Dylan Dybdal Photography (2024)

22/07/2024

Went on a backpack trip this weekend. Got to hang out with some good friends, spend loads of time in nature, see some great sites, and spent time at a back country lake.

Anyway, here are a few photos from the trip, please enjoy!

17/07/2024

I got to spend a couple hours with a handful of owls a when we were in Washington.

Here are a few photos of them, please enjoy!

17/07/2024

Here are a couple more photos from our trip to the Olympic Peninsula. Anna and I spent a fair amount of time at this beach, mostly because I was taking so many photos of this sea stack. Anyway, it was a beautiful location and there were only a couple other people at this beach which was surprising to me.

Please enjoy!

09/07/2024

Olympic National Park: A haven for those who seek adventure and a solace for those seeking tranquility. From the heights of Mount Olympus, the vistas of Hurricane Ridge and sub-alpine environment, to the miles of beaches and their wild waves, dramatic sea stacks, driftwood-strewn shores and innumerable tide pools; it's a place where the Pacific meets land in a symphony of natural wonder. On the beaches you'll come into contact with a myriad of wildlife: sandpipers, bald eagles, sea lions, sea otters and anemones are just a few of these life forms that call these beaches home. These beaches are a theater of life's unending play. The rainforest, blankets of moss and immense canopies, the forest is home to hundreds of species, illuminating the web of life. The rugged beauty of Olympic National Park has nearly everything to offer with the exception of volcanic activity.

Here are a few photos taken on our trip to Olympic National Park, please enjoy!

08/07/2024

Here are a couple more photos from our trip to Mount Rainier National Park. The views were incredible.

Please enjoy!

07/07/2024

Mount Rainier National Park: The realm of adventure, the grandeur of massive mountain peaks, large glaciers, incredible waterfalls, steep hikes and innumerable vistas. It's not just the views that are arresting, but the wildlife as well. This mountain is home to hundreds of species ranging from black bears, foxes, marmots, wolverines, eagles, robins and mountain lions to name a few. Hiking trails range from easy, family friendly to intense and life threatening mountaineering that require serious experience, but all will promise incredible sites, majestic landscapes and intimate encounters with natures unmatched beauty. At the center of this park, Mount Rainier, stands out like a massive beacon, creating its own weather and its own ecosystem. The alpine gardens, rain forests and plethora of creeks and rivers are a marvel and it was certainly a pleasure to view it's mesmerizing beauty, natures artful masterpiece.

Please enjoy this short sample of photos I took while Anna and I explored the park for a couple days.

19/06/2024

It's been a while since I've been out hiking or taking my camera out for any sort of photography.

Life has been a bit busy and all of a sudden it is June and I haven't even been up to Glacier National Park yet this year.

Anyway, Anna and I will be in Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park this next week to celebrate our anniversary. When we return, I should have a few more photos to share.

These are a couple photos I took this last week with my brand new 70-200mm lens. Lolo Peak has been showing off for the last month or so and I have been meaning to go out and get some photos of it. I finally remembered to take my camera with me and I lucked out as the clouds split and the sun shined through onto the mountain while also illuminating the flowers in front of me.

Please enjoy!

12/05/2024

Spent some time down at some local ponds the last few days to take photos of geese, ducks and any other cool things that might show themselves.

Please enjoy.

11/05/2024

May 11 was Glacier National Park’s 114th birthday.

It’s one of my favorite national parks and is by far the national park I have visited and explored the most.
Its beauty never fails to amazing me and I look forward to going back over and over. One day I’ll eventually see all or most of it.

Here are some of my favorite photos I’ve taken in the park, please enjoy.

06/04/2024

4-06 day:

I’m blessed to live in such a beautiful place.

Please enjoy these photos of some of the beauty Montana has to offer.

23/02/2024

Anna took me on a surprise trip to Yellowstone for a snowmobiling trip. I wasn't able to take that many photos on this trip, but I was able to take a few.

Here are the ones I liked.

Please enjoy!

12/02/2024

As part of my continuation of experimental editing to help me practice and control the post-processing side of my photography, here are a few more edits along with the original edits.

Please enjoy!

11/02/2024

I spent some time out and about at a local pond and was able to photography these guys. Maybe one of these days they'll be more comfortable with my presence and let me get closure without flying away.

Please enjoy!

04/02/2024

In continuation of my experimental editing program, here are a few more edits of some of my favorite photos from the last few years!

Please enjoy!

04/02/2024

I have gone out a few times to some local lakes and stalked ducks for probably 4 or 5 hours (cumulative) at this point.

Here are a few shots I have captured of these little guys.

Please enjoy!

29/01/2024

In continuation my experimental edits, here are a few more I have worked on recently.

Please enjoy!

21/01/2024

As part of my attempt to further my editing skills and practicing being more "artistic" with my photos, here are a few more of my experimental edits from this week.

Please enjoy!

14/01/2024

As part of my attempt to further my editing skills and practicing being more "artistic" with my photos, here are a few more of my experimental edits.

Please enjoy!

07/01/2024

Been working on some experimental editing as of late. I'm not usually one who likes to edit my photos a lot. I try to do as little adjustment to the original image as possible.

These experimental edits are the opposite of what I usually do, and I did huge adjustments to each photo. These adjustments are more along the lines of “artistic” editing, as opposed to more traditional editing.

I did this experiment as a challenge to myself to expand my photography a little and see what I can push myself to do in the artistic sense.

Each week (for the next few weeks anyway) I am going to try to release 3 or 4 experimental edits, next to their original edit, so you can see the difference.

Here is my first set, please enjoy!

01/01/2024

2023 was a good year for photography for me.

I was able to travel all over the country and see amazing sites. From Maine to Oregon, from Alaska to Wyoming and all around Montana I was blessed to see many amazing places. From the road and off the beaten path, I was able to see some amazing sites from waterfalls to wildlife to some of the most incredible vistas I've seen to date.

In 2023, I downloaded 11,069 captures from my camera to my computer. Of those, I chose 440 to edit (3.975% of the total).
When I look back, this is a pretty huge improvement as I used to only like and edit about 1% of the photos I took even just a year ago. I'm still super picky and critical of my photos (obviously) but I hope to continue improving at the craft and one day be at a point where I like 25% or 50% of the photos I take.

Here is to another year and hopefully a year of improvement in my photography journey.

Please enjoy this handful of highlights from 2023!

27/12/2023

Some more "Views of the Path"

Enjoy!

27/12/2023

I've been out and about, seen a few things this winter. Unfortunately, we haven't had too much snow, but this is what I have captured so far.

Please enjoy these small winter captures.

14/11/2023

Last call on orders for calendars:
Tomorrow I am placing the order for my 2024 calendar, if you want a copy let me know ASAP!

$30/Calendar

10/11/2023

Five days until I place my calendar order.
If you want to get a calendar (guaranteed) please let me know asap!

$30/calendar.

22/10/2023

Greetings all,

The image below is the cover of my 2024 calendar. I am going to place an order for them in November and will have them ready for sale in December.

I am taking pre-orders, so if you want your very own copy, please let me know by November 15th. If you tell me before then, I can guarantee you a calendar.

Price: $30 per calendar

You can pay in cash, check or you can Venmo me -Dybdal

08/10/2023

I was in Glacier this weekend. Fall is in full swing, trees and bushes and grasses are all in orange, red and yellow. It was beautiful indeed.

I got up early before sunrise and went on a hike/climb up Reynolds Peak. I made it a fair amount of the way up, 600ft from the peak in terms of elevation, maybe 1/8 or 1/4 mile from the top. The snow and ice were starting to get to be a problem and I was no feeling it safe to continue to the top.
I stopped and found a nice large flat ledge and rested a while. I made myself lunch (mountain house meal) and took photos from where I was sitting. The panorama shot was the view I had nearly 300 or 320 degrees.

Enjoy!

29/09/2023

Anna and I spent five days in Grand Teton National Park this last week. As being a my third time to the park in September, I decided this time I was going to focus primarily on wildlife photography. Over the five days in the park, I spent three going after wildlife, grizzly bears, in particular, were my focus, but alas they evaded me. After two mornings of failure to find any grizzly bears, I switched my focus to moose.

We had two days where we went on hikes as well and those were great outings for us as we were itching to get some physical activity in. I even dabbled in night photography for the first time with this camera and it worked very well.

In any case, this is a small sampling of the photos I took while on this trip.

Please Enjoy!

04/08/2023

This week we had a "super" moon.
Although it was pretty, I can't say that I think it was any cooler than other full moons as of the last few months.

Anyway, here is a photo of the super moon from this week.

Please enjoy!

01/08/2023

Photos of the beautiful landscape we got to see a couple weekends ago while backpacking.

Many of these were taken at different times of the day at the same spot of the lake. Others were while we were scrambling up to the top of those snow fields in the distance.

The wildflowers were in full bloom on this trip and it made the views absolutely amazing.

Please enjoy!

01/08/2023

Here are some more photos that are a part of my series:
Views of the Path

These were taken along our most recent backpack trip.

Please enjoy!

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