Buffalo Alley

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 19, 2011309 views20 comments

This image of the Gibbon River is an area where buffalo migrate back and forth during different seasons. In fact there is a buffalo in the image but very hard to see. I've had my eye on this area for awhile and caught some good light on the way home from the Tetons.

As always thanks for taking a look. Any critique, opinion or anything else you would like to add would be much appreciated.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on October 19, 2011 at 7:06 PM

Wow, beautiful light, beautiful scene... perfect capture...
nice work...

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 19, 2011 at 7:14 PM

This really is a beautiful scene, Dean. I love the colors and light. The nice curve of the river with the reflection looks wonderful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 19, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Excellent. Wonderful comp and light.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 20, 2011 at 12:15 AM

Love the composition here Dean. A little less shadow on the left would be nice but I'm really liking this.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on October 20, 2011 at 3:27 AM

This is just beautiful, Dean. Wonderful light and color, and I love the repeating curves.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 20, 2011 at 9:15 AM

I like the "S" curve and reflected light Dean. Wonderful color and tranquil mood.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 20, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Great light, and a very pretty image. No nits at all.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on October 20, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Beautiful scene, love the curve and reflection in the river. Nice also how the open sky above sort of mimics the shape of the river, nice work!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 20, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Very nice. The light is good and the composition is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on October 20, 2011 at 10:52 PM

Some beautiful light, great reflections in the river, well done Dean

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on October 20, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Love the lines. Simple and pleasant. Have you considered taking some off the top?

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 20, 2011 at 11:48 PM

perfect natural light

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 21, 2011 at 3:03 AM

Alex, I actually already cropped the top some. If I take any more I feel it squeezes the image to much.

Thanks all for your comments.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on October 21, 2011 at 10:40 AM

Hi Dean. Overall I really like this image, and do not have any real processing critique to give you. I don't think it is your best work, but it is a clean comp. I think I would have liked this better if you had a higher vantage point to have more of a leading line, but you can't always get what you want right? Cheers!

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 21, 2011 at 2:47 PM

Koveh, I could have shot his from the bridge, but not without getting run over. Yellowstone roads anytime of the year are a dangerous place to be close to.

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated.

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Comment posted by Guy Manning on October 21, 2011 at 10:20 PM

This is a nice soothing image. The lines of the bank slowly wind you back to the horizon. The color palette is perfect and the balance between the water and the sky is believable. The sky gradation is perfect for the alpenglow on the hills and lower clouds.

If it were mine I would consider adding some luminance to the straw colors on both sides of the river above the first bend and a bit higher value on the green slopes.

Fly fishers would love this shot. I do.

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Comment posted by Guy Manning on October 21, 2011 at 11:00 PM

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 21, 2011 at 11:43 PM

A very beautiful creation, Dean. I not only love the composition and the light but also your fine touch in processing.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 22, 2011 at 12:14 AM

Dean this is a winner!

My only nit is its lack of sharpness for web.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 22, 2011 at 2:55 AM

This one look a little better Mark? I have a a lot of problems deciding how far to go with sharpening and I dislike images that are over sharpened. It's a little easier for me at least to deal with solid subjects like rocks or rock walls etc. Thanks for taking a look.

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