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A common question from visitors to Jackson Hole is "Where is Jackson Hole" thinking there is a hole in the ground somewhere. Jackson Hole is the whole valley as Mountain Men called valleys holes back in the early eighteen hundreds. Davy Jackson was the trapper in Jackson valley in the 1820's so it the valley became known as Davy Jackson's Hole or Davy Jackson's Valley.

This poster to me is a visual metaphor of Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole to me is all the beauty and all the fun!

I made this poster back in 1996 when I was working at an advertising agency as a drum scanner operator. When I wan't busy my boss wanted me to put my head in a book and learn stuff. It was a great deal.

At the time we had one of the most powerful macs around. It had 200 megabites of ram, an amazing machine for those days. It still took me about 40 hours to build this because all the layers added up to about 200 megabites, a ridiculously large file then. Every change involved a lenghly progress bar.

When I made this I was going to try to sell it to the Wyoming Travel Council who at the time was running an ad campain called "Find Yourself In Wyoming" I thought this was perfect for it but the council said Jackson Hole didn't need anymor business and they were trying to get visitors to other parts of Wyoming.

I just changed it up a little and added some newer graphic layers and it was striking how much easier it is today with 4 gig of ram :D

I wish I had a reason to make more stuff like this but since I don't have a market, I can't afford the time

© Daryl L. Hunter - The Hole Picture - Stock Photography for the Yellowstone region.
I also publish The Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide. I also lead "The Hole Picture Photo Safaris
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Me and my dog team on Hatcher Pass in Alaska in 1978. Mushing dogs in Alaska is one of the funnest things I have ever done. I wanted to run the Iditarod but I never could get enough money or dogs to do it. While there I became friends with several of the guys that started it.

Alaska was a blast becasue of the spirit of the people. Everyone was either young and adventurous or old and adventurous. I hear that since I left this dynamic has changed some but back in the 70's it was quite an experience.

My mom took this shot with a point and shoot and printed it on that crappy mat paper. I scanned it and it is hideous but with some noise reduction and creative bluring it is nearly acceptable.

© Daryl L. Hunter - The Hole Picture - Stock Photography for the Yellowstone region.
I also publish The Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide. I also lead "The Hole Picture Photo Safaris
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A picture perfect snowmobile moment in Afton Wyoming. I had been up at Salt River Pass taking pictures of cross country skiers for my website the The Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide and was on my way home just before sundown when serendipity smilled upon me. Dozens of snowmobilers were coming into the parking lot after a killer power day in the Salt River Rang as a rising moon crested the horizon. This guy on this bright red sled was nice enough to go back up the hill so I could get some nice shots of snomobiiers and lunar splendor.

I took this photo about 10 years ago when I was still shooting slides and I scanned the slide on a cheap desktop scanner and it sucked. I spent a couple of hours removing noise and now it is acceptable but I really should get into my pocket for some nice drum scans of this series. Being too cheap to spend $50 on a drum scan I have returned multiple times trying to duplicate magic and I have probably wasted $100 in gas. Penny wise and dollar foolish - that's me!

© Daryl L. Hunter - The Hole Picture - Stock Photography for the Yellowstone region.
I also publish The Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide. I also lead "The Hole Picture Photo Safaris
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Half Dome and the yellow cottonwoods of fall reflecting in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park

© Daryl L. Hunter - The Hole Picture - Stock Photography for the Yellowstone region.
I also publish The Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide. I also lead "The Hole Picture Photo Safaris
Photos For Sale Buy Prints Here

A Bald Eagle perched above the South Fork of the Snake River keeping an eagle eye our for his next trout.

© Daryl L. Hunter - The Hole Picture - Stock Photography for the Yellowstone region.
I also publish The Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide. I also lead "The Hole Picture Photo Safaris
Photos For Sale Buy Prints Here