Photographer's Guide to Yellowstone & the Tetons (9780811743518) by Lange Joseph K

Author:Lange, Joseph K.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780811743518
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2013-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

PHOTOGRAPHING YELLOWSTONE IN AUTUMN AND WINTER

Yellowstone offers some unique scenic possibilities in autumn and winter. Autumn brings a wide range of temperatures and changing weather conditions. Significant snowstorms can occur in September, but Indian summer often prevails, with clear skies and temperatures reaching into the seventies in the afternoon. Temperatures are near or below freezing early in the morning, however, and you need to be prepared for temperature extremes and sudden changes in weather.

The meadow grasses, which have been green during the summer, now change to gold. Other plants turn brilliant colors. Sparkling frost crystals may be found on the grasses in early morning. Thin ice forms on ponds during the cold, crisp nights.

You can find multihued underbrush just east of Mammoth on the way to Tower and along the Lewis River just south of Lewis Falls on the South Entrance Road. Colorful ferns can be found just south of Gibbon Meadow between Norris and Madison and along the Firehole Lake Loop between Madison and Old Faithful. A moderate telephoto lens or macro lens will give you good close-up shots. For the most effective close-ups, don’t include too much. Crop tightly, keep the composition simple, and focus in on the most interesting portions of the scene.

Most of Yellowstone is pine forest, and there aren’t as many trees that change color as in the Tetons. Quaking aspens, which turn gold in late September, are found in only a few limited areas of Yellowstone, primarily near Mammoth and along the main loop road between Mammoth and Tower, between Tower and Canyon, and in the Lamar Valley along the Northeast Entrance Road. Aspens, with their beautiful white trunks, make fine photographic subjects throughout the year but are especially appealing in autumn. Whereas in the Tetons aspens can be used to frame the jagged peaks, in Yellowstone they often serve as the subject. Wide-angle shots pointing up from below will show their trunks and striking foliage against the sky. With a telephoto lens, the aspens can make a contrasting center of interest in a green pine forest.

In the autumn, the ferns and underbrush in Yellowstone become very colorful. Always be on the lookout for the small patterns in nature in addition to the grand scenes. I helped nature out a bit by adding the red leaf to provide a center of interest. Tokina 90mm macro lens, enhancing filter, Fuji Velvia film.

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