Glacier 2009

After Yellowstone, I traveled to Glacier for another workshop. The good weather continued with high temperatures in low 80s and much sunshine. Blooming wild flowers were plentiful everywhere and wildlife is also always a big part of this park. We did see fewer bears than normal this year, seeing only one. We started by exploring the Going To The Sun Road.

































We next visited the Many Glaciers section of the park, always one of my favorites. A highlight there was some of the best moose opportunities that I have experienced anywhere.
















I also made a few infrared images while at Glacier.





Glacier continues to be one of my favorite parks and always offers many wonderful image opportunities.

Yellowstone 2009

The Yellowstone workshop was blessed with outstanding weather, perfect temperatures and much sun. Outstanding scenics, abundant wildlife, and geysers and thermal areas make Yellowstone one of the best photo locations anywhere. We had some nice foggy mornings to also add to our images.

Waterfalls are also very popular in Yellowstone.

Wildflowers were also blooming thanks to much recent rainfall.





Yellowstone's geysers and thermal areas are unique wonders and not found in such abundance anywhere else in the world.









Yellowstone is also famous for wildlife opportunities. We saw most of the major species and the workshop members got great images of a grizzly bear.











The Yellowstone workshop was an overwhelming success and offered some of the best image opportunities anywhere.

Southwest Colorado 2009

I decided to travel to Colorado on the way to the Yellowstone workshop to check out this year's wildflower bloom. We headquartered in Montrose and explored the areas around Ouray, Telluride, and Crested Butte. The snowfall was good last winter and Colorado had a great bloom.

I first made infrared images many years ago with film. Recently I had a camera modified to take digital infared images. This was my first attempts with the modified camera.

The Colorado adventure was a good stop and I liked many of the images. Yellowstone workshop is next on this trip.

Yosemite 2009

Yosemite was at it best for this year's workshop. The water seemed to be even higher than normal for this time of year, and the streams and waterfalls were roaring. The dogwood blooms were peaking everywhere and the lupine were blooming through out the park, but best in the Wawona area, where there were fields of them.

We began by exploring in Yosemite Valley.

All areas of the park were opened, with the Tioga road opening the first day of the workshop. As we approached the weekend and the holiday crowds, we moved to work in the high country.

Although Yosemite is not primarily a wildlife workshop, we found some critters to photograph. We even saw a bear!

Yosemite is one of the premier photography locations in the National Park system and this year's trip offered unlimited opportunities.