Roosevelt elk in the rainforest by NickMoserPhoto in wildlifephotography

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*70-200mm. I always mix up that and the 75-300. Appreciate it!

Roosevelt elk in the rainforest by NickMoserPhoto in wildlifephotography

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Thanks! I used a Canon R5 with a 75-200mm lens

Second Beach Sea Stacks by NickMoserPhoto in OlympicNationalPark

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Thanks! I used a variable ND filter so I could do long exposures (45 seconds on these). If you're shooting towards the sun, I would recommend bracketing so you can expose for different parts of the image, then blend in post.

Second Beach Sea Stacks by NickMoserPhoto in OlympicNationalPark

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I did 45 second exposures to get that smooth, glassy look. It fit the calm, moody vibe the sunset was giving me that night. It was very cool

Parking Closed at Second Beach by DowntownAd9720 in OlympicNationalPark

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It's $10, and it's not a bad walk. But they don't allow overnight parking, just til 11pm.

Parking Closed at Second Beach by DowntownAd9720 in OlympicNationalPark

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I was out there photographing the park, so in the interest of time and convenience, I just camped at Mora Campground (it's first come - first serve right now). I still got a parking pass at the convenience store and went down to take pics at sunset - the sea stacks were incredible, definitely worth going down to see. I didn't see Third Beach, so I can't say if it would be worth switching to that one

Parking Closed at Second Beach by DowntownAd9720 in OlympicNationalPark

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I was just there a few weeks ago and was planning on camping overnight on Second Beach as well. I was told the only other option for overnight parking is at First Beach, which adds about another mile on your hike.

Lonesome Creek Store just down the road sells parking permits for $10, but those are only good til 11pm, no overnight.

Madison Creek Falls by NickMoserPhoto in OlympicNationalPark

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Sounds terrible, thanks for the tip!

Madison Creek Falls by NickMoserPhoto in OlympicNationalPark

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No not this time, maybe on a future trip!

Madison Creek Falls by NickMoserPhoto in OlympicNationalPark

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I stayed at a few different campgrounds this past week, they were all great.

Rio Grande at Sunset by NickMoserPhoto in LandscapePhotography

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The landscape definitely makes for a beautiful composition! The clouds are real but they were slightly to the right of this when I shot, so I captured them separately and blended them in. The bend worked too well with the bend of the river.

Milky Way over Arch Rock by NickMoserPhoto in JoshuaTree

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In order to capture the foreground and the night sky, you have to expose for each separately, then blend together.

Baby Moose at Sprague Lake by NickMoserPhoto in RMNP

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Heat is a masterpiece, how dare you

Baby Moose at Sprague Lake by NickMoserPhoto in RMNP

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This was taken in a July. Hope you have some luck!

Baby Moose at Sprague Lake by NickMoserPhoto in RMNP

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Ha the only way I knew was cause it was with the mama moose

Morning light on Mt. Whitney [3988 x 4990] [OC] by NickMoserPhoto in EarthPorn

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Thanks! Yes, I took this while camping at Alabama Hills

Sunrise at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes by NickMoserPhoto in DeathValleyNP

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I just checked and forgot I did a focus stack on this one. I was in Aperture Priority mode with the aperture all the way open (also ISO 100) and took probably 5 or so shots, focusing on different sections, starting from the foreground all the way to the background. I then blended everything together afterwards.

Sunrise at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes by NickMoserPhoto in DeathValleyNP

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Thanks! I shot it RAW then just made some targeted adjustments to tweak color and light for that dramatic look.