Sorry buddy, but even with everything you have going for them, that dirty, nasty snow in the first two is a deal-breaker for me. The other ones are excellent.
You have got to try this again in 3-4 weeks when all the snow has melted. The alpenglow/sunrise is fantastic. I have seen this kind of light show up there before. #4 is outstanding! I like them all, but that one really grabs me.
Also not really a fan of the dirty snow, however, everything comes together perfectly on #4: the moon position, the glow on mountains/water and the comp. That image is the easy pick of this group IMO.
Actually, the snow that surrounds the outlet falls of this lake is kind of a special case. It's always egregiously ugly. I have my own shots of it from many years ago, and seeing how it looked on film, I won't even bother including it anymore unless it's cleaner.
Good point; another is that since i had never been to Isabelle before, and wasnt even familiar with others shots of the location, i ended up doing some of the same ol comps that everyone else has done (i looked after the fact). When i go back (and i plan on it) im going to get something different if it means standing on my head.
I do it just to annoy you, Jack
Actually, from my perspective, my posts here at RMNP make you first class, cause i tend to post the ones that i personally like more here, whereas i post the ones i know are majority pleasers (lots of color, standard by-the book comps) on ESS. For example, i like the mid morning shot of red rock here much more than my ESS shot, but try convincing the ESS crowd of that--why fight a losing battle I could post them all here, but then id be duplicating posts, which i dont feel like doing.
Posted by Jack Garrett on July 2, 2010 at 12:14 PM
Somehow I don't get a good vision of a 6' 6" guy standing on his head!!! I agree with the others here about image #4 being the best. I'm gonna try to get up there in about 2 weeks when the columbines are on the side of the hill just before the lake.
Agree with Jack that the ESS one is the best of the morning group, but #4 is very similar . Not sure if the bush in the LRH corner should be cropped or not on the ESS one. Like the mirror reflection in #5 as well. You had a very productive weekend.
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18 repliesActually, from my perspective, my posts here at RMNP make you first class, cause i tend to post the ones that i personally like more here, whereas i post the ones i know are majority pleasers (lots of color, standard by-the book comps) on ESS. For example, i like the mid morning shot of red rock here much more than my ESS shot, but try convincing the ESS crowd of that--why fight a losing battle
Agree with Jack that the ESS one is the best of the morning group, but #4 is very similar . Not sure if the bush in the LRH corner should be cropped or not on the ESS one. Like the mirror reflection in #5 as well. You had a very productive weekend.