Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Photos

Grand Canyon Fall Morning		Yellowstone River in Grand Canyon		Lodgepole Pine

Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Canyon and Lower Falls is one of the classic pictures taken in the Park. This section of the Yellowstone River would qualify as a national park all by itself. The waterfalls and colors and textures of the canyon walls make for an endless array of beautiful photo opportunities. Travel Photo Guides Yellowstone National Park iPhone app shows where the best vantage points are to take pictures of Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon.

Yellowstone National Park is filled with magnificent mountains, scenic valleys, waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, lakes, rivers and forests. Yellowstone has the largest concentration of wildlife in the lower 48 states. Besides its famous bison, people come to Yellowstone to see and take pictures of grizzly bears, wolves, elk, moose and bighorn sheep, among other wildlife. Colorful wildflowers grow in the spring and summer.

Yellowstone’s spectacular scenery offers an endless variety of photo opportunities anytime of the year, and each season has its own unique beauty. It is best to shoot nature photos at sunrise or sunset for the best lighting conditions.

Camera Equipment Used in Photos

These photos were taken with a Nikon D2X and a 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Other full frame cameras such as the Canon EOS 1DS Mark III will work as well. Some professional photographers carry a smaller APS-C DSLR such as a Canon 7D or Nikon D90 as a backup camera. Many of the landscape pictures were taken with a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens; this lens is available for most digital cameras including Leica, Pentax, Sony, and Sigma and Olympus.