Snowy Range in summer

Back in June I had an unexpected opportunity to make a trip and after finding cheap airfare into Denver drove up into Wyoming and spent a couple of days in the Snowy Range.

With it being June, I was still worried that the Snowys would live up to their name and be snowed in. I posted here and luckily got some great current conditions reports from some of the fine folks here in the RMNP. In particular, Brett Deacon was able to give me the snow conditions-it was almost all gone.

As what seems to be usual on my trips, every morning was clear, which makes the best shots hard to get with the Snowys facing east.

Here are a couple from the two days up there. First one from one of the clear sunrises at Lake Marie.

See several posts on my blog over those two days.

http://wildernessphotographer.blogspot.com/search/label/Snowy%20Range

Another one from the Snowy Range. What ice that was left on Lookout Lake on yet another sunny morning.

#1 is a fine image, even with the clear blue sky.
The soft morning light really looks great on the bare rocks.

I like both comps, but I would expect the sky to be more blue at that altitude in #1, and the sky seems to shift toward purple in #2. The small versions on your blog look natural, but when I click on them, the colors of the sky move toward purple their, too. Whatever, I'm sure when you print this excellent collection you'll have them right as they are all wall hangers. I enjoyed your trip report, too.

Really great comps on both Darren. The "iceberg" in the second one is fabulous! The colors look odd though...are these converted to sRGB for web viewing?

I'd love to make a comment, but you posted these images in the über-wide ProPhoto color gamut that cannot be accurately rendered in a Web browser.

Hi Darren. Thanks for posting these! I like your second post; #1 is the "standard" Snowies shot and you, like most of the rest of us, got the usual clear skies at sunrise. The iceberg in #2 is eye-catching and the comp is excellent. The colors look fine on my monitor. I enjoyed your blog from the trip as well. You are right that the Snowies provide a great balance between beauty and accessibility, with the added benefit of being relatively unknown. The trick is being there when great light occurs which is a hit and miss proposition as most sunrises (i.e., the only real opportunity for amazing light) are cloudless. This makes mid-summer trips difficult as flat mid-day light descends by the time most people are rolling out of bed, leaving us photogs to piddle around hoping in vain for sweet light for the next 12 hours. Thanks for visiting my neck of the woods! To all who are considering a trip to the Snowies, feel free to contact me for advice on campsites, hikes, shooting locations, and current conditions!

Thanks for the comments. Strike up the color space to still trying to figure out Lightroom .

Brett is the man with the Snowy info as well as some great work. I have visited his website but had a chance to see some of his prints in Saratoga. Outstanding images!!!

Cool shots. Love the comp on the second one. Love the reflected mountain and the floating ice.