February 2015

Bison, Gardner River
Yellowstone National Park, Montana
2015

Bison grazing in the last light of the day near the Montana/Wyoming border.

Bison #6
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

Yellowstone Park regulations say you should stay 75 feet from a bison when you are on foot. Given they can run 30 mph, they can cover 75 feet in something less than two seconds–if they feel inspired to do so. Bison are generally pretty lazy; so presumably the 75 feet must be a distance thought far enough for them not to get irritated enough at a human to motivate them to run after you. Observing and photographing bison from a car seems like a safer bet, especially if you’re trying to get a close-up head shot without a really long telephoto lens. Gotta love the frosty top-knot on this one.

Bison #5
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

Nine Below #9
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

This is probably about the most subtle snow form photo I’ve ever taken. These wrinkles in the snow were in full shade when I took the photo. The light was so even the shadow pattern was barely visible. It took some work on the computer to bring out the snow ripples as they are shown here.

Nine Below #8
Yellowstone National Parks, Wyoming
2015

Nine Below #7
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015