Fired up! Will be in Rocky Mountain National Park on 8/12-14. Any tips for must-shoot locations, hiking, etc.?
ickmcdon Senior Member 323 posts Joined Apr 2012 Location: North Dakota More info | Jul 30, 2013 22:25 | #1 Fired up! Will be in Rocky Mountain National Park on 8/12-14. Any tips for must-shoot locations, hiking, etc.?
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JMPhotos "Childhood ruined"  More info | Jul 31, 2013 02:59 | #2 There are some great recommendations here: http://www.flickr.com …iscuss/72157623921411640/ Canon 6D, & Sony α6000
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Thanks, Murd!
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Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake loop is a must. Keep tabs on the NPS web site regarding road closures on Bear Lake Rd --
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JMPhotos "Childhood ruined" More info | Jul 31, 2013 23:47 | #5 ickmcdon wrote in post #16169125  Thanks, Murd! No problem! Really, for landscape - any lakes with good reflection potential are worth visiting. Scenes with the Rockies in the background for sunset could make for a great shot too. I often look through google images to find scenes that look interesting in any given area, find out where the location is if I like the image, and then travel there to get my own take and twist on the scene. Canon 6D, & Sony α6000
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vtphotography Member 33 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2009 Location: PA More info | Aug 01, 2013 07:26 | #6 When you get to Estes Park, visit Erik Stensland's gallery 'Images of RMNP' gallery. He sells a small photography guide which has been useful to me on both my trips there.
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Tony-S Cream of the Crop  9,911 posts Likes: 209 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA More info | Aug 01, 2013 15:21 | #7 ickmcdon wrote in post #16168470 Fired up! Will be in Rocky Mountain National Park on 8/12-14. Any tips for must-shoot locations, hiking, etc.? What kinds of shots are you looking for? "Raw" is not an acronym, abbreviation, nor a proper noun; thus, it should not be in capital letters.
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Aug 01, 2013 20:32 | #8 Waterfalls, wildlife (moose), lake views
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Tony-S Cream of the Crop 9,911 posts Likes: 209 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA More info | Aug 02, 2013 09:19 | #9 How much hiking do you want to do? The roads are nice, but much of the action is off the roads a mile or two. "Raw" is not an acronym, abbreviation, nor a proper noun; thus, it should not be in capital letters.
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Aug 02, 2013 21:42 | #10 5 - 6 miles round trip would be fine.
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Tony-S Cream of the Crop 9,911 posts Likes: 209 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA More info | Aug 02, 2013 22:08 | #11 For waterfalls, the best area is the Glacier Gorge area. I typically drive up to that parking area around 4 pm for evening shooting. The trail leads to Alberta Falls, which is quite popular. But higher up about a mile and a half from the parking lot is a 3-way fork. The left goes to Mills Lake, the middle to Sky Pond and the right to Lake Haiyaha, all of which are a total of 2.5 miles or less from parking lot to destination. The key is you have to get off the trail. Even just a couple hundred yards away you can find shots that few people have made, because most people stay on the trail and only shoot from the trail. Here are a few recent shots from that area.  Icy Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park  Glacier Creek 2, Rocky Mountain National Park  Glacier Creek 6  Chaos Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park Make sure you bring your tripod, polarizer, ND and ultrawide angle lens. I typically shoot in the 14mm to 80mm range on crop sensor. "Raw" is not an acronym, abbreviation, nor a proper noun; thus, it should not be in capital letters.
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Aug 02, 2013 22:23 | #12 Nice shots, Tony, and thanks for the info. That's just the kind of thing I was looking for.
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Aug 03, 2013 22:21 | #13 Does anybody know if I need a high clearance vehicle to drive Old Fall River Road?
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Aug 04, 2013 07:46 | #14 ickmcdon wrote in post #16179181 Does anybody know if I need a high clearance vehicle to drive Old Fall River Road? No, we did it in a minivan a few weeks ago. Um... Hi
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Tony-S Cream of the Crop 9,911 posts Likes: 209 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA More info | Aug 04, 2013 08:53 | #15 ickmcdon wrote in post #16176938 Nice shots, Tony, and thanks for the info. That's just the kind of thing I was looking for. I've done it with my Corolla many times. "Raw" is not an acronym, abbreviation, nor a proper noun; thus, it should not be in capital letters.
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