John Gerlach Loc: Island Park, Idaho

I have been fortunate to spend almost two months photographing the Grand Tetons National Park. Here are some images I took the last week in February. Still lots of wildlife, but the moose are harder to find now that the snow is deep in the sagebrush flats and they have left for thicker quarters. We found plenty of moose in December, though!

All of these images are shot with a Canon 90D. I have been experimenting with a crop sensor camera and I like it. I think it is a viable alternative for many who don't wish to carry the weight of a bigger camera or spend the money. I have a full review of using the 90D for wildlife posted on my web site under the blog. It currently is the first article at the top on my blog. www.gerlachnaturephoto.com

Mormon Barn

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Sage Grouse with the Canon 90D and 100-400mm lens out the window of my SUV

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Sunset in the Tetons

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Sage Grouse

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Sage Grouse

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Mormon Barn

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Mormon Barn

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Bison by Kelly Springs

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Bison by Kelly Spring

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Old House by the Mormon Barns

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d2b2 Loc: Catonsville, Maryland, USA

Very nice. LOVE the bison.

Cookie223 Loc: New Jersey

The first shot is my favorite, but they're all spectacular!
What a beautiful country we live in.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

In-lightened Loc: Kansas City

Nice to see you on the Hog again. Great images as always John!

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Super nice images.

John Gerlach Loc: Island Park, Idaho

Thanks!. I try to get to the hog when I can. Just brutally busy with setting up new workshops and getting CUAs in so many parks. Very time-consuming!

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great series, John.

Katydid Loc: Davis, CA

Very special set! Hope you continue posting.

HardwareGuy

Well done!

flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert

John;
Beautiful images! LOVE the sunset!
I took a class from you in another (film days) lifetime! I think I still have some of your handouts somewhere in my library! I always wondered how you got the vanilla ice cream shadow areas in your snow photeaux.
The thing that has stuck with me is the large dude with a cowboy hat that came up to me as I was looking at your displays, and said "How many rolls do you shoot each month?" "WHO is this person?" I remember thinking. Didn't play that game then and still don't! One day, I may even clean the spider webs off my continuous shooting settings!

Live long and photograph!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Spectacular work, John!

John Gerlach Loc: Island Park, Idaho

All of the images were focused one of two ways, for wildlife I use a single active af point right on the spot where I want the focus. That means I move it around to coincide with that spot. For landscapes on a tripod (typical for me) I use autofocus by touching the live view screen to make the camera focus on that spot and then fire the shot using the touch shutter on 2-second delay. It is a very accurate way to hit focus, better than looking through the viewfinder. For wildlife, I have to use the viewfinder, but all my camera and lens combos are AF microadjusted. That is crucial!!!! For twenty years I was a fan of back-button focusing as my Canons offered it around 1991. Today I no longer use it as times have changed and we have new camera features that simply work far better for me.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Stunning work John.

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Beautiful set, John!