Each time someone asks me when they should visit Yellowstone to see, and especially photograph Wolves I tell them; “March is the month.” More specifically the first weekend in March has been very good to me for the past five years.
A member of the Lamar Canyon pack of wolves looks out over a vast expanse of snow on a cold winters morning in Yellowstone National Park (Near the Bison Ranch). Created with a Canon 7D and a 500/4.0L IS + 1.4TC III set in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of +1 1/3 to f/7.1, ISO400, and 1/400th of a second. Shot from an Induro GHB2 and Gitzo 3540XLS tripod with a custom long lens support.
Four members of the Lamar Canyon pack howl over a frozen Lamar Valley on a cold winters morning in Yellowstone National Park. Created with a Canon 7D and a 500/4.0L IS + 2.0TC III set in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of +1 1/3 to f/16, ISO3200, and 1/320th of a second. Shot from an Induro GHB2 and Gitzo 3540XLS tripod with a custom long lens support.
A family of otters take a play break from fishing as a snow storm rolls into the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Created with a Canon 7D and a 500/4.0L IS + 1.4TC III set in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of +2 to f/8, ISO200, and 1/400th of a second. Shot from an Induro GHB2 and Gitzo 3540XLS tripod with a custom long lens support.
A wind swept snow formation at sunset in Yellowstone National Park (Near Blacktail Lakes). Created with a Canon 5D II and a 70-200/2.8L IS II set in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of +1/3 to f/5.6, ISO400, and 1/500th of a second. Shot handheld.
Star trails over a Marmot tent on a cold winters night in Yellowstone National Park (Who says it is too cold to camp). Created with a Canon 5D II and a 17-40/4.0L set in bulb mode with an exposure f/6.3, ISO100, and 2h1m1s. Shot from an Acratech GP and Induro CT214 tripod.
Excellent Photographs!
I’m planning a trip to Yellowstone for wildlife photography but it seems like a difficult time to visit the Park. The Yellowstone website gives me the impression that the park is closing a lot of the roads and all the accommodation within the park while they get ready for the new season?
What’s the best way of viewing wildlife in Yellowstone, on foot, cross country skiing, on a snow mobile or snow-coatch?
What side of the park would you recomend staying in, in March?
Thank you,
Ben