rexjones
FollowTo this date, Yellowstone is by far the largest national park I have ever had the opportunity to visit. This massive canyon is just one small view of literally ...
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To this date, Yellowstone is by far the largest national park I have ever had the opportunity to visit. This massive canyon is just one small view of literally hundreds that exist in the park. I would go back in a heartbeat if I could!!
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Contest Finalist in Unique Sceneries Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 2
Contest Finalist in My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 1
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Contest Finalist in Misty Mountains Photo Contest
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terrylynn
November 21, 2015
This is absolutely incredible!! The light is amazing, composition, everything about this. Congratulations
MarissaJane
December 29, 2015
Amazing light and composition great work, wishing you a happy new year
1940sfan
July 04, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
FlyingEagle
November 14, 2018
Simply outstanding in every way. I especially like the lighting and the sun rays.
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Location
This was taken right in the center of Yellowstone National Park, USA. I live in Utah, which is close enough...but just hadn't made it out there for whatever reason! I decided it was beyond time that I made it to the park for myself to see it in person!Time
This was taken during the morning hours. Not quite that super early dawn hours that I usually prefer, but just afterward. I wasn't expecting the light to be anything worth looking at, not at least until I got the photos loaded from the camera and was able to take a better look at them...low and behold...it turned out pretty well I think!Lighting
The lighting....ah...that's a subject that could take days to talk about. This was definitely one of those shots that right out of the camera didn't look that impressive!! Partly because it was all underexposed and, well, just dark! I didn't really realize what capability the raw file contained until I started processing. Really, I learned from this image to just take the shot...even if you don't think it will turn out. You never really know in the moment.Equipment
This image was captured using a Canon 5D mkIII, the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens mounted on a Manfrotto tripod. That's my standard setup for any wide landscape shot.Inspiration
Really, just the area. Yellowstone is freaking awesome!! Even as proud of this photo as I am...it still doesn't compare to the raw beauty that exists all over the national park.Editing
Always. My background comes from working in film. So all my previous experience and instruction was to take the correct camera exposure in order to give you the tools needed in the darkroom to get the perfect image. To this day, I almost always under or over expose every image (depending on the situation), in order to give myself the largest expanse of options once I start processing. My actual process would take way too long to describe here, but I'm working on a series of youtube videos to outline what I do. For now, I'll tell you that I do utilize both Adobe Lightroom as well as Photoshop for virtually all of my work. I start with a good histogram and then develop the image I saw in my head when I captured the scene.In my camera bag
I only ever shoot with Canon L series glass. It's definitely not a snobbish thing...but more the fact that I used to own cheaper lenses and in my experience...they never could get the image sharpness or quality that I wanted. On an average day in the field, my two favorite lenses for landscapes are the 16-35mm and the 70-200mm. For a portrait session...my go-to lens has always been the 85mm, with the 70-200mm as a solid backup.Feedback
Shoot everything. Sure, go for the winning angle that you know works...but also try to capture at least one other variation...you never know what might work! Follow your rules of composition, there's a reason that coursework in any college teaches the rules of composition...because it works. Always take a wide variety of exposure ranges, and do that on a tripod if possible. Unlike film, digital images don't have quite the same dynamic range and it always helps to have some extra shots at different exposure values. If it were film...you'd only need one negative, but digital hasn't quite caught up yet.