Dakotagraph: Bison blur

A photo with this much motion blur usually gets deleted rather quickly from my files. For some reason though this one jumped out at me as kind of artistic. What does everyone else think?

Pre-dawn light in Custer State Park. ISO 1000, 1/6 second, f5.6 handheld balanced on the car window.

Some photogenic Events in South Dakota -- see www.travelsd.com for details and more

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MAY 2013
May 24-25 - Buckhorn Rodeo, Britton
May 25-26 - Foothills Rodeo, Wessington Springs
May 28 - Extreme 8 Bull-O-Rama, Presho
May 30 - June 2 - Ribfest, Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls
May 31-June 1 - Sisseton Car & Motorcycle Show, Sisseton
May 31- June 2 - Wheel Jam car/truck/motorcycle show, State Fairgrounds, Huron
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JUNE 2013
June 1 - Casey Tibbs Match of Champions saddle bronc ride, Fort Pierre
June 1-2 - Siouxland Reniassance Festival, Sioux Falls
June 3 - Crazy Horse Memorial Volksmarch, Crazy Horse
June 7-9 - Fort Sisseton Historical Festival, Lake City
June 8 - Sioux Avenue Cruise Night, Pierre
June 14-15 - Belle Fourche Parrot Festival and Center of the Nation All Car Rally, Belle Fourche
June 14-16 - Crazy Horse Stampede Rodeo, Crazy Horse Memorial
June 16 - 1880 Train Old West Shootouts, Hill City
June 21-22 - Czech Days, Tabor
June 21-22 - Red Wall Canyon Cowboy Music Festival & Trail Ride, Hot Springs
June 26 - Crazy Horse Night Blast, Crazy Horse Memorial
June 27-30 - Sturgis Camaro Rally and Black Hills Bluegrass Festival, Sturgis

South Dakota Camera Clubs

Battle Mt. Photography Group
Meet 1st Monday of month
Pine Hills Retirement Community
Hot Springs
https://www.facebook.com/groups/188104111263093/

Black Hills Photography Club
Meet 2nd Tuesday of month
Outdoor Campus West, Rapid City
http://blackhillsphotographyclub.com/

Black Hills State University
Shutterbuzz Photo Club
Meet Every Tuesday, 5:30 pm
BHSU Library, Spearfish
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/158537090937431/?fref=ts

Central South Dakota
Photography Club
Meet 1st Thursday of month
Mickelson Law Enforcement Training Center, Pierre
https://www.facebook.com/#!/CentralSouthDakotaPhotographyClub?fref=ts

Huron Area Photography Club
Meet last Thursday of month
Extension Center, State Fairgrounds, Huron
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Huron-Area-Photography-Club/162269460466144?fref=ts

Mitchell Camera Club
Meet 1st Thursday of month
County Fair Banquet Hall, Mitchell
http://mitchellcamera.wix.com/club

Sioux Falls Camera Club
Meet 1st Tuesday of month
Oak View Library, Sioux Falls
http://www.siouxfallscameraclub.com/

Through the Lens
Camera Club
Meet 3rd Monday of month
Rec & Cultural Center, Aberdeen
Search club name on Facebook or
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1759182@N24/

Yankton Area Photography Club
Meet 1st Wednesday of month
Yankton Community Library
https://www.facebook.com/#!/YanktonAreaPhotographyClub?fref=ts

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Unless otherwise noted, the photography you see here is by me and most comes from the files of my employer, the South Dakota Department of Tourism. This blog is in no way affiliated with or supported by South Dakota Tourism or the State of South Dakota. Opinions and observations presented here are strictly the work of the blog's author.

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Monday, January 14, 2013

Bison blur

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