Just Before Dawn, a photo from Utah, West

Photographer's Note

Location: Christmas Meadows on the north side of the Uinta Mountains, Utah.
Elevation: 8,790 feet (2679 meters)

About the Photo: I camped over night at a campground at the edge of this meadow. It rained all night long, but cleared up just before it started to get light. As I walked to this spot in the meadow the damp vegetation soaked my feet to the bone in about 15 seconds (I guess I should have worn waterproof boots). There was a large bull moose just to the right of the frame as I took this picture. I was hoping he might come and pose in the river or something, but he stayed by the edge of the meadow. Still, it was nice to have him as company on this beautiful "frozen feet" morning.

Paolo, gren4, oleg, JasPahal, Floydian, plimrn, rafelito, tjanze, Scharan, martou oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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Paolo (41258) 2006-05-26 12:17

Hi Ryan, amazing shot. a beautiful sky with light pink clouds and a wonderful view in the valley with that amazing reflection in the river surface.
excellent POV, focus and light.
thanks, ciao

ben4321 (9875) 2006-05-26 12:21

Great colours, beautiful light, good composition. You've done everything right here in my opinion.
Nice work.
Ben

gren4 (603) 2006-05-26 12:24

I like the level of detail recorded in the vegetation and the purples so typical to velvia.Worth the frozen feet I'd say.I would be interested to know how you scan your velvia as I am having problems with sharpness and details which look pretty good here.

tucancr (24) 2006-05-26 13:31

Hello Ryan,
This is a magnificent scene, the colors are very well captured, the reflection on the water incredible. Good composition,
Iris

fallan (1860) 2006-05-26 13:59 [Comment]

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anesugur (18789) 2006-05-26 17:15

Hi Ryan,
Great picture.
Excellent view.Very beautiful colors.
Very well done. Uğur

plimrn (21344) 2006-05-26 18:36

Hi Ryan,
this is my first visit to your site, I was transfixed by the beautiful light, color and detail you captured in your well-framed compo with the lovely lake reflections leading the eye back to their source in the sky. I didn't realize there were moose this far south but since thery're just north in Jackson and Yellowstone, they would be here as well.
Regards, Pat

rafelito (3648) 2006-05-27 2:23

Hi Ryan...Wonderful place for camp, excellent shot, composition and colors.Many regards, Rafael

andrewgg (0) 2006-05-27 3:03

Superb colours, Ryan, and a beautiful composition as well.
You've got the scanning down well. I thought this was digital before I read the details.
Thanks for taking us there with you by means of the note.
Thanks also for your reply to and workshop on my photo "Climbing Uluru/Ayers Rock".
Yours,
Andrew.

leo61 (0) 2006-05-27 3:31

Hi Ryan!
Wonderful colors and landscape.The river leading to the snow covered mountan and it`s reflection give a good depth.Well done.
Regards,Leo

Floydian (30970) 2006-05-27 4:41

Ryan???
EXCELLENT...!!!!!
This is really good work, i love it in all his simplicity.
Superb composition, great reflection, fantastic green colors.
I have still my first EOS 1, maybe i should buy a roll of Velvia again ;-)
Thanks man....i really like it..!!
Regards, Henk

tjanze (5674) 2006-05-27 5:49

Hi Ryan!
Beautiful landscape,good reflection,light is amazing.A little too much purple for my taste.
Have a nice weekend.

Graymond (234) 2006-05-27 9:36

I like the composition but the colors are what really strike me. Nice catch and hopefully worth the effort to get there.

kensimage (8563) 2006-05-27 10:44

This is outstanding, Ryan. (If the moose had cooperated, it would have been just too incredible.) Soft greenery, soft light, soft reflections--it's all so well unified! It was worth the frozen feet. Regards, Ken.

Scharan (14144) 2006-05-27 13:47 [Comment]

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dolin (7369) 2006-05-28 4:18

Hi Ryan.
Des teintes somptueuses dans ce cie ciel et dans ce superbe reflet.
J'aime bien ce premier plan de verdure, dans une trčs faible lumičre et la superbe dof avec dans le fond ces montagnes enneigées.
Trčs belle ambiance.
Joli
Dolin

izmirli (3989) 2006-05-28 18:57

merhaba dear ryan
beautiful nature and landscape.beautiful mountains and reflection.very good lake.
best regards dear ryan.
gürkan akçakır.

luisafonso (862) 2006-05-29 3:33

I love this composition. The stream of water really does it for me. And the colors are just perfect. I am a bit lazy to get up before dawn but in the Winter I usually do it (since the sun wakes later). And the smell, the violet hue and the dark greens, all that I remember from those early hours. Your picture really has a lot of that mood. I have just a minor point concerning the amount of shadows in the photo. I guess you could have just waited a bit more to record more light. The tree on the left is almost unnoticeable.

dbyoungster (29) 2006-05-30 23:06

Absolutely wonderful composition. These early pre-sunrise shots are the best. The image has great pull to take the eyes from the foreground along the stream to the distant mountain.

I have been looking at your shots and am very impressed. You have a great talent, I look forward to seeing your images.

Oh, the moose never co-operate; I've never been able to get them to pose in the middle of a wonderful scene like this.

Keep on shooting.

Deeb.

lucinka (9976) 2006-05-31 12:15

Ryan, another fantastic photo to your portfolio. Great use of light and composition with that river/lake leading viewer's eye to those beautiful mountains. Well seen and captured. Lucie

martou (1660) 2006-06-01 2:16

bonjour Ryan,
really amazing shot of this amazing place, I like the superb colors tones and the reflection effect, a wild shot masterpiece, great work,
bravo Martin

arnoud1976 (1191) 2006-06-02 5:26

Hi Ryan,

Terrific image, very subtle and smooth. good colors, nice sharpness and overall pov.
Very good capture.

Thanks Arnoud

clarkzor (379) 2006-06-02 19:31

Hi Ryan!

This one was beautiful as well. A little darker than the previous picture but, the place looks really nice. I will consider Utah one of many places if I ever is to visit US.

Regards,

Daniel

leiju (1697) 2006-06-11 5:02

What a wonderful morning shot! It reminds me a lot of one I took in Iceland at the glacier... (goes to look for it to upload here in the next few days :D)
The serenity is ever-present and the wonderfully lushious green on the bushes beneath is tantalizing :D
Oh, how I would have loved to be there (even with the wet feet :P)
TFS!
Julia

Photo Information

Copyright: Ryan Thayne (euryan) (8442)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2005-06-29
Categories: Natura
Camera: Canon EOS 3, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, Fuji Velvia 100F, Hitech ND Grad 0.3 Soft
Details: Tripod: Yes
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
Temat(y): Rocky Mountains [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-05-26 12:14
Ulubione: 3 [Widok]