A hodgepodge of shots from around the park that don’t fit in other galleries.
A hodgepodge of shots from around the park that don’t fit in other galleries.
This collection is eclectic and spans the range of peaceful and meditative to odd and otherworldly.
This place is one of the most photographed places in the United States as well as in the park. Like the Moulton Barns and Oxbow Bend, you will find iconic reflection shots at Schwabacher’s Landing anytime photos of Grand Teton National park are shown. I have yet to get a dawn shot from the prime location on the beaver ponds when the cottonwoods are golden, because you have to be there hours before dawn to get one of the few spots.
I like to photograph the upper and lower ponds and they are rarely occupied.
Oxbow Bend is a curve in the Snake River near Moran Junction and flows very slow providing reflection shots of Mount Moran. There is a large parking area and there are typically dozens of photographers shooting pictures of this iconic spot at any given time, especially when the fall colors are evident. The aspen here turn orange-red rather than the more common golden yellow.
This creek is the outlet of Jenny Lake and is one of the most photogenic places I have photographed. It has clear water that flows around granite boulders. It is placid in the fall which makes for wonderful reflections of the surrounding peaks. The treeline from the Exum horse bridge has a balance that frames the green roofed cabin at the bend. The cottonwoods and aspen are golden in the fall and the sub-alpine fir have a slender perfect symmetry and a dark blue green color.
There is a series of old homesteads on Antelope Flats called Mormon Row because they were settled by Mormon pioneers. The land has since been included into the park and the buildings remain and have been partially restored and cared for. Two of the barns have become iconic as foregrounds for Teton shots, both originally belonged to Moultons; John Moulton and Thomas Alma Moulton.
These shallow glacier formed lakes feed Jenny Lake and provide beautiful reflections of the Tetons which rise from their shores.
Thunderstorm Over The Teton Range
This is a shot I took in 2004 with my old Sony fixed lens camera. This is a place called Schwabacher’s Landing and this particular spot is where photographers set their tripods because of the symmetry of the far bank of the pond and how the trees frame the mountains.