Lawrence Ripsher

Fuji Neopan 100 Acros in DDX

Final three Bison portraits I’d like to share. They really are magnificent creatures – quite surreal to think that there were once 10’s of millions roaming the N.American grasslands. They were hunted to the brink of extinction but have since rebounded somewhat. Still, only 10’s of thousands now remain.

Last colour images I intend to share from my Yellowstone trip (the rest are B&W)… Shot 5 rolls of film and have what I feel like are some good keepers, so overall pleased (although overall, the hit rate was lower than with B&W).

Fujichrome Velvia 50, lab developed

Saw these guys on a hill as we were driving through Yellowstone… Never saw this many together again following… was pretty cool.

Fuji Neopan 100 Acros developed in DDX

Now for a couple in black and white. I’ve got just one more roll of film to develop from my trip. I’m only about halfway through posting my favourite images but on the whole, am v pleased. In fact, will go so far to say that I think this series (when it’s finalised) will be up there with my best. At least that’s how it feels right now when I look at it so hopefully it’s not just the novelty.

Fuji Neopan 100 Acros

A little outside Yellowstone National Park, saw a row of feeding cows that stretched as far as the eye could see. I’m vegetarian btw.

Tri X 320 in DDX

Fujichrome Velvia 50

One of my favourite pictures of the trip. This is a pronghorn antelope. You usually can’t within 50 yards of them but for some reason, this fella was fine with me being there… They’re the second fast land animals in the world (60mph), having evolved to outrun the now extinct N.American cheetah. They’re running prowess now vastly outstrips anything left on this continent. Anyway, wonderful animals and I felt lucky to see one up close like this.

Kodak TriX 320 in D76

Made the obligatory journey over to Old Faithful – the most famous geyser in Yellowstone… It jettisoned about 10 minutes behind schedule, although I was amazed that any kind of predictability is possible with geothermal phenomenons… Here’s a couple of shots from the 1 – 2 min event.