Best of 2016!
Infrared Landscapes: The New River Gorge Bridge
The New River Gorge Bridge, photographed in InfraRed. At a length of over 3000 feet, this iconic bridge in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia was for many years the world's longest single-span arch bridge. If you're ever in Fayetteville West Virginia, this bridge should definitely be on your sight-seeing list.
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Landscapes: Forgotten
Cabin 738 on a long forgotten Dude Ranch in rural Wyoming. Only the sounds are of the wind blowing through the surrounding grasslands and the occasional creaking of a broken screen door.
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Portraits: April
April Bach Patterson, owner and editor of Rodeo Fame Magazine.
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Landscapes: The Homestead
An abandoned homestead in the Mormon Row area of Grand Teton National Park. This National Park is one of my all time favorites. It's an incredibly beautiful region, with enough photo opportunities to occupy a photographer for years.
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Landscapes: The Grist Mill
The Grist Mill in Babcock State Park West Virginia is about as picturesque scene as you'll find anywhere. Being there during the color change of fall is almost magical.
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Landscapes: A Room With A View
The Teton mountain range as seen through the window of a crumbling log cabin on a fall afternoon.
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Portraits: Gabby
One of my most favorite senior portrait sessions from this past year was with the wonderful Gabby. She was full of excitement to finish up high school and get on with life. A few weeks after I took this portrait, she was in a rather serious car accident. But thankfully she's fully recovered, enrolled in college and enjoying life.
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Aerials: Turner Falls Oklahoma
A new aspect of imagery I ventured into the past couple years has been aerial photography through the use of a drone. During my last visit to Turner Falls, i couldn't wait to get a birds eye view of this amazing place.
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Street Photography: Zoom Zoom's
This old but rather unique convenience store in Denton Texas has always caught my eye. One night I finally made the effort to stop and photograph it. It's one of those little hole-in-the-wall places that will one day vanish. So I'm really happy I took the time to capture it this year.
Copyright Thorpe GrinerFrom This Is Denton
Landscapes: Lonely At The Top
This lone dead tree at the top of Mt. Scott in the Wichita Mountains Oklahoma has caught my attention each time I've visited. This past Spring I was there just before sunset and captured this photo with the Fujifilm X100T and was immediately in love with the shot.
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Portraits: Bad Santa's
This portrait will always make me laugh. I had the honor of working with the guys and gals from Dirtbag Charities to photograph their "2017 North Texas Beerds" calendar featuring guys from many local breweries. It was a ton of fun!
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Landscapes: Camp Life
Camping, hiking and the outdoors are one of my passions which go along with photography perfectly. Taken this past Spring while camping in the Wichita Mountains, I can never get over how many stars can be seen when you get away from the city lights.
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Portraits: Alaina
From a studio session with friend and one of my favorite models, Alaina. This was from my first session of 2016 and remained one of my favorite sessions through the year.
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Infrared Landscapes: The Stand
Western Wyoming is a continues series of rolling hills, forests and mountain ranges. It's a beautiful sight under normal conditions. This is a different kind of beauty. Photographed in Infrared, this dramatic landscape takes on a totally different feeling. The invisible IR light spectrum reacts differently to different types of vegetation. In this case it turns this cluster of Aspen trees white, while the rugged sage brush is darker.
Copyright Thorpe GrinerFrom Project IR
Infrared Landscapes: The Little Chapel in the Woods
The Little Chapel on the Texas Women's University Campus, shot in Infrared. This building, surrounded by tall Oak trees created a surreal location for this type of photography. One of my favorites this past year!
Copyright Thorpe GrinerFrom Project IR