Number One

Print Title:  "Three Amigos"

Order Number:  TT001

Description:  "Three Amigos" has been my top selling photo since 2007 when it was displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History as part of the Windland Smith Rice display.  It won first place in the Wildlife Category of the Nature's Best International Photography Competition and was also featured on the cover of Nature's Best Magazine.  Since then, it's been featured in several other magazines and calendars.

The image was taken in February 2007 in Hayden Valley with a 100-400L Canon lens on a Canon 5D camera.

Number Two

Print Title:  "Welcome to Yellowstone"

Order Number:  TT002

Description:  While "Welcome to Yellowstone" hasn't garnered the accolades that "Three Amigos" has, since the image was taken in April 2009, it has been my second best selling image.  The image depicts a young grizzly as it was rolling in the snow.  The bear had drawn a large crowd that watched it graze for over an hour in a snow free area near the closed Norris campground.  The bear moved off into the woods and the crowd left.  I waited around and was rewarded when the bear came back and rolled in the snow.

The image was taken in April 2009 near Norris campground with a 500mm Canon lens on a Canon 50D camera, braced on a bean bag through my car window.

Number Three

Print Title:  "The Glare"

Order Number:  TT003

Description:  "The Glare" also hasn't garnered much in accolades but it is my best selling bird photo.  Also titled "American Kestrel", few people actually know what kind of bird this is.  Kestrels are small birds of prey, no bigger than a robin.  They are beautifully colored and often hunt rodents.  This one was hunkered down in April 2008 on a snag along the road in Lamar Valley.  It sat and watched for some time.  Typically, they are shy and don't hang around long for photos.  Most kestrels only migrate through Yellowstone in the Spring but some do nest and spend all summer.

The image was taken in April 2008 in Lamar Valley with a 100-400L Canon lens on a Canon 5D camera.

Number Four

Print Title:  "Winter at the Inn"

Order Number:  TT004

Description:  "Winter at the Inn" was only just taken this past winter, in January 2010.  It has quickly become one of my most popular photos.  The juxtaposition of the warm light on the man made structure, the Old Faithful Inn, and the cold light on the frosty bison are in stark contrast to each other.  I was immediately drawn to this contrast.  It was about minus 25 degrees Farenheit on this morning, shortly after sunrise.

The image was taken in January 2010 at Old Faithful with a 50-500mm Sigma lens on a Canon 50D camera.

Number Five

Print Title:  "Momma's Kiss"

Order Number:  TT005

Description:  "Momma's Kiss" has been recognized by the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition as a semi-finalist in 2009 and has been published in National Wildlife magazine.  The intimate interaction between a grizzly sow and her cub has made this image of my most popular images and also a personal favorite.  The sow was on Dunraven Pass with her cub in 2008.  The image was taken on the first day that road was open for the summer season and these two drew a huge crowd.  Rangers kept everyone at a safe distance from the bear and the bears foraged naturally for some time near the road before finally moving off.

The image was taken in May 2008 on Dunraven Pass with a 500mm Canon lens on a Canon 50D camera with a 1.4 converter mounted on a Gitzo tripod.

Number Six

Print Title:  "Bottoms Up"

Order Number:  TT006

Description:  "Bottoms Up" has been one of my top selling photo since 2007 when it was displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History as part of the Windland Smith Rice display.  It won first place in the Animal Antics Category of the Nature's Best International Photography Competition.  Since then, it's been featured in several other magazines, including Outdoor Photographer and National Geographic.

The image was taken in February 2007 in Hayden Valley with a 100-400L Canon lens on a Canon 5D camera.

Number Seven

Print Title:  "Call of the Wild"

Order Number:  TT007

Description:  "Call of the Wild" is one of those shots that almost wasn't.  I remember taking the photo but had "lost" it on a hard drive, forgetting where I had put the image.  Over a year later, I found the image again.  The image currently is on the cover of the 2011 Yellowstone Association calendar sold throughout Yellowstone National Park.

The image was taken in November 2007 near Lamar Valley with a 100-400L Canon lens on a Canon 5D camera.

Number Eight

Print Title:  "Lake Hotel"

Order Number:  TT008

Description:  "Lake Hotel" is an image that has been several years in the planning.  I've wanted a colorful sunset with a foreground of summer flowers as part of this shot for the past couple of summers.  Of course, when I've had these conditions, I've been off taking photos of scenes without human structures in them.  But in July of 2010, I went out to take this image, knowing it would be a popular item at the Lake Hotel Gift Shop.  As the conditions came together, I was very pleased with the overall results.  The image only sells at Lake Hotel, and on my website, and has only been available since July, but is already the 8th best selling photo in my collection for 2010 so far.

The image was taken in July 2010 at Lake with a 17-40L Canon lens on a Canon 5D Mk 2 camera.

Number Nine

Print Title:  "Eyes of the Wolf"

Order Number:  TT009

Description:  "Eyes of the Wolf" is an image of a black wolf near Lamar Valley that was taken in 2009.  Photographed in early Spring, the orange background is attributed to early morning light on the hillside behind the wolf.  This is another of my wolf shots that was a fleeting moment, meaning, the wolf was near the road, I pulled over and stopped, rolled down the window, took a few photos, and the wolf moved away.  It's a great example of why to always have a camera with a long lens ready to go at all times.

The image was taken in April 2009 in Lamar Valley with a 500mm Canon lens on a Canon 50D camera.

Number Ten

Print Title:  "Frosty Bear"

Order Number:  TT010

Description:  "Frosty Bear" is the same young grizzly shown in "Welcome to Yellowstone".  At the time of this image, taken a few days earlier, she was up near Obsidian Creek near the Grizzly Lake trailhead.  This image shows her as she was walking towards the road near where I was parked.  I framed the image purposefully this way, trying to create a different sort of image rather than a more typically walking bear photo.

The image was taken in April 2009 north of Roaring Mountain with a 500mm Canon lens on a Canon 50D camera with a 1.4 converter.

Number Eleven

Print Title:  "White Wolf"

Order Number:  TT011

Description:  "White Wolf" has a bit of special meaning for me, since it's the only close up shot I was ever able to get of 540F, former Alpha female of the Hayden Pack.  Her and her mate were killed by the Mollies Pack a few years back at a time when things were looking up for the Haydens, having had more than one or two pups survive through the summer.  I don't remember when exactly I took this photo but it was most likely taken in Hayden Valley in early Spring.

Number Twelve

Print Title:  "Mammoth Terraces"

Order Number:  TT012

Description:  "Mammoth Terraces" is the result of boredom one day and I decided to spend some time up on the Upper Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs.  Late day provided the lighting while storm clouds were situated over the Absaroka Mountains to the north.  This dead tree has been the subject of many photographers cameras.  Again, I am not sure exactly when I took this image, the copyright date being when I converted it for web use.

Number Thirteen

Print Title:  "Sleeping Beauty"

Order Number:  TT013

Description:  "Sleeping Beauty" also is significant to me because it's a very intimate portrait of 540F's daughter, the alpha female of the Canyon Pack.  She was sleeping in the snow near the road close to Norris late one March.  I noticed the odd white shape on a small rise and slowed down as I neared.  She raised her head to look at me but then lay her head back down.  At first I thought she might be injured.  I snapped a few shots, this one being my favorite, before she stood up, appearing in good health, and moved over the rise, where I noticed she joined the other pack members.  They then trotted off out of sight.

The image was taken in March 2010 near Norris with a 50-500 Sigma lens on a Canon 50D camera.

Number Fourteen

Print Title:  "Joy of Motherhood"

Order Number:  TT014

Description:  "Joy of Motherhood" is another of my very recent photos that has be very popular this year.  Taken in early June on Dunraven Pass, this beautiful grizzly sow was sporting two tiny cubs of the year.  She had created quite a bear jam but the rangers handled the crowd well, keeping on lookers and bears safe.  The finale of the show was when she leaned back and began nursing her cubs just above the road on a small rise.

The image was taken in June 2010 on Dunraven Pass with a 500mm Canon lens on a Canon 50D camera.

Number Fifteen

Print Title:  "Winter Wolf"

Order Number:  TT015

Description:  "Winter Wolf" is another example of being in the right place at the right time and having a camera ready to go.  As I drove through Little America, nearing the bridge over the Lamar River close to Slough Creek campground, I saw this wolf trotting along the ridge towards the road.  I pulled over where I anticipated her to reappear and sure enough, here she came.  She dropped down off the ridge, crossed the road and used the bridge to cross the river.  She then moved about 100 yards off the road and curled up and slept for about an hour.  No one else noticed her until show woke and started to howl.  Then my solo wolf sighting became a big wolf jam.

The image was taken in February 2010 near Slough Creek with a 50-500 Sigma lens on a Canon 5D Mk 2 camera.