View of Grand Teton Mountains in the Evening from Signal Mountain

View of Grand Teton Mountains in the Evening from Signal Mountain, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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View of Grand Teton Mountains in the Evening from Signal Mountain
A faint purple sky dapled the clouds over the Grand Tetons. We drove and hiked to the top of Signal Mountain to have this view of the Grand Tetons. Breath taking view.
Base HDR exposure 1/50 sec at f/5.0 ISO 400 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 32 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Lone Buffalo Against the Grand Teton Mountains

Lone Buffalo Against the Grand Teton Mountains, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Lone Buffalo Against the Grand Teton Mountains
Driving on Mormon Row road outside of Jackson, Wy, we came upon this buffalo casually strolling across its grassy domain. The king of the plains? Presented with two different crops for a different perspective.

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1/200 sec at f/11 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 19 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Mountain Pass View from Beartooth Highway

Mountain Pass View from Beartooth Highway, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Mountain Pass View from Beartooth Highway
Descending on the Beartooth Highway towards Yellowstone National Park, I came tot this view through the mountains. maps.google.com/maps?q=44.93805833,-109.61067333&spn=...
1/80 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 56 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Family Photo at start of Beartooth Highway

Family Photo at start of Beartooth Highway, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Family Photo at start of Beartooth Highway
We started our tour of the Beartooth highway and stopped immediately for a family photo towards the base of the mountains.

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Base HDR exposure 1/320 sec at f/7.1 ISO 200 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 20 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Gardner Lake View from Beartooth Highway

Gardner Lake View from Beartooth Highway, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Gardner Lake View from Beartooth Highway
Driving on the Beartooth highway through Custer National Forest, you come upon this view of Gardner Lake in the north edge of Wyoming. The last week of July and first week of August sees many mountain wildflowers blooming up at these high altitudes (3,223 M / 10,574 feet). The scent of the wildflowers permeated the air.

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1/200 sec at f/13 ISO 200 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 13 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Hand in Hand on the Beach at Maho Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands

Hand in Hand on the Beach at Maho Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Hand in Hand on the Beach at Maho Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands
All alone, we walked hand in hand. Well, I guess we weren't all alone. The sea gulls kept us company.

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1/250 sec at f/8.0 ISO 200 with 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Badlands National Park - South Dakota

Badlands National Park - South Dakota, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Badlands National Park - South Dakota
We hiked up a trail to the tip top of a peak. The view was awe inspiring. The low flat plains to the right and the rugged Badlands mountains in front.
Base HDR exposure 1/250 sec at f/9.0 ISO 200 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Carl and Becky - Beartooth Highway scenics

Carl and Becky - Beartooth Highway scenics, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Carl and Becky - Beartooth Highway scenics
We stopped countless times during our drive on the Beartooth highway. It only was 68 miles buy took us about 6 hours or more of driving. He we climbed down a steep ledge and cross the alpine tundraw wildflowers to as close as we dared to the drop off. The mountain gorge behind us drops away to glacier fed lakes in the distance.
Base HDR exposure 1/125 sec at f/10 ISO 400 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000

Gardner Lake View from Beartooth Highway

Gardner Lake View from Beartooth Highway, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Gardner Lake View from Beartooth Highway
Driving on the Beartooth highway through Custer National Forest, you come upon this view of Gardner Lake in the north edge of Wyoming. The last week of July and first week of August sees many mountain wildflowers blooming up at these high altitudes (3,223 M / 10,574 feet). The scent of the wildflowers permeated the air.
1/200 sec at f/13 ISO 200 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 13 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

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Wildflowers in front of Mount Moran and the Grand Tetons

Wildflowers in front of Mount Moran and the Grand Tetons, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Wildflowers in front of Mount Moran and the Grand Tetons
Leaving Jackson, Wy, we traveled up the mountains to the east. This was towards the top of path out and had a pullout for an overlook. The Grand Teton Mountain range is in the distance with Mount Moran in center with more of the Tetons to the left. Mountain wildflowers were forming a dense carpet and I sat down with the tripod to compose this scene. Brent sat by me swatting mosquitoes. This is a focused stacked image - two separate photos with one focusing on the wildflowers up close and the other focusing on the mountains in the distance. I then merged them in photoshop and blended the two for a final image with focus from front to back. Additionally, shooting at f/13 helped as well.
1/160 sec at f/13 ISO 400 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 34 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Waterfall in Custer National Forest on the Beartooth Highway

Waterfall in Custer National Forest on the Beartooth Highway, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Waterfall in Custer National Forest on the Beartooth Highway
Descending out of the mountains on the Beartooth highway, we traveled through Custer National Forest approaching Yellowstone. We saw a location to pull off and explore a small waterfall. Waterfalls are always interesting for me.

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Base HDR exposure 1/4 sec at f/22 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 20 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Spring Wildflowers on the Beartooth Highway

Spring Wildflowers on the Beartooth Highway, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Spring Wildflowers on the Beartooth Highway
At an elevation of 9462' feet above sea level, the air is clear and crisp and the view is simply breath taking. Even though it was August, the wildflowers were in full bloom and the air was filled with their fragarance.
Base HDR exposure 1/200 sec at f/13 ISO 250 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 20 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit me at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com for prints.

Badlands National Park - South Dakota - Sunset

Badlands National Park - South Dakota - Sunset, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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We stayed at one of the cabins in Badlands National Park. We enjoyed several hiking trails. The evening orange sunset made for great lighting.
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Base HDR exposure 1/160 sec at f/8.0 ISO 400 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Kissing on the Beach while Standing in the Ocean

Kissing on the Beach while Standing in the Ocean, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Becky and I stand in the surf of the turquoise ocean at Trunk Bay of St. John in the US Virgin Islands.
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Great Lameshur Bay - US Virgin Islands - USVI - Virgin Islands National Park

Great Lameshur Bay - US Virgin Islands - USVI - Virgin Islands National Park, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Exploring the southeast side of the island, we stopped at Great Lameshur bay for a few photos.

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1/60 sec at f/8.0 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/ - Prints at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com/stjohnusvi

Little Lameshur Bay - Runis - St John - US Virgin Islands USVI

Little Lameshur Bay - Runis - St John - US Virgin Islands USVI, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Exploring in the southeast portion of St. John, we came to Little Lameshur Bay. I stood atop a old ruined building to get this view.

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1/160 sec at f/8.0 ISO 200 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/ - Prints at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com/stjohnusvi

Danielle with Braces off

Danielle with Braces off, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Danielle finally got her braces off and her smile is straight, bright and white! She loves to laugh and I snapped this right in the middle of a laugh starting.

Strobist: SB-900 into Alien Bees 64" Silver Parabolic Light Modifier PLM with white diffusion cover on at camera right. SB-800 into 45" white shoot through umbrella behind her and to the left to hit the wall. SB-600 into 43" white shoot through umbrella behind her to the right to hit the wall. Triggered with pop up flash on the Nikon D7000 in commander mode with Nikon SG-3IR IR Panel in front.
1/250 sec at f/2.8 ISO 100 with "Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D" at 85 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Tropical Maho Bay at St. John in the US Virgin Islands - USVI.

Tropical Maho Bay at St. John in the US Virgin Islands - USVI., originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Maho Bay, which is just a few bays to the east of the famous Trunk Bay, is a bit more secluded and has beautiful sandy beaches and plenty of great snorkeling opportunities. A vacation here was just what we needed.

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Base HDR exposure 1/1250 sec at f/8.0 ISO 200 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 13 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/ - Prints at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com/stjohnusvi

Walking hand in hand on the Beach at St. John in the US Virgin Islands

Walking hand in hand on the Beach at St. John in the US Virgin Islands, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Becky and I walk on the beach at St. John. This is Francis bay which is joined to Maho Bay on the Northeast side of the island.

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Nikon D7000 interval timer program to capture shots like this.
1/200 sec at f/9.0 ISO 400 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/ - Prints at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com/stjohnusvi

Sunrise at St. John in the US Virgin Islands USVI

Sunrise at St. John in the US Virgin Islands USVI, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Becky and I stand on the porch of our villa on St. John. This is overlooking Coral Bay. The morning sunrise is behind us.

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Strobist: SB-900 into 45" white satin shoot through umbrella camera right. Triggered by pop up flash of Nikon D7000 in commander mode.
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Natalie's New Hair Cut - Smiling with Braces

Natalie's New Hair Cut - Smiling with Braces, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Natalie's hair had grown to the middle of her back and had been wanting it cut for quite awhile. Imagine my surprise when mother and daughter return from a joint shopping trip and she has her hair cut. It looks cute. I photographed her this morning before going to church for our Easter Sabbath service.

Strobist: SB-900 with diffusion cap in place into a Alien Bees 64" Silver Parabolic Light Modifier (PLM) with the white diffusion screen cover on positioned at camera right. SB-800 into Wescott 43" white shoot through umbrella to the left and slightly behind her aimed in between her and the white wall that was 3 feet behind. SB-600 into Impact 45" white shoot through umbrella camera right and slightly behind her aimed in between her and the wall. Triggered with pop up flash of the Nikon D7000 in commander mode with Nikon SG-3IR IR Panel in front.

1/250 sec at f/2.8 ISO 100 with "Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D" at 85 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Natalie's New Hair Cut

Natalie's New Hair Cut, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Natalie's hair had grown to the middle of her back and had been wanting it cut for quite awhile. Imagine my surprise when mother and daughter return from a joint shopping trip and she has her hair cut. It looks cute. I photographed her this morning before going to church for our Easter Sabbath service.

Strobist: SB-900 with diffusion cap in place into a Alien Bees 64" Silver Parabolic Light Modifier (PLM) with the white diffusion screen cover on positioned at camera right. SB-800 into Wescott 43" white shoot through umbrella to the left and slightly behind her aimed in between her and the white wall that was 3 feet behind. SB-600 into Impact 45" white shoot through umbrella camera right and slightly behind her aimed in between her and the wall. Triggered with pop up flash of the Nikon D7000 in commander mode with Nikon SG-3IR IR Panel in front.

Some post editing in photoshop to apply some selective blurring and spot removal and chromatic aberration correction.
1/250 sec at f/2.8 ISO 100 with "Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D" at 85 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

My Bed is too big - kitty

My Bed is too big - kitty, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Strobist: SB-900 at M 1/8 with white diffusion dome into a 64" Silver Alien Bees PLM Parbolic Light Modifier with the white diffusion cover - position camera right and above. SB-800 into 43" Wescott shoot through umbrella camera left for small amount of fill. Triggered by pop up flash on Nikon D7000 in commander mode with Nikon SG-3IR IR Panel in front.
1/250 sec at f/4.0 ISO 320 with "Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D" at 85 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Pile of Kittens

Pile of Kittens, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Strobist: SB-900 at M 1/8 with white diffusion dome into a 64" Silver Alien Bees PLM Parbolic Light Modifier with the white diffusion cover - position camera right and above. SB-800 into 43" Wescott shoot through umbrella camera left for small amount of fill. Triggered by pop up flash on Nikon D7000 in commander mode with Nikon SG-3IR IR Panel in front.
1/250 sec at f/5.6 ISO 640 with "Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D" at 85 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Coral Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands

Coral Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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Sunrise Ocean view of Coral Bay at St. John in the US Virgin Islands. This was a view from the veranda of our rented villa when we stayed there.
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Base HDR exposure 1/200 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 65 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Coral Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands

Coral Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

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This was the view out of our villa on the east end of St. John. The small aqua turquoise bay is Frit's bay which opens up into the larger Coral Bay. It was definitely less populated and less touristy on this side.
1/125 sec at f/8.0 ISO 200 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/ - Prints at carlchristensen.zenfolio.com/stjohnusvi