Jackson Hole, Wyoming

      This shot was taken when we were just arriving in Jackson Hole. We were stocking up on our food supply for the place we rented. Sunsets over buildings are sometimes just too good to resist. In order to get the light in the parking lot and the beautiful sky, I used Photomatix Pro to merge two photos to create an HDR image (HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, which lets you capture a much farther range of light than what your camera can normally see). This particular HDR, due to it's low light, had a lot of noise. I used Nik's Dfine 2.0 (thanks to Alex Walker) to get rid of much of that noise.

Grand Tetons, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

       
     This photo was taken in the morning on our way out to the Grand Teton National Park. It was pretty early morning and we were both excited and nervous about the approaching storm. It could make for a pretty dynamic shot. As we stopped at one of the scenic turnoffs, coming out of the brush was this woman and her horse. Who knows what she was doing. It seemed like they hadn't been there long, but right after I shot this photo, they left. Pretty odd place to bring your horse I'd say. But, I like the photo so I'm not going to complain.

Morning at Jenny Lake

Grand Tetons, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

As I was looking through my photos to decide which one to put up as my first blog post, I found the three photos that make up this panorama. I remember that day. We had gotten a fairly early start as to catch the mountains in nice morning light, but as we were driving we became increasingly disheartened by the low fog that was covering up the mountains. The only thing in view was the base of the giant range. This was very disappointing because the light would have been good. Oh well, we thought. Maybe tomorrow. But, we decided to venture out to Jenny Lake anyway. And what do ya know, the fog disappears and we are left with our jaws on the ground gazing at this magnificent scene. What a place...