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: Yellowstone – Mountain Bluebird Couple at the Nest
It was a windy day at Yellowstone, but we decided brave the wind and hike the Self Guided Trail in Yellowstone National Park. It turns out that we were glad we did. Mountain Bluebird Couple at the Nest The large…
Using the Canon 70-200mm as a Car Lens for Wildlife Photography
In places like Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, I like to have a separate camera body with a medium range zoom lens located right next to me in the car just in case I see some wildlife…
Where Did the Oil Paint Filter go in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014?
Port Sanilac Lighthouse using the Oil Paint Filter in Photoshop In April 2014, Adobe announced that they would no longer support the Oil Paint Filter and it would no longer be available starting with Photoshop CC 2014. Adobe based the removal…
The Story Behind the Photo: Red Fox Ready to Pounce on its Prey
We had just landed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, took a shuttle to the Rental Car lot, and we were driving to Teton Village. Just when we turned down Teton Village Road. we spotting a Red Fox trotting in a field…
Tips for Using the Rokinon 7.5mm Fisheye Lens with the Olympus OM-D
Blue Lupine Patch, Indiana Dunes National Park The Rokinon 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens for Micro Four Thirds is manufactured by Samyang and is also sold as Samyang and under the name Bower. The Rokinon is a completely manual lens with…
Using the Canon 1.4x Teleconverter and the Canon 70-200 f2.8 for Wildlife Photography
With a little less than a month before my trip to Yellowstone, I was looking for a car camera and lens combo. My primary lens and camera combination for the trip will be the Canon 5d Mark III and 500mm…
The Story Behind the Photo: White Pelican in Flight
One of my favorite spots to photograph White Pelicans on the Mississippi River is Fisherman’s Corner South on the Illinois side of the river. The best spot is to walk out on the Levee towards the dam. White Pelican in…
