My mom and dad were visiting again and we decided to spend some time in Yellowstone National Park.  We stayed at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and drove up to Yellowstone and Grand Teton.  The views were breathtaking and since I’m a devout christian, the whole trip really made me feel extremely small.  God is huge… and I mean huge!!!  That song “God of Wonders” comes to mind when driving to and fro.

We were lucky enough to get a good deal on a two-story condo for three nights.  We spent the first day in Jackson where we watched a re-enaction of the “Shoot Out at Town Square” performed by the local playhouse actors.  They were fantastic and comedic at best.  And I found the white guy acting like a mexican truly hilarious!  Some pics are below…  I converted a couple of pics from the play in b&w to give it a more older western feel (disregard the crowd in the background).

The geysers at Old Faithful was a little extraordinary except for the smell of rotten eggs everywhere (sulfur).  And watching water boil when it’s 40 degrees outside was a bit different.  My son (Jakob) jokingly asked me if he could take a dip, in which a passerby quickly replied that it would cause a very slow death.

I wanted to see a moose really bad since I had never seen one alive in my life.  Unfortunately, I had to settle for elks and bisons.  I also took a panoramic view of the Grand Teton (six shots stitched together in Photoshop).

The pics are below – there’s a lot!

I had a couple shoots last week in which i’m lagging so far behind in my editing.  I’ve been too busy lately that by the time I get home from work (real job), the first thing I want to do is sleep!  Eerybody needs rest, you know.  Even God rested on the seventh day.

Anyways, I’m really starting to enjoy my photography and I think I’ve found a niche I really enjoy.  I haven’t done any agressive marketing, which I plan to do this year. But I am putting myself out there now and hopefully I get noticed.

Here’s a few I shot of Mysti – another aspiring model.  I was looking for a place to shoot (the day of the shoot).  I wanted to do it in a field with tall grass.  I found one in Layton but it was private property.  I didn’t know this first hand and proceeded to go in and then I heard a loud whistle.  I thought I was going to get shot by this older big country guy asking me what I was doing and where I’m going.  I explained everything to him (with a smile).  And he said it’s okay…  I asked if I could come later that day for the shoot.  Whew!!  Still alive.

After the shoot, we were approached by the man’s grandmother…  same thing.  She seemed a little irate because no one had told her beforehand and she was wondering what the h**l were we doing on her property.  So I explained to her again… and with smiles… we said our hellos and goodbyes!  Good experience.