Winter Horizon, a photo from Colorado, West

Photographer's Note

Winter Horizon

Moraine Park - Rocky Mountain National Park.

Got this on the drive home from a hike in the National Park .. on the other side of the road was a herd of elk that I had pulled over to photograph and I turned around and saw this behind me .. in my opinion it turned out far better than any of the elk shots ..

etiennejr, Angelillo, ollie59, Donald, parbo, evanrizo, jvachon has marked this note useful

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etiennejr (1022) 2006-12-08 0:55

Hi John,
Nice and colorful shot you got here. The only thing missing is the wildlife. Good sharpness and I like the dramatic clouds over the mountains.
TFS
Etienne

sothy81 (9646) 2006-12-08 1:18

Hey John, this is awesome. Wonderful color. The mountains as background are great. Such a detailed view. Great shot. Sothy

DarkoG (8) 2006-12-08 1:27

Nice colorfull and well composed landscape with fine contrast between colorfull trees and harsh mountain in background.

blankar (809) 2006-12-08 3:47

Hi John,
Gosh, it is just a beautiful place... Your colors, light, and lines are stunning....
Blanka

Dave2006 (323) 2006-12-08 8:32

Hi John. Great colours in those trees, and I like the multi level of this picture with those peaks sneaking over the mid point hills. An interesting alternative might have been a close crop of those autumn trees.

gunbud (34066) 2006-12-08 13:01

Hi John,
This photo displays a stark contrast between the autumn colors, the empty space, pine forest and rugged peaks. Beautifully framed photo.
Regards, Tom

Emiel_Skyfreak (3002) 2006-12-08 16:43

Hi John,

Beautiful this gorup of trees, wonderful autumn colours! Really! I also like the green trees on the left, they seem small, but maybe the others are just huge! Nice contrast in size and colour! Also like the scene in the background, adds extra contrast, difference between rocks and sky is great.
Also the lonely feeling is very nice, I'm not missing the wildlife, for me it's great like this :)

dragonslayero (3592) 2006-12-08 17:36

Hello John, how are you?

This is areally beautiful autumn mountain view.
And such an extreme and great contrast between the snow clad mountains and the green forest, and between the dark green forest and the yellow trees.
Composition is excellent, not too centered and still really brings the view into the photo and the scenery.
Thank you for sharing.

Odd Jarle

Angelillo (9374) 2006-12-08 18:05

Hi John,

These yellow trees seems aligned, like waiting an order from someone to begin to walk. It's really nice to see them ordered and, at the same time, isolated. The background green dark rends a very strong conrast with the colored scene in the foreground. Very very nice! Thanks,

Angel.

ollie59 (796) 2006-12-08 18:14

really striking colours John ,so vivid against the dark green conifers behind and then a lovely set of high peaks in the distance
a real beauty
Andy

Donald (136) 2006-12-08 18:20

Hi John, all that colours from the hills at the back right through to the trees at the front of the photo are realy good along with you good DOF, and not a drop of water to be seen!, must admit I would love to have seen your elk as we dont have any of them running around over here, perhaps another time?.
Well done.
Take care
Donald

parbo (11092) 2006-12-08 20:35

Hello John,

I’m impressed with this one. What a great 3 bands. Stunning autumn colors are with still green trees, dark green forest and snowy plus hazy mountains. I like your clever position that adds all important objects together in same frame. Excellent works, congratulations. I wish you a very good week end.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

tsemin (316) 2006-12-08 21:57

Hi Jone, Very nice composition with the black hill separating two seasons of winter & fall. TFS. Tsemin

evanrizo (462) 2006-12-09 3:15

Wooooh, an excellent photo, it is very nice composed, I like it very much with these layers, colorful in the front part and with this contrast of the background. Great done John.

danos (110407) 2006-12-09 12:57

Hi John,
Õour photograph is very beautiful with splendidly autumn colours. The multi level of this picture frame push forward the trees and the mountains in the background.
Thank you for sharing.

anesugur (18789) 2006-12-09 15:36

Hi John,
Wow! This is a really great shot!
The autumnal colors are beautiful and the composition is perfect.
Best wishes. Uğur

MP-Moller (592) 2006-12-11 4:30

Very nice colors and contrast between winter and autumn. I like the compo. Its like the group of threes are getting together to prepare and protect themselves for the strong winter.
Mattias

mesutilgim (0) 2006-12-14 14:08

Dear John,

Wonderfull capture ; Wintery scenery (one can get the smell of roasted chestnuts). Thanks for sharing,
MESUT ILGIM

kensimage (8563) 2006-12-16 2:15

At least, unlike the elk, you don't have to worry about whether the trees are posing in just the way you want. Beautiful rich color in those trees, for a drab cloudy day! They stand out well contrasted against the mountains. Since the sky is blah, I think you could have cropped off even more, almost down to the highest peak, and you could bring out more detail in the dark forest. But it's still a very nice capture of a beautiful scene, John. Regards, Ken.

mavikuzey (378) 2007-05-28 1:30

Merhaba John,
Bu kareye harika bir üç boyut getirmişsin.eline sağlık.

clic (76) 2008-04-21 16:07

Hello John
I'm back from vacation now and that explains the delay to answer your kind words.
Lot of mysticism is conveyed by soft backlight on those colourful trees that appear so majestic in front of a neutral dark background crowned by mountains.
Extreme impression of depth given by the 3 planes that compose this wonderful tableau.
Regards.
Robert

jvachon (548) 2008-05-26 18:43

hello John,
Autumn in the rocky mountains--I know it well having grown up there. Well captured here by yourself.
Great expression of depth of plane and wonderful back lighting on the trees.
Well done!
Joni

ecmel (1770) 2011-03-09 2:20

Hello John,
Very balanced composition with a succession of ranges in various colors.Especially autumn colours of trees gives significant visual impact to your photo.
Regards,
Ecmel