Hi everyone-

Greetings from very cold Nashville, TN. It is supposed to be snowing but it hasn't started as of yet. Not to worry though for me as we'll be inside all day.

Today we (Ted Van Der Linden) and I are taking a photo business class. The class is being taught by Ann Monteith and Carol Andrews. It covers the business and financial aspects of running a photography studio. Its a two day class that I have really been looking forward to.

I'll report back on that as it goes on.

In the meantime here is an image I shot of a bull moose in the Gros Ventre area of Grand Teton National Park. This guy was pretty cooperative for about 20 minutes or so.

Have a great day!

Hi everyone-

I hope you all getting back into the swing of things today. We've kicked off a new year and while most of you are heading back to work, last night was my last night tour and I have next tour off so I don't head back to the FD until the 16th of January.

Sorry to rub that in but the mid winter break is not something I have taken before and I am really looking forward to it!!

I will be in Nashville for part of the time attending the ImagingUSA conference as well as the Digital Wedding Forum conference. And I'll be working on a special project with my friends Bryan Allen and Ted Van Der Linden, but more on that later!!

So check back through out the second half of the week and weekend for additional posts related to all of that.

But in the mean time here is a moose image that I shot back in October in Grand Teton National Park. It was taken in the Gros Ventr (grow vaunt) area of the park.

Have a great day!

Hi everyone-

I'm on the road again today. This morning I'll be shooting in Badlands National Park, then its off to the Wounded Knee site and down into Nebraska. I hope to stay in the Omaha area tonight.

Today's image was shot along the Gros Ventre River in Grand Teton National Park. This is a fairly reliable location for moose from year to year. But this year was a bit better than most. There were about 6 cow's and the bull in this image. I am not sure if it was the same bull as in previous years. This year he seemed a bit larger and had a much nicer rack then I remember in previous years.

Have a great day!

Hi everyone-

Over the week end I had several people who stopped by my booth ask if I had any moose images. So I thought I would post a few today.

These were shot a few years ago in Grand Teton National Park at the beaver ponds along the Moose-Wilson Road. This is a pretty sure bet location for moose in late September and early October.

Hope you enjoy them!

Also please keep my friend and great photographer and all around super guy, Wes in your thoughts and prayers today. He'll be undergoing some major surgeries today and I wish him well!

Have a great day!

Hi everyone,

This image was shot back in May in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone. For those of you familiar with the park, it was directly across the road from the Trout Lake parking area/trail head.

I don't have first hand knowledge of the events that lead to the injury of the mother and the birth of the calf. I was told, however that wolves had made an attack on the mother prior to giving birth. I was also told that at the time these images were taken the calf was just over a day old.

The mother had injuries to both sides, her neck and rump area. Judging by the injuries she must have put up a good fight.To protect her calf she had it tucked up against the river behind it. The water was very high and running quite fast. I am sure none of the parks animals would have attempted to cross her nor would they have made it.

So it was a good choice for a location. She then only had to watch three sides. The last I heard or read these two were still alive. I would think that as long as they were in this area they were doing OK.

I just drove past this spot last week and they were gone. Obviously they couldn't stay there forever/ But this is wolf country so hopefully they were able to avoid being taken down once they ventured away from this spot.

I hope that you have a great weekend and 4Th of July holiday. Have fun and be safe!

Thanks for checking out the blog, have a great day!