Our 1st Week in Yellowstone

[Every Miles A Memory]

My wife and I are working in Yellowstone this summer for the sole reason that we'd be able to have the 2.2 million acres at our beck and call to photograph.

So far, our first week has been a photographers dream. We've seen and photographed every animal except a Grizzly, a Moose and Wolves. We've seen both the wolves and a Grizzley, but they were too far off to get any decent shots of so we just sat glassing them through scopes and binoculars, probably one of the best way to see wildlife in the park!

So here is what we've captured in the first week.
1.

Baby Bighorn Sheep nibbling on some appetizers

2.

The Daddy Bighorn Ram yelling at the camera

3.

Vixen drinking out of a pond

4.

Great Horned Owl Fledgling near the Mammoth Visitor Center

5.

Bull Elk sitting on the edge of the forest

6.

Coyote in hot pursuit to cross the road near Madison

Full Gallery can be seen here if you'd like to see lots more

Thanks for looking

 

[Corey]

Beautiful pictures.
A place I would like to visit some time.

I was conceived there my parents tell me when they were on a camping trip there long ago.
It would be kind of nostalgic to visit there.

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

What are you waiting for? The place is probably one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Even with all the tourists, the beauty overshadows the normal feeling of a tourist trap.

Its so big, you can go on hikes and be all by yourself for the entire day even though the park is sold out!

Dont wait, go visit!

 

[HB 4X4]

Great pictures! Subscribed for more

Do you shoot Cannon or Nikon? Which lenses do you use for wildlife?

 

[hattrik21]

Beautiful stuff. I'm headed there in October and I can't wait!

 

[jham]

wow... incredible pictures!

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Do you shoot Cannon or Nikon? Which lenses do you use for wildlife?

My wife and I shoot Canon bodies...either a 5D or a 30D

All of these were shot with a 30D and a 400mm f/2.8

A few of them had a 1.4x extender on it which brought the combo out to a 896mm because of the 1.6x crop factor of the 30D body itself.

All except the Great Horned Owl Fledgling and the Ram with it's mouth open were shot hand held!! Sort of impressed myself that I could hold the combo and get a clear shot. The lens alone is 11.8lbs:Wow1:

I'll keep updating as we get more shots! This place is a gold mine for photographers

 

[GTKrockeTT]

yellowstone is amazing, as are those shots! do you plan on heading south to the tetons while you're out there? i had the pleasure and fortune of being out there around this time last year, wish i was back.

 

[Rot Box]

Stunning photos! Thank you for sharing.

Yellowstone is incredible expecially if you can beat the crowd :coffeedrink:

 

[tdesanto]

Coyote in hot pursuit to cross the road near Madison

Outstanding! Thank you for sharing these. :clapsmile

 

[N8URE2]

Pat,
Great Pics ! Thanks for sharing.

Where are you guys working in Yellowstone? I worked for Hamilton Stores at Old Faithful in the summer of 96. I'm not sure if they are still the retailer there or not. I haven't been back since 2001, when my wife and I were there for a week visit.

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

I can Hardly wait....for the second week in Yellowstone!!!!....:victory:....:elkgrin:.... :ylsmoke:







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[Obi-Wan-Kenobi]

Pretty nice.

The ears on your "vixen" make me wonder if that's one species our Chihuahua might have decended from.

 

[fowldarr]

My wife and I plan on doing the same thing some day, we would love to live a summer in the park (maybe when we kick the kids out). We go to yellowstone at least once a year, usually 3-4, now we are moving to Nebraska, which puts it a little farther away, but we still intend to go. Just becuase I have it at work, here is a pic of my kid giving a thumbs up from the hoodoos. Nevermind, will have to wait until I get home, Don't have any editing software and the file is too big.

 

[RgrBox]

Wow.. some great pictures.. I was there back in the 80's fighting fires... the place was something to see.. I want to get back someday with my wife and kids..

Thanks for posting your pics..

RB