Over the last year, I got very interested in night photography. I’ve been practicing when I can – when the sky is clear, when other conditions are right, and when I have time. At this time of year, photographing the Milky Way is not particularly rewarding, as the brightest parts of the Milky Way are…
Wolf or coyote?
I have struggled in the past to tell the difference between a wolf and a coyote, and even today it’s difficult for me to tell the difference without a good look through binoculars or a long lens. A gray wolf and a coyote look very similar. So how can you tell the difference? Take a…
Life & Death in Yellowstone
WARNING: this post contains photos of a bison carcass that some may find disturbing. I was fortunate enough to be in Yellowstone at a very opportune time this weekend, and had the amazing experience of seeing most of the Wapiti Lake wolf pack as closely as you’d want to see a wolf! An injured bison…
New Year’s Resolution 2023
For what may be the first time in my life, I’ve completed a New Year’s resolution. As 2022 was coming to a close, my daughter challenged me to take at least one new photo every day and post the best one on Instagram. As of today, I have completed my 365th post! It has been…
Grand Tetons
We did a long weekend in Grand Tetons National Park, and although we were just a couple weeks too late for peak fall color and a little too early for lots of snow on the peaks, I still came away with some really nice photos. The first full day we spent in the park provided…
Photos with my dad
My dad – also an avid photographer – came out for a visit this week, and we spent five days traveling around Yellowstone and other nearby areas of interest, each armed with dozens of pounds of camera gear. Yellowstone was, of course, an area of particular interest to us. We saw the park from Tower…
Double rainbow over the Gallatin
We were fortunate to be in the right place at the right time this evening to witness a bright, clear double rainbow. This is the first time I’ve ever seen one so clearly, and could see both ends of the rainbow! It’s just a shame it wasn’t in a pretty location. 😉
Tanzania 2018
Five years ago, my wife and I traveled to Africa for a photo safari. At the time, I had a fairly basic camera, and that simply would not do for such a trip. I bought myself a nice new Nikon camera and a few lenses, including a very long lens. That lens changed my photographic…
Yellowstone at night
A few weeks ago, my wife and I went on a tour into Yellowstone to photograph the night sky. Our guide was Harold Klein, from The West Yellowstone Camera Store. We first drove to an overlook for the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, in the Canyon Village area. There we got set up, and…
Beehive Basin
Some friends and I hiked Beehive Basin this past weekend, and it was a beautiful time of year for it. There were plentiful wildflowers along most of the trail, and we followed a small creek (I don’t know the name and it’s unlabeled on the maps I looked at). Near the end of the trail…