Wyoming Buttes Photo

Photographer’s Note

This image is taken along the Shoshone River while travelling between Cody, Wyoming and the Yellowstone National Park east gates. The dried grasses of autumn provide a nice foreground as we look over the river to the "Holy City" butte formations along the skyline. If you'd like, you can check out more of my work HERE.

Cricri, Dyerco, Gerrit, gunbud, Cretense, zmey, feather, fulvio52, BelCan75, Philippe, belido, jlbrthnn, delpeoples, ALIRIZA, avene, robertosalguero, Bluejeans, danos, Charo, plimrn has marked this note useful

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Wandering_Dan (3191) 2009-02-15 8:00

Hi, Gerald -

Seeing as how I'm off to this part of the world (actually, Santa Fe) in about 10 minutes, this is a nice parting shot to leave on!

Great colors here. The light looks like it could be any time of day. Nice division of the image into horizontal sections.

Best,
Dan

sam224 (5851) 2009-02-15 8:09

Good contrast between the dried colours of the canyon and the deep blue of the sky. Good pint of view and depth.
Good job,

Nicou (43977) 2009-02-15 8:13

Hello,

Des tons fantastique, ce jaune avec kle bleu profond de la rivère, le ciel en bleu plus clair, cet belle montagne en rouge, et ces traces nuageuse, une merveilleuse image, grandiose.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

dta (4454) 2009-02-15 8:26

Hello Gerald ,
Great tonalities , in this landscape picture .The depth is excellent and all the grounds work very well . The sharpness is outstanding .
Congratulations
Denis

zanzi (4419) 2009-02-15 9:10

Hi Gerald
I like the colors and the warm tones.
The pov is beautiful and the sky is perfect.
Bravo
Chris

gracious (20017) 2009-02-15 9:30

Hello Gerald,
Loved the colour contrast in the whole composition and the great pov!
great depth with good sharpness and details as well
many thanks for the sharing
warmest regards
Tony

COSTANTINO (22255) 2009-02-15 10:20

Hello Gerald
Beautiful photo with beautiful nature colours
A photo divorsed into two parts
The first one with the blue sky and the second one with the earth..nice division
of this image..thanks for sharing
Costantino

Cricri (42894) 2009-02-15 11:15

Hi Gerald
Des couleurs magnifiques qui donne un trés beau contraste dans ce paysage de toute beauté et sauvage, trés belle image et note
have a nice evening for you
cricri

Dyerco (8908) 2009-02-15 11:45

Hi Gerald
You have a nice blending of brown and gold tones that indicate the Fall season. Good DOF and well exposed.
Phil

Gerrit (35499) 2009-02-15 13:27

Hi Gerald,
Good layering, excellent composition and beautiful autumnal colors,
Regards, Gerrit

gunbud (27585) 2009-02-15 17:35

Hi Gerald,
Last time I was here I so wanted to paddle this river with its rocks that were so well crushed by the glaciers that it would have been a fast easy ride in a canoe.
Great shot of the twisting High Plains river framed by the vivid autumn colors and lovely rock formations.
What a unique and special place.
Regards, Tom

Waylim (10717) 2009-02-15 22:38

Gerald,
Such a beautiful contrast between the blue and the golden field, the stratifield butte looks rather unsual for Wyomic, I tend to associated it with utah and Arizona. Beautiful composition with the river snaking through the landscape. Thanks
Way

BlueRaven (35) 2009-02-16 2:35

Hi Gerald,

I never made it this far north but this picture tells me I missed something. Wonderful autumn colours and a fascinating scenery and, of course, a perfect composition.

Great job, thanks for sharing,
Claudia

Cretense (54954) 2009-02-16 6:28

Hi Gerald!

Great choice of the vertical framing, for this beautiful landscape, very impressive rocks that look like a natural fortress! Excellent light managment and brilliant colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

zmey (7242) 2009-02-16 7:09

hi Gerald
yeah, Wyoming... Cody... wish i was there right now (and it was summer/fall). sight very typical indeed. compositionally though i am not so sure about the format. what i remember most of wyoming was the 'great wide open' feel. this format constricts that a bit in my opinion.

warm regards,
kristaps

feather (49848) 2009-02-16 7:16

The autumn colours of the grasses blend in nicely with the reddish colour of the rocks. The vertical format gives added depth by allowing you to include the grass in the foreground. You then have several layers topped by a beautiful sky.
Kath

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-02-16 11:54

Hi, Gerald.
Of course angle and colors are wonderful and the framing is spot on, but the main thing about this shot is that it oozes Wyoming... that's what really grabs me. Great job, TFS! Have a good day, see ya soon.
Fulvio.

BelCan75 (2416) 2009-02-16 19:55

Hello Gerald,

Wonderful shot with a great POV, beautiful light and colours. I like the contrast between the land and the sky. Interesting skyline indeed. Great work!

Greetings,
Ann

westozman (2867) 2009-02-16 20:20

G'day Gerald,
Another great capture from your US travels: I'm guessing that dominant butte is over 100' high? The vertical format also works well here, too.
Best wishes,
Jeff

jurek1951 (25760) 2009-02-17 1:34

Hi Gerald,
Very well composed and captured photo. Great color, details and light.Very well done
Georg

carper (64194) 2009-02-17 2:28

very nice one Gerald,
you made a fine view here, good contrast in a very good taken shot, fantastic place, have a nice day.
regard jaap

Philippe (11687) 2009-02-17 12:13

Hi, Gerald. Good choice of the vertical format for this picture. It shows us how becomes scarcer the higher you go to leave only rocks on the top ridge. The autumn colours of the grass contrast well with the river and the sky against which the rocks stand out well.
Have a nice day,
Philippe

belido (16109) 2009-02-17 18:42

Hi Gerald,

fantastic lanscape... a real dream for the photographers. Very well chosen vertical format. Love the contrast between the cool sky and the warm tones of the land. The river is a nice dividing layer. Superb details and colors. Great job!
Regards,
Carlos

jlbrthnn (37038) 2009-02-18 1:13

Hello Gerald,
Your decoration of western perfectly is observed and captured. I like the provision of the river which runs according to a diagonal and the peak which goes up according to another diagonal. Beautiful image, beautiful colors. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

delpeoples (5418) 2009-02-18 2:07

Hi Gerald, this is a beautifully composed and exposed shot. The colours are rich and sharp and I really like your use of the vertcial frame. Congrats, your Gallery is amazing, Lisa.

ALIRIZA (16195) 2009-02-18 12:43

Hi Gerald,
An excellent landscape with beautiful colour contrast between the colours of the canyon and the blue sky. Well done...
Friendly regards...
Ali Rıza

jhm (81817) 2009-02-19 4:28

Hello Gerald,

Nice vertical frame, this gives the possibility for a great composition.
Three lovely ingredients for a very good picture; river, mountings, and lovely sky.
Sharpness and clarity are superb.
Excellent perspective, also amazing colours.
Very well composition good presentation too. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

avene (10894) 2009-02-19 20:33

hi Gerald,
those 50-something miles between Cody and Yellowstone is one of those places where you can point camera at any direction and just snap away, there's always something photogenic :) I don't mind the vertical format, I think it helps to emphasise the contrast between the crisp blue of the sky and warm golden brown of the grass in the foreground. nice one :)

best,
Kristine

danyy (68088) 2009-02-19 22:14

Boànjour Gerald,
comment un oeil ne pourrait-il pas être attiré par de telles splendeurs. Ce sont ces couleurs chaudes, un peu 'feu', qui tranchant avec le bleu du ciel, créent un relief dans la scène, permettant à ces rocs de bien se détacher.
Une gestion impeccable des lumières qui pourtant sont assez douces sur la photo.
Bon choix du format vertical.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

carmia (4938) 2009-02-19 23:45

Amazing picture, colorful and with beautiful light,
and good quality too.
thanks, Carme.

robertosalguero (2759) 2009-02-20 1:41

Hi Gerald,

The landscapes in this area seem wild. I can imagine the distances between places and the variety scenes along the way. Nice and sharp image with good contrast of colours. Nice work Gerald :-)

Roberto

Bluejeans (31663) 2009-02-20 5:06

Ola Gerald,
Que linda paisagem em tons de outono , a vegetação seca faz um belo contraste com o azul vivo do céu , ficou bonito o rio a cortar a paisagem , bom uso da foto na vertical , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

danos (31796) 2009-02-20 10:00

Hello Gerald,
nice the view of this landscape with the river to passing by in front of us.I like the great contrast of the colours as the brilliant light that floodlight the scene.The rock formations outline against the blue sky.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

Charo (31651) 2009-02-21 17:45

Hello Gerald,
Beautiful capture of the "wild west" and a wild and interesting place. Excellent perspective and beautiful ocher tones contrasting with the beautiful sky. Good job.
Greetings,
Charo

Budapestman (41086) 2009-02-22 4:26

Hi Gerald,
Beautiful image of this romantic country with spectacular vertical compositon and depth. The colours and lights are picturesque, splendid view.
Have a nice Sunday!
George

jemaflor (38911) 2009-02-26 3:57

Hi Gerald,
Nice landscape with warm tone for the vegetation, impressive rocks in the BG, good silhouette effect on this blue sky.

plimrn (19558) 2009-03-14 13:10

Hi Gerald,
I do like the way you framed this to feature that wonderful sky. Your excellent light management gives good detail and color throughout. Next time you visit our areas, Central Oregon and San Diego, let us know.
HLJ, Pat