Yellowstone National Park was enormous—so vast that even a full circuit by helicopter would take several hours. Once the helicopter had flown away, Jiang Hao made some preparations and continued onward.
Mountains and forests, grasslands, canyons, rainbow-colored lakes—people had photographed all of these before, and countless pictures could be found online. If everything looked the same, there would be no point in his coming here. He wanted to find beauty from different angles.
Why was Jiang Hao so determined to come to Yellowstone National Park? First, Yellowstone truly was stunning, and in the several worlds he had visited in the United States before, he had never actually been here. Second, his identity in this world was that of a photographer.
Chicago Art University's photography program was among the best in the world. Jiang Hao's greatest hobby was making movies. He had studied acting, directing, painting, musical scoring, dubbing, and editing, but he knew relatively little about photography and videography. This time, he was making up for that weakness.
His mind contained a vast amount of photography knowledge, including both still images and moving pictures. Whenever he had free time these past few days, Jiang Hao reviewed that knowledge again. He had Eidetic Memory, so he could retain the temporary abilities granted by the system and prevent them from vanishing after he left.
Coming to Yellowstone was simply the result of his obsession with filming beautiful scenery.
Jiang Hao preferred aesthetically beautiful visuals. Among wuxia films, he admired the composition in Zhang Yimou's Hero the most. He had also watched the recently released Shadow, whose dominant palette of black, white, and gray made it resemble an ink-wash painting.
Why did Old Mou's films have such beautiful shots? Wasn't it because he came from a photography background? Put simply, he could use