The Thrills of Photographing in National Parks

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So yeah, national parks are some of the most beautiful places in this country, with some of the best landscapes to photograph.

The problem with them is that because they are some of the most beautiful places in the country, they are filled with tourists admiring the views. These tourists often come with small children. Nothing disturbs the peace of the early morning landscapes like screaming little kids.

This morning I was out photographing at around 6:30 AM in Grand Teton National Park. I was out by Jenny Lake and it was dead silent. I spy a river otter, just hanging out. I go to change my lens to my telephoto and this family comes along.

"Shhhhh (kids name), you don't want to scare the animals" - the mom whispered
"ammmnimals!" - the kid whispered back, "amnimals"

At this point I'm done focusing and about to press the shutter button.

The kid spots the river otter, and screams "DADDY LOOK A RAT!"

River otter is gone, I ended up taking 10 pictures of the sky...