Yellowstone

Yellowstone. One of the most visited parks on the earth. Whether you are going to see Old Faithful, the wildlife, fishing, or just site seeing, it's hard to NOT take a picture! Here are few of the million that I took over a 3 day visit this last week.

I believe that this is called Big Springs. This is where the rivers bubble up from an underground aquifer at a cool 52 degrees Fahrenheit. I swear that the rocks were blue from the cold!!



Fishing with my friend, Junior. He was REALLY excited for fishing at the Coffee Pot.

And of course. We saw a Moose. Most of my pictures were of it's caboose, though. I swear it had a vendetta against me. :)

Perspectives

Perspectives... view, angles, so on and so forth. So which is the best? I say try ALL of them. I have a habit of trying to break down my subject to find little details that no one would really notice, unless they are pointed out. So looking at this landscape, you could capture it in a landscape view...



Portrait view, which seems to emphasize the water more than the landscape around it...


Or a completely different angle, like this one taken from above the waterfall. Different angles and views bring out different characteristics or details. I love that there is more than one way to take a picture, so make every picture your own! Don't be afraid to step outside the box and capture the unique details in life.

Portraits

Here are some of the portraits that I've taken of my nephews and one of my little sister. I love having color in the background, like the purple petunias or the water. It really helps bring out the subject in each picture.





Black and white pictures are a little bit harder to really 'pop' out the subject. I try to select a background that really contrasts with the character of the subject, so if the subject has dark hair, and I'm taking a close-up, I would choose a really light background. Contrast can really make a picture spectacular.