Posts in Category: Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone! (near) Aspen color
On the way up the Beartooth Highway beyond the Eastern Gate to Yellowstone. Aspen in full blaze. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 75mm equivalent. Program mode. Processed in Photomator.
Yellowstone! Dad, mom, and junior
Moose: Floating Island Pond, Yellowstone National Park, USA, September 2024 — In the golden light of morning we stoped for a mother moose teaching her well grown calf to feed while swimming in the waters of Floating Island Pond, watched over by the Bull. When they left the pond we had excellent views of all three as they worked their way over a small ridge into the next valley. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator. (Posting tonight as we are off early tomorrow morning.)
Yellowstone! Old Faithful
Old Faithful: Yellowstone National Park, September 2024 — Gotta go if you are Yellowstone. We arrived within moments of a spout and I got to the rail in time. 🙂 Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 75mm equivalent. Program mode. Processed in Photomator.
Yellowstone! Elk on the terrace
Elk: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, September 2024 — Something you don’t see every day. A herd of elk climbing a thermal terrace. The dominant stag is driving his harem to a new feeding area. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 222mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Yellowstone! Canary Springs
One of the iconic views of Yellowstone National Park from the overlook at Canary Springs on the upper terrace. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 91mm equivalent. Program mode (with the iso accidentally shoved off auto :(…I will try this again before we leave if I have a chance.) Processed in Photomator.
Yellowstone! Bugler
Elk: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, USA — a large herd of Elk have taken up residence right in downtown Mammoth Hot Springs, on the lawns and the central green and around the thermal terraces. This is the patriarch of the herd, bugling his dominance in the early morning light while the sun is still only on the tops of the mountains. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 600mm. Close to full frame though we kept a respectful distance. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Yellowstone! Sundown in the high country
Out looking for Grizzly Bears eating caraway roots in the high meadows. Sun just still grazing the peaks. Sony a5100 with Sony E 10-18 f4 zoom at 15mm equivalent. Superior Auto with HDR mode. Processed in Photomator.
Yellowstone! Grizzly
First shot from Yellowstone. We got here in time to go out this evening north of the park itself to a field where the Grizzlies come out at dusk to feed on caraway roots. We saw 7, three adults and 4 cubs. They were way too far away and in very challenging light, so this is the best I could do. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 1200mm equivalent (2x digital tele-extender). Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
American Bald Eagle
This is another shot of the American Bald Eagle that posed so nicely for our digiscoping group during the Yellowstone Forever Institute ZEISS Digiscoping workshop in Yellowstone National Park. Taken with the ZEISS Harpia 85mm spotting scope and the Sony a6500 camera with the Sony E20mm f2.8 lens and the ZEISS Harpia M49 adapter. (It sounds harder than it is. Camera in Program mode, autofocus for final focus…touch to place the focus on the bird’s head.) Processed in Polarr.
Red Dog
American Bison calves are commonly called “Red Dogs” because of their reddish color. They are everywhere at Yellowstone in the spring and early summer…not so much in early September…but this must have been a very late calf. These photos were taken well after sunset, as in the last light of day, using Sony’s Anti-motion Blur mode to make the most of the available light. We were stopped on our way back to Lamar Buffalo Ranch by the main herd of Bison crossing the road and I had lots of time to get a window down and photograph Bison in the pasture below the road as we waited. Sony RX10iv at 600 and 100mm equivalents. Anti-motion Blur mode. Processed in Polarr.