Best Of 2008

"Winter Coyote" A coyote (Canis latrans) yawns as it endures a particularly cold winter day. Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

"Leopard Serigraph" A leopard becomes digital art through the magic of the Topaz Simplify filter for Photoshop. The original photo of the leopard was taken in the Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

"Puffs" The lovely, ethereal look to Western salsify (Tragopogon dubius) seedheads. I found them in Glacier National Park, Montana. The flower is also known as goatsbeard.

"Highlighted Lower Falls" Down deep in a canyon at Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio. I purposely let the shadows go dark so that the natural light on the falls and greenery would be lit.

"Snowy Morning at Bryce Canyon" Taken at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

"Dewy Bells" One early morning in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, we found many of these mountain harebells (Campanula lasiocarpa) still covered in dew.

"Show Me Your Backside" I always did like the back side of certain wildflowers. ;) This is a glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) taken in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA.

"Single Beargrass Blossom" Just a super-tiny portion of the overall flower. Taken using extension tubes to get really close to the little flower. Found in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA.

"Tenacious" We had been just barely on track to get back to Colorado in time for our grandson's 7th birthday. Then a sudden snowstorm hit Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. James, as he was driving us through Utah, said, "I think we should take a detour to Bryce for two days and then just drive like crazy on the day of the birthday." We did and we made it to both Bryce and the birthday. Whew! So this is the shot that I almost didn't get at Bryce, and it became one of my favorites taken there.

"Queen of the Mountain" A Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus) atop Logan Pass, in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. It was eating the glacier lilies (Erythronium grandiflorum) that were growing right next to a melting snowbank.

"Berry-Pickin' Time" A black bear (Ursus americanus) feasts on Saskatoon berries in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.

"Yellowstone Fern" Taken when we had a slightly cloudy, yet still, day. It's time to photograph wildflowers and plants when you get conditions like that. This is a fern (species unknown) taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.

"The Bond" We set out before sunrise on this morning, intending to photograph scenics. But then I spotted this moose cow and calf. Quick, change up the camera setup to get these two silhouetted just after sunrise. Taken in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park in Montana, USA.

"Yellowstone Snow Forms" I love it when pillows of snow form on rocks on a river. Even more so when they overlap and you can't even see the river or rocks! They remind me of sensuous human forms. Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.

"Pronghorn Twins" Two pronghorn calves (Antilocapra americana) nuzzle on the prairie near Jeffrey City, Wyoming, USA. This image is sized for printing ideally at 8 x 10" or smaller.

"Along the Trail to the Lower Falls" I really enjoyed all the green at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio.

"Aspen At Last Light" We spotted this tree, all lit up by just a few last rays of sunshine coming between the mountains. There was only a very brief opportunity to get this light! Taken near Aspen, Colorado, USA.

"Fog On the River Bend" One day, in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park, we awoke to fog hanging in the valley of the Swiftcurrent River.

"Eyelashes" Any woman would love to have those eyelashes. This is a male pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), taken in Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA.