The final day of my trip would be considered a bust by most people’s standards. I made my way through the park with nothing to photograph. I hiked up to Trout Lake as the sun was rising, and found the lake void of humans and otters. I decided to take some time and meditate along the peaceful shores of the lake, remembering to check for otters occasionally. Suddenly I had the feeling that something was watching me, hand on bear spray I slowly turned to find a mule deer doe watching from above me. About that moment the sun poked through the trees over the hill. I spent the next 15 minutes with he feeding very near me. She was scared off by the first fisherman hiking up to the lake, but she was not the end of the visitors. As soon as the fisherman walked off a new family of goldeneye came to visit, followed by a moth and countless dragon and damselflies. By midday the lake was collecting a crowd, so I took a few shots of the flowers and headed on.
A Mule Deer walks along a trail on the shores of Trout Lake at sunrise in Yellowstone National Park. Captured with a Canon 5DII with 70-200/2.8L IS II in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of + 2/3 at ISO400, f/5.0, and 1/640th of a second. The camera was handheld.
A family of Common Goldeneye swim along the shores of Trout Lake in Yellowstone National Park. Captured with a Canon 7D with 500/4.0L IS in manual mode at ISO400, f/7.1, and 1/250th of a second. The camera was mounted on a Gitzo 3540XLS and Induro GHB2 gimbal head.
Flowers of summer in midday light along the shores of Trout Lake in Yellowstone National Park. Captured with a Canon 5DII with 70-200/2.8L IS II in aperture priority mode at ISO200, f/11, and 1/500th of a second. The camera was handheld.
