This image was taken at Oxbow Bend within Grand Teton National Park at sunrise. On route to setup for this image my wife had spotted a grizzly bear only a few yards from the highway. The choice was stop and attempt to capture an image of the bear or press on to Oxbow Bend for a sunrise shot. Oxbow Bend won out, and I was rewarded with this image.

The picture was taken just as the sun had reached the tip of Grand Teton mountain, I was anticipating that the entire range would shortly be bathed in a warm pink glow. Unfortunately there was too much cloud in the sky that blocked the sun reaching further down the mountains, by the time the sun cleared the clouds it had lost its warming glow. However, this is still one of my favourite images since it conveys a sense of stillness and tranquility.

This image was captured with FujuChrome Velvia 100 at around 5.30am during the month of June. Even in June it was below freezing before dawn, and still cold enough to drain my camera's batteries in a matter of minutes. Fortunately I was well prepared with plenty of spares. Whilst I was setting up for this image a number of wolves could be seen running up and down the left hand bank of snake river.

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