Located in Yellowstone National Park between Cooke City and Silver Gate,Montana at the eastern entrance, and Tower Junction, The Lamar Valley is often called "The American Serengeti", because of its' abundance of wildlife. It is also a place of stunning scenic beauty.
Canon 30-D 17-40mmL at 20mm
Herd of buffalo near The Lamar RiverCanon 30-D 17-40mmL at 40mm
A Solitary Bull Buffalo: Canon 40-D: 300mmF4-2x extenderWhile I usually do not use the 2x extender it did give passable results in the above photo. I find that in most cases it is best to use the 1.4X or the lens without an extender and then crop the photo as needed.
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21 comments:
Gorgeous photos! I agree about the doubler. I've tried them and find it's not worth the loss of quality. I just have to be quicker with my shutter. :)
Hope everyone is having a Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain!
Beautiful series and the lone bull is my pick in this series given the fact that you have used manual focus for this shot and produced fabulous results.
The 2x convertor sure did produce good results.
Willard: What a great piace for someone with your talent to visit. You captured it beautifully. The buffalo is so neat.
Nice shots. Agree with your assessment of the 2X. It usually takes up weight in my Lowepro. Blue Skies.
I really like that close up photo.
'The American Serengeti' - that certainly fits the mood of the second photo.
I love the layers of sky in the first image.
It's always nice to see your work Willard - how many chances will I have to see a buffalo that close - thanks! :)
amazing shots! you will never see such thing in this part of the world!
wow...COOL. Last one is my fav
Mine CC post in HERE. Hope you have time to visit. Thanks.
Seeing buffalo in the wild must be amazing! Thank goodness many world governments have been wise enough to preserve some land for wildlife. I wonder if the land looks much the same as it did when the first Europeans moved across the plains...or if we've altered it a bit without even knowing we have.
Superb! I would love to see a buffalo!
Wonderful pictures, Willard. That buffalo shot is a WINNER.
interesting blog, with great photos!
congratulations!
wow love all the photos, esp the last one, what a lovely animal
wonderful post. I would love to have seen the buffalo back in the day when they covered the prairies. Thanks for the tip on the extender too.
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This is on my "Places I'd Love to Visit Someday" list. It looks like such an amazing area.
I spent about two years doing research at the Federal Government on bison bison and never saw a live buffalo. Lots of information is available there and I used most of it to write a book about the Buffalo and Indians. There were estimates that 60 million animals once roamed this place in two herds. The northern and southern. Then there were the Wood Buffalo. Smaller, and mostly black that lived in the eastern US forests. They were, as you said, wiped out except for about 500 animals kept on a ranch and from that stock most of the bison alive today are related.
The slaughter was encouraged by the US Government and most newspapers at the time gloated that the Army was killing the Indians grocery store.
It is a long story brought back by seeing the post. Excellent photos.
A very interesting site as I am much of a wildlife lover myself. You should come to Africa and experience our game parks, I think you would enjoy them too.
Wonderful photos, and the close-up of the bison is magnificent.
What a handsome buffalo. I dream of seeing one someday.
What incredible captures. The landscapes take me to another place--the colors, the solidtude. The buffalo is superb.
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