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Yellowstone Trees   Leave a comment

Captured these while driving through Yellowstone National Park last weekend:

Posted September 17, 2017 by Lutz Braum in Black&White, Nature, Travel, US

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Colors and Geysers of Yellowstone   4 comments

Spent a lovely day in Yellowstone National Park the day before the solar eclipse to see some of the more iconic sights near Old Faithful. Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format:

Posted September 6, 2017 by Lutz Braum in Landscapes, Nature, Travel, US

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Yellowstone Wildlife   2 comments

On a recent trip to Yellowstone, my son and I saw just about every major animal except moose: Bison, elk, coyote, bear (with bear cub), wolves. Here are a few shots I liked:

 

Canon 7D, 70-200mm f/2.8
ISO 640
f/10
1/100 sec

Posted November 7, 2015 by Lutz Braum in Animals, Landscapes, Nature, US

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Forest Fire Aftermath   Leave a comment

Hundreds of acres of forest in Yellowstone Park were destroyed in massive fires in 1988, requiring over 9,000 firefighters and affecting almost 800,000 acres of forest (bigger than Rhode Island). The remnants of that destruction can still be seen:

 

Canon 7D, 10-24mm
ISO 400
f/20
1/160 sec

Yellowstone Ranger   1 comment

This friendly ranger greeted us as we entered Yellowstone National Park on a recent visit to Montana.

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Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/60 sec
adjusted in Silver Efex Pro 2

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone   2 comments

Not quite as big as the real Grand Canyon, but impressive nevertheless:



 

Posted October 28, 2015 by Lutz Braum in Landscapes, Nature, US

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Big Buck   1 comment

This 13-point elk buck was watching over a herd of elk in Yellowstone National Park. I was fortunate enough to sneak up for 2 close-ups without being noticed (well, the second picture he’s looking right at me, so who am I kidding?).

 

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Canon 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8 with 2x converter
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/400 sec

Posted October 24, 2015 by Lutz Braum in Animals, Nature, US

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Winter in Yellowstone   9 comments

Arrived in Montana and took a drive through parts of Yellowstone before arriving at Big Sky today. -15F (-26C)!

Family of Elk

This gang of elk didn’t mind the cold.

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