A few weeks ago we went to my cousin’s cabin on Lake Hudson in Oklahoma.
It was a wonderful time to relive warm childhood memories, and help create new impressions with our little nephews.
It also happens to be a beautiful place. So I took the opportunity to shoot a few time lapse videos to share.
I’m excited to be offering time lapse classes soon… Be on the lookout at Slaton // Workshops. Enjoy!
my brother in law invited a few of his friends and me to his uncle’s farm to camp this past weekend.
other than me, it was a bunch of dad’s with their young kiddos. a little terrifying for me at first, but it turned out to be an incredibly fun weekend.
the land was an armadillo haven. i saw tons of signs of dillos, but i only caught a short glimpse of one in person…
i had to get the obligatory texas bluebonnet shot…
and then, of course, a group bluebonnet shot.
the night nature walk was certainly one of the highlights for everyone…
sunday was beautiful and gray. i wandered and explored a bit with my camera. the cool, blue tones caught my eye.
my working title for this post originally was “l’obsession des tetons”…
you know, referencing western wyoming’s french explorer roots.
then, thanks to google translate, i quickly realized it was essential that i think of new title.
needless to say, i don’t speak french.
so last year, i had a photographic obsession with squaretop in the wind river range. this fall, i can’t believe i’m saying this, but i didn’t even visit green river lakes (where squaretop lives).
yes, it’s sad. but i was just too busy. i had a two hunts to attend, a ranch to shoot, lots of hot wings to eat in jackson, many pints to consume at deadman’s bar in signal mountain lodge, etc. so since most of my (very important) activities were near teton park, I decided to spend some much needed quality time with the beloved teton mountain range.
enter my newest photographic obsession.
it started the day we finished at the goosewing ranch shoot.
we had a burger and beer at deadman’s bar, then sat on the edge of jackson lake to watch a phenomenal sunset over the tetons.
i then ventured out on the river road, looking for elk. and the interesting photographic opportunities expanded. in the next blog post, i’ll show more of the elk photographs.
the clouds and smoke provided most of the drama for me. but it is the landscape itself that always draws me in and keeps me coming back for more.
come on… you knew i had to.
a portrait with my subject….
more bull elk in the shadow of the mountain.
where the antelope roam…
i hiked to emma matilda lake for the first time.
and then, of course, oxbow bend. there is good reason that this is one of the most photographed places in the world. especially in the fall.
that night the stars were out in full force. i could see the milky way stretching high above the tetons.
i’ve been going to this part of wyoming at least annually since 2001, which i know in the bigger scheme of things is not a long time.
but for me, it’s over a third of my lifetime, spending some of my favorite moments up there.
and honestly, i can’t wait to find out what gorgeous mountains will capture my obsession next year.
God bless wyoming.
i leave for wyoming this weekend, and i couldn’t be more excited… it has been a few years since i’ve been up in the autumn to shoot.
the chill of winter coming in the air, elk bugling in the distance, the wildlife teeming with energy and vigor… ah, it can’t be aptly described.
so, to my point. for the entire month of september, i’ve decided to really give an incentive to all of you out there who may have been waiting to buy a limited edition print from my storefront…
to commemorate my blessed time in wyoming this month, i am offering A HUGE 50% discount off EVERYTHING!!! but the sale ends september 30 at 12 a.m. CST… so don’t wait.
and since i make all of my prints by hand (except for the huge ones) and sign and number them, they will not ship until the first week of october.
so scratch your Christmas presents off the to-do list early, and buy everyone a beautiful and unique gift! at 50% off no less!!
oh, i almost forgot…. use “AUPA2012” at checkout for your discount :)
we are really ramping up our prints for the upcoming busy season.
if you haven’t checked it out in a while, go see our storefront on etsy.com… we have a few new limited edition prints, and some awesome new GIANT sizes.
and we’ll be adding more images everyday, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for, check back daily, it won’t be long.
but hurry, because these fine art, hand-made prints are on a limited availability. and trust me, they make great Christmas gifts…
as a special thank you to the faithful, enter EARLYBRD12 at checkout for a 10% discount! feel free to share with your friends and family too :)
thanks so much!
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