by Trent Sizemore | Aug 19, 2020 | Blog, Gear, Reviews, Trip Reports
I’ll be the first to tell you that a new camera won’t make you a better photographer, but I’m also a self-proclaimed technology-geek and I love playing with cutting-edge electronics of any kind. That’s why I woke up early (okay…9AM) to...
by Trent Sizemore | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Trip Reports, Wildlife
Beaver, Gallatin National Forest Three of Yellowstone’s entrances are still closed, but the two Wyoming entrances opened today (May 18th) for traveling around the south loop roads only. Our Montana entrances still don’t have an official opening date yet....
by Trent Sizemore | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Trip Reports, Wildlife
With Yellowstone National Park still being closed (and no opening date yet), we have been spending more time exploring locally outside the park in Montana and the national forests. Below are some of the various wildlife encounters we’ve had over the past week or...
by Trent Sizemore | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife
(Click images to view full size and see technical details) We needed to get out for a bit after being mostly home-bound for almost two weeks now. The bighorn sheep on the Madison River in Montana are almost a guaranteed sighting throughout the winter and this time of...
by Trent Sizemore | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife
I’ve been seeing foxes in and around West Yellowstone for as long as I’ve lived here, even being treated with new kits a couple of years ago. Most sightings seem to be random, while walking or driving around town. Last week we saw him/her cross the road while driving...
by Trent Sizemore | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Trip Reports, Wildlife
Just about every year in March, there’s a grizzly or two that comes out of hibernation and heads to the Blacktail Ponds in search of winter-killed bison. Some years the snow is mostly melted by the time of the first bear sightings at Blacktail Ponds, other years there...
by Trent Sizemore | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Trip Reports, Wildlife
Back before normal life got upended, we squeezed in one last winter trip to the northern range of Yellowstone. The main attraction was the grizzly bear, but during the middle of the days we had some great encounters with other wildlife as well. We had this red fox...
by Trent Sizemore | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Post Processing
All of the settings described below can be found in the “performance” tab of Lightroom preferences, or the Lightroom catalog settings. Build standard previews Standard previews are built to preview your photos in the Library module. If you give Lightroom a...
by Trent Sizemore | Dec 13, 2019 | Blog
This video is a quick “how-to” on how I sharpen my photos using Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. There are a variety of sharpening options available, and it’s not a requirement to use Photoshop, but I’ve found this to be the most...
by Trent Sizemore | Aug 22, 2019 | Blog, Technique
I came across this short video on YouTube that explains some fundamental filmmaking compositions and how they are used to tell a story. Even though you may not be photographing dinosaurs (if you are, please share with the rest of us), many of the points are still...
by Trent Sizemore | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife
I have experienced this kind of thing many times while driving through Yellowstone, and it’s nerve-wracking every single time! They make an effort to go around any vehicles, but August is the rut season and anything can happen… Video via Caters...
