Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam

Yellowstone National Park is an exciting place for visitors and especially for wildlife photographers. One of the most impressive of wildlife (and most dangerous) is the Bison. Many call them Buffalo, but actually they are Bison. There are no buffalo in America. They can be found in Africa as Water Buffalo.

Kings of the Road

Photographing these beasts can be a challenge. Driving in Yellowstone during the winter season we found ourselves in a “bison jam”. The bison were traveling down the road heading in our direction and demanding the right-of-way causing all cars to pull over for protection. Leading the parade were 3 bison bulls, looking majestic and beastly. They are 6 feet high at the hump and look like they could ram a bulldozer or even one of our cars ( I have seen this happen). Seeing a photo opportunity and still being at a safe distance, I was able to use a long lens (600mm) to photograph these Kings of the Road, head-on and at eye level.  Then back to the safety of the car as they lumbered past.

“Kings of the Road” on metal is hanging at the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center (Silverthorne, Colorado) in the Silverthorne Winter Photography Show. The show runs through the end of January 2023. Also, it is an opportunity to see the Holiday Follies by the Lake Dillon Theater Company.

Kings of the Road 48×60 – Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam

I am fortunate to have delivered “Kings of the Road” to a client as my largest print ever on metal at 48×60 inches. At that size, it is about 1/2 of actual size of the bison.

Prints are available at the Arts Alive Gallery, First and Main Streets, Frisco, Colorado and the Majestic Gallery, 1636 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado. Prints are also available to order from my website:

https://richardseeleyphotography.smugmug.com/

~ by richardseeley on November 27, 2022.