Tau Zero | Photography – mostly outdoors, nature, landscapes, and the occasional abandoned building.

Petticoat Junction 2

Posted by Mike on March 14, 2021

Posted in: Idaho, Landscapes. Tagged: farm, Idaho, landscape, rural, rustic, windmill. 2 Comments

Petticoat Junction, found along the back roads of Idaho…

Into the Evening

Posted by Mike on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Landscapes, Montana, Road. Tagged: clouds, color, dirt road, down the road, evening, Montana, perspective, road, road trip. 2 Comments

Driving into the evening, in the hills near Helena, Montana…

Augusta Hills

Posted by Mike on March 7, 2021

Posted in: Horses, Landscapes, Montana. Tagged: Augusta, field, hills, horse, landscape, Montana. Leave a comment

Early spring afternoon in the hills near Augusta, Montana…

Exploring Utah 2

Posted by Mike on March 6, 2021

Posted in: Landscapes, Nature Photography. Tagged: color, day, desert, landscape, red, rocks, Utah. Leave a comment

Just another Utah spring afternoon…

Mexican Hat Rock

Posted by Mike on March 4, 2021

Posted in: Landscapes, Nature Photography. Tagged: color, day, desert, landscape, Mexican Hat Rock, Utah. 2 Comments

Another shot from my wanderings through Utah, looking out towards Mexican Hat Rock…

Exploring Utah

Posted by Mike on March 3, 2021

Posted in: Landscapes, Nature Photography. Tagged: butte, color, day, landscape, panorama, red, rocks, Utah, wide. 2 Comments

Sometimes Utah seems like a beautiful alien world…

Bolt 5

Posted by Mike on December 5, 2020

Posted in: Montana, Sky. Tagged: bolt, lightning, rain, sky, storm, thunderstorm, weather. 3 Comments

Lightning strike in a field near Great Falls, Montana…

Bolt 4 Redux

Posted by Mike on November 27, 2020

Posted in: Montana, Nature Photography, Sky. Tagged: bolt, lightning, Montana, storm, weather. Leave a comment

A new take on an old lightning photo…

Stormy Sunbreak

Posted by Mike on September 29, 2020

Posted in: Black and White, Landscapes, Montana. Tagged: black and white, Clark Canyon Reservoir, landscape, Montana, storm, sunbreak, weather. Leave a comment

Sun breaking through the clouds after a storm, Clark Canyon Reservoir, Montana…

Palisades Reservoir Winter Scene 2

Posted by Mike on September 28, 2020

Posted in: Black and White, Idaho, Landscapes. Tagged: black and white, HDR, Idaho, landscape, palisades reservoir, winter. Leave a comment

Palisades Reservoir, Idaho, in the middle of winter. The wind blasting acorss the water was so cold I could only hold the camera for about 15 seconds before my hands went numb…

Palisades Reservoir Winter Scene

Posted by Mike on September 21, 2020

Posted in: Black and White, Idaho, Landscapes, Panoramas. Tagged: black and white, Idaho, palisades reservoir, panorama, panoramic. Leave a comment

Looking out across the Palisades Reservoir in Idaho early on a winter morning…

The Aermotor

Posted by Mike on September 16, 2020

Posted in: Black and White, Montana. Tagged: aermotor, black and white, Montana, ranch, range, windmill. Leave a comment

Aermotor windmill found in the ranch land of western Montana…

Montana Rolling Hills 2

Posted by Mike on September 15, 2020

Posted in: Landscapes, Montana, Panoramas. Tagged: color, day, landscape, Montana, panorama, panoramic, wide. Leave a comment

Looking out towards the rolling hills and mountains of western Montana…

Beartooth Pass Before Sunrise

Posted by Mike on July 1, 2020

Posted in: Landscapes. Tagged: Beartooth Pass, dawn, morning, mountains. Leave a comment

Watching the light come up over Beartooth Pass on the Montana / Wyoming border, altitude about 10,000 feet…

Utah Desert Morning 2

Posted by Mike on June 8, 2020

Posted in: Landscapes. Tagged: color, day, desert, morning, no people, Utah, valley of the gods. Leave a comment

Spring morning at the Valley of the Gods in the Utah desert.

Missing Idaho

Posted by Mike on May 27, 2020

Posted in: Idaho, Landscapes. Tagged: dawn, ice, Idaho, landscape, morning, snake river, winter. 1 Comment

Dear Idaho,
I have not been able to visit for a while.
Stay beautiful and I will be there as soon as I can…

Bandon Cave

Posted by Mike on May 26, 2020

Posted in: oregon, Pacific Northwest. Tagged: Bandon, beach, cave, coast, oregon, rocks, shore. 2 Comments

Exploring the rocks on the Oregon shore near Bandon…

Ghost Gas Station

Posted by Mike on May 24, 2020

Posted in: Abandoned Places, Black and White. Tagged: abandoned, black and white, desert, gas station, nevada, old. Leave a comment

Abandoned gas station in the Nevada desert…

Cloud Bird

Posted by Mike on May 23, 2020

Posted in: oregon. Tagged: clouds, evening, Lake Abert, oregon. Leave a comment

Clouds over Abert Lake, Oregon, just before sunset on a winter day…

Through the Storm

Posted by Mike on May 22, 2020

Posted in: Black and White, Road. Tagged: black and white, lightning, perspective, rain, road, storm, weather. 1 Comment

Passing through the storm

Thunder lightning on all sides

But this too shall pass