Smokin Tetons

by Ron Richins

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 14, 2010339 views17 comments

Taken last fall during the wildfires. Smoke filled the valley, allowing for some nice rays.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Jay Patel on January 14, 2010 at 4:20 PM

Very nicely processed. This is a tough shot to take. You maintained the exposure balance very well.

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Comment posted by Ron Richins on January 14, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Thanks Jay. It was challenging. Most of the file is from one exposure. Had to incorporate one other file though.

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on January 14, 2010 at 4:39 PM

Nice rays, indeed! I love the bright yellow splashes of color, and the sharp peaks of the distant mountains. Beautiful! The river is also a beautiful element. You've handled both highlights and shadows really well, here. Well done!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 14, 2010 at 6:37 PM

Ron,

Very bucolic and eye catching.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on January 14, 2010 at 7:27 PM

This is nice and very different. I guess, smoke helped here. Beautiful colors and love the rays. Great capture and processing.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on January 14, 2010 at 10:27 PM

Excellent exposure control and processing. Magnificent to witness such a beautiful scene.
Thanks for sharing Ron

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 14, 2010 at 11:39 PM

Really nice sun rays and love the details retained in all the foreground. Guess the smoke acted like a pretty decent GND filter. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on January 15, 2010 at 12:59 AM

Gotta love it. This is really well done.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 15, 2010 at 1:02 AM

WOW! Pretty impressive exposure control. This is a single exposure? Anyway, really nice light, and rays, to go with a nice comp.

Chris

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 15, 2010 at 1:07 AM

I love those spots of yellow sprinkled throughout, and the smoke creates a cool effect in the sky.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 15, 2010 at 3:18 AM

Ron,

Great job with handling the extreme contrast and exposure. The capture of the rays and subdued "sundog" effect are wonderful in the background and sky. At first I was thinking about cropping out the entire foreground, but in the end I really like the backlit autumn color and I think it frames the scene beautifully. Nice capture from this famous overlook.

Lon

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 15, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Beautifully composed, and I especially like the touches of yellow thought the scene, and of course the rays. Excellent work Ron.
John

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM

Some beautiful light. I love those yellow highlights in the middle center.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on January 15, 2010 at 3:37 PM

Shweet!! Love those rays. Its a tough exposure to get and you did a good job of it. I would have preferred more foreground to add interest to the image. Love those fall colors too. winter must be amazing here!

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Comment posted by Ian Haskell on January 15, 2010 at 5:10 PM

A moment to behold and a great exposure.

Ian

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Comment posted by Rajeev Thomas on January 16, 2010 at 2:17 AM

Ron...this is amazing... you pulled off a tough shot with no trouble it looks like!!!

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Comment posted by Lajos Horvath on January 16, 2010 at 2:54 PM

What kind of place, and what exeptional view! Very nice shot.

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