Into the Snow Fields
“ Soon we are between banks of old snow, …. “
Snow Fields, Beartooth Pass Highway, MT. Only after I got around the switch-back shown in the next photo, did I realize I had passed by this graphic scene My notes say “went back for snow bank”. My mental dialog at that time: ‘OK. Forget my normal practice of keeping my car or highway out of the picture. ‘Car and highway are now a required part of the photo. ‘The car must be positioned to show the relative size of the drifts. ‘Turn around in the middle of the highway. ‘Watch it! ‘Don’t go over the edge!‘There’s no berm on either side of the pavement! ‘Don’t get stuck in the snow or mud. ‘Don’t get hit by another car. ‘Do two complete “three point turns" so the car is pointed in the direction of the ZMM Route. ‘Don’t cause an accident. ‘Cars rounding the corner can’t see. ’Find a safe spot. 'Don’t obstruct the highway. ‘Steep slope! ‘Don’t forget to set transmission in park and lock parking brakes. ‘Everything OK? ‘Be sure another car doesn’t hit me when opening the door! ‘Slog down the deep snow. ‘Position the shot. ‘Don’t forget to be sure the camera actually took the picture and look at display screen to see pix is OK. ‘Don’t forget to take the GPS reading and double check it is saved. ‘Don’t forget to make extra pictures "just in case". ‘Etc. Etc, Etc Etc. This is a somewhat extreme example of my usual mental dialog when taking photos!
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