+RP! Teton Atmosphere 1

I think the mist on the water is critical to the shot.  As long as you've got that, this is fine.

This has to be one of my favorite images that you've made. I've fished the Henry's Fork with a rising mist like this in the mornings and the feeling is out of this world.
The composition is really virtually purple. Everything has come together for you - the clouds, the mist, and the background trees. All work in unison. Anything I say after this would improve a great image but are not necessary.

1. The composition is one of strong horizontal lines which give it a sense of peace. If the overall frame was also longer than it is now it would enhance and give this image a grander view. So if this is a crop of an original that had more information to the left or right you may want to bring that back in.

2. The bottom tree that lines up right in front of the tree behind it isn't working. That's your focus point and needs to be treated like it. I would clone out that back tree and replace it with fog.

I really like the dark sky at the very top center area because it adds just a tad more drama to that part of the image. Very nice job.

 

B+W conversion looks sweet to me! All the mist and clouds makes this a really nice photo with loads of atmosphere. I call it a homerun! If I had to pick a nit, it would be that it feels slightly cw rotated, but that is just feeling, there is nothing to base it on.

Ryan,
This is gorgeous. Comp works very well and you've got some great atmosphere with the rising mist and clouds. B&W processing looks good to my eye. Just a suggestion - I might try to play with some localized contrast adjustment in the foreground hills to make them pop a bit more.

Ryan,

This is fantastic!  There is so much to love about this. Of course the mist rising off the water and the gentle curve leading the eye in to the frame.  Then there's the light, bottom to top; the shadows created at the bottom; the light skimming the aspens and the light in the sky.  Then there's the layering of the mountains and an Ansel Adam's sky.  This has a lot going for it and I would hesitate including it in the show.

I don't have any nits and can only offer some thoughts on what you could do to make this even better (and this isn't to suggest this needs improvements to "fix" anything, but rather making an awesome image, that much better.)  First, you might consider playing with the contrast in the bottom section to enhance those nice, long shadows and just added contrast in general along the bottom edge; brighter whites, darker blacks.  Adjust to taste... 

I think you could also play around with contrast and exposure in the foreground mountains (as mentioned already) and even the layer of fog in front of the peak.  And we're talking about subtle tweaks, not major alterations.  Clearly the sunlight is hitting the water/mist and so naturally it's brighter there.  Just some thoughts.

Awesome, hope to see the other images you've chosen for display.  Good luck with that!

Lon

Excellent use of wonderful atmosphere. 

This is wonderfully moody, Ryan.  I like the "angled comp" with the misty river swinging right and the mountains concentrated on the left.  Without having seen the original, I'd say that b&w does well for setting the mood here.

This B&W is very moody and evocative, Ryan. I simply love the mist on the water along with that sublime light striking the tops of the trees. Great drama in the sky also. It's time to get off the fence , you nailed a winner here.

Ed

Shit...this is good.  The comp leading my eye off the image to the right is a bummer but the lines and conditions here are pretty rad.  Might check the whites as the top end looks like it could be pushed up a bit but yea, this looks fun. 

aF

Beautiful, Ryan. I like the misty foreground and the dramatic background. Excellent processing. My only suggestion to to rotate this ccw so the mid ground appears level. 

Ryan, This is really nice and I do like it in b&w very much. I agree that a bit more contrast in the mid-ground trees might work nice but it looks pretty darn good as it is. I like the comp and love the conditions you captured this in. Very nice work! Nick
I'll email you a couple of pix of you hard at work in the 30 below temps sometime today. 
 

Thank you y'all for the very kind thoughts, and for the educated feed back to help improve this image. The print is looking great. I am super excited for this little project. I  have a repost with some of your ideas included, and I think it looks better.

Hi  Ryan  The repost  looks great      love every element of this  capture  of   a  awesome  moody  scene 

Albert Darmo
Canada

Bingo!  No doubt the print is looking great!  Great job with the changes.

Ryan, the re-post improves on an already wonderful image.

Ryan:

Nice B&W image, but I would rotate counterclockwise about .75 degrees or so. The right side is further away and should recede to give additional sense of depth!

Cheers!   Tom

Excellent image. I love the fog and the mood. This one certainly works for me and nice job on the repost.  I would agree with Tom about the rotation, it was the first thing that came to mind even though it is quite minor.

Thank you again for all thoughts on this image y'all.