A Dark and Stormy Day in Yellowstone National Park Metal Print

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I took this photo while on the guided Lonestar Trail cross country ski tour. The day was relatively warm for mid-winter and the ice had already started to melt on the river. We were pelted with alternating sleet, snow, and freezing rain. I ended up soaked through. My guide leant me his spare jacket and that soaked through. I was so happy to finish up in the warm snow coach. This is actually a completely color photo, but it sure feels like a black-and-white one: very moody. I love the dark water.

Note: the watermark will not appear on prints

I love to tell stories. About twenty years ago I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. Much to my surprise, the magazine expected photos along with words. I had not taken any during the preliminary work for my article. I drove back to the site and took the photos for the article with my little Olympus digital camera. The article was published with those very amateur photos. In time, I bought an Olympus OMD-EM5, a great camera for nature and travel photographers and discovered that I enjoyed telling stories with pictures more than I did with words. The last twenty year have been an incredibly exciting time as resources for photographers have exploded. I have been lucky enough to have some great teachers along the way...