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Grand Teton II


Grand Teton II
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Copyright: Niek Bouwen (SunToucher) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2228 W: 199 N: 2486] (9084)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-22
Categories: Mountain, River
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 18-200 Zoom F3.5-6.3 DC, Tiffen circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/11, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Summer Vacation 2006: USA
Theme(s): Your favorites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-08-08 15:37
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is probably one of the last photos I will post on Grand Teton NP. A one day trip doesn't produce that many good photos. I took this one at the Snake River Overlook. This overlook had some really nice view points on the Tetons and the river, but with the time of the day, the sun wasn't really my friend.

This time some information on Jackson Hole:

Jackson Hole is a valley in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is located in west-central Wyoming, and gets the name "hole" from early trappers who primarily entered the valley from the north and east and had to descend down into the valley along relatively steep slopes, giving the sensation of entering a hole. The valley is named for David (Davey) Edward Jackson, a mountain man who trapped the area for beaver in the early nineteenth century. Though used by Native Americans for hunting and ceremonial purposes, the valley was not known to harbor year round human settlement prior to the 1870's. Descriptions of the valley and its features were recorded in the journals of John Colter, who had been a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. After returning to the Rocky Mountains, Colter entered the region in 1806 in the vicinity of Togwotee Pass and became the first white American to see the valley. His reports of the valley, the Teton Range and of the Yellowstone region to the north were viewed by people of the day with skepticism.

Grand Teton National Park occupies the western half of the valley along with the mountains for which the park is named. Jackson Lake is in the northern part of the valley, and the town of Jackson, Wyoming, is at the southern end. The average altitude of the valley is over 6,500 feet.

High altitude and steep mountain slopes on all sides of the valley oftentimes causes calm winter nights to be very cold, as radiational cooling from snow-covered ground creates cold air near the surface, which then slides down into the valley due to its higher density. In 1993, this effect during an already severe cold snap plunged the morning low temperature down to -56°F or -53°C in the valley, officially recorded by the National Weather Service. The state record low temperature was also recorded in the valley at Moran at -66°F in 1933.

The only incorporated town in the valley is Jackson, sometimes also mistakenly called Jackson Hole. Other communities in the valley include Wilson, Teton Village, Moran Junction, Hoback, Moose (Moose Wilson Road, Wyoming), and Kelly. Numerous elk use the valley as grazing range during the winter, and sleigh rides are offered to tourists. The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Snow King and Grand Targhee Resort ski areas, and nearby Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks are major tourism attractions year round.

Source: Wikipedia

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Great combination of my favorite things -- mountains, rivers, and trees. There are a couple lines here that make this shot really interesting to me. THe first is the horizontal line at the base of the mountains. It is so flat it looks like it is man-made (like a railroad), but I'm not sure about that. There also seems to be a couple of diagonal lines in the lower 2/3 -- the river and the edge of some hill. They both add interest for me. Well seen and recorded. Nice tight composition, too.
Mike

Hello Niek,
Very nice, I like it. The colors are nicely saturated and the exposure was well managed. As you say, a different time of day might've produced more dynamic results. Very good detail and depth. I like the overall composition,
Very well done.

Hi Niek,
First thing I noticed was the colour of the river... deep green in spite of the blue sky..!
Another beautiful capture of the mountain range, still looking very good with the snowy summits against the sky...
Well composed image with many fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

As mike says there are some curious straight lines in this picture.

Still those mounatins are wonderful. I was thinkign they might benefit from a little more contrast in pp work, but other than no crits here. Nice picture Niek

Emma

Hi Niek,
That is some breathtaking scenery. Even though it appears to be mid day light, everything still looks great. Nice colors sharp detail, and a great DOF. Your CP filter really makes the sky look great!
scott

Hello Niek, another nice landscape, pleasing to the one to view very nice colors details, perfect POV great capture have a nice day. TFS kyle


Out of smilies for the day will return tomorrow.

One of the problems with travel is that you are never there at the right time of day.

Sstunning vista, there is just nothing like this in Australia. Must go one day.

Great shot, TFS

It is always fun Niek, to see if I can recognize just where you were when you shot these great photos of the Teton Range. This is a nice image too. It captures a lot of the geographic features of the park...river, the moraines, and mountains. I suppose you could have saturated the mountains a little more but this is just how it looks on a mid summer afternoon.

TFS

Evelynn : )

Bonjour Niek
Félicitation pour cette belle prise de vue avec ce superbe paysage avec de très belles couleurs et une jolie composition.Ces montagnes sont grandioses.
Merci et au revoir....JP

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-08-11 7:00]

Hello Niek,
excellent shot with a wonderful POV to get an overall look of the area. Beautiful scenery and great details. Very well composed landscape.
Sky

Hey Niek,
Very cool picture. It is cool how you and Evelyn can shoot pictures in the same area but still get different shots. Nice job on the framing and color on this one! TFS

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