September's coming soon..., a photo from Wyoming, West

Photographer's Note

Location: Snake River Overlook just off Highway 191 in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

About the Photo: This photo was taken almost a half an hour after "sunrise" (sunrise never really happened because of clouds). I had given up hope that the sun would ever break free of the thick clouds on the horizon behind me and was getting my stuff ready to leave, but some teenage boy started talking to me about some cool hikes I should go on. After about five minutes of talking the sun all of a sudden broke free. So I quickly set my tripod back up and took several pictures. I thanked the boy for not letting me leave. There was also a lot of smoke in the air from a forest fire to the east, which is visible as a hazy layer just above the tips of the mountains. This was the first morning of four that I spent photographing the Tetons. I just got back today, so I'll be posting many more photos from my trip in the coming days.
Focal length was 13mm.

Side Note: I chose this location because of the clouds. When I first woke up they were above another good shooting location about 10 miles to the south, but I noticed they were moving slowly north and decided to come here and wait for them. They arrived right on cue.

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leo61 (0) 2006-08-21 0:48

Hi Ryan!
It was worth to get up early and wait.Your reward is this fantastic view ,you share with us.A verry well composed landscape photo.Nice foreground,river,flat valley and backgroundmountans.and above this wonderful sky with this nice diagonal cloud formation.
Verry nice morning- light and colors.
Have a good week,
regards,Leo

rdiaz80 (319) 2006-08-21 0:57

Those clouds are perfect for your painting like photo. Nice transition of colors.

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-08-21 1:06

Hi Ryan,
Just goes to show how a wide angle lens can make a difference to a landscape photo. Truly amazing. The clouds, the mountains and above all the soothing colours make this a photo to treasure. Well Done!
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

SchwebagMike (1490) 2006-08-21 1:13

Hi Ryan,
That's really a nice shot, with perfect colors and such a great view! Foreground, background, the river flowing through, that's a perfect composition. Congrats and TFS, Mike

danielswalsh (13597) 2006-08-21 2:33

Great shot Ryan;

Surreal views from this hilltop. The colors revealed by the sunrise are great- giving it a real warm feeling.

Well done Ryan!
- Dan

catmountain (1111) 2006-08-21 2:45

Bonjour Ryan,
Superbe paysage que la photo met trčs bien en valeur. J'aime ces couleurs qui donnent un avant goűt d'automne !
Beau travail
Amicalement
Michel

alainh (33209) 2006-08-21 3:18

hello Ryan
a splendid capture and nice post(traitement to give all the strongness at your picture.
it's a true painting.
the cloudy sky is great.
regards
alain

sleon (9402) 2006-08-21 3:56

HI Ryan
What a beautiful shot! The sky looks like a painting and the morning light brings wonderful soft hues and great clarity. Excellent compo too, which allows us to see the variety of this spectacular landscape.
Regards, Susanna

luisafonso (862) 2006-08-21 4:08

Buying that Sigma was the cleverest move Ive seen from you lately. Why? Because it is giving *me* the most precious learning tool! ;) Thats really true Ryan, now that we share the same equipment I am learning really a lot from you, studying your choices, your compositions and the way you control light. Please keep posting all these exposure details. Love the layered composition once again. These vertical landscapes are really my favorite and this one builds well from foreground bottom to that omnipresent great sky in the back. I like the mountain layer very much. That haziness resulted very well and adds a extra impact to the scene. The deep colors are also amazing. Just miss some clarity in the foreground green branches but I understand your choice to preserve the natural light conditions of the scene. Very good my friend!

Floydian (30970) 2006-08-21 9:30

Hi Ryan,
A great moment, great note to.
It happend to me so many times, thinking the light was over and there it was...always a big surprise.
I like your picture, especially the reds and blues, and not forget those puffy clouds who are drifting in the scene....absolute great shot.
Regards, Henk
P.S
Did you get my email?

peter1892 (1681) 2006-08-21 9:36

A superb landscape shot - the colours are wonderful, great conrast, the green of the trees, the red colours of the middle section & mountains & the blue of the sky. The DOF is perfect too.

Cormac (26565) 2006-08-21 10:43

Fantastic shot! I like the rich colour and the incredible composition, with the river, mountains and clouds all making for a well balanced shot. Great story too!

rmatthews (945) 2006-08-22 3:21

Hey Ryan,

Very nice. I love this shot. You nailed the graduated ND filter just right. I don't know if it's because I'm tired or if I'm jealous that you've been out shooting pictures...but it seems like the image is canted a very tiny bit to the right. It's a minor complaint... I love the colors and 'tone' of the image. Very well done. I wonder what a horizontal crop would look like? Dana and I have got to get you shooting a large format camera...

Very well done...I give you my highest praise.

Danzi (2461) 2006-08-22 7:58

Fantastic shot Ryan!

Your shot is really powerful! Lovely colours and tones of this beautiful Snake River Overlook in Grand Teton National Park. Good compo, contrast between blue sky, clouds, mountain and forest. It was worth to get up early and wait.
I enjoy it a lot and thanks for sharing!

*Denis

PS: I made a small workshop.

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ydarias (679) 2006-08-22 8:13

Hello Ryan. Very interesting landscape. The effect of the filter is spectacular. I like very much the light and the colours of the photo. The Danzi workshop is good and his idea is good, the crop of the bottom is difficult beacause the resultant photo isn't very vertically.

Yeray

kebek (5438) 2006-08-22 14:27

Serwus Ryan !
The clouds are really fantastic but also the light in the distance crossing valleys works nicely for the effect. The composition is good, however a bit unbalanced imo. Let me say, the right part is poorer in details ;)
This is still wonderful image.
Be well,
M.

dbyoungster (29) 2006-08-23 22:01

Strong work here Ryan, as always. Your shots always inspire.

umbrellaphotos (1901) 2006-09-30 22:44

Ryan, this shot is perfect. Great colors and composition. No suggestion besides keeping it up.

Brian

Photo Information

Copyright: Ryan Thayne (euryan) (8442)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2006-08-17
Categories: Natura
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM, Digital RAW 100, Hitech ND Grad 0.6 Hard
Naświetlenie: f/22, 1/2 sekund
Details: Tripod: Yes
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
Temat(y): Rocky Mountains [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-08-21 0:31
Ulubione: 2 [Widok]