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Mt. Moran
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Mt. Moran

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 18, 2015164 views10 comments
A different view of Mt Moran at the Oxbow Bend.
Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105 f4 L IS
1/400s
f8.0
Focal Length 65mm
ISO 100

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 18, 2015 at 3:17 PM
I like the pano crop, but the way this is composed has my eye hopping back and forth between Mt Moran and the mountains on the right. I'd be tempted to crop out the tree on the right side and the right-most mountain. The foregrund and the trees look a little flat contrast-wise. The sky and cloud deck look very nice.

--P
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 18, 2015 at 6:15 PM
Jerry, I like the pano look too. Although I see Preston's point about the splitting of the view also. Obviously the comp is what is there already and it is a nice image.
My biggest change would be in the color area. This has way too much blue in everything. As a thought just to see what change you might see take the white eyedropper in curves or levels and pick the snow pack on Mt. Moran. Or use the black dropper and pick the black shaded area around the trees. Just for ballpark starters.

I think any change of color will make this pop. You can see the blue up under the trees on the white bark of the aspens. That same blue is dampening the tree colors and FG grass area. 

Overall this is a neat pano but I would play with the color corrections a bit more......laugh
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on October 18, 2015 at 10:59 PM
I think I agree with Paul on this one Jerry.  Just too much blue.  I also agree with Preston, regarding cropping the tree on the right.  I might go so far as to suggest a crop to the break in the aspens where the lake shows.  You would loose some nice color on the right but more emphasis would be placed on Mt. Moran. Just my 2 cents.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on October 18, 2015 at 11:22 PM
Great scene.  I agree with others on the blue cast. I tend to like seeing multiple peaks too, but here the ones to the right are too shrouded to add to the composition without distracting.  I would crop from the right to the last tree before the slice of water. 
Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 19, 2015 at 12:42 AM
Looks very good, Jerry.  I like the intense blues and greens (although the blue trunks seem a bit much).  I think the long balance between Moran and the mountain on the right works well, but the tree in the right corner is a distraction.  It seems to me that taking a few steps left might have solved the tree in the corner problem, but sadly, getting back for a redo takes a major effort.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 19, 2015 at 10:43 AM
Beautifl scene. As others have mentioned, I am finding the image far too blue for my tastes and I like Preston's crop suggestion. .
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 19, 2015 at 1:21 PM
The composition feels a bit unbalanced to me.  Mt. Moran has a lot of visual mass and weights the left side down significantly.  Not sure what you had in the original?  As other's have mentioned this has a very strong blue color cast that should be easy to remove.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 20, 2015 at 8:53 PM
I appreciate all the comments and suggestions. Is this better?
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 21, 2015 at 1:19 AM
Repost is a huge improvement in both comp and color for me, Jerry.
Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 21, 2015 at 11:25 AM
.......the repost.......devil
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments