Tree shadow, Yellowstone National Park

Okay, this isn’t a great photograph, but it is pretty freakin’ cool. This is the shadow of a tree cast on fog at Canary Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex in Yellowstone National Park. When conditions are just right, a back-lit tree can cast its shadow on foreground mist. The fog is geothermal steam, made more intense by the cold winter air.

"Tree Shadow" - Yellowstone National Park

As I said, pretty freakin’ cool.

Technical details: Canon 5D Mark II camera, 24-105mm lens (@105mm), ISO 100, f/16, 1/400 second.

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Ian Plant's photographs and instructional articles have appeared in a number of books, calendars, and magazines, including Outdoor Photographer and Popular Photography. Ian writes a regular blog column for Outdoor Photographer online, and he is the author of numerous instructional eBooks and digital processing tutorials. Ian leads several photo tours each year.