Prairie Grass and Yellow Mounds (Badlands National Park)

            An image idea I noted from another photographer before heading out on this trip to the Dakotas and Badlands National Park. By angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward, I felt I could minimize the overcast skies but also capture a more sweeping view across the prairie grasses to the yellow mounds and then badlands formation off in the distance. I later used a Pro Contrast and Skylight CEP filter in Capture NX2 for the final image to address what I felt was the more muted colors from the overcast skies above.
   

Taken in: United States / South Dakota / Conata Township (show map)

Taken on: May 13, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D800E, f/8.0, 1/250 sec, 30mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800E
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	30mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Capture NX 2.4.7 M
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