Grand Prismatic
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BarefootBeck1
December 28, 2014
Thank you! It's really a beautiful place. Yellowstone is really something special.
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Location
This was taken at Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park.Time
This was taken in the middle of the day. Not ideal, but you don't alway get ideal, you get what you get and it's up to you to make the best of it. We were on a motorcycle trip that went from the Canadian Rockies down to Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons, so we had a limited amount of time and weather was occasionally a factor. I had to make due with whatever the conditions were when we got there.Lighting
Because this was the middle of the day, I sat on the decking, got low to the water, waited for some clouds to blow over the sun a bit, and then fired of a few good shots.Equipment
I took this with my first DSLR, almost an antique now, the first Cannon Rebel with a Sigma 70-300mm lens. I packed it in my motorcycle's tank bag with one other lens and enough clothes to wear to get me through 3 weeks of traveling (everything either on the tank bag or in a backpack), and away we went! I love these trips!! My husband, my motorcycle, and my camera, and we go see some amazing "off the beaten path" places.Inspiration
I LOVE nature, bright colors, and this was something I had always wanted to see so we made it a point to at least stop by and check it out while we were going through Yellowstone.Editing
Yes, some. Because this was shot in the middle of the day, in the RAW program, I increased the saturation just a little to make it look like it did when we were sitting there. That's it really. Back then, I didn't even know how to use Photoshop or Lightroom.In my camera bag
For these motorcycle trips I try to go light because space is an issue on a motorcycle. I try to keep it to my camera body and 2 lenses. I have a tripod but rarely use it on these trips, really only if I'm trying night photography, which I need more practice at. I've learned a few techniques to help keep my camera steady while hand holding it, and believe it or not, I find that a fair amount of strength training keeps my arms strong enough to hold steady even after some long hikes or having to hold the camera up for long periods of time. Weight training for photography, who'd have thunk it?! HahahaFeedback
Yellowstone is BEAUTIFUL! It would take so long to see everything there. Making a list of places you MUST SEE and keeping that with you helps. I keep a running list of places I'd love to go photograph. That way, when the opportunity comes up, I'm ready! Also, timing your lighting is very important but all is not lost if you can't get some place at "the golden hour". As The Rolling Stones said, "Ya can't always get what ya want, but sometimes ya get what ya need." Just take photos, you may surprise yourself how well they come out.
