GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: We are heading to Glacier National Park end of Sept. New to Landscape photography. Any tips on getting some great shots. You guys are the greatest. Have been off...

squirrel1

We are heading to Glacier National Park end of Sept. New to Landscape photography. Any tips on getting some great shots. You guys are the greatest. Have been off of site for a long time...want to get back on here and learn from the experts! Thanks for your help.

spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT

Bring a moderate wide-angle lens to capture vistas. Maybe a telephoto to get those shots you can't quite hike to. Have fun.

DaveJ Loc: NE Missouri

Several of the main roads will be under construction and maybe closed. Also, late September has had snow to close the main road. If traveling a long ways , check closely so you don't get disappointed.

The park continues to anticipate a possible complete closure both day and night on the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road between Avalanche Creek and Logan Pass from September 16-29 to facilitate work in this area. Logan Pass will remain accessible through the St. Mary Entrance Station

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

How long will you be there and what areas of the park will you be staying. Many Glacier? Apgar Village? etc? Are you a hiker?

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

You'll definitely need a good wide-angle lens, and I'd recommend at least a moderate telephoto. I spent 4 days there on a tour back in 2013 and used a D7000 with the 18-200VR lens to do it all. There were a few occasions when a longer lens might have been helpful, but I think I did pretty well.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

squirrel1 wrote:

We are heading to Glacier National Park end of Sept. New to Landscape photography. Any tips on getting some great shots. You guys are the greatest. Have been off of site for a long time...want to get back on here and learn from the experts! Thanks for your help.

Call them direct and ask a professional.
Glacier National Park

Park
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Website: nps.gov
Phone: (406) 888-7800
Address: 64 Grinnell Dr, West Glacier, MT 59936

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The way things are going,m that will soon be called National Park.

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

If going in late September, consider the St. Mary's entrance - more likely to be open if there's any weather, and there will be a lot of construction on the West side in any event. Also consider taking a couple of easier hikes to get off the beaten path. Look into Two Medicine for accessible lake vistas, with a different subject set than the oft-captured St. Mary's Lake. If you do use the West Glacier entrance, and the weather permits, an easy hike is the Trail of the Cedars, with a slightly longer hike continuing to Avalanche Lake. Both are delightful, non-taxing hikes and some great scenery (and wildlife) abound. Enjoy!

stangage

squirrel1 wrote:

We are heading to Glacier National Park end of Sept. New to Landscape photography. Any tips on getting some great shots. You guys are the greatest. Have been off of site for a long time...want to get back on here and learn from the experts! Thanks for your help.

I just got back from Glacier Monday evening 9/9. As far as lenses go I used both my 16-35mm and 24-105 for landscape shots. In Glacier, you are often pretty close to some spectacularly high cliff like mountains so the extra wide comes in handy. Used a 100-400 with 1.4x teleconverter for wildlife shots much of which was pretty far out. While there are many turnouts along the Going to the Sun road often these were totally parked up last week. Sadly crowds and traffic jams.
Note that most of the hotel facilities in the park close about 9/22 so be sure you have accommodations. Facilities near the park entrances are pretty sparse..

Drip Dry McFleye

stangage wrote:

Note that most of the hotel facilities in the park close about 9/22 so be sure you have accommodations. Facilities near the park entrances are pretty sparse..

Good advice from Stangage! Sept. of 2018 we found ourselves driving 45 minutes both ways each day just to get to and from the park entrance. Don't be put off though. We had a great time. Did a lot of hiking and got some pics I'm proud of. We cooked a lot of our own breakfasts and lunches but the dinners in the park lodges were excellent. I also highly recommend the Belton Inn (outside the park) for a great dining experience. Take warm clothes! You can always take 'em off but you can't put 'em on if you don't have any.

TFH

Definitely Wild Goose Island. Vista is accessible from the road.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

I was there a few years ago, saw a few moose at Fishrecap Lane, a short walk from the Swiftcurrent trailhead near Many Glacier.
Sometimes you can see a bear, but usually, but not always, they are pretty far away.