Chisos Mountains

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 29, 2012328 views17 comments

I shot this about 6 years ago and am just getting around to processing it (talk about procrastination!). Shows the snow covered Chisos Mountains taken from the desert floor. It doesn't snow that often in Big Bend National Park, but I've been fortunate enought to catch snow 3-4 times in my trips there. Single exposure.

Larger version for better details.

D2x w/28-70 @ 42mm
1/60 @ f/11 - MLU and mc-30 remote release
100 ISO
No filters (that I recall)
Tripod
Captur One 6, CS4. TK's magic

I would love to hear your honest thoughts. Thanks for looking.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 29, 2012 at 9:46 PM

Great to see a great image from this location. I'm ashamed to say that although I live in Texas I have never been here - I need to add it to my ever growing list of places to see and photograph. I really like seeing desert scenes with snow so I'm instantly drawn to this. But beyond that I enjoy the great composition and light as well. Those clouds are also add a lot to the scene.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 29, 2012 at 10:00 PM

Nice one Bill. I will make it there next spring.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 29, 2012 at 11:53 PM

Bill, this one is reaching back in my memory bank here. I can recall at least one of your trips there and postings from that trip, but it also seems like you had a similar look from this almost same location from back then. Maybe not, but it looks a bit familiar to me.
Regardless, great to see this post from a very under shot and posted location that being Big Bend NP. I like the stream bed leading us to it's primary source the snow topped mountain. Color and detail in the larger version work nicely too.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on August 30, 2012 at 12:17 AM

I too am glad to see an image from this location Bill! I don't often see images of the Chisos or the canyons of Big Bend.

As far as the shot, I would want to see less foreground and more mountain, but still very nice!

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 30, 2012 at 5:15 AM

Great shot Bill, very nice light, color and presentation. Well done.
John

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 30, 2012 at 6:00 AM

I love the crisp clarity in this shot Bill... tremendous processing. Really like the reds of the rock in contrast to the blue/cyan sky. Those bg mountains are beautiful with the white snow and clouds. I quite like what looks like a dry creek bed leading line. I guess it may run after heavy rain? Great comp. No nits, just really enjoying this shot.
Oh... there maybe a dust bunny in the top right sky?

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 30, 2012 at 8:14 AM

Great sense of depth here, especially in the large version where one can take in those textures.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 30, 2012 at 9:11 AM

Very nice Bill. The large version is especially nice to look at. The color looks great and I love the depth this has. The distant mountains and clouds look great against the beautiful blue sky.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 30, 2012 at 9:20 AM

Wonderful depth and clarity. The cloud cap is a very nice element. I like this a lot

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM

Love the rich earth tones, interesting textures, snow capped peaks, cloud cap, and blue sky to compliment it all. Excellent comp, too. Looks a wee bit soft along the bottom, but the mountains are such a strong element, that really doesn't matter to me. Thanks for posting something from here, as I've never seen them.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on August 30, 2012 at 12:31 PM

A very inviting landscape Bill, very natural looking colours and excellent DoF.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 30, 2012 at 12:50 PM

Thanks all for the comments.

Paul, you probably remember the horizontal image I had from this shoot - same scene but without the wash lead in.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 30, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Great colors and composition. The textures are awesome in the large version

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on August 30, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Bill, these rocks look awesome! Very well captured scene. Nice stuff.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on August 30, 2012 at 7:27 PM

I like your using the canyon as a leading line to the beautiful snow capped mountains. The clouds are fantastic.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 30, 2012 at 9:32 PM

It takes a really good eye to consistently edit images to this level of perfection. From comp through computer, you really do these well. Except maybe for that bit of sensor scum in the URC. Maybe it's just the jpeg.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 2, 2012 at 10:49 AM

Very nice image Bill. The snow and cloud capped mountains really make this a good one. I wish there was a bit of water running down the drainage, but I imagine that only happens during really heavy rain.

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