Stray Light Effect » Environment http://straylighteffect.com Photographer Jim Urquhart Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:33:35 +0000 en hourly 1 Yellowstone National Park – June 2011 http://straylighteffect.com/2011/06/yellowstone-national-park-june-2011-2/ http://straylighteffect.com/2011/06/yellowstone-national-park-june-2011-2/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:38:09 +0000 Jim http://straylighteffect.com/?p=2023
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A night exposure of Old Faithful Geyser, the first geyser in the park to be named, erupting in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 23, 2011. Currently the geyser erupts approximately every 90 minutes. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A herd of bison swim across the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 21, 2011. On average over 3,000 bison live in the park.REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A grizzly bear and her cub in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Grizzly bears are most often found in the open spaces of the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Grizzly bear cubs play on snow in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Grizzly bears are most often found in the open spaces of the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A wolf walks with a set of elk legs in the Hayden Valley after killing an elk in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Elk are the most common food of the wolves in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A herd of bison graze in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. On average over 3,000 bison live in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A rainbow of light can be seen under the right conditions at the base of the 93 meter tall Yellowstone River Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 21, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A black bear roams near the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Black bear are commonly sighted near the tree line. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

The view of the Absaroka Mountain Range of the north eastern stretch of park at sunrise in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A coyote hunts in a the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Coyotes have slender faces, pointy ears, are much smaller than wolves but are often mis-identified as wolves by tourist in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A coyote hunts in a the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Coyotes have slender faces, pointy ears, are much smaller than wolves but are often mis-identified as wolves by tourist in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

The Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest in the United States and third largest in the world, and it's colored bacteria and microbial mats in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

The Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest in the United States and third largest in the world, and it's colored bacteria and microbial mats in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A cinnamon black bear, a subspecies of the American black bear, runs between cars near Madsion in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Artist Jinsheng Song paints the Lower Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

The Shell Spring erupts in the Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

The sunrise is reflected in the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A bison emerges after swimming across the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 21, 2011. On average over 3,000 bison live in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A black bear swims in Rainy Lake near Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Black bear are commonly sighted near the tree line. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A black bear rubs itself against a tree near Rainy Lake near Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Black bear are commonly sighted near the tree line. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Boulders deposited by a glacial icecap dot the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A wolf rolls in the snow in the Hayden Valley after killing and eating an elk in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Elk are the most common food of the wolves in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

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Mesa Arch at sunrise in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

Stars streak past Balancing Rock in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

Moonrise over Castle Valley outside Moab, Utah, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

Washer Woman Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

Stars streak past Turret Arch in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

Washer Woman Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

Balancing Rock and the moon in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

Moonrise over Castle Valley outside Moab, Utah, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)

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Environmental activist Hillary Hase marches in downtown Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, left, and defense attorney Ron Yengich leave the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 on the opening day of his federal trial. DeChristopher is charged with bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for, costing angry oil men hundreds of thousands of dollars in higher bids for other parcels. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

Environmental activist march past the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

People watch a march of environmental activists from an apartment in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

Supporters of Tim DeChristopher yell and cheer for him as he arrives at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Tim DeChristopher arrived for the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

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Mount Timpanogos near Sundance, Utah, Thursday, October 28, 2010. Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Mount Timpanogos from Deer Creek Reservoir, Utah, Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Mount Timpanogos from Deer Creek Reservoir, Utah, Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

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Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

Carey McClellan of the Bureau of Land Management stands with his horse Q Ball as he scans the ridges for wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

Bureau of Land Management staff Carey McClellan, left, and Ben Noyes practice their roping during a slow in the action during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Dusty Carpenter of the Bureau of Land Management guides a horse used to help gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

Wild horses in a coral after they were gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

Bureau of Land Management staff chase stragglers into a coral during a wild horse gather the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Ben Noyes of the Bureau of Land Management sorts wild horses after they were gathered in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)

Bureau of Land Management staff Carey McClellan, left, and Ben Noyes close a coral after horses are captured during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Wild horses look out from a coral after being gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Wild horses look down from a ridge towards the corals as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)

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The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Buffalo in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

A coyote shakes off water while hunting in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Saturday, July 3, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

A black bear in Yellowstone National Park Saturday, July 3, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

A coyote hunting in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Saturday, July 3, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

The view from atop the 300 foot tall brink of the Lower Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park Sunday, July 4, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Buffalo in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

A buffalo calf crosses the road in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Sunday, July 4, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

The Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Sunday, July 4, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

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Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Sunset in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Hoodoos near evening in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

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Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Jenni Mowrey of Hogle Zoo holds a baby duck covered in oil as she prepares to wash it Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10

im Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is rinsed by Jill Cox, left, and Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10

Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Two oil soaked ducklings are cleaned by Trina Cysingley, left, and Kalyn McKenzie Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10

Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is rinsed by Jill Cox, left, and Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10

Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is washed by Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10

Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Dawn Neptune of Hogle Zoo dries a gosling Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10

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Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com

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Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010

Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010

Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The La Sal Mountains and Shafer Canyon in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010

Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The La Sal Mountains and Shafer Canyon in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010

Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The Green River from Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010

Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The Needles from Grand View Point atop the Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010

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