Lone bison in Yellowstone, location of one of only four free roaming and genetically pure bison herds on public lands in North America. This pic is also featured on my profile page at JPG Magazine. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.
There has been one sale of this image. In November 2008 this image was featured in the group, Buyers R Us. In February 2009, this image placed third in the U.S. Parks Wildlife Shots challenge hosted by the AMERICA’s National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat group. A thousand Yellowstone wonders are calling, ‘Look up and down and round about you! John Muir – 1898 The temperatures were in the single digits on this cold, snowy January morning at West Thumb Geyser Basin, which is one of the smallest geyser basins in Yellowstone. A incredibly scenic area along the shore of Yellowstone Lake, West Thumb only has a small amount of geyser activity. However, the basin more than makes up for it with its diversity. Despite its small size, it has paint/mud pots, hot springs, pools, lake shore geysers, and fumaroles. Fumaroles are small openings that release steam and other gasses. You can see in the foreground the muddy, soupy waters inundating the paint pots. The white area beyond the tree line in the right hand side of the photograph is Yellowstone Lake. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008-2009 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries | All rights reserved.
This is an abstract image taken at the edge of a thermal spring in the West Thumb geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. While the image appears to not contain any living thing, the colors themselves are in fact a product of the microscopic organisms called Thermophiles which thrive at extremely high temperatures. When visiting Yellowstone, you will see different veins of colors surrounding the fumaroles, geysers and thermal pools. The various colors in these mats are different types of Thermophiles which thrive at specific temperatures or have preferences for alkaline, acidic, or sulphiric enviroments. The enviroment determines the type of Thermophile that lives there and this diversity creates the colors you see. The color in this image is exactly as it was taken by my camera. It is not a macro image. At the top right, the turquoise color is the very edge of the thermal pool, the white border is mineral deposits and the brown and yellow and orange colors are the Thermophile living in a mat surrounding the pool. / This image has sold as a laminated print and a matted print 3 times through RedBubble. /
Just another buffalo picture from scenic Yellowstone National Park. I love this one for the variety of natures delights all in one picture! Snow capped mountains, pristine streams, wildlife (view larger to see many geese and other waterfowl in the background water) rolling hills, wildflowers, green piney trees, and the mighty bison. / I know I might be over doing it with the buffalo images but I keep going back to this one on my computer and thinking of that old song, “Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam, where the deer and the antelope play. Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day.” / /
Woke up early to catch the sunrise and took a short drive down to Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. The morning fog was hovering close to the ground. A male Elk off in the distance peering out of the fog. Definitely worth waking up early for. / / / /
Bison soaking up the heat from this thermal feature in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Featured in AMERICA’s National Parks and Wildlife Habitat Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 VR lens 44mm, 1/50 sec f13, ISO 200
Bison braving the elements in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-200 VR @200mm, ISO 200, 1/50 sec @f13
Yellowstone is full of cool thermal features with amazing colors, and the mountain weather is something else. Sort of sweeps in, drops a load of water, and moves right out again. I loved going there this summer. HDR of three exposures.
Lone coyote along the road in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park. He was perhaps about 50 feet away and looking for a way to get around us hordes of photographers. Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm lens
Sleet and snow didn’t bother this coyote at all in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. I don’t think I did either. hand held Canon 40D with 500 f4 at f4.5 ISO 400 This image is included in my 2009 wildlife calendar
Normally you do not get a good view of this pool. I was given a tip to hike up to a near by hill. Doing so enabled me to take this photo. The mist rising from the pool actually took on the color of the pool which you can see on the left side. This is truly one of the highlights of Yellowstone NP. Canon EOS 20D / Canon EF 28-105 1:3.5-4.5 II USM / 3-exposure HDR
Today 1/30/09 it has been exactly 2 years since my sister passed away. and Exactly 1 month since my father has…. Boy the 30th is not my lucky # Yesterday, There was so many things / I was never told / Now that I’m startin’ to learn / I feel I’m growing old ‘Cause yesterday’s got nothin’ for me / Old pictures that I’ll always see / Time just fades the pages / In my book of memories / Prayers in my pocket / And no hand in destiny / I’ll keep on movin’ along / With no time to plant my feet ‘Cause yesterday’s got nothin’ for me / Old pictures that I’ll always see / Some things could be better / If we’d all just let them be Yesterday, There was so many things / I was never shown / Suddenly this time I found / I’m on the streets and I’m all alone Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me / Old pictures that I’ll always see / I ain’t got time to reminisce old novelties Yesterday’s Gun’s n Roses… Canon 30D
Good size Mountain Sheep ram came to attention as the I apparently overstepped maybe 1 step too close and invaded his personal space. Close enough I snapped off a few and moved away so he could continue is winter meal. Shot taken in Yellowstone National Park just North of Tower Junction. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, Canon 70-200 f2.8L @200mm, 1/800, f5.6, ISO 200, Processed in Lightroom 2.2.
TOP 10 in the Planet Earth challenge in Mood & Ambience. / FEATURED in the First Things Group.
A cold morning during Fall in Yellowstone, enhances the vapours rising from the mud. The sunbeams break through the mist as if spotlighting the beauty of the tree skeleton. / A hard image to shoot, in that I was so overwhelmed by this scene of extreme beauty, I couldn’t concentrate too well ! / An early rise is required to catch a scene like this one, not a problem when you know Mother Nature is flaunting some of her best works in Yellowstone ! Shot on a CANON EOS 40D, with polarising filter, mounted on tripod, f11, 1/30 sec, ISO 100, Auto WB, RAW file, processed in Adobe PS CS3. The usual Curves/Levels adjustments, I selected and processed the bottom half separately to keep the blueness of the shady part as contrast to the warmer tones where the sun broke thru. A little dodging and burning to bring out those rays ! FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/all-about-the-light / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/style-class-elegance / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/shots-in-the-fog
Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It Erupts about every hour and a half, eruptions can shoot 14 – 32000 litres of boiling water to a height of 30 – 56m and lasting up to 5 minutes. Settings & Gear Used: Manual Exposure / Shutter Speed: Bulb (182 seconds) / Apeture: 6.3 / ISO: 100 / Focal Length: 24mm Canon EOS 50D / Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS lens / Manfrotto 190XB Tripod / Manfrotto 804 RC2 3-way Head / Cable Release
Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Driving along the park road early one morning, there was a small dip in the road where the early morning mist had lingered. I frantically shot as much as I could, knowing it would rapidly vanish with the sun getting higher in the sky. It was so unbelievably beautiful, I felt like I was dreaming ! / A very magical five minutes that is forever etched in my memory. / The tree skeletons are relics of that huge fire in the Eighties. I shot on my Canon EOS 40D, mounted on tripod, polarising filter attached, iso 100, Auto WB, f22, 1/15 sec, RAW file processed in Adobe Camera Raw, then CS3, with selective levels and curves adjustments, also selective colour. Other than that, the shot kinda took itself ! FEATURED IN / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/for-the-love-of-canon / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-true-beauty / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/shots-in-the-fog / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/made-by-nature /
Featured in All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers – Aug 9th, 2009 I was driving around the Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA and somewhere between Madison and Mammoth Hot Springs I found this small creek called Obsidian Creek almost completely covered with aquatic grasses. I love the way they bend with the flow of a waterway creating patterns and layers of green with some blue sky reflected in water. I just had to stop and take a picture and it was so worth it. I hope you agree.
Featured in Deer Me!!! – Aug 13th, 2009 Deer in Yellowstone. Waking up early always pays off in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. / West Thumb is among the most scenic of the park’s geyser basins but it’s also the smallest. For its size, however, West Thumb posseses a whole range of features including hot springs, pools, mud pots, fumaroles and geysers. Herds of elk, mule deer, even moose and bears frequent the area within easy observation distance. Canon XSi with 18-55mm lens, f/8, 1/640sec, ISO-200.
Shot in the Lamar Valley, YELLOWSTONE National Park, USA. A lucky grab-shot. / I had spotted the Cottonwoods and wanted to capture the beautiful colours of Fall against the shadowy hill behind, then I saw the Male Bison emerge from the trees. He had a mission on his mind, a couple of females across the river, LOL !! (out of sight of this shot.) He was moving pretty quickly, and luckily I had my short telephoto lens already attached to the camera ! A magical moment and experience !! Shot on my Canon EOS 40D, set on Landscape mode, Aperture Priority, with polarising filter, hand-held, iso 200, f 6.7, 1/180 sec , underexposed by one stop because of the dark shadowy hill , Auto WB ( I mostly use this), lens was my Canon EF 75-300mm set at 200mm (don’t have this lens anymore) RAW file, processed in Adobe Camera Raw, then tweaked in PS CS3, with selective Levels/Curves, and selective colour adjustments. SEE MORE OF MY USA SET HERE /
Tree Skeletons shot at Dawn, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, reflected in a pool. I shot this before the sun broke through the mist, as I liked the blueness emphasising the coldness – there was a few degrees of frost that morning. / The image I processed from a RAW file, I felt was a little plain, so I gave it a touch of Orton, which drew out the dead tree silhouettes. Still not happy, I added a texture, to enhance the fog, not too much, since I didn’t want to spoil the ‘soft’ feel of the image. / I can recall the quietness of the early morning as I stood in awe of Mother Nature’s magic ! Shot on my Canon Eos 40D, mounted on tripod, f23, 1/60 sec, / no exposure compensation, the meter read the scene correctly, auto wb, RAW file processed in Adobe RAW, then in CS3, Orton applied with reduced opacities, and a texture, downloaded for free off the internet someplace, applied with discretion, by again reducing opacities etc. SEE MORE OF MY USA SET ….
Another image from Yellowstone National Park , Wyoming, on our holiday from last Autumn. (2008) / West Thumb Geyser basin is on the shores of Yellowstone Lake, and is a kaleidoscope of colours, like Mother Nature went crazy with Photoshop !! Boardwalks go in various directions, and it is a hard choice, which way shall I go ??!! I chose to ‘follow the light’ / and Mother Nature gave me a helping hand with a sky straight from my dreams ! / I hope you enjoy this one ! Shot on my Canon EOS 40D, hand held, polarising filter, f11, 1/60sec, auto wb, RAW file processed in CS3, levels/curves/selective colour etc. FEATURED IN…....... / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/focus-and-lighting / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/streams-brooks-creeks SEE MORE OF MY USA SET HERE… >
Walkway in Yellowstone National Park late in the year. The steam you see is caused by the pools combined with the cold chill of morning. “This is the path I have chosen, no matter what circumstances may come, no matter how hard it is, no matter what I feel inside, I must stay on the path.”
Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Pretty much a tourist snapshot of the Falls, which I thought I would share with you ! / A rather crowded place, justifiably so, who wouldn’t want to see this sight ? The Canyon has some amazing colours, and I found the best time was towards evening to be viewed at it’s best. The vertiginous slopes are very loose and crumbly, and I wondered how those trees maintain their perilous foothold !! Shot on a Canon EOS 40D, polariser, tripod, f22, 1/3 sec, iso 100, auto wb, RAW file processed in PS CS3, levels/curves/selective colour adjustments. FEATURED IN…............. / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/style-class-elegance / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/all-water-in-motion / AND / http://www.redbubble.com/groups/ontario-provincial-parks-art MORE OF YELLOWSTONE HERE…........
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