Photo Story: Where the Mountain Goats Live
Near the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is a mountain called Barronette Peak. Barronette Peak is 10,354 feet tall and is home to Mountain Goats and Big Horn Sheep. Mountain Goats on Barronette Peak There is a pullout on…
Using Pinterist for Planning your Travel Photography Trips
Pinterest is a terrific tool for travel photography inspiration allowing the photographer to create a bucket list of places to visit. Pinterest is also a great tool for travel photography planning as well. On Pinterest, you can create boards specific…
Pronghorn Antelope Fawns Testing Their Legs in Yellowstone National Park
Part of the beauty of visiting Yellowstone National Park is the ability to see wildlife in their natural environment. Whether it be wolves feeding on a carcass, Bull Elk bugling for their harem, or the Yellowstone mothers with their babies,…
Photo Story: Foggy Sunrise on the Madison River, Yellowstone National Park
When you stay in West Yellowstone, Montana it can be a long drive in the morning to photograph wildlife in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park. But there is at least one advantage to driving from West Yellowstone early…
Using Pixoto to Gauge the Popularity of your Photos
Pixoto is a lot of fun. On Pixoto you can post your photos and see how they rank, vote on other people’s photos, enter in challenges, and win awards. Pixoto feeds the competitive nature in photographers, trying to win awards…
A Panoramic Tour of Yellowstone National Park with the iPhone
Lamar Valley iPhone Panorama (Above Photo) Panoramic photos are a good fit for photographing the Western United States where big, wide landscapes are the norm. On a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park, I took several iPhone panoramas of popular…
Top Yellowstone Landscape Photography Ideas – Part 2
This part two of a two part blog on some of the top Yellowstone Landscapes to photograph. In this blog, I’ll disclose some of my favorite Yellowstone Landscape locations to view and photograph, where they are located, and when to photograph…
Photo Story: Fisheye Daisy Patch
While working in the yard this weekend, I was distracted by thoughts of photography. This is not an uncommon event. I frequently get distracted by photography when doing yard work or other activities I don’t necessarily want to be doing.…
Top Yellowstone Landscape Photography Ideas – Part 1
Yellowstone National Park is widely known for its wildlife and geothermal activity such as geysers, pools, fumaroles, and mudpots. While its neighbor park, Grand Teton, is known for its iconic photographs of the Teton Range. Yellowstone also has some beautiful…
The Story Behind the Photo: Hayden Valley Cloud Reflection, Yellowstone National Park
It was a calm morning in Yellowstone National Park, which means it’s a good day to look for reflections to photograph. While driving through Hayden Valley, I saw the blue sky and clouds reflected in a small pond along side…