Redlodge Hiking Trip

I took my camera with me for a camping and hiking trip in Redlodge this past weekend. My goal was to find and photograph waterfalls, as well as any wildlife and interesting landscapes. Below are some of my favorite of the photos I took.

I liked the way the colors contrasted here, with the grass turning yellow and the evergreens remaining dark green.

This photo I liked because the trees give the impression of bars, as if looking through a prison cell, and yet they really bring into focus the creek in the background.

There are some things I like about this photo, and some I don't. First of all, it isn't entirely in focus. I focused on the center of the animal, instead of the eye. If I were to retake this photo, I would shoot at a higher capture rate and with a smaller aperture, so that the foreground is blurred as well as the background and so that I have a higher chance of getting a good shot.

 This photo I liked for the detail and the color. If I were doing it again I would make my aperture smaller, and I might change my ISO.

If I were re-doing this photo, I would make the aperture smaller to bring it into focus more, and possibly change my ISO

Next time I get a shot at a squirrel, I will make my shutter speed faster.

Here I was trying to get the waterfall ribbons effect. I hadn't read up on it, so I was just playing around with my settings. I would just guess a shutter speed, take a shot, adjust aperture or ISO, take another shot, adjust again.

These two pictures show the difference, before and after I changed my settings. Above, you can see the water sharply, clearly. It looks frozen. Below, you have the same spot but with a slower shutter speed and some other slight changes, giving it the ribbon effect.