Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Part 3A, Scouting Photos

After my early morning sunrise session, I scouted other areas along SD Route 240 for potential sunset today and/or sunrise locations tomorrow morning.  As typical, I used my iPhone for the scouting photos, so that I could move around more easily, unhindered by heavy camera gear.

Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 1

My first scouting stop was a viewing area designated as “Yellow Mounds Overlook”, where I climbed a steep slope to check out the views from a higher elevation, after scanning the area from the parking lot.

Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 2
Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 3
Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 4

I continued along SD 240, stopping to check out the views from other pullouts.

Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 5
Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 6
Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 7

At each location, I made a number of images, testing compositional variations.  This post contains a few selected images from a few of those stops.

Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 8
Badlands NP, September 16, 2022, PM, iPhone Photo 9

Until next time,

Ken

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