I spent two nights in Wall, South Dakota to visit Badlands National Park. Fortunately, it stopped raining late in the afternoon of my arrival so that I could photograph the sunset that night. I returned the following night for another sunset and then went to the park for sunrise the following morning. The colors vary dramatically as the light changes. There are a couple of repeaters in this collection--but I wanted to place all the images in one thread.
1- It became clear with they call this landscape the "badlands"...very difficult terrain to cross.
2- These are referred to as the "Yellow Mounds" for good reason.
3- Sunrise brought very different colors
4- I had fun with my 300 2.8 for a change (it has received very little use). These colors were NOT altered in Photoshop.
5- Up close and personal...I captured photo handheld through the car window.
6- This image was taken during my first hour or two inside the park.
7- The Badlands meet the South Dakota prairie
8- Can you spot the bison?
9- Rattlesnakes must be very common here as well as these signs are posted everywhere.
10- One last sunset
Thanks again for looking...now onto Pierre to visit the State Capitol!
Wonderfully good (bad produced good instead) image set from Badlands (not bad land for view) National Park
Each image is incredible - well done professionally
Nice work. I have a long term family ancestry connection to this area, but it has been decades since I've visited. From the looks of it, I should schedule a visit!
junglialoh wrote:
Wonderfully good (bad produced good instead) image set from Badlands (not bad land for view) National Park
Each image is incredible - well done professionally
Thanks for your kind words...
gdanmitchell wrote:
Nice work. I have a long term family ancestry connection to this area, but it has been decades since I've visited. From the looks of it, I should schedule a visit!
Dan
Thanks Dan...it's definitely worth a visit. One of my favorite National Parks.
keepclicking wrote:
Glenn, that’s a beautiful set. I really like the way u composed these images. Did u have to hike to get to these spots to photograph them?
Thank you...none of these images required walking more than 100 yards or so!
Amazing set! I love the badlands of Utah and DV and these definitely warrant exploration. Plus I will check off my only two unvisited states if I come that way.
Hathaway wrote:
Amazing set! I love the badlands of Utah and DV and these definitely warrant exploration. Plus I will check off my only two unvisited states if I come that way.
Bob
Thanks Bob...South Dakota is definitely worth checking off your list.
