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Return of the Mountaineer

Posted on September 15, 2017, 5:40 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Mountaineering led me to photography and rock climbing brought me to California. About twenty years ago, my friend from France visited me and we went climbing in Yosemite, tackling the classic “Central Pillar of Frenzy” on Middle Cathedral. Like many in Yosemite, that climb follows cracks in the rock. Instead of pulling on holds, you’d […]
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Solar Eclipse over the Tetons: Photographing (?) the Real Icon

Posted on August 28, 2017, 1:07 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Summary: For the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 in Grand Teton National Park I chose a backcountry location discovered by William Henry Jackson. My shooting plan to capture this iconic shot did not involve straight photography, but rather a timelapse and a 360-degrees panorama. Attending or not attending ? That is the question […]
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Grand Teton National Park in winter

Posted on May 1, 2011, 12:00 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Jackson Hole airport provides a convenient access to Grand Teton National Park. One would be hard pressed to find a closer an airport closer to a National Park, since for some reason Jackson Hole airport is within the boundaries of the park ! Without yet a replacement for my totaled trusty Subaru, I chose to […]
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Photo Spot 13: Grand Teton National Park – Schwabacher landing

Posted on February 18, 2010, 8:19 am, by QT Luong, under National Parks Photo Spots.
Among all the mountains in America, the Grand Tetons – rocky, jagged, and abruptly rising seven thousand feet above the valley of Jackson Hole – remind me the most of the Alps, on the high peaks where I had my first life-changing wilderness experiences that inspired me to become a photographer. With many lakes laying […]
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