September Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 8, 2013344 views21 comments

Happy New Year everyone! This is my first post of the new year and was taken back in September in Grand Teton NP. A combination of early morning fog and thick smoke from the wildfires in neighboring states made things extremely hazy on this particular morning. I used my 80-200 to reach out for this little scene in the Teton backcountry. To really appreciate this one it must be viewed LARGE!

As always thanks for any comments and/or critiques you may have!

Nikon D300s
1/320 Sec. @ f/11
ISO 400

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 9, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Beautiful presented and use of soft light.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on January 9, 2013 at 8:13 AM

Nice mood created by the fog, and and the soft colors are done perfectly. Very nice image!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 9, 2013 at 8:28 AM

The soft color and light perfectly convey the feel of a misty morning. Beautifully captured and processed.

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on January 9, 2013 at 9:02 AM

A beautiful composition, and well crafted. IMO, this is something out of the ordinary. Ideal as is.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 9, 2013 at 9:55 AM

You really managed to capture some magic here Zack. The scene actually seems to have a glow about it. It must be seen large to be fully appreciated, and then it really pops! Excellent capture.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 9, 2013 at 10:13 AM

A unique presentation of this autumn scene to me, Zack. Very appealing layers in your composition, and the groups of trees make for nice focal points to my eye.

Peter

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 9, 2013 at 10:23 AM

The soft mood really makes this a special shot for me. I might have tried to compose without the branch in the lower right or maybe clone out if that is within your post processing boundries. This kind of images seems to have a soothing feel.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 9, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Nice mood imparted by the fog and haze. Lends that dreamy feel to the scene. I like the colors as well. Beauty.

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on January 9, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Very nice comp and a wonderful natural lighting effect here. Looks like elk are just about to enter the scene.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on January 9, 2013 at 2:21 PM

Soft and Beautiful. Great capture.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 9, 2013 at 6:37 PM

I love foggy shots, and this one is just lovely!
I know how hard it is to part with elements, but FWIW i think this would work better with the top 1/6 cropped--it would simplify the comp greatly!
Hahahaha--i just read Harry's comment, he thought your logo was a branch--well, it looks like one!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 9, 2013 at 8:17 PM

Beautiful, ethereal light Zack. I like this a lot especially the color.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 9, 2013 at 10:10 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Stan, I was going to ask Harry which "branch" he was talking about...now I see how the mountains could be mistaken for a fallen branch..may have to edit my watermark a bit

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Comment posted by Justin Richardson on January 10, 2013 at 6:49 AM

This is wonderful! I love these extreme atmospheric captures and the muted fall colors here are great. Well done!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on January 10, 2013 at 10:44 AM

The wonderfully soft processing and beautiful lighting speak for themselves here, and make for a very pleasing if slightly surreal ambiance.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 10, 2013 at 1:23 PM

I love the soft, warm glow that you've caught here!

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Comment posted by INGOMA on January 10, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Wow, what an incredible scene and conditions. The colors are stunning!

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on January 10, 2013 at 6:38 PM

Very nice image that sets the fall scene. I would not be surprised to learn that you could hear elk bugling in the forest, I thought I could hear one when I opened the larger image!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 11, 2013 at 12:50 PM

Sorry Zack - Boy, do I feel foolish! I guess it was the same tone as that diagonal branch higher up in the image. If it were off white, I'm sure it would have been obvious. Whoops!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 12, 2013 at 8:01 AM

lovely colour and atmosphere.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 12, 2013 at 8:02 AM

oh, and by the way, at first glance i thought the logo was a branch as well ....

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