Glacier National Park this June

[rcoles]

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I will be using my M9 with the 35 f/2, 50 f/2 and a 90 f/2.8 and a tripod. This is my first attemp at landscape photography with the M9. We will not be doing any extended hiking, but will be doing short walks off of the Going To The Sun Road. This is our first trip to this area, so any tips would be very much appreciated. I already have the Photography America Newsletter on Glaicer that was updated in 2008 and a lot of material on the park and the surrounding area.

Thanks

Bob

[stuny]

Bob -

 

I have moved this to the Customer section where it is both more likely that you'll get the responses you are looking for, and also because where you posted it is for posting photos.

[iShutterbug]

I will be using my M9 with the 35 f/2, 50 f/2 and a 90 f/2.8 and a tripod. This is my first attemp at landscape photography with the M9. We will not be doing any extended hiking, but will be doing short walks off of the Going To The Sun Road. This is our first trip to this area, so any tips would be very much appreciated. I already have the Photography America Newsletter on Glaicer that was updated in 2008 and a lot of material on the park and the surrounding area.

Thanks

Bob

Hi, Bob,

 

You're going to be seeing some powerful and beautiful natural scenery. Two years ago we took that trip and it was wonderful.

 

Jackson Hole to the Prince of Wales Hotel

 

It looks like you have some excellent photography equipment to take. For this kind of sprawling landscape scenes I would recommend asph lenses, suggest wider focal length of at least 28mm, maybe 24mm, even 21mm. (I took quite a few with my dslr 16-35mm, and also took 24-70mm, 70-200mm and tilt-shift lens, graduated UV filters, tripod).

 

We flew in to Jackson Hole, WY, rented a SUV, did Yellowstone Park, Cody, went up to Waterton, Canada, then back down to the Going to the Sun hwy and stayed at lodges at both ends of Glacier Park, Many Glacier and Lake McDonald, then down to Missoula, MT, and flew home. Staying at the actual lodges has been the best for us because then you're in the middle of the action.

 

That's about I can think of now, except that my wife/"travel agent" says it might be rainy in June. We're planning a trip to Las Vegas and doing a big circle of Grand Canyon and Utah parks.

 

Don

[ampguy]

perhaps a longer lens or p&s zoom or dslr if planning to photograph wildlife.

 

Hi, Bob,

 

You're going to be seeing some powerful and beautiful natural scenery. Two years ago we took that trip and it was wonderful.

 

Jackson Hole to the Prince of Wales Hotel

 

It looks like you have some excellent photography equipment to take. For this kind of sprawling landscape scenes I would recommend asph lenses, suggest wider focal length of at least 28mm, maybe 24mm, even 21mm. (I took quite a few with my dslr 16-35mm, and also took 24-70mm, 70-200mm and tilt-shift lens, graduated UV filters, tripod).

 

We flew in to Jackson Hole, WY, rented a SUV, did Yellowstone Park, Cody, went up to Waterton, Canada, then back down to the Going to the Sun hwy and stayed at lodges at both ends of Glacier Park, Many Glacier and Lake McDonald, then down to Missoula, MT, and flew home. Staying at the actual lodges has been the best for us because then you're in the middle of the action.

 

That's about I can think of now, except that my wife/"travel agent" says it might be rainy in June. We're planning a trip to Las Vegas and doing a big circle of Grand Canyon and Utah parks.

 

Don

[msk2193]

Bob,

I would urge you to get a polarizer and a graduated ND filter for the lenses you will be using.

I just finished a weekend in Arches NP with my M9 and am impressed with the results of all lenses except for the 560mm when handheld - operator error I am presuming!

I used the 35mm about 60% of the time, the 90mm 35% of the time and the 560 and 200mm the rest.

Travel safe.

[iShutterbug]

I agree with above, want to add re Glacier Park there was construction on Going-to-the-Sun road causing delays but fantastic wife/"travel agent" always packed fantastic picnic lunches so we would get out of car in line and sit on side of road (veritable mountainside) and relax and discover things we would have just driven past like chipmunks, flowers, birds, formations and hidden waterfalls down in valleys--plus we were in much better mood than others when cars allowed to move again.

 

Here's some other views of "Colorado Plateau"--Utah, Rocky Mountains.

Vegas to Denver

 

Don

[photophile]

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A few tips...drive the GTS road early and park. It gets busy and parking is limited in some of the more popular walk/trails. Take rain gear for your camera. When it rains, the "tourists" leave and the purists stay. Some great shots are to be had at avalanche falls ( short hike off road ) especially in the rain, actually. Bears are late in the afternoon creatures..black close to the road - your 50 from the car will do-if you see them. Brown / grizzly are almost always far away in the flats and near the river banks..Wolves are easier to haer than to see... but you might be lucky near St. Mary's - late in the afternoon - again - long lens stuff. They are shy . I use my dslr with 600mm plus on a tripod to make those images - much of the foliage is quite thick - be prepared for low light. make sure the tripod you take is light enough to carry for a bit...but stable enough for its purpose. you will need it in the woods.I find my gitzo traveler works very weel. Take a wet/dry p/s for rafting trips and boating on Lake McDonald. Glacier is spectacular - enjoy it. Also some very good galleries around kalispell , whitehead lake area. try to get to some reservations ( Blackfeet nation ) - interesting to see, excellent photo-ops...be respectful and ask first - at pow wows. Enjoy. Afew of my images in this gallery.

 

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