December 7, 2011 in Fall, Forests and Trees, South East Wyoming, Wyoming
Yesterday morning was a low of -25 F and warmed up to -4 degrees, dropped to -20 again last night and now this morning its warmed back up to -15 degrees. Its days like these when the bitterly cold sun is shining that it amazes me how plants and life survives a climate like this!
September 4, 2009 in Fall, Tips and Tutorials, Wildlife, Wyoming
Four Bull Moose, originally uploaded by Allie.P.When camping with some fellow geologists in Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming, all of a sudden these four handsome guys came strolling along in front of camp. Of course, everyone yelled “Allison! Camera! Now!” At that point, whenever I see some amazing animal, I get this instinctual reaction to go grab my long 200mm lens as fast as possible. In this case, that long lens landed me this cool shot of four bull moose parading along (of course, in a about a month, they will be in mating season and probably wont like each other as much!). I start snapping photos of their antlers up close, head shots, etc., but then something in the back of my brain starts to go “wait! back up.”
Its then when I slowly turn my zoom ring away from the 200mm, and end up snapping this shot:
Moose Along Stormy Colorado Road, originally uploaded by Allie.P.
I actually almost like this second shot better. You get to see the moose in its natural habitat… you can see the trees and the surroundings. It gives it a sense of solitude, it lets you know this moose is in its natural territory, with no humans (well, except for me) around. Sometimes we get so caught up in pushing the limits and getting as close to these animals as possibly safe (*ahemyellowstonetourists*), but just remember to resist the zoom and take a step back. You might be surprised at which photo in the end you like best.
November 24, 2008 in Fall, Forests and Trees, Macro and Abstract, Michigan
Rain Drops on Fall Color, originally uploaded by Allie.P.
I took this in Marquette, Michigan after taking a break from field work to turn around for two seconds to snap this picture out of the blue.
Sometimes its nice to stop for a section and appreciate the little details. I thought this shot would go in my pile of pictures that arent so great. Surprisingly, It ended up (i think) great! I didn’t even notice the rough texture on the bottom of the leaf when i took this.
Photography is great like that, you can take the shots that you know are going to turn out well, but its those shots you take blindly that seem to be the most unique in the end.
