Horses in the Morning, a photo from Wyoming, West

Photographer's Note

This is a picture from Grand Teton National Park in the morning. You can see the majority of the Teton Range here capped off with Grand Teton 13,770 ft (4197m). I was driving south on the main park road and saw this scene on my right and decided to walk over to the horses. Of course I thanked the horses for sitting in such a picturesque setting! There are several dude ranches within Grand Teton and this is the outskirts of one. I think it's the Triangle X ranch as I recall.

I took this around 8:15am and I was dealing with an annoying shadow because the sun was behind me and that early in the morning the sun was still rather low. The shadow that is remaining is from a fence I was standing next to.

saxo042, gneufeld, kiwi_explorer, ChrisJ, Guenther, Tue, papagolf21, jjbach, plimrn, feather, alvaraalto, Emile, AmiBe has marked this note useful

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gneufeld (15890) 2007-09-25 17:04

Hi Stephen,
This is a very nice rural scene with grasses in the foreground leading to the horse range and mountains in the background. A very peaceful scene with very pleasing colors, good detail and contrast. Very excellent work and TFS. Gerald

saxo042 (38078) 2007-09-25 17:06

Hi Stephen,
Apparentely you managed to get rid of the annoying shadow and got yourself a very impressive panorama over this very beautiful landscape. The composition is very good with the line in the FG leading up to and curving into the mountain range.
Regards
Gunnar

Cormac (26565) 2007-09-25 17:30

This looks like a quintessential shot of the American west, with the wide open grasslands leading to the mountains. The horses add an important bit of interest to this, really bringing it too life. Well done!

Miks (1717) 2007-09-25 17:37

A real wild west feel to this one. The panorama with the mountains in the background is very impressive. The horses certainly adds to that. Compositionwise, you make good use of the diagonal in the front. A quite large part of the field does not contribute with much. Perhaps a tighter crop or a lower angle would have made the pic even stronger? Not ot say that it is not strong as it stands.

Best,
Mikkel

PS: I'm don't find the 'annoying shadow' distracting.

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-09-25 17:54

Hi Stephen,
Lovely setting and nice warm lighting from the morning sun. Interesting that they allow domesticated horses in a National Park. The background mountains are majestic. Well captured and composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

ChrisJ (171818) 2007-09-25 19:40

Hi Stephen

A wonderful pastoral & bucolic scene, with the horses adding depth & interest. Good colour, sharpness & stauration, with excellent bg clarity. Tfs!

PJE (20758) 2007-09-25 19:50

Stephen I saw this photo posted yesterday but I could not find it in your photo gallery. A funny clinch I suppose. At any rate I am glad you have it posted now. An incredible view of those mountains in the background. I think the horses really make this photo amazing. It evokes a very peaceful mood as well. Thanks for sharing!

Guenther (10915) 2007-09-25 23:04

Hi Stephen,
a very beautiful view, the light is gorgeous and the spread around horses make the composition really interesting, great depth, too ... TFS.

toto (0) 2007-09-26 1:09

Belle photo de ce paysage superbe et de ces cheveaux qui sont paisibles et habille bien ce paysage de grande beautй et nettetй. Bien vu, bien pris,les couleurs sont trиs belles et les montagnes , le ciel sont de belles toiles de fond.Bonne profondeur de champ. Amitiйs Thomas
je reviens

papagolf21 (152607) 2007-09-26 2:27

Bonjour, mon ami Stephen,
Paysage sauvage, paysage naturel, paysage merveilleux, paysage tranquille, tout dans cette composition nous donne envie de vivre au milieu de ce magnifique environnement.
Encore, une trиs belle composition. J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

Tue (92312) 2007-09-26 2:30

Hej Stephen,
This is a beautiful view and the early sunlight and the horses everywhere in the field add a great peaceful atmosphere. The mountain peaks in the background look great too and I like the attractive colours. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

PixelTerror (0) 2007-09-26 4:36

Hi Steve,
Beautiful rural landscape, good you could wake up early to make use of the morning light that has a pleasant impact on the field and the horses colors, the depth of the photo is also nice and the rising background peaks are a definite bonus.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

jjbach (9326) 2007-09-26 4:57

Hi Steve,
Wonderful composition with beautiful warm colours and perfect lighting. The depth is also stunning. I love all these horses inside the field. It's a peaceful and relaxing view. Splendid work!

Regards John

plimrn (21344) 2007-09-26 12:15

Hi Steve,
Wonderful work!! The fine detail throughout is particularly noticable in the FG grain. The horses add attractive interest to this braod sweep to the Tetons. The colors are very natursal and lovely; that closest horse literally gleams.
HLJ, pat

jemaflor (147046) 2007-09-27 2:58

Hi Stephen,
Nice landscape with beautiful colours with such a light, well the foreground but maybe it was better with one horse less far in your shot.

jhm (211736) 2007-09-27 4:39

Hi Stephen,

We see in background the mountains exactly as one cockscomb, the horses are excellent model for yous picture, a very peaceful scene with very pleasing colors, good detail and contrast.
Very well done.

Have a nice day,
John.

danyy (0) 2007-09-27 14:33

Bonjour Stephen,
une photo qui a beaucoup de profondeur avec ces montagnes en toile de fond.
De trиs belles lumiиres pour baigner ce paysage semei sauvage et en tous cas trиs calme.
Joli ciel bien serein.
Regards.
Daniel.

batalay (41261) 2007-09-27 19:02

Hello Stephen,

An astonishingly beautiful and bucolic view. This trip of yours with a surpassing camera allowed the artist to practice his trade, and we are all able to enjoy the trip vicariously.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Leonie (8809) 2007-09-28 3:01

Hi Stephen,
Nice to hear from you! Beautiful sceenery...this national park looks like a little corner of Paradise. Very beautiful light you have captured!

Best, Lйonie

feather (51130) 2007-09-28 8:53

What a lovely scene with the horses grazing in the pasture and those mountains in the background. The early light is very pleasant and far from being a nuisance the long shadow of the fence is helping the composition along perfectly with its strong diagonal. well done
Kath

alvaraalto (42804) 2007-09-28 12:27

Hi Stephen,
This beautiful landscape with all the horses reminds me to the old fashion Westerns. That were the first movie from my youth. You present this memory in a great composition.
Groet Rob

Emile (20352) 2007-09-29 16:08

Hola Stephen.
Peaceful scene with the high grass and the horses pasturing in such beautiful field, your POV is very good and there is an excellent sharpness, the mountains in the background produces a nice depth. Great colors and compo.
Well done.
TFS.
Best regards.

dsidwell (9783) 2007-09-30 2:00

Very super use of atmospheric perspective, Stephen! The saturated colors in the foreground work so nicely with the faded mountains behind. The textures keep my eye wandering around. Looks like you had a fun trip! I'm only about 4 hours from here; next time call me, and I'll come up!

Manamo (3710) 2007-10-11 19:52

Hello Stephen,
it could not get anymore rural or pastoral(is it an english word?) than that. The light is superb, the morning sun gives that golden tone we lie to get up early for...Moreover, those mountains in the back are prefectly finishing the composition
I like how you saturated those colors in the foreground compared to the background, which is more flat.
Good evening,
Marc

AmiBe (6042) 2007-10-13 2:52

Hi Stephen,
what a peaceful place !
The light could'nt be better and the compo is good.
I like how horses fill the field.
rgs

mumek (20226) 2007-10-16 2:40

Hi Stephen!
Beautiful view at the chain of mountains,great early autumn scenery with the horses.Very peaceful, relaxing work.Thanks for the note
best regards
ziggy