Scott and Marilyn Korsten shared these photos from rural Sioux Falls. “As my wife and I were getting ready to head to church, we got sidetracked by the flocked appearance of the trees created by foggy weather the night before,” Scott says. They both grabbed cameras, intent on catching the beautiful morning before the sun melted it away. See more of Scott’s work at inspiredbynatureimages.com.
South Dakota Magazine Managing Editor John Andrews explored a frosty Riverside Park in Yankton Friday morning. Temperatures near zero combined with fog left a thick coating of frost through the Missouri River Valley.
Tara Anderson shared these photos of her family’s cattle drive early this month. The drive takes place west of Wilmot each fall. The herd is driven from their summer pastures in the hills to their winter pasture in Whetstone Valley. “My grandfather, Glenn Ammann, began the tradition decades ago with his Hereford cattle,” Anderson says. “My father, Tyler Ammann, continues the annual event with his herd of 800 Black Angus cattle.” See more of Anderson’s work at www.facebook.com/sweetlifephotographybytara
Scott Korsten shared these photos from near his home outside of Sioux Falls.”The harvest signals the changing of seasons and it is something my wife and I look forward to every year; it seemed like something worth capturing with the camera,” Korsten says.”As I was waiting for the combine to come near me the sights, sounds and smells of the harvest evoked thoughts of how special and connected many people in South Dakota are to the land. Farmers are some of the most resilient and hard-working people I know,” Korsten says.
Peggy Albers drove this combine and she offered Korsten a ride.”She and her husband Darwin tag team the harvest of their farm in northeast Lincoln County. We had a great conversation and when it was time to leave her, I said, ‘My wife is going to be really jealous when she hears I went for a ride,'” Korsten says. “Peggy responded, ‘Bring her out and I’ll give her a ride too.’ So I did, and she did.” See more of Korsten’s work at inspiredbynatureimages.com.
Photographer Christian Begeman captured the brilliant fall colors in Sioux Falls this month. See more of Begeman’s photos at cbegeman.blogspot.com or on our website.
The 49th annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup took place last Friday in the southern Black Hills. Photos by James Costanzo. See more of his work at facebook.com/Costanzophotos.
Joel Schwader shared recent photos from Wind Cave National Park, home to a free-roaming bison herd, pronghorn antelope, deer, 30 miles of hiking trails, camping and the famous cave that spouts air. To see more of this Rapid City photographer’s work and to purchase prints, visit www.joeldphotography.net.
John Mitchell, Pierre, shared these photos from Farm Island Recreation Area and nearby Lewis and Clark Trail in Hughes County. Fur traders explored Farm Island in the early 1800s, and then tilled the land and planted crops, thus the name Farm Island. In 1934 a causeway was built, and the island became a recreation center. Big Bend Dam was finished in 1965, and much of the island was flooded beneath Lake Sharpe. Nature has reclaimed much of the island. See more of Mitchell’s work at http://www.sodakmoments.com/
Cleopatra Creek is among the dozens of rivulets that run through the valleys and gullies of the northern Black Hills and empty into Spearfish Creek as it races northward to Redwater Creek. The Cleopatra looks no different from any other creek. However, locals know it as the home to Devil’s Bathtub. Well off the beaten path, Devil’s Bathtub has attracted visitors for decades. Photos by Ryan Clayton, Rapid City. See more of his work at https://www.facebook.com/imagesbyryan
