Happy Birthday, Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park was established 148 years ago, today. I’ve chosen one of my favorite “oldies” to mark the occasion, from back when I was first getting into nature photography and had started visiting the park each summer (I’ve gone back every year since 2000).

This was photographed in 2003, when I was just making the transition from film to digital. I primarily shot digital on this trip, but brought my film camera along with a few precious rolls of slide film to use for any special moments. This sunset on the Madison River qualified. I used up an entire roll. I asked this gentleman if I could snap a few shots of him as he fished, and he was fine with it.

Canon Elan IIE
Tamron 28-300mm
Slide film (Velvia or more likely Provia, don’t remember exactly)

Max

What a neat image to celebrate the 148th year of Yellowstone National Park. I love how you made the fisherman a silhouette.

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Max,

Great story and fitting image for the park. If the silhouette wasn’t the main feature… I’d say I’m not sure about the fisherman merging with the bg… :upside_down_face: :wink:

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