Historic Pillsbury Grain Elevator, between Felt and Ashton, Idaho. Like distant ships on the horizon, grain elevators in the American West appear in the wide-open landscape long before reaching them. Happening upon these magnificent structures, one thinks about the engineering, the transport of materials, the labor and perseverance that it must have taken to construct them.Frank Gohlke, master of the Texas landscape, expressed his feelings about these extraordinary buildings with these few sentences: “I was frustrated by the discrepancy between the ordinariness of the facts surrounding the grain elevators and the intensity of my emotional responses to the objects themselves. …. The dignity of grain elevators, the precision, intelligence and grace of their formal language, their majestic presence within the landscape all seem to confirm the faith that, given the right circumstances, we will make visible the best that is within us”. #orcuttphotography #bestofthegemstate #historicidahograinelevators John Orcutt February 16, 2022 Instagram Continue Reading
View of the Grand Teton from our backyard in Driggs, Idaho on a cold morning. We are skiing just about every day now and feeling comfortable at these higher altitudes. #grandteton #tetonvalleyidaho #driggsidaho #bestofthegemstate #orcuttphotography John Orcutt January 27, 2022 Instagram Continue Reading
Sunsets in Teton Valley, Idaho are extraordinary! This one with bands of color was a great background for the silhouetted trees. #tetonvallyidaho #driggsidaho #bestofthegemstate #orcuttphotography #sunsettetonvalley John Orcutt January 27, 2022 Instagram Continue Reading
Frosty Trees in Driggs, Idaho this morning. Condensation from a cold overnight fog creates a sparkling screen at the edge of our field, illuminated by the backlit trees. #driggsidaho #backlittrees #bestofthegemstate #orcuttphotography John Orcutt January 23, 2022 Instagram Continue Reading
