Hello everyone wanted to show an image from my trip to Grand Teton.
Thanks for looking and comments appreciated.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 1, 2007 at 5:09 PM
What an interesting combination of colors in this beauty of a setting Gale! The gray upper sky, warm orange of the setting sun and cool blue glow at the base of the mountain range at left seem an unrealistic group. But whatever the cause, this is one beauty of an image! Well done Gale!
Posted by Tom Kennon on November 1, 2007 at 5:18 PM
Gale, this is really a great capture. Can you give us some exposure details?
Tom, this is two exposures one shot for the mountains that were backlight and one exposure for the sky that got the yellow glow and then lite up the clouds. Wayne I guess the moutains kind of get that blue cast when backlight.
Posted by Dena Sanders on November 1, 2007 at 9:19 PM
Wow! That's a stunner, it definitely makes you stop and look.
One of the best I've ever seen from the Tetons, however your watermark ruins it...
Posted by Tim Buchanan on November 1, 2007 at 9:50 PM
Pretty colorful, Gale - the foreground seems maybe a bit distracting to me, and there is some stuff at the top that I would almost say was an artifact of some kind, repeating patterns, etc. But the colors, comp and contrast are really great. Thanks for posting!
Posted by Gale Rainwater on November 1, 2007 at 11:08 PM
OK guys I couldn't repost so I replaced the original file. Tim E, Thanks for the complement, coming from you this means alot. I took the watermark out. (knew it looked bad but wanted to protect my image) Tim B, I cropped the foreground some, hope this looks better.
Thanks for the comments everyone, Gale
That looks MUCH better now! Here are my thoughts about "protecting" your images on the web, which many photographers try to do. First off, protecting from what? If I steal the image I can only make a print slightly larger than a postage stamp (only post low-res photos) - it is useless to anyone for any type of printing. If I steal it and use it on my web page or e-mail it to someone and try to say it was my photo that is outright fraud and a violation of the federal copyright law. You are not going to stop criminals, nor would any of those people pay you for it in the first place (if they are the type to steal it). Most people who would steal your image and use it would not realize they are doing so (stealing), and when asked about the beautiful photo would say that "Gale Rainwater took it and I thought it was pretty!" You just got some free advertising.
On the other hand when I come across a gallery that has ugly watermarks on it I normally will just pass and go onto something else, so they missed an opportunity to show their work to someone else - they lost free advertising. There is no way to protect your images from being stolen once you post them on the web, so as long as you only post low-res images (less than 700-1000 pixels on the long side - the ppi doesn't matter - smaller is better), you should just be pleased that others find your work enjoyable and not worry about it.
While I don't actually encourage people to steal my photos (since I do sell web page rights), I know a photographer who does - he figures a certain percentage of them will use the images in some commercial application (as proofs), which may lead to a sale (since they can't actually use the low-res image that they got from his web page, they have to come to him to get a high-res version). He sells about a half million bucks worth of prints a year so he may be right!
People are basically honest, but ignorant of the copyright law, and are amazed when they realize it is stealing to use a photo, any photo, that they find on the web. One of the main reasons I take pictures is for others to enjoy nature, so if they steal my picture now and then that is fine with me - I just hope they also go to the bookstore and buy a collection of them once in a while too!
Posted by Bill Dark on November 2, 2007 at 9:03 AM
Nice work, Gale. That's some great color, and you were blessed with a beautiful sky at sunset. It does'nt get much better than that!
Posted by Jason C. Doss on November 2, 2007 at 10:39 AM
To Gale: What an excellent photo!
To Tim: Excellent advice!
Posted by Gale Rainwater on November 2, 2007 at 11:52 AM
Tim Thank you sir for the great advice. Your a scholar and a gentlemen.
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11 repliesThanks for looking and comments appreciated.
One of the best I've ever seen from the Tetons, however your watermark ruins it...
Thanks for the comments everyone, Gale
On the other hand when I come across a gallery that has ugly watermarks on it I normally will just pass and go onto something else, so they missed an opportunity to show their work to someone else - they lost free advertising. There is no way to protect your images from being stolen once you post them on the web, so as long as you only post low-res images (less than 700-1000 pixels on the long side - the ppi doesn't matter - smaller is better), you should just be pleased that others find your work enjoyable and not worry about it.
While I don't actually encourage people to steal my photos (since I do sell web page rights), I know a photographer who does - he figures a certain percentage of them will use the images in some commercial application (as proofs), which may lead to a sale (since they can't actually use the low-res image that they got from his web page, they have to come to him to get a high-res version). He sells about a half million bucks worth of prints a year so he may be right!
People are basically honest, but ignorant of the copyright law, and are amazed when they realize it is stealing to use a photo, any photo, that they find on the web. One of the main reasons I take pictures is for others to enjoy nature, so if they steal my picture now and then that is fine with me - I just hope they also go to the bookstore and buy a collection of them once in a while too!
To Tim: