MikeHermes

Yellowstone National Park, Lower Falls

Yellowstone National Park, Lower Falls
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Canon EOS M10

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 34/1

location

United States of America

upload_date

Nov, 2018

Views

795

Likes

+22

Awards

Zenith Award

Contest Finalist in Everything Waterfalls Photo Contest

Absolute Masterpiece

+10

Superb Composition

+10

Top Choice

Outstanding Creativity

Peer Award

Magnificent Capture

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in June of 2017 looking from the Inspiration viewpoint in Yellowstone National Park. It shows the Yellowstone river forming the so called Lower Falls.

Time

The photo was at 11 AM and a bright and sunny day.

Lighting

The lighting was a bit harsh but there was not a lot I could do about it.

Equipment

On this day I only had my Canon EOS M10 with me as I was not out shooting ( but always carry a camera ) My EXIF of the shot ISO200 21mm focal f/5.6 1/1000sec

Inspiration

There is not a lot to say. It is impossible to look at a scene like this and NOT take a photo. Absolutely stunning scenery

Editing

A simple RAW to JPEG edit in LR. Exposure was ok but I did dehaze a bit and bumped up the saturation in certain areas slightly

In my camera bag

I usually shoot wildlife and landscape with a APSC Canon ( 80D ) and I either use a Canon 10-18mm or one of my sigma lenses ( 18-35, 105mm or my 150-600mm )

Feedback

If you are planning to do this shot ahead then bring a sturdy tripod, get there early, use a remote or 2sec delay to avoid shake and apply a gradient filter to tone down the light from the sky a bit.

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Yellowstone National Park, Lower Falls