Best of Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris – June 22-29, 2012
Below are my preferred shots from the past week of guiding with Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris. The heat is beginning to take its toll on some of the wildlife, but that hasn’t prevented us from still getting to see plenty of animals. Get in touch with them if you’d like me to guide you out there!… Continue reading
A small herd of bison rest beneath Blacktail Butte and the Teton Mountains in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
June 25, 2012 – Teton Day Safari
A coyote stands in sagebrush and vegetation in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
June 26, 2012 – Yellowstone Safari
A male bison rests in sagebrush in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
June 25, 2012 – Teton Day Safari
A mule deer poses next to lupine wildflowers in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
June 25, 2012 – Teton Day Safari
A line of bison migrate in
Art Association of Jackson Hole’s First Annual Photography Competition Series
Last night concluded the Art Association of Jackson Hole’s first annual photography competition series. It was a four-part, juried competition with a different theme each week. Though I never placed first, I did receive 3rd place in the first week and 2nd place in the second week. I was very surprised and honored, however, when I was awarded Best in Show last night at the final opening. The reasoning I was told was because in addition to getting an entry into each competition, I still maintained my personal style and consistency of work despite the wide range of categories.
Below are my entries, along with each theme.
Energy and Adrenaline – 3rd Place
A dramatic sunset casts a pink glow over the North Fork of Cascade Canyon in Grand Teton National Park.
For Energy and Adrenaline, I knew a thunderstorm would best convey that premise through my work. It’s hard … Continue reading
Jackson Hole Spring Time-Lapse Video
A time-lapse video compilation featuring scenes from Jackson Hole and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.
I finally put together a new time-lapse video of some footage I had been collecting from earlier this summer and spring. Most of it is taken in and around Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Grand Teton National Park, with a couple of scenes from Yellowstone National Park mixed in there. The final two scenes were of the Perseid Meteor Shower from this year and the northern lights from August 5th the previous week, respectively.
For this video, I upgraded to Sony Vegas Move Studio HD Platinum 11, which I have been very pleased with thus far. It seems as though all my complaints from version 10 were addressed and fixed.… Continue reading
Rewarded Patience in the North Fork of Cascade Canyon
A dramatic sunset casts a pink glow over the North Fork of Cascade Canyon in Grand Teton National Park.
Weather in the Tetons can change in what seems to be an instant. A warm, sunny day had just transformed into a chilly, overcast day with a strong, threatening breeze. I had just arrived at my chosen campsite in the North Fork of Cascade Canyon in Grand Teton National Park when "bad" weather immediately began encroaching. I set my pack down and scoped out the scenery when thunder began to echo off peaks and canyon walls, reverberating from one wall to another and back and forth. It was a chillingly sublime sound. I sought temporary shelter underneath a large boulder while waiting for the storm to pass. A paranoia of lightning kept me nervously huddled uncomfortably low below the boulder.
While the rain made its best, yet futile, effort to drench … Continue reading
Hiking the Gros Ventre Wilderness
Jackson Peak looms in the background of a field of indian paintbrush wildflowers in the Gros Ventre Wilderness of Wyoming.
This past weekend, I backpacked into the Gros Ventre Wilderness for the first time (pronounced ‘grow vont’). I had hiked in a bit previously, but never backpacked in, nor gone to such a remote spot.
The Gros Ventre Wilderness is Grand Teton National Park’s immediate southeastern neighbor. As a result, much of it borders the southeastern boundaries of Jackson Hole. The wilderness is comprised of a section of the Gros Ventre Mountains that, for the most part, go completely ignored by most visitors since they’re in the opposite direction of the Tetons that capture so many peoples’ attention. Two prominent peaks are visible from the valley and demand at least some recognition, but can’t even hint at the natural beauty that lies behind them. Both Sheep Mountain (aka The Sleeping … Continue reading
Grizzly Bear #399 Nursing Her Cubs
Grizzly Bear #399 nurses her three cubs of the year of 2011 in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
I posted this photo onto my 500px page and after the great response, I realized I didn’t have it on my blog yet. I got this late one night while plugged into a friend’s Canon 500mm and also seeing just how good the 7D could handle high ISO. It turns out that even though there is noise, it’s still pretty usable and I’m looking forward to making a few prints to test out just how big I can get away with.
The sun had just set, but that didn’t stop many of us from staying out and watching grizzly bear #399 and her three cubs. There were wildflowers, the cubs were active and there was great light, though not much of it. Regardless, I don’t pass up opportunities and this was a … Continue reading
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