First Dawn

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 14, 2011463 views14 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 24-85 @ 35mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/6 @ f11, -0.7 EC

OK, an icon shot for sure but this is from about 25 yards south of the real classic camera position and a cast of thousands jostling for position. I rather liked this view for the FG trees (hey, I'm a Flora guy

). It was a great joy to escape the Texas heat and drought for a couple of weeks and this was certainly a nice scene from our first day. All comments welcome. >=))>

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 14, 2011 at 6:08 PM

Beautiful catch Bill. I like the change of color in the lower trees and love the cloud color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 14, 2011 at 6:48 PM

There is no where as photogenic as the Tetons. This is great. The light on the mountains, the fog over the lake, the river and the trees forming a leading line into the image. I really like this image. I was just there three weeks ago and loved it. This is an icon that I never get tired of photographing or seeing photographed.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on October 14, 2011 at 7:24 PM

i like this juxtaposition of trees and mountain.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 14, 2011 at 7:41 PM

Beautiful sky and color Bill. I like the foreground trees as well.

Did you ever make it out to New England this autumn?

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM

Bill, This is very nice! A beautiful view in wonderful conditions. I think your comp works very well. The large version is especially nice to look at.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on October 14, 2011 at 9:27 PM

Beautiful light Bill and nice you stepped aside to alter our iconic view. Nice mountain mood.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 15, 2011 at 12:00 AM

Lovely scene and great light on the mountains. Glad you were able to move away from the crowd. There's a similarly famous spot in Glacier NP where nothing grows in a 30 ft radius because of the photographers....makes you wonder what we've created. I find the fog (??) at the base of the mountains interesting because here on the North side of Yellowstone, I've noticed that things get very hazy after a day or more of clear warm weather and wonder what the cause is.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 15, 2011 at 1:36 AM

Sweet, Bill! This is definitely a unique take on the icon.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on October 15, 2011 at 10:48 AM

It's the Tetons...hard to go wrong. ;]

Nice take on a much photographed location.

Hear you guys down in Texas have been buying up all the hay here in Wyoming...must be pretty bad down there.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on October 15, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Nice rendition of the conical location. Like the mist and the atmospheric perspective here.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 15, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Bill it looks like you witnessed some fantastic conditions. That layer of mist at the base of the Tetons is fantastic as is the glow on the peaks and in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 15, 2011 at 9:32 PM

Classic beauty. I like the understated saturation here. The muted colors work well with the misty atmosphere. The dark edge on the clouds seems a bit unusual. Processing artifact or real

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 16, 2011 at 12:32 AM

Nice shot Bill. This has all the right elements including some great flora.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 18, 2011 at 4:18 PM

Really nice light, and mood. The Tetons never fail to amaze.

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