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Andrew Flenniken Photography

I shoot in RAW and, as part of my editing process, I'll usually convert a shot to monochrome mode to do the initial tone adjustments, going back to color after. Sometimes bringing the color back makes me like the shot less, and those end up staying black & white.

I had a few shots recently that worked best without color, so here we are: Two-Tone Tuesday. Enjoy!

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S

Full post, with additional photos, on my site: andrewflenniken.com/2025/03/11

Black and white photo. A river, coming into frame on the lower left, going up to the center of the frame where it bends left and goes straight to the distance. The left bank is tree covered, and the right bank is grassy, except for a bare tree in the immediate foreground. They sky is full of wispy white clouds.
#Photography#BlackAndWhite#BlackAndWhitePhotography
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Wrapping up the end of day two in Grand Teton National Park.

(Full post, with additional photos, on my site: andrewflenniken.com/2025/03/07)

After being awed by the ghosts of the Tetons, I pulled my jaw up off the ground and hopped back in the Jeep. I figured that I'd finish the day where it started, in the Oxbow Bend area. I'd noticed in the morning that there was a road going around to the the other side of the Bend, a place the map labeled "Cattleman's Bridge Site". There was no signage off the main road for it, but it looked promising.  So after grabbing a last shot of Mount Moran for the day, down I went.

Color photo. Three Common Merganser ducks, swimming from left to right. One is slightly ahead of the other two. They are have reddish heads, orange bills, with grey and white bodies. The water is softly rippled, reflecting the green of unseen trees.
#Photography#GrandTetonNationalPark#Nikon
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(Cross-posted from my site, where there's an additional photo: andrewflenniken.com/2025/03/03)

A couple of wildlife photos, in honor of World Wildlife Day.

Wildlife should matter to everyone, and does whether they realize it or not. Our environment is a system of systems, and those natural systems interact with human built ones in a multitude of ways large and small. Wildlife are the ambassadors for those systems. Healthy abundant wildlife means healthy wilderness, which makes those points of contact with human systems healthy. If you like clean air and clean water and the things that rely on them (hint: it's everything), wildlife and wilderness play a big role in those things existing. Defending them is self-defense. We're not separate from them in any meaningful way except physical distance.

Frequently not even that! The photos in today's post were taken in a town park (the elk), and on an afternoon whale watching tour.

Wildlife is closer than you think. Go see some! You'll enjoy it.

Gear: Nikon D750, Nikon Z 7II, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3, Sigma 1.4 Teleconverter

Color photo. A line of rocks, with sea lions resting on it. There is water in front of, and behind the rocks. In the distant background the shore is visible, with a sandy beach and green trees. Two of the sea lions, in the center of the photo, are reared up, facing off against each other.
#Photography#WorldWildLifeDay#SeaLions
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(Cross-posted from my site, where you can see the uncropped Ghosts of the Tetons: andrewflenniken.com/2025/02/28)

After exploring Unexpected Ghost Town the weather finally turned rainy, so I headed back to camp and took a nap. When I woke up the sun was shining and I thought "Hey, good chance of rainbows? Let's go look!"

So I hopped in the Jeep and went looking. Sure enough, there was a rainbow. A double, at that!

And then I rounded a corner of the road and saw something that took my breath away.

In the late afternoon light, with the sun above and behind them, the glowing air still filled with mist and rain, there were the ghosts of the Tetons, marching away along the horizon.

A Ghost Town and a Ghost Range, in the same day.

I almost forgot to take photos. Almost.

(If you're supporting small businesses today, I'd like to take this moment to remind you that I am a one-person business and have a fine selection of photos available as prints in my site's store. From my eyes to your walls! :) )

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S

Color photo. The silhouette of Mount Moran in Grand Teton National Park. It is backlit by the sun, and sunrays are visible in the misty air in front of the mountain. In the foreground, is a broad expanse of land. Nearby are trees with leaves of gold and green. The middle distance is a field of tall yellow grass dotted with green shrubs. In the far distance, the sunlight glints off a lake, on the far shore of which are dark trees.
#Photography#GrandTetonNationalPark#Mountains
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(Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: andrewflenniken.com/2025/02/21)

As promised last Friday, today is Unexpected Ghost town.

As I posted before (almost exactly a year ago, cripes!), I was looking for a way down to the Snake River to get some shots of early fall foliage. I came across a dirt road going in the general direction I wanted, and followed it until it ended at a wooden gate. The road continued beyond the gate, going downhill towards the river, and someone else was walking down that way with fishing gear. So I grabbed the cameras and followed.

Around the gate and down the road was a treat: the ruins of the Bar B C Dude Ranch, founded over a century ago in 1912. The buildings are somewhat preserved by the park, which is why you can see newer roofs on some buildings, but have mostly been left to the elements for decades now.

The post I made last year has even more photos, if you want to go and check it out, and one of them is for sale in my site's print store. :)

Next Friday: From ghost towns to ghost mountains.

Gear used in these shots: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S

Color photo. A row of three log cabins, their windows boarded up. The closest two have fresh green roofs, and the third has a red roof. Behind is a line of dark green trees. The jagged peaks of the Tetons loom above them all, below a blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds.
#Photography#GrandTetonNationalPark#GhostTown
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(Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: andrewflenniken.com/2025/02/18)

It's the middle of winter, and nothing's blooming, so the palette's mostly shades of darker green and gray.

Also brown. Gorgeous, gorgeous brown.

Lots of brown this time of year, and I love it. Brown's beautiful, y'all.

Gear used in the photos: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S, Nikon 105mm f2.8 VR Micro

Color photo. A twig at the top of the frame, growing downwards, from which dangle clusters of brown flowerlets. Dangling below those are brown oval leaves, their fine veins visible.
#Photography#Winter#Macro
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(Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: andrewflenniken.com/2025/02/14)

Day two at Grand Teton National Park in 2023. In honor of Valentine's Day, we'll start with a photo of the heart of the range. :)

That morning I got up before dawn and headed to Oxbow Bend. The intent was to see if I could get a shot of elk coming down to the Snake River to drink, or foraging in the fields. I definitely heard them bugling nearby, but wasn't rewarded with seeing any. I did get a shot of a Great Blue Heron catching breakfast, though, and that was pretty nice.

Once the sun was up, I took the road up to the top of Signal Mountain, where I got that wonderful shot of the range.

Clouds were building all morning, and I was a little worried that the day would eventually get rained out. But that meant the sky was very active! To the north, puffy white clouds. To the south, dark and ominous. Both made for good photos.

Next Week: Midday and Unexpected Ghost Town.

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3

Color photo. The Grand Tetons in the middle frame, from a distance of a few miles. Their peaks are craggy and pointed, with patches of snow in the deeper crevasses. In the immediate foreground there is a line of pine trees. In the valley between is a green forest, with a lake visible on the right. The deep blue sky is filled with puffy white clouds, some of which are streaked, indicating rain.
#Photography#GrandTetonNationalPark#Nikon
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(Cross-posted from my site: andrewflenniken.com/2025/02/11)

In addition to taking a walk in the park after last week's snow, I took a drive down to North Bend. The intent was to see if I could find some of the elk that live down that way and get some elk-in-the-snow shots. Alas, I did not see them.

So I stopped by one of my favorite views of Mount Si, figuring it would look very nice with a fresh coat of snow.

It did. :)

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S

Color photo. Mount Si rises above the waters of Borst Lake. The far shore is lined with bare trees. The sheer faces of the mountain are white with new snow. Three puffy white clouds are in the blue sky above the mountain. The top half of the photo is reflected in the water of the bottom half.
#Photography#MountSi#BorstLake
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(Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: andrewflenniken.com/2025/02/07 )

I woke up to beeping yesterday.

My UPS was informing me that the power was out, and could I kindly make sure everything plugged into it was turned off?

So I did, and then turned off the UPS to give myself some relief from the beeps.

Peeking outside in the predawn light the reason for the outage was pretty clear: inches of snow. Clearly a branch somewhere had broken off under the weight and taken a power line with it.

Which, obviously, meant my next course of action was clear: get the cameras ready, wait for daylight, put on warm clothes, and then get out into it.

It was that wet, sticky snow that covers everything, and all the trees looked like they were coated in marshmallow fluff. I went for a walk to a nearby park and had a good time seeing and shooting; I hope you enjoy what I brought back.

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S, Nikon 105mm f2.8 VR Micro

Color photo. A short wooden footbridge in a forest of bare trees. There are inches of snow on the bridge railings, and footprints in the snow on the bridge itself. The trees and bushes area all coated in a layer of snow.
#Photography#Winter#Snow
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Another shot from my drive up to the North Cascades two weeks ago. I used the longer Sigma lens to get up close with the peak, which lets the details and texture take center stage.

I love how, even though there's no direct light and therefor no shadows, there's still a sense of depth.

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 + 1.4 Teleconverter

Cross-posted from my site: andrewflenniken.com/2025/02/04

Black and white photo. A snow covered triangular peak dominates the frame, the sheer dark rock faces revealed by where the snow is absent. The lower third of the frame is occupied by dark pines below a thin strip of snowfield. The sky is clear and white.
#Photography#NorthCascadesNationalPark#BlackAndWhite
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More photos from the afternoon of day one at Grand Teton National Park in September of 2023.

Mount Moran gets some more love, as it should, and Grand Teton itself makes an appearance, along with the rest of the Cathedral Group, and Cascade Canon in black & white.

And finally a shot I got because I looked in my rear view mirror and saw the sliver of moon rising over the range behind me.

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3

Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: andrewflenniken.com/2025/01/31

Color photo. Mount Moran, in Grand Teton National Park, rising up dramatically from a line of dark trees. There is a thin strip of water in front of the trees and then, leading down to the bottom of the frame, a field of orange and golden shrubs. At the very bottom of the photo is a cluster of short green trees.
#Photography#GrandTetonNationalPark#MountMoran
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We've been having a run of sunny days here in the Seattle area for the last week or so. Since I'd never been there in winter, I decided to take advantage of this and go up to Diablo Lake in the North Cascades National Park. They close the highway up there during the winter, but you can still get to the overlook above the lake.

It wasn't quite as snowy as I'd expected, or hoped, but I'm still pleased with the shots I got. If we get another sunny day in late March or April I'll try again. I think that's when the snowpack is at its greatest depth.

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 + 1.4 Teleconverter

Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: andrewflenniken.com/2025/01/28

Black and white photo. A closeup of the snow-covered top of Davis Peak, in the North Cascades National Park. The sun is brightly shining on the slopes facing left, while those facing right are in shade. Dark trees and rocks appear through the snow, with most trees at the bottom of the frame. A few puffy white clouds are in the sky above the mountain.
#Photography#NorthCascadesNationalPark#Winter
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After Glacier, my next stop was Grand Teton National Park. I arrived at the Colter Bay campground late in the afternoon, set up, and relaxed after the long drive.

The next morning I got up just before dawn and walked down to Jackson Lake, taking in the sights. And wow, were there ever some sights!

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3

Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: andrewflenniken.com/2025/01/24

Color photo. Mount Moran, in Grand Teton National Park, lit by reddish early morning light. It is reflected in the misty waters of Colter Bay, on the far side of which is a tree lined shore.
#Photography#GrandTetonNationalPark#MountMoran
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