Steven Bourelle Digital Arts

This photo is of the Humpback Covered Bridge in Covington,Virginia. We stopped there on our trip to Norfolk back in March. I hadn’t posted any of the pictures from that day because I wasn’t real happy with them, but tonight when I looked at this image I saw something in it that I hadn’t seen before and this black and white was born.

This bridge was built in 1857 and remained in public use until 1929. In 1953 the bridge was reconditioned and the land around it was purchased and turned into a park. This is one of the few remaining “humpback” (Meaning the middle is higher than the sides.) covered bridges in the country and is the oldest covered bridge in Virginia.

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May Photo of the Month: Lone Pronghorn, Custer State Park, South Dakota

May’s photo of the month was taken on the 5th of May, 2009 in Custer State Park, South Dakota. While we had seen hundreds of pronghorn in small groups as we drove through Wyoming and South Dakota, this one was strangely by itself along a creek in Custer State Park.

As the pronghorn came to the creek and began wading across it, I shot a series of images through an open window while inside the truck, knowing that if I opened a door the animal would bail on me. These are such flighty creatures that even the smallest noise sets them off at a full run.

This is my favorite shot of the series. To me it gives a sense of anticipation as the pronghorn pauses to make sure the coast is clear before entering the water.

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