Best Photos of 2015
Posted: December 31
At the end of each calendar year I go
through the photos I have taken during the year to identify
those I think are my best efforts.
A number of these photos will be "permanently" included in the
appropriate Gallery on this web site. Others will not be worthy
of permanent status but are very good photos and thus are
included here.
If you would like to view the Best Photos of the Year
from previous years, click
here.
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B&W Photos of the Tetons
Posted: November 21
I have taken a number of photos in Grand
Teton National Park over the years and, even
though I liked them in color, I decided to
try them in black and white.
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Fall Colors
Posted: October 25
Rick Scheussler and I decided on a
photo outing to Shaw Nature Reserve and Lone Elk Park
along the Highway 44 corridor.
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Mackinac Island
Posted: October 15
We drove from Harbor Springs to Mackinac
City today then took the ferry to the island
for the day.
- About
Mackinac Island -
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Drive to Harbor Springs MI
Posted: October 14
We drove up to Harbor Springs MI today. We saw some
beautiful fall colors.
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Drive to Traverse City MI
Posted: October 13
We drove up the western portion of Michigan
today on our way to Traverse City MI
where we spent the night.
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Meijer Garden
Posted: October 12
We took the day to tour Meijer Garden and
some of the town of Grand Rapids.
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Grand Haven MI
Posted: October 11
I arrived in the Grand Rapids area a day
early and decided to take a drive to Grand
Haven and Holland for the day.
In Grand Haven I found the public beach
area. It was pretty windy and there were
quite a few folks who were kite surfing just
off shore.
From there, I went to the home of my good
friends Liz and Mike Margulus in Grand
Rapids.
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Grand Teton National Park
Posted: September 07
Today we went over to Grand Teton National Park for some
sunrise photos.
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Teton Valley Sunset
Posted: September 05
Rick Schuessler and I went out tonight to
catch the sunset here in Teton Valley.
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Teton Valley ID
Posted: September 04
Today we spent most of the day working on
home improvement projects and watched part
of the first Washington University
volleyball match which they won 3-0.
After those were completed, we drove the
west side of Teton Valley as Rick had not
seen that before.
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Grand Teton National Park
Posted: September 03
We drove over to Grand Teton National Park
today and hiked the String-Leigh Lake trail
and then hiked to the Old Patriarch Tree.
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Grand Teton Valley National Park
Posted: September 02
I had an airport pickup today and I thought
I would drive over early and try to catch
some early morning light.
While driving west on the inner park road, I
noticed a road going off to the north that I
had never taken before. There was no signage
but I decided to drive it. It ends at the
north shore of Jackson Lake but offers some
interesting photo opportunities along its
length. As I am always looking for photo ops
that I have never seen before, this road fit
that bill quite nicely.
After the airport pickup, Rick Scheussler
and I drove to Schwabacher Landing. In case
you were wondering, yes we did eat lunch at
Dornan's.
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Folks Who Have Visited
Posted: August 23
Over the years I have had many folks visit
me at Casa Budde West... 137 to be exact.
Pictured above are my godson Jim Scharff, his
wife Tiffany and
his kids Emma, Ben and Lily.
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Sunsets Over the Years
Posted: August 22
Over the years I have experienced some very
nice sunsets here out West. I have even been
able to capture some in photographs.
The past few weeks we have been having a lot
of smoke from the western forest fires which
makes for some pretty miserable landscape
photography. But there is a "silver" lining:
we have had some nice sunsets here on the
west side of the Tetons that have been
enhanced by the presence of the smoke.
This photo inspired me to dig through
my archives for my best sunset photos to
accompany it in a blog post.
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Music on Main
Posted: August 13
Tonight was the last Music on Main for the
summer.
The music was provided by Niki Blum & The
Gramblers. Good job!
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Bluegrass Festival
Posted: August 13
This weekend was the 28th Annual Targhee Bluegrass Festival.
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Cascade Canyon
Posted: August 02
Today my guests, the Alberts family, and I
hiked Cascade Canyon in Grand Teton National
Park.
This was Dean and Shari's 35th wedding
anniversary.
On the way to the hike we drove the
Moose-Wilson Road and saw a moma bear and
her cub. Unfortunately, I only had my 24-70
mm lens so the photos were not all that good
and had to be heavily cropped.
Same for the moose pictures taken in the
canyon.
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Yellowstone Visit
Posted: July 30
The Alberts family, Dean, Shari, Megan, Alli
and Ian, are making their second visit this
week.
This was daughter Megan's first visit as she
was not able to make the trip six years ago.
Today we visited Yellowstone National Park.
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Yellowstone Adventure
Posted: July 27
My guests, Rich, Rosemary and Anna Bryniarski,
and
I decided to do Yellowstone today.
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Scharff Visit
Posted: July 22
Jim, Tiffany, Emma, Ben and Lily Scharff
drove up from their place in Granby, CO to
spend some time with me.
During their visit, we hiked in Cascade
Canyon in Grand Teton National Park, drove
through Yellowstone National Park and spent
some quality time at Casa Budde West.
A good time was had by all. As they drove
away, six folks were observed to have tears
in their eyes.
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Targhee Fest
Posted: July 19
I attended Targhee Fest this weekend. The
weather was kinda funky but I had a good
time anyway.
The music was great (as usual) and there
were many photo opportunities.
Of special note: on Friday, Taj Mahal was
scheduled to perform the second to last set
of the day. They had to cancel so Warren
Haynes of Government Mule played a solo
acoustic set before the whole of Government
Mule closed out the night. Quite a treat!
Other notable performers were:
Bruce Hornsby, Mavis Staples, James McMurtry, Amy Held,
Martin Sexton and Jackie Green.
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Music on Main
Posted: July 16
Tonight the New Dubliners were the feature
band. They were great and the crowd loved
them.
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Victor Fourth of July Parade
Posted: July 04
Today was the annual Fourth of July Parade
held in Victor Idaho.
There were a lot of parade participants as
well as spectators. There were marchers,
horses, old cars, local activity groups and
merchants in the parade. The oldest resident
in the valley was also featured and got a
great ovation from the spectators.
It seems everyone had a
good time especially the kids. They
scrambled to pick up candy being thrown by
folks on the floats.
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Music on Main
Posted: July 02
Music on Main had more folks in attendance than
last week. Unfortunately the musical group
didn't "grab" me.
I had a nice conversation with actor Eric
Christian Olsen's dad. Eric will be arriving
in the valley tomorrow but his wife Sara and
young son are on location filming a movie
(American Made) in
which she will play Tom Cruise's wife.
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Music on Main
Posted: June 25
This was the first Music on Main concert for
the summer.
The attendance was great. Everyone was having a
good time. The band, Todo Mundo, was great.
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Raptor Fest
Posted: June 21
I attended Raptor Fest in Wilson, WY this
afternoon.
This is an annual event that is held on
Father's Day. The birds are on display along with music,
food and drink.
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Arches National Park
Posted: June 03
I spent three days in Moab, UT.
On May 21 and May 23, I
photographed in Arches National Park.
I had been to Arches some twenty years ago
but that was before I owned a camera.
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Dead Horse Point State Park
Posted: June 03
I photographed in Dead Horse State Park in the morning
of May 22.
Here is a link to an
article I ran across regarding Dead Horse Point
Start Park.
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Canyonlands National Park
Posted: June 03
I photographed in Canyonlands National Park the
afternoon of May 22.
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Bryce Canyon National Park
Posted: June 03
I photographed in Bryce Canyon National Park on
May 25.
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Capital Reef National Park
Posted: June 03
I photographed in Capital Reef National Park on May 24.
I was very impressed with Capital Reef. I
did not expect to be. The drive through it
was a winding drive with each turn
presenting another fantastic view.
- About
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Utah Highway 128
Posted: June 03
I photographed along Utah Highway 128 (just
north of Moab) on May 23.
This drive was quite a pleasant surprise.
There was some very nice scenery along the
road.
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Red Canyon
Posted: June 03
I photographed along Red Canyon UT on May
26.
Red Canyon is on Utah Highway 12 on the way
to Bryce Canyon National Park. It is a very
stunning drive that include a short tunnel.
I spent quite a bit of time there working
the various features for nice compositions.
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Kolob Canyon - Zion National Park
Posted: June 03
I photographed in the Kolob Canyon section of Zion
National Park on May 27 and May 28.
- About Kolob
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Big Lee Birthday Celebration
Posted: May 09
The St. Louis Chapter of
BARF, Inc. gathered to celebrate the birthday of one of its
founding members.
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St. Louis Zoo
Posted: May 05
Went on a Zoo outing today. My good friend,
Lee Phillion, wanted to get together to
discuss photography. She has an old Canon
30D and wants to get a bit more into
photography.
We talked photography in the Living World
building and then went out into the Zoo for
a quick photo tour.
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Teddy Scharff 1st Birthday Party
Posted: April 12
Today a party was held to celebrate
the 1st birthday of one Teddy Scharff.
Teddy was wide awake all afternoon and seemed to enjoy
himself immensely.
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New Harmony IN
Posted: March 15
On the way back from Crestview Hills, KY we
stopped by New Harmony to see the town and take some photos.
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About New Harmony Indiana -
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Photographing the Milky Way
Posted: March 15
I found a link to a very detailed and well
written article on the topic of Photographing the Milky Way. I
hope you benefit from it as much as I have.
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Cincinnati OH
Posted: March 15
Cincinnati, OH is just across the Ohio River
from Kentucky so we decided to kill some time and take some
photos of Cincinnati as I had never visited before.
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A Step Back in Time
Posted: January 17
Awhile back I had driven through the
neighborhood where we lived until I was nine
years old. The apartment buildings were
blighted but seemed to offer some bit of
character to them.
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