorite quotes about images/photographs that I believe to be true.

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."--Ansel Adams

"I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning."--Andy Warhol

So...what do you think? Do you agree? I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts!

Idaho Cowboy

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:57:00 +0000

Yes...one more poem...for now. Bear with me here, folks! Hope y'all like it!

Idaho Cowboy

She finds herself high in the hill country, surrounded by mountains with names as wild as the land they sprang from.
As she climbs the peaks and rides the range, she's quickly falling in love with this place--
The air, the moon, and the sage.
And him.
He's a buckaroo hand who pulls his weight and throws his reata from atop his yellow pony with the white spot on its neck.
She watches as he punches cows all day and laughs and sings by the fire at night,
With his brother and sister by his side, and his little cowboy nephews on his lap.
They exchange glances and blushing half-smiles, and everyone whispers about how they should settle down together.
She listens and wishes and dreams, but she knows that they will never fold their hands together, because they pray differently...
So she'll just keep wandering and searching until she finds the man that God's made for her,
Tucked away on a plot of green land, his spurs jingling and his scarf waving in the wind,
Under the sky and away from the road, just waiting for her to arrive.
But until then, she'll keep that picture in her mind of that Idaho cowboy.

Wild Thing

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:48:00 +0000

I've been in the creative writing mood lately...enjoy!

Wild Thing

She lies in the sand,
A hungry soul waiting for the breath of God to stir her awake,
To carry her across the land:
Through the trees, along the rivers, and over the plains;
Through the caverns, along dirt roads, and over the range,
Picking up every bit of goodness until she is completely made
Of green leaves, golden light, and mountain air;
Blue skies, weathered hands, and messy hair;
Turquoise, feathers, dreams, and prayers;
Sweet kisses, sagebrush, and horse hair.
And she runs free, this wild thing
With an affinity for
Old doors, bronc riders, and starry nights;
Glass jars, oil paintings, and black and white photographs;
Folk songs and leather-bound journals filled with looped handwriting in black ink.
And she runs free,
This wild thing.

Montana Sky

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:20:00 +0000

I like to try my hand at poetry every now and then; here is my latest attempt.

Montana Sky

The light is harsh and endless as the sky.

She stands in the wind, listening to the dust settling and the large birds calling in the distance,

And she imagines that they are calling her name, but from this place she cannot be sure of the nature of their calls.

She breathes in the bitterroot and the sage, and lifting her hands to the sky, lets out a cry of her own.

For her heart, already claimed by this land, its creatures, and its Creator, yearns now for another.

She carries within her a vast store of love, meant to be given,

And she prays only that one day she may be rid of it.

And she will be.

For she knows that everyone eventually falls in love under this Montana sky.

Back from Cowboy Country--Workshop Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:58:00 +0000

Hello everybody! You may have noticed that the blog looks a little different...I have a new header picture! I took this photo at the Stoecklein photo workshop in Mackay, Idaho this past weekend. I must say that the workshop was one of the greatest artistic and life experiences I have had to date. I was honored to learn techniques from a master photographer and artist (David Stoecklein, http://stoeckleinphotography.com/), to take some amazing pictures, and to meet and spend time with some wonderful people in beautiful country! Thank you to everyone involved, and of course to my parents for gifting me with such a great experience. I am excited now to continue pursuing my photography and learn as much as possible. To save room, I will only post a few of the photos here, but you can click over to my Facebook album, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.260658264017794.62822.100002208673878&type=3 to view all of them (and keep an eye out as I process and add more photos over the next few days). Enjoy!

Hello Spring!

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:02:00 +0000

Wow! I think I've neglected the blog long enough--(not to mention my camera!). It's time I dust the lenses off and get back to practicing my craft, by photographing the fruits of spring, like the tiny pink flower above. I'm off to Mackay, Idaho in a couple of weeks for a David Stoecklein workshop as well, which I am stoked about, so keep your eyes open for more news about that exciting experience. Until then, see what inspires me daily by following me on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/wamadrose/. Enjoy!

Friday Favorites

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0000

http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/sea_of_shoes/

http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/

http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/

http://blog.shelleypaulson.com/

http://thephotodiarist.com/

Hey all! I know I have been slacking on blog posts lately, but I will hopefully have some new images up next week from a trail ride this weekend and some other projects, so keep an eye out. Until then, happy Friday, and enjoy!

Visual Journal, Weeks Two and Three

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:39:00 +0000

{Light and Shadow}

{Calm}

I haven't been getting out as much lately to take pictures, but hopefully I'll be able to get some good ones this weekend. Until then, enjoy!

Friday Favorites: Shades of Blue

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:55:00 +0000

http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/

http://doublehphoto.blogspot.com/

http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/

http://www.theglamourai.com/

http://heatherbullard.typepad.com/

http://kendieveryday.blogspot.com/

http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/

Photography Class: Visual Journal, Week One

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:49:00 +0000

This semester I am excited to be taking a digital photography class at my school! It has been an interesting experience so far as it is an online class, and I haven't met the professor or the other students face-to-face. It is interesting to revisiting the basics, as I have been shooting freely for the past two years. That being said, I am sure I will still learn a lot from this course and I will be sharing some of that knowledge, as well as my pictures, along the way. One of our weekly assignments is a visual journal--a compilation of five or so photos of our daily experiences and encounters, with occasional themes and prompts. Here is my first visual journal entry--enjoy!

{Quaint}

{"Do what the sign says"}

{Falling}

{Black and white}

{Local}

{Red}

TGIFriday Favorites

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:23:00 +0000

http://kendieveryday.blogspot.com/

http://www.garancedore.fr/en

http://doublehphoto.blogspot.com/

http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/

http://blog.shelleypaulson.com/

http://photodiarist.typepad.com/thephotodiarist/

http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/sea_of_shoes/

http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/

The first thing my roommate said when we woke up this morning: TGIF! I couldn't agree more. Happy Friday, everyone!

New Year's Hunt

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:14:00 +0000

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and start to the new year! I got to go home to Washington for a couple of weeks and had a great time with family and visiting a couple of friends. For Christmas, I got a new camera--a Canon Digital EOS Rebel T3--along with a paid workshop with David Stoecklein for this June (http://stoeckleinphotography.com), both of which I am very excited about! Over New Year's weekend, my family went pheasant hunting over in Ellensburg. I carried a gun the first day, and my camera the second, getting the chance to try out my new camera and capturing a lot of great shots!

{The scenery}

{The dog}

{The hunters (my dad and brothers)}

{The birds}

{The results}

Christmas Pictures, Round Two

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:40:00 +0000

{Valerie and Huckleberry}

{Valerie and Silver}

{Olivia and June}

{Laura and Badger}

{Lauren and CJ}

{Jessie and Mystic}

{Ashley and Ruger}

Happy Holidays!

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:35:00 +0000

A few weeks ago I got to go out and do a photo shoot of sorts with my friend Kelly and her gelding Quinn. Below are the pictures I got--enjoy!

Christmas Pictures, Round One

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:22:00 +0000

Some of my girlfriends asked me to take Christmas photos of them with their horses, and I had a ton of fun doing it! Now I've got a whole line-up of appointments for this week, too! Busy, busy...

{My friends Melanie and Mark with their horses, Fritz and "Baby Horse"

and their dogs, Vito and Stinky"}

{My friends Nicole, Kayla, and Keiley with their horses}

{The Group: Kayla and Katie; Nicole, Dakota, and Sonny; Keiley and Peaka; Kelly and Quinn}

{Dakota, Nicole, Sonny, Keiley, and Peaka}

{Katie, Kayla, Dakota, Nicole, Sonny, Keiley, and Peaka}

{From the back}

{Kayla and Katie}

{Keiley and Peaka}

{Kelly and Quinn}

{Sonny, Nicole, and Dakota}

{Nicole and Dakota}

{Nicole and Sonny}

Friday Favorites: Short and Sweet

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:48:00 +0000

http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/

http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/sea_of_shoes/

http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/

Horses, Cars, and Christmas Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:31:00 +0000

As I mentioned earlier, I spent last weekend at a friend's house near Bozeman. Her family has three horses on their property, as well as some pretty interesting old vehicles. Below are pictures of the animals and cars on their property, followed by some Christmas cards I designed from the horse photos. Enjoy!

{Pretty winter scene}

{The horses--Sassy and Jasmine}

{Details, details}

{The cars}

{Black and White}

{Christmas cards}

Christmas Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:18:00 +0000

I recently photographed a friend's horses, and got some pretty great images! There are plenty more to come, but below are a few I am currently toying with to create some Christmas cards. Enjoy!

Friday Favorites

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:45:00 +0000

http://heatherbullard.typepad.com/

http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/

http://thepioneerwoman.com/

http://blog.shelleypaulson.com/

http://doublehphoto.blogspot.com/

http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/

http://www.seaofshoes.com/

http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/

Enjoy! *Also, if you could head over to Facebook and vote for my entry in the American Angus Association's photo contest, it would be much appreciated! Thanks! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=294789410555375&set=t.100002208673878&type=1&theater *

Thanksgiving Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:48:00 +0000

This Thanksgiving, my parents and brothers came to visit me in Montana. We spent the majority of our time driving around looking at ranches, glassing for deer and elk, and exercising my friends' horses. And I, of course, was taking pictures of it all. Enjoy!

{Dillon Scenery}

{Cows}

{My dad helping with turnout}

{The horses}

{Horsing around}

Bannack Ghost Town in the Wintertime

noreply@blogger.com (Madeline) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:23:00 +0000

Yesterday two friends and I took some horses up to Bannack Ghost Town for a trail ride. We had so much fun running through the snowy hills--and luckily it wasn't too cold. The three of us rode on the trails for a couple of hours (the view was so gorgeous and we saw some pretty cool wildlife, too) and then we made a run through town.

{Olivia and June}

{Valerie and Olivia riding through Bannack}

{ Me and Valerie up on the ridge...photo taken by Olivia Jones}

{Valerie and Mystic}

{Olivia and Valerie}

{Olivia...being Olivia}

{In black and white}

{Hitchin' our ponies at Hotel Meade...photo taken by Olivia Jones}

{Valerie and Olivia back in the Old West}