Northern Lights and Star Trails

How to Make a Time-Lapse Video

Making a time-lapse video these days is easier than ever. With so much technology readily available, practically anyone can now make a time-lapse video anywhere they are. A couple of things you want to ensure before shooting any time-lapse video are that you’ve got plenty of battery power (especially in the cold!)… Keep reading...

Valley of the Gods, Utah

Valley of the Gods Thunderstorm

Rain and thunderstorms drop plenty of rain to a much needed desert in Valley of the Gods northeast of Mexican Hat, Utah

Every now and then I like to clean out my archives, which either means removing images that aren’t up to my standards, or redoing an image that just never seemed to pop like it should.… Keep reading...

Migrating Bison Herd Panorama

Migrating Bison Herd Panorama

Migrating Bison Herd Panorama

With a record-setting amount of snow falling this month, many elk and bison are late in getting to the National Elk Refuge from Grand Teton National Park. Typically when snow blankets the valley floor, all the bison and elk have made their way into the refuge, but with so much snow coming so early, this bison herd was a little slow in arriving.… Keep reading...

Bull Moose in Fall Snow

Bull Moose and Incoming Snow Storm

Bull Moose in Fall Snow

Earlier this week we had a pretty intense storm rip through the valley, leaving the Jackson Hole Ski Resort with 41 inches of new snow in 48 hours. As the storm initially made its way into the valley, I headed out for a quick drive that morning to find some new winter-like shots and was fortunate enough to happen upon some bull moose grazing at the Gros Ventre Campground in Grand Teton National Park.… Keep reading...

Fall Cottonwood Panorama

Antelope Flats – There’s Always Good Light

Fall Cottonwood Panorama

You hear it all the time. People making excuses not to go shooting because of a certain kind of light or weather condition. In the end, however, that’s all they are: excuses. At its simplest terminology, photography is the art of capturing light. The word itself is Greek and breaks down into "drawing with light."… Keep reading...

Storms Over Teton Mountains

Black and White Teton Mountains Panorama

Storms Over Teton Mountains

This was actually taken several weeks ago, but I only recently converted it to black and white and saw the true value in the image. I drove up to the Triangle X Ranch in Grand Teton National Park to get this shot at sunrise of the Teton Mountains. It almost looked like it wasn’t going to be anything until the sun began breaking through the clouds, creating a stripe of light that stretched out across the mountains.… Keep reading...