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Federal research scientist and freelance photographer KURT REINHART, of Miles City, spied this blooming tufted evening primrose one weekend in May at the USDA’s nearby Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory. “Because it’s so dry, we don’t get many wildflowers out here, so these flowering forbs really stand out,” he says. To frame the shot, Reinhart dropped his tripod as low to the ground as it would go. “I also used a wide-angle lens so that you see the main focal point, the flower. The landscape features in the background add visual interest,” he says. ■