Storms over Sleeping Indian

Storms Over Sleeping Indian Panorama

Stormy weather passing over the Sleeping Indian at sunset. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

The other night I had made a quick drive out to Kelly, Wyoming in Grand Teton National Park and in looking at the clouds and light, I began expecting a nice sunset over the Tetons. I drove back out toward Highway 89 and got myself set up, patiently waiting for something to happen.… Keep reading...

Sunrise On the Teton Mountains Panorama

Top 5 Images from the Summer of 2010

Sunrise On the Teton Mountains Panorama

It’s never easy to narrow down a season’s worth of images to just five, but here are the five that either I liked the best, or that you liked the best, taking Google Analytics stats into account. Most of them came from Grand Teton National Park, with the exception being the grizzly bear with four cubs up in Yellowstone National Park.… Keep reading...

Rainbow Over the Gros Ventre Mountains

Cropping Down to the Perfect Panorama

Rainbow Over the Gros Ventre Mountains

Sometimes some scenes are just too large to fit into one frame of the camera. We see an amazing spectacle of nature’s display and immediately think ‘panorama.’ Upon bringing it back into the computer however, it doesn’t always look quite as nice as we thought it would. The issue with panoramas often times is that some photographers simply don’t want to crop down to what will actually make a better composition.… Keep reading...

Thunderstorms Over Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Rain Showers over Antelope Flats

Thunderstorms Over Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Yesterday was truly an interesting day for me. Much of the morning was spent preparing and buying supplies for a backpacking trip up to Delta Lake. The weather, however, was not very cooperative and I didn’t get on the trail until about 4:00pm when it looked to be clearing up, still plenty of time to get there and have dinner before dark.… Keep reading...

Balsamroot Wildflowers and Rainbow

A Nature Photographer’s Most Important Tool

Arrowhead balsamroot wildflowers blooming below a rainbow stemming from a rain shower. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Yesterday I pushed myself to be up for sunrise, crawling out of bed at 5am. Since I’ve recently moved from northern Jackson to Wilson, Wyoming, the drive is a bit farther to be in most areas of Grand Teton National Park.… Keep reading...