Saturday, October 6, 2012

Yellowstone Photography Is A Joy To Take

By Doris Rivas


There is nothing quite like Yellowstone photography if you are interested in capturing Mother Nature at her best. This national park offers the camera buff a multitude of objects in which he or she can aim the camera. Get the variety of sights that can be found no place else.

You may be looking to find wildlife in its own habitat; or shooting that geyser as she explodes high into the air. You will be able to locate bison, elk, sheep, or moose as you make your way around the park. When you are finished with wildlife you can continue on to find meadows washed with the brush of nature. Or maybe it is the sparkling waterfall that you wish to find.

The summer season of July and August seem to attract the most visitors. If you wish to stay inside the park make your reservations early or you may have to find lodging off the grounds and commute during the day. Wildlife is plentiful and and a daylight hike will bring you to many glens that are awash with summer blooms.

If you wish to be unemcumbered with the tourist trappings and want more freedom to move about, a fall visit may be what will suit you best. Fall is a time of change and the coming of winter will be ablaze in colors of orange and red throughout the canyon. Moose and elk will be sporting full racks of antlers and the high country will give up its sheep and bison.

Winter is magical at Yellowstone and can be visited by snow machine. Waiting for the geyser or steam vents to rise above the snow can be bitterly cold, but the wait is worth the shots you can take of this phenomena. Due to the cold, much of the wildlife is gathered in these areas to be near the warmth the geysers and steam vents produce.

The opening of the park in spring is totally weather dependent. Like most places spring can come early or late. Entrances to the park are opened only as they become able to be traversed. Animals of many kinds are still present but this season would have the least to offer many photographers.

Even the time of day can have an effect on what is best caught on film. Late morning provides picturesque shots that can be taken as you move along the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Both Inspiration Point and Artist Point have been aptly named. The middle of the day allows you to capture the geyser basins and late day sees the wildlife gather around Madison.

The length of your stay can never be too long if you are hoping to get some of the best shots that Yellowstone photography has to offer. When the areas you visit are open to tourists there are no restriction on the photos that you take. Begin your visit with a tour to see where the best places are for picture taking. Any shots that you take cannot be used in advertising but can be used in postcards or blown up in various print sizes.




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