Bison at Yellowstone

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RickSchin

RickSchin

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This morning I visited Yellowstone NP for the first time.
I did a short hike on one of the trails in Lamar Valley and I looked up on the hill next to me and this big fellow showed.
I took a few quick pictures and then put some distance between us.

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Nice shot! They say there are about 6000 bison there. Every year several people get gored, usually doing something unwise. Often a lot in Hayden Valley as well as Lamar. In Hayden they often cross the river and the road causing a traffic jam. In GTNP they can be seen in the Mormons row area if you are going there next.
 
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gdecamp said:
Such a powerful animal, nice job!
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Ralph said:
Rick, Beautiful shot! I love it👍👍👍 Well done. That’s one for the wall.
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bleirer said:
Nice shot! They say there are about 6000 bison there. Every year several people get gored, usually doing something unwise. Often a lot in Hayden Valley as well as Lamar. In Hayden they often cross the river and the road causing a traffic jam. In GTNP they can be seen in the Mormons row area if you are going there next.
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I saw three large herds and that 6,000 number realistic.
You're right about people doing unwise things.
I saw a video from Yellowstone yesterday of a female bear and her two cubs crossing the road a people running down the road chasing after them.
Thanks for the tip about GTNP.
 
RickSchin said:
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I saw three large herds and that 6,000 number realistic.
You're right about people doing unwise things.
I saw a video from Yellowstone yesterday of a female bear and her two cubs crossing the road a people running down the road chasing after them.
Thanks for the tip about GTNP.
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Plus Every photographer has to shoot the Moulton barn at least once in their life.
 
bleirer said:
Plus Every photographer has to shoot the Moulton barn at least once in their life.
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It's nice in the early hours when the low sun illuminates the mountains and the barn. Mountains are to the west of the barn. Sometimes a lot of people are in the shot. Sometimes helps to take identical shots as the people move around so you can mask them away in Photoshop layers.
 
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NorthernFocus said:
That's an interesting POV. Nice job.
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Thank you.
I was very lucky to have him show up on that hill as I walked by.
bleirer said:
It's nice in the early hours when the low sun illuminates the mountains and the barn. Mountains are to the west of the barn. Sometimes a lot of people are in the shot. Sometimes helps to take identical shots as the people move around so you can mask them away in Photoshop layers.
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Yes, my plan is to be there at sunrise.
I hope to get there early enough to get a good composition and not have others in the scene.
ssheipel said:
There's a perspective I've not seen before with Bison! Nice shot!
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Thank you.
 
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