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Back from Glacier National Park

July 17, 2019 by Jason Savage Leave a Comment

Glacier National Park
Wild Goose Island, Glacier National Park. Sony A7rIII 24-70mm 2.8 f11 .03″ ISO100

Just returned from another epic trip in Glacier National Park! We had a great workshop with a fantastic group of travelers. I think someone had the good sunrise mojo because we had wonderful clouds and amazing color every single morning of the trip. Two of these we had no wind which allowed for some perfect landscapes. It’s not everyday we have these conditions come together, but when they do it’s magical! 

We had great wildlife viewing as well and saw around 7 or 8 grizzlies and a black bear with cubs, along with the usually Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goats, and some smaller critters. A wonderful trip and sorry to have to go. This workshop also marks my one year anniversary shooting Sony and I’ve been nothing but impressed with how this system is performing, still absolutely no regrets on making the switch last year from Canon. 

I’m really looking forward to getting back up to the park and will be conducting my fall workshop in late September. Here are a few shots from last week.

Mount Wilbur, Glacier N.P. Sony a9 100-400mm f5.6 1/60 ISO800

Horses Montana
Many Glacier, Glacier N.P. Sony a7rIII 16-35mm f11 1/1000 ISO3200

Mountain Montana
Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier N.P. Sony a7rIII 12-24mm f16. 1.6″ ISO100

Back from Glacier National Park

July 20, 2018 by Jason Savage 3 Comments

Glacier National Park Workshop
Two Medicine Lake. Sony a7RIII 16-35mm 2.8GM, f16 2″ ISO200

I’ve just returned from my summer workshop in Glacier National Park and thought I’d share a few images from the trip. First I must say that one of the reasons I love teaching workshops is meeting all of you fabulous photographers out there and like minded wanderers! We had such a great group on this trip and thanks again to everyone for making it such a blast! We really lucked out on this trip with weather and had pretty decent temps with a couple really nice sunrises, not to mention some fantastic wildlife encounters. We had Moose, Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep and plenty of Black Bears wandering the east side of the park this year.  And the wildflower blooms were just plain ridiculous. 

I also really enjoyed getting to test out my new Sony gear on this trip and I must say, I’m extremely impressed. As some of you may know, I left Canon last year and I have been experimenting with different mirrorless systems. Well I must say I think I’ve found a winner! Sony’s files, camera technology including autofocus and overall performance are simply incredible and seem to fit me very well with my shooting style.Their lenses are also superb and very much in-line build quality-wise with Nikon and Canon, but optics are slightly above, which is saying something. 

I look forward to posting some equipment reviews here shortly. In the meantime, I’ll be busy in front of the computer editing away:)

Montana Moose
Cow moose. Sony a9 100-400mm 4.5-5.6GM 1.4Xtc, f8 1/2500 ISO1600

Glacier Mountains
Wild Goose Island. Sony a7RIII 24-70mm 2.8GM, f11 1″ ISO100

Glacier National Park Wildflowers
Many Glacier Wildflowers. Sony a7rIII 16-35mm 2.8GM, f16 1/250 ISO1600

Glacier Horses
Glacier Horses. Sony a7RIII 16-35mm 2.8GM, f11 1/800 ISO3200

Glacier Mountain Goat
Mountain Goat. Sony a9 100-400mm 4.5-5.6GM 1.4Xtc, f8 1/1000 ISO1600

Avalanche Gorge
Avalanche Creek. Sony a7RIII 24-70mm 2.8GM, f11 3.2″ ISO100

Glacier Sunrise
Swiftcurrent Lake Sunrise. Sony a7RIII 12-24mm f4, f16 2″ ISO100

Swiftcurrent Falls Glacier
Swiftcurrent Falls. Sony a7RIII 16-35mm 2.8GM, f16 1/4 ISO64

Glacier National Park Workshop 2016

September 19, 2016 by Jason Savage Leave a Comment

Wild Goose Island
Wild Goose Island at sunrise. Canon 5Dsr, 24-70mm 2.8L II. f11 1/6 ISO100

We had a fantastic trip in Montana this summer on the 2016 Glacier National Park Workshop. Weather was perfect, wildlife was abundant, and we had way too much fun out there chasing the light in one of my favorite National Parks.

This year conditions were looking good. The remnants of the last year’s fire around St. Mary Lake were evident, but did not affect some of the classic shots, specifically Wild Goose Island. However it was interesting to hike through the recent burn and see the vegetation beginning to grow and also the different bird specifies that were visible and taking advantage of the the new resources available after the fire.

Glacier National Park
Remnants of Reynolds Creek Fire. Canon 5Dsr, 24-70mm 2.8L II. f11 1/30 ISO800

Last year the Reynolds Creek Fire blew up the day we were about to start our workshop on the east side. The fire forced us to evacuate and move our group to the west side for the rest of the workshop. The uncertainty of the fire left a lot of people wondering how much would be left intact around Wild Goose Island and the Going to the Sun Road. In all the fire burned around 4,800 acres.

Fortunately this year there were no fires to contend with and the park was back to normal on the east side. Matter of fact Glacier was to see record visitation this year and as of this writing over 2.3 million people have visited the iconic park, breaking last year’s record of 2.2 million and we’re still not finished yet. That’s a heck of a lot of people considering the park’s season generally runs from June-Oct. It’s also a recent challenge that a lot of National Parks are having to deal with at the moment. Now that more people are discovering our last best places, parks are having to figure out how to continue to protect and manage our delicate lands.

Glacier is certainly a special place for both landscape and wildlife photographers and offers an amazing diversity in climate, landscape, and wildlife found no where else in the lower 48. I look forward to being back soon and visiting one of my favorite places to explore!

Montana Waterfalls
Last light at St. Mary Falls. Canon 5Dsr, 16-35mm f4L IS. f16 0.3″ ISO100

Montana Wildlife
Bull Moose at Many Glacier. Canon 7D mkII, 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS II. f8 1/250 ISO1600

Glacier National Park Waterfalls
Sunrise at Swiftcurrent Falls. Canon 5Dsr, 11-24mm f4L. f16 1/15 ISO100

Big Sky Journal Summer Issue

June 13, 2014 by Jason Savage Leave a Comment

Big Sky Journal Montana

Honored to have one of my images of the Rocky Mountain Front on this summer’s issue of Big Sky Journal. Be sure to pick up a copy as its got some great articles in this issue and wonderful work by a handful of very talented photographers.

I photographed this location last year as I was getting ready for my workshop near Augusta, Montana. It was early June just as the wild irises were coming up and a very calm and quiet evening as the sun was just setting over the horizon.

 

 

 

Makoshika State Park

August 27, 2009 by Jason Savage 1 Comment

Makoshika State Park

Makoshika State Park.© Jason Savage

Just returned from a quick trip out to Makoshika State Park on the eastern side of our state. If you haven’t had the chance to visit this often overlooked state park, it’s highly worth it as it is truly one of the most unique landscapes in Montana.

Makoshika State Park

Makoshika Rock Formations.© Jason Savage

Makoshika, meaning “land of bad spirits” by the Lakota, is located adjacent to Glendive, Montana, and is over 11,000 acres of Montana badlands. Most of the land here is exposed seabed and ancient fossils, with wind and rain shaping surreal sand formations that rise above the rock. This area was formed around 65 million years ago and visually looks as though you are visiting another planet.

To get there from western Montana you head east on 1-90,then I-94 to Glendive. There are campsites available inside the park and some great hiking trails.

Makoshika State Park

Makoshika Soil. ©Jason Savage

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Based in Montana, Jason works as a freelance and commercial photographer, specializing in travel and outdoor photography.

His work has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, Time, Outside, Audubon, Outdoor Photographer,The Nature Conservancy and many others.
His images have also been featured in numerous advertising campaigns, books, and calendars around the world.

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