My
second full day in Yellowstone driving 180 miles and taking 190 digital images
of a variety of subjects , a selection of which are below. Weather again was good
almost too good as there were few clouds for a time lapse sequence but I managed
186 pictures during the 180 miles of driving.
Early
morning on the Madison River again with a trumpeter Swan taking a morning swim
in the distance.
A
little later the swan came over to say good morning and give his wings a stretch
- pic right.
Near
Madison the Elks were out again for a photo shoot - this a crop from the 200mm
focal length on the Dimage 7.
Firestone
Falls near Madison was a good subject for a slow shutter speed experiment. Here
a 1/3rd second gave nice blurred water. ND filters again cut down the exposure.
The
above four wide angle images are of runoff streams from the Great Prismatic Spring
in the Midway Geyser Basin area. The beautiful colours and patterns are well worth
a long stay.
Below
left is a shot of the Saphire Pool.
A
big crowd were assembled for the early afternoon eruption by the Old Faithful
Geyser . You need a wide angle lens from the front row to capture the full extent
of the display.
The
Hayden Valley is an area you are sure to meet a few Bison lazing around enjoying
the sunshine.
Two
views here of Lower Falls taken in the afternoon from Artist point, the one on
the left using the 200 mm focal length and about 35mm for the other. This area
is known as the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and there many viewpoints to see the
falls. On this occasion I had only time to use one as the light was fading fast.
A
detail of the rock formation along the rim.
A
couple of crows enjoying a spot of shade with the falls in the background
At
the end of this long day in Yellowstone I decided to dash into Montana and visit
Earthquake Lake for some late evening images. It took longer than I thought to
get there and the light had just about gone. In 1959 a large earthquake sent a
section of mountain tumbling into the Madison River blocking the flow. Trees stll
poke up above the surface giving an eery effect. On the way back to West Yellowstone
I took the afterglow over Hebgen Lake (above right).
All
images are copyright Richard Tucker
