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Collection

Nikolina Petolas Art

Description

Winter is my favorite season in Yellowstone National Park. I have spent over ten weeks in the park during winter since 2011, and countless hours trying to capture this scene that had lived in my mind over the years there. I always wanted to capture a herd of bison that could take the viewer back to the days when bison roamed the majority of the west. In addition, I wanted to capture the insane cold that I experience there. On this day, everything came together as two feet of snow fell in the park with temperatures of -25 to -32 degrees Fahrenheit. For some reason, the colder it is in Yellowstone, the more I love the experience. It is hard to describe the feeling of solitude in a snowstorm with such harsh conditions while alone with a herd of bison. Watching the snow fall and stick to their fur as the bison literally struggle just to survive another winter season is a feeling I never forget and can never get enough of. As a photographer, I don't always know exactly when I have the shot I want, but on this day, I knew. It felt like a timeless painting and I knew I had finally captured what I had been working toward for a few years.

Traits

Date

February 18, 2018

Temperature

-28 degrees

Gear

Canon 5d Mark II, Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

Camera Settings

ISO 400 | 70mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 sec

Token

Contract: 0xb932...b9e0
Token ID: 34568

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