Photo of the Week! Three Sister's

Nikon D7000, 12-24mm @12mm, ISO 100, f16, 1/8

My buddy James was walking around this area while I was shooting the moving water in the back ground. Once I was finished with what I was doing I saw this clump of trees leaving over the rock. It was much more difficult it find a good angle and get a shot of this scene than I had expected. Stay tuned for next weeks Photo of the Week where I did an 180 degree turn of this same area! 

Photo of the Week! Follow the Rainbow

Nikon D7000, 12-24mm @20mm, f16, ISO 100, 1/15

Here is my second photo from my trip to Minnesota's north shore. This photo is from my favorite State Park, Cascade River. This is the main falls for the park. It's extremely close to the camp ground (300 yards). The park system has built areas for visitors to sit and relax.

Photo of the Week! Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN

Nikon D7000, 12-24mm @14mm, ISO 100, F22, 1/5

I finally was able to get out and shoot last week! If has been an extremely slow 2012 photography wise thus far. So when a co-worker of mine wanted to hit up the north shore of Minnesota I couldn't resist. We packed up there car at O'dark 30 and hit the road. We started at Cascade River State Park before making our last stop here at Gooseberry State Park. Both Cascade and Gooseberry are among my favorite state parks to photograph! 

Photo of the Week! The "Other Side" of Nez Perce Creek

Nikon D7000, 24mm, ISO 200, 1/60, 3 shot HDR

This is the eastern view of my "Nez Perce Creek" image from past trips to Yellowstone. Sometimes it's a good idea to turn around and see what's behind you as Chad demonstrated in his HTC Evo 4G post. There is something special in this area that keeps me coming back for more. I'm hopeful sometime this summer I can get out there and photograph this location during a different season. 

Photo of the Week! Gray Wolf

Nikon D7000, f3.2, ISO 500, 1/1250

I thought I would share a photo was was very popular on my 500px.com gallery. I post this photo last week were it received a rating of 98.7 at its peak with 1530 views, 138 votes and 84 favorites. I took this photo at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, MT while I was waiting for the park to open. I was at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center a couple of years back while on a ski vacation to Big Sky. If you get a chance to stop by I would recommend it, especially if you have kids. You can really get up close to some of Yellowstones top predators. 

Photo of the Week! Summer Time Fawn

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 w/TC14e II, ISO 640, f4.5, 1/1250

I went back to look through some old files the other night since I haven't been shoot all that much and found this photo. I ended up with a number of great shots from this outing near my house. Last August, I saw a pair of fawns grazing in an open field about a block from my house. I raced home and grabbed my camera. As I was putting shoes on "SMACK" my D7000 with my 300mm f2.8 hit the title floor! I quickly assessed the damage made sure it was still working. Thankfully it was! I raced down the street and spent a good 30 minutes photographing this little bugger. 

The photo shoot is hard to forget, after all I damaged my new camera and ended up with great photos. Oh, did I mention that I got poison ivy as well!! 

One of my favorite images from 2011 was from this shoot.

Photo of the Week! Mountain Bluebird

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 w/TC14e II, ISO 800, f4, 1/400

While is was shooting a bull elk in Yellowstone National Park, these four Mountain Bluebirds landed on a fallen tree. All week I wanted an opportunity to photograph these little guys. I did see a number of them, however the eluded me all week. I only had time to fire off a quick burst before they flew off, I was very happy to add these birds to my list!