Yellowstone Trip

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Well I'm back safe and sound from my road trip to Yellowstone and back. Had a great time and can't wait to do the trip again. I am not finished with all the photos and haven't even started editing any video but I thought I would show a few of the shots I have finished. I mostly have been working on the wildlife shots and have just started scenery and landscape stuff.
You can see the gallery here; http://www.rochesterccphotography.com/g ... 7289_qCP9z
I am also blogging each day here: http://rochesterccphotography.blogspot.com/

Here are a few of my wildlife favorites...
Pronghorn
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Grizzly
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Bighorn
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Pelican
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Mountain Bluebird
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog
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Bison Calf (Red Dog)
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Elk
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Wolf feeding on bison calf
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Ground Squirrel and Osprey feeding
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Awesome! The claws on that grizzly are amazing. :shock:
Look forward to seeing more.

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Awesome shots Chris...glad to see you weren't lunch for the grizzly. How close were you actually to that grizzly?
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great shots Chris. Did you happen to snap any photos of people peeing in Old Faithful? or at least get to pee in it yourself?
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Outstanding photos! :shock:
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great shots Chris, Did you go on your own or were you on a guided tour? I'll be out there in mid August for 2 days on a tour of the 4 corners region.
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Thanks everyone, it was truly an unbelievable experience. I will have more scenic shots soon.
Bill_K wrote:Awesome shots Chris...glad to see you weren't lunch for the grizzly. How close were you actually to that grizzly?
About 25 to 30 yards, I am just off the road standing with my small 300mm lens around 20 other people with their 800mm lens on tripods. There also is a creek between the bear and the crowd that you can't see in the pic.
Matt wrote:great shots Chris. Did you happen to snap any photos of people peeing in Old Faithful? or at least get to pee in it yourself?
I don't think I would try it those kids got fired and banned from Yellowstone. They are lucky they still have something to pee with.
backpacker wrote:great shots Chris, Did you go on your own or were you on a guided tour? I'll be out there in mid August for 2 days on a tour of the 4 corners region.
We did everything ourselves, no tour. Before leaving I spent many hours on Yellowstone.net that has up to date trip reports and some great photography. It also has a Old Faithful webcam to watch drunk workers pee on it. I wouldn't pay for a tour unless you are looking for something real specific like otters, sandhills, etc. Most of the time people spot something before you do and you only need to look for a bunch of stopped cars.
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