Photo Story: Yellowstone Grizzly Mating Chase
I had just finished photographing the sunrise at Duck Lake in Yellowstone National Park and I decided to drive the East Entrance Road looking for Grizzlies. As I got past Yellowstone Lake, I noticed some commotion in the woods. Grizzly…
Testing out the Olympus 40-150mm f4.0 – 5.6 Lens at the Zoo
Lioness – ISO 100, f5.6, 140mm, 1/640 of a Second The Olympus 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 is the micro four thirds version of the popular 70-300 lens for DSLRs. The effective full frame equivalent of the Olympus 40-150mm is 80-300mm. I decided to purchase…
Photo Story: Yellowstone Bison Jam
Bison jams are pretty much a daily event in Yellowstone National Park. A bison jam is a traffic jam cause by a heard of bison walking along the road. Yellowstone Bison Jam There are somewhere around 4,500 bison in Yellowstone,…
Yellowstone Bison Crossing the Lamar River
There are around 4,600 bison in Yellowstone National Park and many of these bison are located in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valley is also known as the Serengeti of North America due to the abundance of wildlife in the…
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…
