Sunset at Snake River Overlook

Grizzle6Grizzle6 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
edited September 14, 2007 in Landscapes
Headed up to the Tetons this past Labor Day Weekend, and GTNP did not disappoint. Here's a shot from a classic viewpoint.

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  • InvectiveInvective Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    Stunning! I love the greens and the sunlight rays! Beautiful capture! clap.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    The sky is surreal! Great shot. I think you have every hue in the rainbow in this frame. thumb.gif
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  • Marc MuenchMarc Muench Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    Wonderfulclap.gifclapclap.gif

    Looks like a touch of Autumn on one of the aspens below.
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  • Grizzle6Grizzle6 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    Marc Muench wrote:
    Wonderfulclap.gifclapclap.gif

    Looks like a touch of Autumn on one of the aspens below.

    Yeah Marc. They are alllllmost there. Another two weeks or so and the aspen will be in full swing. BTW--I was disappointed to see that your father no longer has prints exhibited in the Brookover Gallery there in Jackson...impressive work by David Brookover just the same though.
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  • Slinky0390Slinky0390 Registered Users Posts: 236 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    great shot thumb.gif .. i love it out in wyoming, i have family with a house just outside of jackson hole, i just wish i was into photography last time i was out there because there are some stunning photo opertunities
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2007
    Snake River Overlook
    If I lived anywhere around JH, I'd be at that overlook every dawn and every dusk. Every photo I've ever taken from there was mediocre, because (1) I lack skill, and (2) conditions weren't conducive to anything but a snapshot. Friends think they're beautiful, but they're just reacting to the Tetons I think. It's a damn long way from Virginiamwink.gif .
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,246 moderator
    edited September 10, 2007
    Adam, that is absolutely stunning! :wow
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  • JGDJGD Registered Users Posts: 315 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2007
    So Nice!
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  • Ned FNed F Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited September 14, 2007
    The cloud cover and rays of light really make this sing!
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  • LexLex Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2007
    JGD wrote:
    So Nice!

    a wonderful image, from top to bottom. Please share your equipment used and any technique if you don't mind. GND filter? HDR? Post processing? I like to think of that as I look at an image as a learning tool.

    thanks,
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2007
    Truly fantastic!!!

    I've seen lots of sunrise images from this vantage point, but I've never seen such a spectacular sunset.

    Please share your technique!!
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  • Grizzle6Grizzle6 Registered Users Posts: 168 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2007
    Thanks all for the kind comments. This was a spectacular evening by all means.

    I shot this with a Canon 5D and 70-200 2.8IS. I tried several compositions, including wide angle stuff, but this scene seemed to capture "it" best. I used a 2-stop Grad ND and primarily exposed a couple stops darker than typical for the trees in the FG, as I absolutely hate any blown highlights in my images (sometimes to a fault!). I was careful to make sure I kept detail in the darker parts of the image, which I later brought out with the shadows/highlights tool in PS. I've found this to be an extremely effective tool for post-processing. Even with a Grad ND, it's sometimes difficult to capture the darker parts of the image as they appear on-site. Other than that, I just did the typical levels/curves/saturation along with some selective color as well to bring out the red that I saw in the sunset.
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  • HarlanBearHarlanBear Registered Users Posts: 290 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2007
    WOW!!! Stunning picture, and really worth the effort. A wall-hanger, for sure. Very nicely done!! thumb.gif
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  • nikosnikos Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2007
    Beautiful capture!

    Nikos
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