My wife and I just got back from a 2600 mile road trip. We left LA went through Las Vegas, saw my family in Salt Lake and headed for Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We went on a wildlife tour where we saw Moose, Elk, Antelope and a herd of Buffalo. To see my pictures go to my Smugmug gallery.
Our guide Reed from Wildlife Expeditions of Teton Wildlife Expeditions did a great job but what really made the whole trip for me was a tip he gave about the most photographed location in Jackson Hole. Now the big deal about a place like that is to get a shot that will stand out from the average snap shot of a particular location. But you have to show up, the next morning I got up before sunup and headed for the Mormon Barn. This barn is in the middle of the Antelope reserve. When ever you see an advertisement for Jackson Hole you will see this barn with the Grand Tetons behind it. See above. When I got there as the sun was coming up in the East, as it always does, There is the normal amount of cars for a good photo site. How ever this day there happened to be a photo crew from BBC doing a photo shoot. The hired 2 cowboys and 6 horses. So for 2 hours we got to shoot behind the photographer as the cowboys walked and ran back and forth in front of the barn. The light was great and now there was something to make a static landscape photo into something much more exciting. Certainly different from the typical shot of this fabulous location. There were about 15 photographers there to start with and then more and more people showed up. It was great and we all had a lot of fun as we all hung out together.
Thanks Reed for going beyond us taking us to see the animals.
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