Lords of The Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 6, 2016183 views13 comments

Please open th larger version cool

This image is also going to be in the show with the other two images I have posted so far. They seem to be super excited for this one.

The Majestic Teton Range towering and ruling over Lake Jackson in Grand Teton national Park. I was up at Grand view point for four hours waiting for the fog the clear at 7,500 feet. It never did clear, but the waiting was able to make this capture happen. Everything in life happens for a reason, I strongly believe this idea. This image is captured from the Dam area along Lake Jackson. Behind the Dam, there are willow flats. They were closed to heavy bear activity, and I kind of wanted to wander off into the flats later on, but chose not to,lol.
Again, wonderful Teton atmosphere amazed me everyday while I was on my trip. I have never been to an area with so much atmosphere and ever changing conditions. It is great for the spirit.

Thank you for any time you may spend on this image, and for leaving a thought if you may have one.

canon 70d, 70-300 IS lens, circ polarizer, tripod, stitched together in Lightroom, used Lightroom and Photoshop CC to process
Iso 100, f,11, 1/250 sec

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on March 6, 2016 at 12:36 PM

That is stunning, Ryan! A very nice B+W with loads of atmosphere. Those clouds are perfect for the job, and they make those mountains look even more menacing. I can only imagine how nice a large print of this must look!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 6, 2016 at 1:59 PM

Ryan,

I can see why they, or anyone would be super excited about this one! This is a fantastic panoramic. I bet it does very well at the show.

Having said that, if I had to rank this, I prefer your first two over this one. The ONLY reason I say that is because this is more standard, clearly fit for panorama and I'm guessing there are a few of these floating around. Don't get me wrong, this is an outstanding image and like I said, I bet does very well. I just think the first two were better crafted, a bit more complex, intriguing with more mood and atmosphere. Which is not to say this image doesn't have those things. and I know you didn't ask which was our favorite....

I do love them all and you will have a great show.

Lon

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on March 6, 2016 at 2:11 PM

Ryan,
Awesome pano. What a great mix of mountains and atmosphere. Comp works great with good interest across the horizon. Beautiful B&W processing.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 6, 2016 at 4:44 PM

Beautiful, Ryan!!! A classic B&W scene. Great conditions, great capture. I like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 6, 2016 at 7:43 PM

Beautiful, Ryan. The clouds really make this image. Excellent work.

devil

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 7, 2016 at 12:41 AM

The peaks peeking out of the clouds really make this one special. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 7, 2016 at 11:25 AM

Well I can see why people raved about this. This one of the best panoramas I've seen yet. I really do think B&W is your medium at this point in your development and I hope to see more of it. This does have an uplifting feel to it as most images of this nature do. My preference lies between this and your first image with the mist over the river. BTW I can see good smaller panoramas that include all of the right side. To get the full impact of this it would be nice to see a large print of this.

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Comment posted by Tom Falley on March 7, 2016 at 12:53 PM

Ryan:

Our format here does really not do justice to large pans. Great texture in the peaks, large prints derive much of their impact from the eye being able to wander around just as it would in front of the real scene.

Very nice! The locals call it Jackson Lake.

Best regards! Tom

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 8, 2016 at 10:37 AM

There is a lovely flow to the scene which in my opinion is important for the success of a panoramic presentation. A real story telling aspect, if that makes sense. Add to that, the beautiful tones and you have a real winner.

Well done, Ryan.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on March 8, 2016 at 4:31 PM

I love the b/w conversion on this. You did a fabulous job balancing the highs and lows, etc. Just my opinion, but I would have liked to see just a tish more water in the foreground. It feels tight as it is, but I do like the pano aspect ratio.
ML

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 9, 2016 at 9:55 AM

Ryan, This looks fantastic! A beautiful scene that works so nice as a panoramic. I think your b&w processing looks wonderful and I know I would really enjoy seeing this in the large print. I can see why they seemed excited about this one for the show. Excellent work on this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 9, 2016 at 5:05 PM

Looks great! :) Love the atmosphere here.

I'd love to see more water on the bottom. Feels slightly cut off down there to me.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 9, 2016 at 6:26 PM

It's really hard to get big panos to look super good at the sizes posted here, but this one is dear to my heart. My wife and I were married on Jackson Lake almost 36 years ago and I never get tired of images from there. Nice work Ryan, you had some great atmosphereics on your visit and did very well the images you've posted. Good luck with your show.

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