Wyoming Dreaming
A few weeks ago, my great friend, Steve Somers, posted a series of his memorable trips to Alaska and Yosemite. Inspired by Steve, I am dedicating this week’s posts to one of my favorite states, Wyoming.
No two national parks can be more different in landscape than Grand Teton and Yellowstone. The amazing thing about them is that they are located right next to one another in northwestern Wyoming. Grand Teton is one of my favorites, and I have visited there many, many times. On one of my trips there, I decided to spend a few days in Yellowstone to explore the park on my own.
After spending a couple of nights at Lake Yellowstone, I headed to Mammoth Springs, with the hope to shoot Canary Springs during sunset. It was sunny when I left the hotel, and, 10 minutes later, I grabbed my gear and started to walk toward the springs. I noticed that there were dark clouds starting to roll in, and I thought that I had plenty of time. I didn't know how fast the rain was coming, but I knew I was in a race to get in a few shots. It turned out to be one of the fastest photo shoots that I ever had, and I barely had enough time to shoot a few photos before the deluge would start. I decided to process this as a black and white, as I wanted to make sure the mood of the moment came through in the image.