Morning on Yellowstone Lake

[William Seger]

Digging through old stuff looking for a contest submission, this is one of my favorite photos from Yellowstone, but I decided it wasn't "Yellowstoney" enough for the contest, so I'll just post it.

[cilla4progress]

1. Beautiful.

Love it there.

[MontanaMama]

2. It's Yellowstoney enough for this MT girl.

[niyad]

3. It is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

[Ohiogal]

4. Very nice!

So serene.

[Me.]

5. Personally

I'd enter it.

[calguy]

6. Very Enchanting

Visited Yellowstone several times many years ago. Once seen, can never be forgotten.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. It's a great catch! I can easily see why it's one of your favorites.

I am wondering: did you use a long lens to get these beauties? It's very well done.

[William Seger]

8. Thanks! It was with the kit lens at 55mm

I walked up slowly, but most of the animals around Yellowstone seem to be accustomed to humans.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Ah, the 55 mm. A great choice for this shot.

I was looking for the super long lens with the foreshortened foreground and didn't see that.

I do believe the animals in Yellowstone know they're protected, and accustomed to humans.

[Generic Other]

10. Was worried about you!

Glad you are feeling better again after the vaccine.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Ah, my dear Generic Other! I am well, and thank you! ♥

[PatrickforO]

12. When I saw this picture, I drew in my breath because it seemed to me

I heard the splashing as the elk waded out into the lake, and smelled the water, grass and pines. I could feel a chill in the air as I watched the clouds kiss the hilltop in the distance. It made me feel like a kid again.

This is a great scene. It really is.

Thanks for this.

[ShazzieB]

13. Gorgeous!

I will always associate elk with Yellowstone. When my husband and I visited the park in September 2018, there were elk all over the place. Leaving the park late one night, a big handsome bull elk crossed the road just a few feet in front in front of our car and paused for a moment to look at us like "What ARE YOU doing here?" (We were moving very slowly at the time, thank goodness.) Good times!

[William Seger]

14. Yes, there were about 50 of them munching on the grass in front of Old Faithful Lodge

... completely ignoring hundreds of tourists.