Grand Teton Sunset Rays

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 29, 20175,656 views9 comments

Jackson Lake Lodge certainly has some amazing views of the Tetons both at sunrise and sunset (or any time for that matter). This was taken as clouds started to gather around the mountains looking over Willow Flats. B&W does add more emotion at least for me than the color version.
Canon 5DM3
Canon EFS 24-70mm f/2.8L II at 70mm
ISO200 1/640 sec f/11

Thanks for having a look. Thanks for any comments and critiques.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on April 29, 2017 at 7:37 PM

I like the mood of this shot, but find the blown whites a bit much. Did you consider a GND filter for this shot?

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 29, 2017 at 7:45 PM

Thanks for your input Skip. Yes I did use a 3-stop grad. The light was pretty intense and key to the mood I was trying to get especially highlighting the sun rays.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 30, 2017 at 12:02 PM

Very dramatic lighting, the rays are wonderful. Might consider a crop off the bottom so the sky takes up about 1/3 of the frame, mnts and flats 1/3. Would place a little more emphasis on the sky which it looks like was your intention.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 30, 2017 at 1:53 PM

Eva,

Terrific landscape from the Grand Tetons. I think the contrast here is appropriate and spot on; just a splash of extra drama in the sky just does with the territory, I think. The sun's rays really add to the scene, but doesn't dominate it. I just think everything comes together beautifully here.

Lon

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 30, 2017 at 4:48 PM

What a great sky and collection of crepuscular rays, Eva. This looks great in b&w with the high contrast in the sky/clouds adding drama that wouldn't be there otherwise.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 30, 2017 at 8:22 PM

Hi Eva,

Slight crop off of the bottom and it should improve the comp as recommended by Harry. I like the sky even though the whites are quite bright......................................Jim

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 3, 2017 at 10:09 AM

Great classic scene. My first thought on opening was along the lines of Harry's crop suggestion. The foreground bushes tend to stop my flow through the image a bit. Nice and dramatic!

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on May 7, 2017 at 11:26 PM

Interesting thoughts on cropping. I was actually thinking the opposite; cropping a little off the top so that the sky, mountain, and foreground are ~1/3 each. This would emphasize the rays more? Fun to play!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 10, 2017 at 6:24 PM

Eva, My first thoughts were the same as John's with cropping some of the sky bring each section to 1/3rds. I really like the rays and that just adds to them I think.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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