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…
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 is now my Go To Camera for Landscape Photography
On a recent trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, I brought along my Canon 24 – 105mm f/4 lens and Canon 17-40mm f/4 lens and didn’t even use them. Instead I used an Olympus OM-D E-M1, Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm…
The Story Behind the Photo: 500mm Sunset
Brilliant 500mm Sunset Photo Story Cold and disappointed, I took my Camera and 500mm Lens off of the tripod. I was at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Ohio hoping to photograph short-eared owls flying at sunset. The time right around…
Death Valley’s Alien Landscapes
Death Valley National Park is widely known for its alien looking landscapes. In fact, these unearthly landscapes have appeared in numerous Sci-Fi movies and TV shows including Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, and The Twilight Zone. Where is Death…
Photographing Death Valley National Park’s Other Worldly Landscapes – Part 2
This is part two of my blog on photographing Death Valley National Park. In this second post of the Death Valley series, I’ll continue with the discussion photo destinations within the Death Valley National Park and also talk about equipment…
Photographing Death Valley National Park’s Other Worldly Landscapes – Part 1
Badwater Basin (Above Photo) Death Valley National Park in California is a paradise for landscape photographers looking for something different. Death Valley has other worldly landscapes with unusual foregrounds, barren colorful mountains, and blue skies. In this two part blog,…
Photographing Red Rock Canyon using Long Exposure Techniques
About Red Rock Canyon It’s hard to believe that Red Rock Canyon only 15 miles from the lights and hustle of Las Vegas. Red Rock Canyon is a goldmine for landscape photographers with beautiful red, tan, and gray mountains contrasting…
A View of Death Valley with Panorama Photos from the iPhone
Death Valley National Park is a perfect location for panorama photos. Death Valley has colorful mountain ranges, other worldly foregrounds, and blue skies with occasional clouds. I put the iOS 6 Pano feature to the test at Death Valley with…
Photographing Vermont – President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site is worth a stop while visiting Vermont. The historic site is located in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. Plymouth Notch is the birthplace of President Calvin Coolidge. It is also where the president grew up and…
