pictures of things outside

pictures of things outside.
yes.

this post is just a tiny peek at some pics that I took on a recent vacation. it was no ordinary vacation. my dearest best friend and i headed to wyoming to explore two beautiful national parks. it wasn't a trip full of lavish, poolside fruity beverages, or sunny beaches stretching for miles. there were no college interns dressed as woodland creatures or hyper technical amusement rides.

it was better.

the tetons were a photographer's play ground. it was no ordinary vacation.

- The first pic was taken in Yellowstone, from an unofficial part of a trail. We were looking for a high vantage point to capture a scene we knew well from ELEMENTS; the Grand Prismatic Spring. Pretty cool, huh?



ooook, no more silly elph shots (bison?)... on with the pics!

This one is from the very, very, very, very, very famous Oxbow Bend. It was numero uno on our list, and every bit as captivating as we expected. The fall colors were beautiful, but I converted this frame to black & white to give it my own spin.

aaah, and here is my ansel attempt. It actually began as a Tom attempt, but was too cluttered. When I was processing the shot, I did my usual "hmmm wonder what this would look like monotone" maneuvers, and ended up with this processed image:

This barn scene is so Old Westy, eh? I didn't intentionally do anything to get the soft focused look, but I did do some processing to get the monotone.

The barns of Mormon Row are also very, very, very, very, you get the idea, very popular with the slr/dslr crowd. Have a tripod? we'll see you there at sunrise.

... but we won't see you there at sunset. We visited this area a few times, and had the luxury of basically having the place to ourselves during the times of day when the lighting was kinda harsh. (side note: 3-5pm in the tetons is horrible! best time to catch up on some zzzz's, blog, edit & do some coin-op laundry!)

And here is another Art Wolfe attempt; I wanted to capture the fall leaves gently moving in the breeze. I had tried on several occations, and was grateful to capture this frame. i love it. I will probably be printing it out soon (along with a few others in this tonal group).

And that about wraps it up! Thank you for taking a look, and for checking back! Hope you are having a lovely day. OH and go to the Tetons... it is a national treasure.