South Dakota 2017

[Anirban Halder]

Earlier this month I was on a short vacation in South Dakota - fifth least populous state of the 50 United States.
In short, South Dakota = Vast Emptiness, Open Prairie, Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, some native American history and lots of Harley Davidson.

#1. Some say the drive to South Dakota (from Minneapolis) is very boring. Didn’t seem that way to me.



#2. And we drove past quilt shop



#3. And yes, vast emptiness…



#4. That small diner in a lonely town called Chamberlin by Missouri river



#5. "Please close door please"/ 50¢ wings



#6. Bed and breakfast



#7. More emptiness.



#8. Prairie grassland

[Anirban Halder]

#9. Badlands National Park



#10. Dramatic landscapes, layered rock formations, steep canyons



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#12.



#13.  Bison, Prairie dogs and Bighorn sheep (below) are natural inhabitants of Badlands.

** I missed a long lens.

[Fons Baerken]

Anirban, nice work

[Bill Mellen]

Very nice set Anirban!

[Jakov Minić]

Anirban, I am amazed by the landscapes and your photos!
Akira, would have loved to shoot those clouds, while I would have approached those daises

[golunvolo]

I will had happily cruise those lands with my bike too.
  Very american: "smoke free.." and the flag. Nice seem and presented
  There is something extra to that shot with the umbrella. People lost in an alien landscape with a colorful cover. The contrast is striking.

[John Geerts]

Great skies and light, Anirban.  Impressive series.  I  like especially the three people with Umbrella in the Badlands  

[Anthony]

Interesting series, some with lovely light as well.

[Akira]

I second John.  You captured varieties of beautiful light here.

Akira, would have loved to shoot those clouds, while I would have approached those daises

LOL!  Sure enough!

[CS]

I must say, Anirban, lovely work.

[Anirban Halder]

Anirban, I am amazed by the landscapes and your photos!
Akira, would have loved to shoot those clouds, while I would have approached those daises

Thank you Jakov. You could spend days in those prairie.
#14.

Interesting series, some with lovely light as well.

I second John.  You captured varieties of beautiful light here.

Thank you Akira and John. I mostly took photos by the highways late afternoon.
#15.


#16. Ok, last one for the sake of cloud.

[Anirban Halder]

Interesting series, some with lovely light as well.

Very nice set Anirban!

Thank you Anthony and Bill.

I will had happily cruise those lands with my bike too.
  Very american: "smoke free.." and the flag. Nice seem and presented
  There is something extra to that shot with the umbrella. People lost in an alien landscape with a colorful cover. The contrast is striking.

Paco - Glad you liked them.

I will had happily cruise those lands with my bike too.

You mean this? 
#17.


Or may be this..
#18. (at Deadwood, South Dakota).

I must say, Anirban, lovely work.

Thank you Carl for kind words.
#19.

[armando_m]

Wonderful series Anirban it brings me nice memories as I once did that drive

[Anirban Halder]

Wonderful series Anirban it brings me nice memories as I once did that drive

Thanks Armando. Glad to hear that

[MFloyd]

.... and its remains of the Cold War with its numerous Minutemen Nuclear Missile shelters ....

Lovely pictures 👍🏻  Please, go on 😉