Beartooth Views

Not sure how this ones going to come off at such a small size. Have a couple with tighter comps but I liked this one the best. This spot was a bit of a pain to get to.....but as always even after some of my more miserable backpacking trips the bad memories fade while the good ones become more vibrant.

As always any critiques greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

I like it. Could be a cover for Backpacker.

Beautiful light and color. Great detail as well.

Could be a cover for Backpacker.

Sure enough!
Love the sun kissed peaks and the skies.There's a bit of color haloing where the sky meets the mountains, but which may not be present in the original file.
I'm on the fence with that dead tree in the foreground, though. It's so prominent that my eye goes right to it, whereas the stone and pines are very complementary to the scene.
Regardless, it's a beautiful image that's the just reward for your hard work in getting here.

Could be a cover on A LOT of mags! Stunning shot, man. You are the master of this domain.

Another marvelous backcountry shot! Definitely a cover shot.

Beautiful and colorful...nice work sir!

Well done!

I think it's a fantastic shot Jeremy. The only things that struck me were that there might be a bit of halo across the top of the peaks and the exposure appears too bright and/or even throughout. I seem to be expecting there to be more variation in lighting or at least that's what my gut told me. But definitely a great shot. I'd submit this to some contests if I took it.

I love your Beartooth work! I agree with John about the dead tree: it would be better if it were either more of a focal point or absent. But the scene is spectacular all the same.

While I agree with Jeff that there are some HDR/tone mapping looks in the image, they don't bother me as much as the relative lack of contrast within the lower section. It seems like the contrast was really flattened out in the lower section. The view is spectacular and it would make an excellent cover or full page shot.

Stunning! Definitely magazine cover worthy!

Beautiful shot .

Thanks for all the comments, really appreciate it. I'm usually having to brighten my web version a bit, they always seem to show up a bit bright so I may have overdone it on this one. Here is a repost, tried to correct some of the haloing as well.

Curious as to what everyones web preparation workflow is. I usually just sharpen, resize, convert to srgb and then save for web. These usually turn out darker than what the original file is so I've been brightening up the image a bit before saving for web lately.



Edit: Forgot to clone out that dead twig in the bottom left on this one...

I also have doubt regarding the dead tree, but what's there is there and the inclusion of foreground really shows the scale. I could imagine myself sitting there watching everything unfold like a map under my feet. Great job and worth every effort.

I do like the repost better, as the darker foreground helps the eyes flow up the gradient to the brighter peaks and clouds. Nice image!

I like the repost better.

I'm glad you reposted. It's way better. Beautiful place.

I also like the repost better. The foreground looks much more natural.
That color halo is still obvious, though. Did you use layer masking or an automated blending technique?

If you use the 'Save for Web' function, be sure to check the box that allows you to include the profile tag. FWIW, I never use 'Save for Web' (..just File->Save As..) and have never seen a color or luminosity shift.

Hmmm John, I just re-calibrated my monitor again and I'm not seeing the halo effect, (well maybe a just a tad around those right peaks but its barely noticeable on this monitor)Are you seeing it in the blue areas of the sky? I know it kind of looks like a halo how those pink clouds all just seem to end around the peaks but thats what they were doing that morning I guess. Maybe my Monitors just screwy, I'll have to go take a look on a friends this evening. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. I've been contemplating purchasing a new monitor, so maybe I should just go ahead and do it, might take care of a lot of my problems.

I used layer masking for the blend.

I might have to skip the save for web and just try the save as and see how that works.

Thanks again.

Wowzers. The repost is outstanding. I've been all over the Beartooths, but haven't seen this view. Pretty spectacular. The tree is fine for me. I hear what others are saying - I think our photography brains are conditioned to call out a secondary element that's so prominent, but all of the other parts are strong enough that the whole remains balanced. Great work.