Yellowstone advice needed: My wife and I will be visiting the Yellowstone / Teton area in June for 7-8 days.I'm looking for advice on photo ops that may be off the beaten...

coondog Loc: Lost in Vermont

My wife and I will be visiting the Yellowstone / Teton area in June for 7-8 days.I'm looking for advice on photo ops that may be off the beaten track..perhaps something you discovered that you would like to share. We're coming from Vermont..so we probably won't be back anytime soon. I'll be using Nikon Dx lenses up to 300mm. Thanks

modest genius Loc: joshua tree park CA

get as high up as you can especially around the hot mineral pools.......

coondog wrote:

My wife and I will be visiting the Yellowstone / Teton area in June for 7-8 days.I'm looking for advice on photo ops that may be off the beaten track..perhaps something you discovered that you would like to share. We're coming from Vermont..so we probably won't be back anytime soon. I'll be using Nikon Dx lenses up to 300mm. Thanks

Dudley Loc: Roseburg, Oregon

Will you stay at West Yellowstone? Nice town. I recommend a day of driving around the Park, just to get a handle on the 'lay of the land'. Buy books, and remember: the crowds drop off the further you are from your vehicle, stay on trails, any wildlife you see are WILD! Use a tripod most of the time.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Send a pm to MT Shooter. He lives near there and spends a lot of time in Yellowstone.

treadwl Loc: South Florida

Look for lakes or rivers with mountain backdrops. For example, lake in foreground and mountain on the west side of the lake with you on the east side---be there for sunrise and get the alpenglow. Reverse the set up for evening, you on the west side, lake in the middle and mountain to the east and you get the glow again.

Best light for drama is up to 90 minutes after sunrise and 90 minutes before sunset.
Shoot running water on cloudy days

Larry

leatherhelmets Loc: Center Conway, NH

Coondog,

Enjoy the trip. One of the most beautiful and photographic places I've ever been. One recommendation I would have is to take a drive out the south entrance of the park down through the Teatons. Some beautiful shots along that road.

I look forward to seeing your results when you get back. Have a great trip.

Dave.

twowindsbear

Stay at the different lodges in the park. I've stayed at Old Faithful, Lake, Mammoth Hot Springs, and in a rather 'primative' cabin, neat the norht entrancer,.

Have FUn

Robin Poole Loc: Missoula, Mt

If you want to walk very far from the main roads,make certain you have some bear spray. If you see car jams, they are really animal jams. Want wild life, check out the Lamar Valley although WL is all over the park. In the Tetons, check out Schwabacher Landing, sp???, . It's about 3-5 miles on the "main" highway North of Moose Junction. Keep the Snake River on your left while heading north.
Have fun!!!!

treadwl Loc: South Florida

You can always walk the area of fire hole basin other than t Old Faithful. Castle Geyser has the most fantastic eruption of all, better than Old Faithful. Check with the rangers as to when it is due to go off.

Larry

ole sarg Loc: south florida

Upon arrival you will have no trouble deciding what to shoot. It is just too beautiful. Get some sun rises and sun sets.

Don't feed the bears!

drjuice

So's to know the times and the locations/directions of the sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset, you might want to explore The Photographer's Ephemeris (photoephemeris.com). This is possibly the best resource around for this kind of thing. I use it in conjunction with a free 'Droid app called SunMoon so that, if I don't have internet access but do have cell phone access and am in an unexpected place where I want to catch a sunrise/set or moonrise/set.

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rodpark2 Loc: Dallas, Tx

I actually found Grand Tetons to be a better subject than Yellowstone. Take the boat ride across Jenny Lake and climb the mountain on the other side. Beautiful views and easy paths. Also, try driving out in the country outside the park East of the airport. I loved my trip there, but never published a single shot from Yellowstone. That doesn't mean that you won't have different results. Yellowstone can be very congested, not so bad in GT, at least when I was there. I found a lot of interesting subject matter at the N end of the GT park on the way to Yellowstone. I believe we were at Lizard Creek Campground and walked down to the lake which was pretty low at the time. I'm jealous!

judy 2011 Loc: Northern Utah

My fave spot is the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
It took us a day to get there and drive all around there, taking pictures and back to the hotel in West Yellowstone.

Boone Loc: Groundhog Town USA

coondog wrote:

My wife and I will be visiting the Yellowstone / Teton area in June for 7-8 days.I'm looking for advice on photo ops that may be off the beaten track..perhaps something you discovered that you would like to share. We're coming from Vermont..so we probably won't be back anytime soon. I'll be using Nikon Dx lenses up to 300mm. Thanks

Go to this link, if nothing else you will find a lot of info that is very helpful on photo opps for your trip. Have a nice time! Boone. "Groundhog Town USA."http://ywguiding.com/photo_training_instructional_videos.html

Mag175

I agree GT is best. Less crowded, more serene, better photos. Stay at Jackson Lake Lodge or Colter Village cabins. Snake River with GT in background is famous Ansel Adams shot. I lived inside the park and worked one summer there and would do it again. Plan on at least twice as much driving time as you think to get around the Yellowstone "loop." Or, take a tour to get the lay of the land, then go back to favorites.