Summertime in Yellowstone

Visited Yellowstone back in the Summer and took a lot of cellphone (Samsung Galaxy S3) pictures. My 60D got left behind by mistake (long story!). I just got Lightroom 5 for Christmas and decided to practice enhancing these pictures. Some turned out pretty good and thought I'd share...

#1 Grand Prismatic Spring - Midway Geyser Basin

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If you hadn't said so, I'd believe these were taking with an SLR.

Good shots, all of them.

You should post these in the cell phone section! That area needs more traffic.

Agreed. Wonderful for a cell phone, and wonderful in general.

Nice job with Galaxy S3. It takes great photos and I use it along with my DSLR when I travel.

theague wrote in post #17374318
If you hadn't said so, I'd believe these were taking with an SLR.

Good shots, all of them.

You should post these in the cell phone section! That area needs more traffic.

Thanks Kody! I never noticed there was a cell phone section until you mentioned it. I posted these, and a couple more there as well.

dkizzle wrote in post #17375260
Nice job with Galaxy S3. It takes great photos and I use it along with my DSLR when I travel.

Thanks! I recently upgraded to the S5. The quality of the cameras on these phones is amazing!

PhilRose wrote in post #17374571
Agreed. Wonderful for a cell phone, and wonderful in general.

I appreciate it Phil!

Brings back good memories. I'm ready to go back.

jackson77 wrote in post #17378135
Brings back good memories. I'm ready to go back.

I've been lucky to travel all over the world for both work and pleasure. However, I had never been in the Northwest area of the states. This was a "bucket list" trip. We spent 12 days driving through South Dakota. Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was the primary destination. You owe it to yourself if you have never been to Yellowstone. One word .... UNBELIEVABLE!

MacA488 wrote in post #17378470
I've been lucky to travel all over the world for both work and pleasure. However, I had never been in the Northwest area of the states. This was a "bucket list" trip. We spent 12 days driving through South Dakota. Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was the primary destination. You owe it to yourself if you have never been to Yellowstone. One word .... UNBELIEVABLE!

I've said many times that I have seen more of the world than our own country. We're fixing that this year. Currently in Florida for the winter and in March we're heading out west. So far we're hoping to hit about 20 states, 10 or 12 National Parks, a few cities and the California wine country. Hope I get some shots like you did.

Nice shots!

Makes me excited to visit Yellowstone.

I love the beautiful colours in the images, but for me personally, the compositions don't really make for me striking images, and the strong midday light doesn't add any drama. But those colours are lovely indeed. Perhaps if you end up visiting Yellowstone again, you could plan some shots and wait for some great light.

Pretty impressive for a cellphone. #1 for me.

rogersmhw wrote in post #17383950
Makes me excited to visit Yellowstone.

Makes me excited to RE-visit Yellowstone!

onona wrote in post #17384178
I love the beautiful colours in the images, but for me personally, the compositions don't really make for me striking images, and the strong midday light doesn't add any drama. But those colours are lovely indeed. Perhaps if you end up visiting Yellowstone again, you could plan some shots and wait for some great light.

I appreciate your critique! If I had taken my real camera, I would most likely have put a little more thought into the shots. But seeing as I was using my cell phone they were just more "spur of the moment". I hope I get the chance to go back to Yellowstone in the future and plan and wait for those better shots!

Hillbillygirl wrote in post #17384270
Pretty impressive for a cellphone. #1 for me.

THANKS! The first picture is my favorite as well. The bacteria in the run-off water looks like lava!

Amazing how far technology has 5 years ago the quality of cell phone pictures wouldn't have come close to touching these. Good job

Varneeezy wrote in post #17384833
Amazing how far technology has 5 years ago the quality of cell phone pictures wouldn't have come close to touching these. Good job

Thank you!