About the Image
A lone cowboy on horseback fords the Little Bighorn River in Montana as it winds through a pasture at dusk, framed by the vibrant greens of summer grasslands and the blues of the water.
Fallen trees and lush grass ads to the realism of the image.
One of these stories has already been written, on June 25th, 1876. Just a few feet away, on that day, was literally Custer’s Last Stand. George Armstrong Custer and 268 U.S. Soldiers died on the hill on the left.
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There is zero artificial intelligence used in this image. I used the old fashion AI… Actual Intelligence.
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This image was shot a few hundred feet from “Custer’s Last Stand” during the annual June re-enactment. Most of the Little Big Horn is owned privately by local American Indians with the major parts of the actual battle ground being owned by the National Park Service.
This crossing is not as easy as it looks, the water is about 2′ (0.6 meter) higher than normal due to torrential rains the day before.
For Photographers
The Gear:
Canon camera using 100 ISO and 1/1600 second shutter speed using a
Canon 200mm f/1.8 lens using a 1.4x teleconverter making the effective focal length 280mm and f2.6 (f2 and two thirds) aperture. I used an O’connor 50 fluid head on wood sticks for rock solid support.
The Light:
Blue sky sunset.