Posted by Brett Deacon on July 19, 2010 at 6:21 PM
Hi everyone. I just returned from 4 glorious days in Yellowstone National Park. After 2 days of cloudless skies the weather became more interesting, especially around sunrise and sunset. This was my first real chance to explore the park, and my family and I loved it so much we'll be returning this fall. The Lamar Valley area in the northeast section of the park is a photographer's paradise.
Great images Brett. Looks like the flowers are pretty good around Trout Lake this year. I love both the Lamar and Hayden Valley and all the green this year. Very impressive.
Fantastic series, with your trademark stellar 'development'!
That field of stars is truly outstanding. Are those the last vestiges of sunset clouds I see radiating from the horizon? Whatever they are, they provide a remarkable counterpoint to the Milky Way.
Posted by Jack Brauer on July 19, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Wow, what an insanely awesome collection of photos! This one you posted is an instant classic. I also really enjoy Trout Lake Reflection II, though they're all nice.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on July 20, 2010 at 1:40 AM
Beautiful series. The one you posted is Great! Surely you have more...
Awesome set, Brett! The one above is my fav but theyre all nice--looks like you had some great weather too!
Posted by Brett Deacon on July 20, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Thanks everyone! I really appreciate your feedback. John, regarding the starry sky image, the sky looked mostly black to me but the camera picked up these colors somehow. The sun actually set in the opposite direction so the red hues weren't sunset clouds or the like. This picture was taken around midnight. As if it wasn't amazing enough hanging out on the shore of Yellowstone Lake, stargazing, and photographing, around the time this image was taken a pack of wolves could be heard howling in the distance, and the sound carried across the lake as clear as a bell. What an experience!
Great work Brett. Those reflections shots are just awesome. That sky shot is sweet too. That's the very outer edge of the Milky Way and right in he middle you captured the Andromeda Galaxy. Way cool.
Great work Brett. I've been traveling to YNP for 25 years and I haven't seen better images of the Trout Lake area. Did you spot any otters while you were there?
Posted by Brett Deacon on July 20, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Thanks Don! Trout Lake is amazing and I can't wait to return in September. It's only 0.6 miles from the parking lot so even my 3-year-old daughter had no problem getting there. And yes, we did see 3 river otters frolicing in the lake, though they weren't anywhere close to the shore. Still, we counted watching the otters as our favorite animal sighting of the trip.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Brett, these are fantastic! Sorry it took me so long to find them (been out of town). Love the entire collection...favos are probably all three Trout Lake shots and the Morning Mist shot!
Awesome first shot! Looks like you were up there around the same time as I was. A friend (Paul Branch) got a shot similar to yours probably in the same area as we were camping at Canyon Village. There were three of us all shooting w/ a900s and Zeiss 16-35s.
Discussion
20 repliesI've put together a little collection of my favorite images here:
http://www.brettdeacon.com/gallery.php?gallery=YellowstoneJuly2010
I'd welcome your comments and critiques. Thanks!
That field of stars is truly outstanding. Are those the last vestiges of sunset clouds I see radiating from the horizon? Whatever they are, they provide a remarkable counterpoint to the Milky Way.