Inspired by Alan

[JimFox]

Well, Alan reminded me that I almost never shoot close or tight, that 99.999% of the time I am trying to get wider. But up in Yellowstone last month, when I was in Mammoth Hot Springs, I did actually shoot a few shots at 120mm to get a tighter look of the terraces. Please don't faint, I promise not to make tight shots a habit.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

See - now that didn't hurt much did it ?

Those pools just beg for closeups and this shot shows why. Nice one.

 

[Bart Carrig]

Very nice Jim. That's a very fine display of the pools. Can't wait to see you hauling a 70-200 in the field. : )

Bart

 

[Jim Dockery]

Goodun. I'd think you are going to get into tight shots more with you big zoom.

 

[JimFox]

See - now that didn't hurt much did it ?

Those pools just beg for closeups and this shot shows why. Nice one.

Thanks Alan... actually it still stings a bit, but I am trying to get over it...

 

[JimFox]

Very nice Jim. That's a very fine display of the pools. Can't wait to see you hauling a 70-200 in the field. : )

Bart

The bad thing Bart is I always have a 70-300mm with me.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Looking good Jim. I am like you, except when you start thinking 14mm, I start thinking 11mm. Been trying to tighten up a bit but old habits die hard.

 

[JimFox]

Looking good Jim. I am like you, except when you start thinking 14mm, I start thinking 11mm. Been trying to tighten up a bit but old habits die hard.

Ha ha... I hear you Ben!

Trust me, if there was an 11mm for the Nikon I would be thinking 11mm with you!

 

[Carlo Didier]

120mm? A real super hyper extra long lens for you

 

[Beth]

i guess you're going to blame the lapse in focal length judgement on the fumes coming from the ground. whatever your excuse is the tight framing works well here.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Very Nice Jim. Its been a while since I visited that part of Yellowstone.

 

[JimFox]

120mm? A real super hyper extra long lens for you

Ha ha, so true Carlo. I know I didn't sleep well that night after shooting that long of a focal length.

 

[JimFox]

i guess you're going to blame the lapse in focal length judgement on the fumes coming from the ground. whatever your excuse is the tight framing works well here.

Well... now we know the reason! There was a lot of fumes, in fact my daughter had to get back to the van with one of the granddaughters as she was getting nauseous from sulfur smelling fumes.