Yellowstone in August Photo Gallery by Dave Shumway
Take advantage of the mountain passes as they are cooler, less crowded and at the peak of summer's beauty.
August in the park can be full of many things: flowers on both Beartooth and Dunraven Passes, maturing fox,coyote and wolf pups in the meadows, or simply the promise that the crowds will soon subside and snow will come again.
I take advantage of the mountain passes as they are cooler, less crowded and at the peak of summer.
A red-tailed hawk soars on the strong winds atop the Beartooth Pass. Captured with a Canon 7D with 500/4.0L IS in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of + 3 at ISO400, f/4.0, and 1/640th of a second. The camera was handheld.
A red fox kit looks out from a boulder along the Beartooth Pass. Captured with a Canon 7D with 500/4.0L IS + 1.4TC III in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of + 2/3 at ISO400, f/6.3, and 1/200th of a second. The camera was resting on a beanbag.
A summer thunderstorm rolls into the Lamar Valley of 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/7.1, and 1/1600th of a second. The camera was resting on a beanbag.
A mountain stream races down the Wyoming side of the Beartooth Pass between boulders and flowers as waves of summer thunderstorms race overhead. Captured with a Canon 5DII with 17-40/4.0L in aperture priority mode with an exposure bias of – 2/3 at ISO50, f/22, and 1/2 of a second (HDRM to handle the sky). The camera was mounted on an Induro CT214 tripod with an Acratech GP ball head and RRS L plate.