Early morning shoot! This was a very exciting morning. We were up at 4:25 am am pulled out at 4:45. Temp was about 38f, so layers were in order. Coffee, gloves and toboggans, off to shoot the Tetons.
Had trouble finding the location, and it turned out the road had been closed so we had to improvise. Good fortune was with us. We stopped at a nearby location, got out of the car and walked about 50 yards and we were standing 50 yards above a Moose family.
Everyone started shooting the Moose, getting closer and closer, until the Moose decided we were too close. He climbed the hill toward us, so all 13 of us were hearded along the ridge by the bull. He surprised us and some of the party were VERY close (Pooyan)! Running was in order at that point.
After the Moose encounter, my classmate Jessie and I circled above the Moose, away from mom and calf, and worked our way to the Snake river flood plain. We crossed a creek through a swamp to get some great reflective shots of the mountains.
Had trouble finding the location, and it turned out the road had been closed so we had to improvise. Good fortune was with us. We stopped at a nearby location, got out of the car and walked about 50 yards and we were standing 50 yards above a Moose family.
Everyone started shooting the Moose, getting closer and closer, until the Moose decided we were too close. He climbed the hill toward us, so all 13 of us were hearded along the ridge by the bull. He surprised us and some of the party were VERY close (Pooyan)! Running was in order at that point.
After the Moose encounter, my classmate Jessie and I circled above the Moose, away from mom and calf, and worked our way to the Snake river flood plain. We crossed a creek through a swamp to get some great reflective shots of the mountains.
Next, we travel to Mormon Lane and Antelope Flatts where we had a surprise close encounter with Bison. He was in a ravine and we drove by pretty fast, about 20 feet from him. Didn't get a good phone pic, but we will be back in that area again.
Came back and walked downtown for some breakfast. Had Salmon Eggs Benedict per Professor John Holmgren's recommendation (The Bunnery). Yum! Lecture and lab work this afternoon, then sunset shoot tonight.
Sunset shot turned to Supermoon Rise.
Up in the morning for Supermoon set!