'Big' photos and next photo theme: '07-08-09'

After a few weeks of capturing "small" pictures, photographers switched gears to find "big" photos. In the Thursday, July 2 paper, we published a shot of an incredibly large truck, with wheels that towered over a group of adults. Here are some of the other big shots we received.

Our next photo theme is: "07-08-09." We're asking photographers to take pictures on that day, Wednesday, July 8, 2009, so we will have a collection of day-in-the-life snapshots.

We invite photographers of any age and skill level to submit entries for our photo themes.Please send submissions to web@powelltribune.com. Photos may be submitted as jpegs, tiffs or PSDs. Please include the first and last name of the photographer with entries. For more information about our photo themes, see our blog entry. We'll publish one or two shots in the print edition and post the others on our blog.

Donna Wageman submitted this photograph of a large Brahma bull on the Wageman's ranch in Cody. He is Cody Nite Rodeo stock, owned by Maury and Nikki Tate.

This large Brahma bull, named Fudge, also was photographed by Donna Wageman at the Wageman ranch in Cody. He also is Cody Nite Rodeo stock, owned by Maury and Nikki Tate.

This photo of a big Ocotillo plant was taken last March in Arizona. The plant probably exceeds 15 feet in height and more than 20 feet in width. This photograph was submitted by Eldon L. Schmitt.

This 7-inch clematis bloom, encircled by dandelions, was taken by Willie Marcus.

"Wyoming is big and beautiful," said Fred Burris, who took this photo looking at the expanse up 17 Mile Creek in the McCullough Peaks.

A big rainbow inspired Tribune News Editor Ilene Olson to take this photograph.

Tribune staff writer Gib Mathers said this about his photograph: "The mighty irrigation water careening down the canal to the pipe worming over the hill like the wake of a mole in the distance that looks so little even though it is 9 feet in diameter. Then there are the mountains that are really big too. Big, big, big — even the cumulous clouds in the distance give the cumulative effect of bigness. Wyoming is so big with its infinite horizons and mountains that ring basins like stones surrounding a pit. Holy cow!"

An innovative biker avoids last Friday’s big puddles near City Hall and Powell Middle School by hopping atop his bike in this photo by staff writer CJ Baker.