Photographer: Russ Burden

Location: Montana 

By bringing out the purples, oranges, reds and blues and darkening the rest of the landscape, Burden is more easily able to convey the idea of twilight or evening. It's warm an inviting but also gives a sense of peace and ending. Capturing the trees and the mountain in the background help give the photo distance, and the buffalo's reflection in the water gives the idea that the world is transitioning into a new one because of the evening settling down. Making the fog more prominent is a nice touch, but I'd like to see it surrounding the rest of the buffalo and the area of water he's standing in to give a more mysterious vibe. In the coloring editing process, Burden was also successful in keeping the natural texture of the water without it getting too distorted.