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Grand Teton Winter

by Chip Phillips

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 30, 20082,223 views45 comments
Grand Teton National Park received record snowfall-36 inches in 30 hrs. or so over Christmas. Most of the park was pretty much snowed in, but I managed to snowshoe to this spot my first morning there and shoot this one. It pretty much snowed non-stop the entire trip. This was the only morning without heavy snowfall. Comments are very welcome. Thanks for looking! Chip

Canon 5D
Canon 70-200 f4L
polarizer
2 stop soft gnd
single exposure

Comments

45 comments
Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 30, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Spectacular image, Chip! Well worth the trek and dealing with the weather.

Guy
Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 30, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Beautiful scene, I love the soft glow on the peaks. Good work getting out in that snow :)
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on December 30, 2008 at 9:55 PM
A classic view, but the soft glow on the mountains and the snow covered landscape lend to the individuality of this shot. I was thinking of heading to Yellowstone & the Tetons next week, and shots like this certainly help feed that idea...
Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments
Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on December 30, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Wow. Beautiful image, Chip! You have a great set of images from the Tetons. How often are you traveling there?
Registered on July 15, 2007, 171 Posts, 3566 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Anderson on December 30, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Chip this is incredible. The horizontal lineage makes the shot almost feel man made. Beautiful colors and excellent framing. Snow shoeing to the vantage distance must have been a good workout !
Registered on September 6, 2007, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 30, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Awesome winter mountain landscape Chip. The light could hardly be better.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Your efforts were certainly worth it. Lovely image.

- Dan.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 30, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Superb composition and sweet light! I like that wispy cloud hanging out near the peaks on the left side. Beautiful image.
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments
Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 30, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Chip,

Most certainly worth the effort of getting to this spot. Excellent exposure and lighting control. I do wish you had panned the camera a bit more to the left, as the right side feels empty.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 30, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Awesome light and unique take on an iconic scene, Chip! The only nit I have would be that the alpenglow on the peaks is a bit oversaturated, I would tone that down a bit.
Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 30, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Holy cow! That is stunning. I have not seen this view captured like this before. Lucky you for being there.

Chris
Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 30, 2008 at 11:56 PM
What a special capture of a special place. It must've been fricking cold getting to this spot for sunrise.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Kartik Venkatarama on December 31, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Worth the effort you took to capture this one! Well done!
Registered on July 27, 2007, 197 Posts, 830 Comments
Comment posted by Chip Phillips on December 31, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Thanks very much for the comments guys!
Benjamin-I have been there a couple times in winter, once in the summer, and once in the late fall. If it wasn't such a long drive, I would try and make it out there much more.
Youssef-I actually cropped a bit off of the left-There is a bank of trees that felt kind of heavy to me. I wanted to eliminate most distractions from the foreground, making the mountains and the diagonal of snow and river the main parts of the image. There really aren't a whole lot of options for comps from this vantage. I've been wanting to capture an image from here though, with some good light and snow on the trees-I don't have any others in my portfolio. Thanks again!
Registered on November 26, 2007, 128 Posts, 1436 Comments
Comment posted by Don Woodmancy on December 31, 2008 at 12:46 AM
I'm envious. Every time I've been there. except once, the mountains have been heavily obscured by clouds. The one time they were not was when I was only passing through at midday. I got a shot I like but the light in mine cannot be compared with yours.

Great capture after a lot of effort.
Registered on December 20, 2008, 21 Posts, 48 Comments
Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on December 31, 2008 at 12:46 AM
Worth all the effort. Man, Chip, this is one heck of an image. I love it. :toast:
Registered on July 26, 2007, 244 Posts, 2807 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Perkins on December 31, 2008 at 1:24 AM
That's some awesome light! Very beautiful landscape.
Registered on January 7, 2008, 7 Posts, 135 Comments
Comment posted by Bret Edge on December 31, 2008 at 1:41 AM
Yep, this was definitely worth the effort. Great light and sky, and beautiful conditions you photographed. Nice work, Chip!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 711 Posts, 6363 Comments
Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on December 31, 2008 at 2:54 AM
Spectacular!
Registered on September 13, 2007, 36 Posts, 1283 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 31, 2008 at 3:42 AM
Spectacular!! Id tone down the sat on the peaks just a tiny bit, not much. Get any shots with the snow flying?
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 31, 2008 at 4:04 AM
Excellent shot with great light and exposure, Chip.
Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 31, 2008 at 4:18 AM
Stunning imagery Chip! The bits of fog around the mountain peaks have given them a soft and surreal kind of glow, which makes this a one of a kind take from this famous vantage point. Although subtle, I also like how a little bit of the pastels are reflecting in the river.

You were well rewarded with your effort. Simply gorgeous.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Domenico Gargarell on December 31, 2008 at 5:29 AM
absolutely stunning!! I wish to have a similar scene in front of me sometimes in the future!
happy new year!
cheers
Domenico
Registered on December 25, 2008, 10 Posts, 29 Comments
Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on December 31, 2008 at 7:45 AM
An epic Teton shot, that is some amazing light on the peaks. I bet this looks amazing when viewed large..

Great work. :toast:
Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments
Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on December 31, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Not much I can say other than WOW...really left me speechless!
Registered on November 25, 2007, 81 Posts, 1234 Comments
Comment posted by John Mumaw on December 31, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Definitely worth the effort!
One of the best Teton images I've seen. I also thought that the saturation could be scaled back just a bit on the peaks.

Heck, you have more snow than this in your hometown, don't you?
Registered on September 9, 2005, 62 Posts, 2289 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on December 31, 2008 at 11:00 AM
A classic! Looks fabulous.
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Comment posted by INGOMA on December 31, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Amazing capture, Chip. One of the best I have seen from here.
Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Carroll on December 31, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Bravo Chip! It's a beauty.
Registered on August 19, 2005, 132 Posts, 983 Comments
Comment posted by Chip Phillips on December 31, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Thanks very much guys!
I'll tone back the sat. on the peaks a bit-thanks for the advice.
John-Yes we do. It's been the snowiest month on record here. There are snow burns taller than me on each side of my driveway from shoveling. Roofs are caving in on grocery stores! Fun stuff. Just hope mine doesn't. It has been making some funny noises. :confused:
Registered on November 26, 2007, 128 Posts, 1436 Comments
Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on December 31, 2008 at 12:08 PM
:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 31, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Just amazing light and color. You've addressed the only things you need to correct. This is one shot that stands above so many others from this location. Great job.
Morris
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Rajeev Thomas on December 31, 2008 at 3:17 PM
A very very beautiful shot Chip..It was great to know about your efforts and how it paid off...great job!! regards, Rajeev. :toast: :toast:
Registered on February 20, 2008, 0 Posts, 291 Comments
Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on December 31, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful Chip
Picture taken from Ansel Adams photo site, Snake River Overlook. Great shot
Registered on November 18, 2008, 109 Posts, 415 Comments
Comment posted by Kerry Leibowitz on December 31, 2008 at 9:22 PM
You nailed this one, Chip. Great stuff; the conditions you had to deal with just make it more special.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 167 Posts, 5800 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick LaFreniere on January 1, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Gorgeous light and comp!!!
Registered on December 19, 2008, 3 Posts, 32 Comments
Comment posted by Darren Huski on January 1, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Classic image here. Good job!
Registered on August 17, 2008, 61 Posts, 340 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on January 2, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Really nice Chip! :toast:
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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 3, 2009 at 5:29 AM
Holy s.. this is AWESOME. Congrats! :toast:
Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
Comment posted by Chip Phillips on January 3, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Thanks very much! Your comments are very nice and helpful as usual. Thanks for taking time to comment and help! Happy New Year!
Registered on November 26, 2007, 128 Posts, 1436 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Peters on January 6, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Stunning! :toast:
Registered on December 22, 2005, 28 Posts, 126 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 6, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Chip: Congrats on a well deserved EP. 4+ spectacular. You're off to a really good start with this image. Where did you snow shoe in from? >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Chip Phillips on January 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Very cool! I didn't know it was an EP. Thanks for telling me.
I didn't have to snowshoe far, just from a small pullout I found near-by. They actually close off all access to the hills along-side the road, and I can't figure out why. They say because of wildlife-but I haven't seen any sign of any wildlife in the area-not even tracks. I spoke with a local photographer and he said he had no idea why either. He has even asked rangers while out there, and they couldn't give him any specifics. I wasn't technically in the closed zone for this shot though.
Registered on November 26, 2007, 128 Posts, 1436 Comments
Comment posted by John Williams on January 9, 2009 at 10:49 PM
I missed this one when posted Chip; I'm glad it won an EP so I caught it! Fantastic all the way around and I like it a lot. Congrats on the EP!
:toast:
Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on January 11, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Wonderful light. Congratulations.
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