10 July Teton Workshop
We had another very successful one day Teton workshop, or I should say Teton/Yellowstone workshop because we ended up driving into northern Yellowstone via Dunraven pass where we were able to photograph the elk and bear that you will see on the web site.
http://www.yellowstonelight.com
Just navigate to the Teton workshop gallery page where some of the images are displayed.
We left from Provo, Ut. a little later than I had hoped for because of some sickness but still made it to the camp site about 2 hours before sunrise where we caught a little sleep, some in the car and some on the ground. When we are able to get away earlier we shoot along the road to Jackson and get a hotel for the night or camp out. Right away it became apparent that we did not have enough bug spray as the mosquitos were as bad as I have ever seen them and they were blood thirsty. One of the photographers was absolutely covered in bite marks which is the main reason we decided to drive to Yellowstone rather than hike through the boggy areas looking for moose. It was a great decision because we had close encounters with the bear and elk that you will see on the web site. We stay quite fluid on these workshops and adapt to the circumstances that as given to us. Several times we had to stop and clean the windshield because we just could not see out because of the dead bugs. Back to shooting though... we had one of the best sunrises on the Tetons that I have ever seen and it was just a thrill to shoot that event. We then went down to the Snake River and shot the reflection photograph that you see in the gallery. It is a common location but still a very strong classic shot. After shooting the mountain we started to work the oxbow bend and some near by areas where we only say a few elk. There might have been moose there but we couldn't see them because of the swarms of mosquitos. We didn't have any luck in these areas so we grabbed one of the best breakfasts you will ever get at the Jackson Lake Lodge,http://www.wyomingtourism.org/overview/Jackson-Lake-Lodge/3379, and headed to the south entrance of Yellowstone.