During my recent trip to the Northern Yellowstone area around Gardiner, MT there were plenty of opportunities for photographing a wide variety of wildlife. And plenty of opportunities to get close-ups via Nikon’s great 600mm or go a bit wider with Nikon’s 300mm or 24mm-70MM. In telling the story, maybe these two images highlight the contrast between the two approaches.
Eyeball or Tell the Story
I could have titled this “Confessions of a Former Eyeball Shooter” but that might not have looked too good in Google Searches. There is nothing wrong with a close-up or “eyeball shot” but if you’re in the middle of the winter wonderland of Lamar Valley in Yellowstone can you really show that if all you see is that critter’s face. So working with my friend Moose, and looking back over old files, I see myself going wider to tell the story.