Morning Light at Badlands National Park, SD

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Landscape, National Park, Photography

We began our 9-day photo adventure trip yesterday by flying from Washington, DC to Rapid City, SD. Despite our late check in to our hotel at Wall last night, we got up early at 5:30 am this morning and drove 30 minutes to Big Badland Overlook to see the sunrise and capture some of the soft morning light shining on the rocks of Badlands. I used my Olympus mirrorless camera with 8mm fisheye lens that I paid $98 several months ago. We spent all day at the Badlands to catch some wildlife today and will continue explore Black Hills area before heading to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakoda and wind up our adventure by visiting Devils Tower in Wyoming.

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6 thoughts on “Morning Light at Badlands National Park, SD”

    • shungphotography's avatar
      shungphotography says:

      Thank you! It was worth of getting up early to capture these images.

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    shungphotography says:

    Soft morning light really made the color of rocks stand out. Thanks for visiting my blog.

  2. Jeff Bell's avatar

    What a beautiful morning. I hope to visit every national park eventually, but this one seems unique. Thanks for sharing these great photos.

    • shungphotography's avatar
      shungphotography says:

      I’ve been to many National Parks and each park has its unique feature. Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt we visited recently definitely have their fantastic and colorful rock formation.

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