Reaching Up

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 22, 2013124 views10 comments

These mountains have always looks so incredible when viewed in pictures, but are WAY more majestic and enormous in person! The vertical rise is breathtaking...

This is an aerial shot of the peaks, taken a few weekends ago, early morning, after a few days of interesting weather. Small and medium clouds were drifting around the mountains (not exactly shown here...

), making for a jaw-dropping flight. I was shooting through the glass, though, and with the usual bumps that come with flying through mountain air, it was a bit challenging to come away with sharp photos, and also with the comp I wanted. I should also mention that I cloned out a horrid reflection.

For me, this was just begging for a B+W conversion. Edited in RAW, I adjusted the usual, and finally did some tweaking in CS5. Here's some more details...

Canon 60d 55-250mm @ 55mm
ISO 100 --- f/13 --- 1/500sec --- handheld --- no filters

Comments/Critiques welcome, and VIEW LARGE, please.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by John Mumaw on June 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM

I like the perspective quite a bit, and b&w was a great choice. The larger version appears to be much sharper.
I think you came away with a real fine image! Now, where is this place?

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 22, 2013 at 1:03 PM

Oh, yes... How could I forget! This is from the Teton range in Wyoming, although I'm not sure what exact peak this is.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on June 22, 2013 at 1:35 PM

Awesome sharpness and texture, impressive you got this through a window. 55mm is wider than I would have expected for a shot like this -- even with a crop factor. You must have been quite close!

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Comment posted by Kane Engelbert on June 22, 2013 at 9:44 PM

Nathan, quite the perspective of a great mountain. Agreed, B&W is the real deal here. Fantastic contrast. I would rename it "Grand Teton," an iconic name for sure. Cuz that's what it is, nuff said....

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on June 23, 2013 at 10:37 AM

Up close and personal. This is a very strong image and a good BW subject. Very well done, Nathan.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 23, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Nathan,

The larger view rocks! Excellent tonal range and great job keeping detail in almost all the snow patches; clean whites, blacks and mid tones. Excellent detail and sharpness through out. An aerial? So this must have been a helicopter tour? Or your flight in and out of Jackson? ;-) No matter, excellent job with this.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 23, 2013 at 6:29 PM

Lon--- Thanks! I'm actually in flight training, so I took this on a trip up around the Jackson Hole area. Don't worry, I wasn't the one flying when I took this.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 25, 2013 at 9:17 AM

Nathan, This is a great looking b&w image. I especially like the larger version with the sharpness and wonderful contrast. Really this is quite an amazing view. Your conversion what a great choice here. I remember my flight training very well and how much there was to learn, and loved it!