12 Favorite Photos from 2015

January

Pleiades and Comet Lovejoy

My interest in astrophotography in January of 2015 was beginning to hit a high note. I had gotten many of the technical aspects and understandings of the process down, and shortly thereafter, Comet Lovejoy made a pass right by the Pleiades. I was able to capture the shot exactly as I hoped, and was thrilled with the result.… Keep reading...

Backpacking Tent Under Evening Light

How I Shot It – Backpacking Tent Under Evening Light

Backpacking Tent Under Evening Light

With digital photography becoming so mainstream these days, many advances have accompanied the evolution of the technology. At some point, it was bound to be expected that tools that were considered unheard of in photography just ten years ago would eventually become standard items for many people who wouldn’t consider themselves photographers at all.… Keep reading...

Sleeping Indian Sunset

Sleeping Indian Sunset

Sleeping Indian Sunset

With snow rapidly melting in Jackson Hole, I was able to catch one last shot of winter up on The Sleeping Indian (aka, Sheep Mountain) above the valley. It was on the night before I was expecting to send back my 7D and just wanted to put it through some more intensive tests before doing so to make sure.… Keep reading...

Long-Tailed Weasel

Long-Tailed Weasel Near Goodwin Lake

A long-tailed weasel, its coat in the process of changing from brown to white, searches a boulder field for food at Goodwin Lake in the Gros Ventre Wilderness, Wyoming.

Nothing will make my day more than getting some good shots of an animal that not only have I never photographed before, but also never even seen before.… Keep reading...