Badlands National Park...sunrise/sunset

[gnagel]

I spent two nights in Wall, South Dakota to visit Badlands National Park. Fortunately, it stopped raining late in the afternoon of my arrival so that I could photograph the sunset that night. I returned the following night for another sunset and then went to the park for sunrise the following morning. The colors vary dramatically as the light changes. There are a couple of repeaters in this collection--but I wanted to place all the images in one thread.

1- It became clear with they call this landscape the "badlands"...very difficult terrain to cross.

2- These are referred to as the "Yellow Mounds" for good reason.

3- Sunrise brought very different colors

4- I had fun with my 300 2.8 for a change (it has received very little use). These colors were NOT altered in Photoshop.

5- Up close and personal...I captured photo handheld through the car window.

6- This image was taken during my first hour or two inside the park.

7- The Badlands meet the South Dakota prairie

8- Can you spot the bison?

9- Rattlesnakes must be very common here as well as these signs are posted everywhere.

10- One last sunset

Thanks again for looking...now onto Pierre to visit the State Capitol!

Glenn

 

[Jeff1560 60]

Beautiful set of images with some great light in the mountains.....

 

[slat]

Great set.

 

[gnagel]

Beautiful set of images with some great light in the mountains.....

Thanks Jeff

Great set.

Thank you

Glenn

 

[K9Kirk]

What a beautiful place, I've always wanted to go there. Very nice set, Glenn, thanks for sharing.

 

[gnagel]

What a beautiful place, I've always wanted to go there. Very nice set, Glenn, thanks for sharing.

Thank you…

Glenn

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

As always, you have provided us with your perspective of some beautiful and interesting scenery. Thank you!

 

[gnagel]

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As always, you have provided us with your perspective of some beautiful and interesting scenery. Thank you!

Thanks Dean…I appreciate it

Glenn

 

[jcdeboever]

Wow, beautiful colors and exceptional imagery. Interesting differences in color based on light. Pretty intense terrain and to think of the indians mastering that terrain is fascinating. They were without a doubt, stellar hunters and resourceful.

 

[gnagel]

Wow, beautiful colors and exceptional imagery. Interesting differences in color based on light. Pretty intense terrain and to think of the indians mastering that terrain is fascinating. They were without a doubt, stellar hunters and resourceful.

Thank you...and then there is the challenge of all those rattlesnakes!

Glenn

 

[jeffashman22 6]

That is a wonderful set! Picture book quality.

 

[gnagel]

That is a wonderful set! Picture book quality.

Thank you, Jeff

Glenn

 

[ntz]

I wish to make it one day to this place ...

 

[gnagel]

I wish to make it one day to this place ...

It’s beautiful and doesn’t seem to draw the massive crowds that some of the other National Parks do.

Glenn

 

[idle]

There's a Badlands in Canada too. From Calgary, we headed East across the plains until we reached the Royal Tyrel Dinosaur Museum. That place is the heart of the Badlands: same scenery as your great shots. We only lived in Canada for half a year and I never got back. That place deserved multiple visits at different times of the year.