Paradise Valley

wtlwdwgn · September 18, 2014

The Paradise Valley north of Yellowstone NP looking east toward the Beartooth Mountains.

roaddog52 · September 18, 2014

Nice shot. One of my favorite parts of Montana, lots of great back roads to wander down in that area. I have friends in Livingston and will be in the area for the last Art Walk coming up next week. Is that the Trail Creek road coming down to 89?

Phil

Stumblebum · September 19, 2014

Sweet comp! Nice and crisp! I would find out how it looks in b&W. Not sure, but worth tinkering! Cheers!

Earache · September 19, 2014

Wonderful place to be-in - I'm always a little jealous of you folks that live in that region and can access the awesome natural beauty up there.
It's a pleasant scene and a nice capture, but I'd like to offer some suggestions... mind-you, just one viewer's opinion.

I find it's tough to view landscapes in portrait aspect and not miss or wonder what lies outside the frame when the composition does
not strongly support the portrait orientation - and, for me, this one does not - although the road does work well as a leading-line.

Foreground objects are often needed in landscapes as focal-points/anchors, but the exact center-placement of the rock here immediately
makes me conscious that there is a person holding a camera, taking a picture, who framed it there on-purpose. IMO, a great landscape gives the illusion of
looking through a window, being as unconscious (as possible) that it is a deliberate and created POV - I'd rather get that feeling that we are seeing it with our own eyes.
And, although we actually do view the world from eye-level, any time we can alter the POV in images to make that less noticeable,
I think we help create the illusion that we are looking-in on something special, outside of our normal experience.
Cheers!

wtlwdwgn · September 19, 2014

Thanks guys. I have some landscape images I haven't processed yet. I'll post them in a bit.

"Is that the Trail Creek road coming down to 89?"

Yep, sure is.

JonaBeth Russell · September 19, 2014

Good ol' Beartooth Mountains. We tried to get through the pass a few weeks ago, but Vantasia (our 1992 high-top class B van) just couldn't pull the altitude. We made it about 3/4 of the way up, then pulled off, did some yoga, slept through a thunderstorm and headed back down the mountain.

Beautiful shot, thanks for sharing!

wtlwdwgn · September 19, 2014

Thanks JonaBeth. It does get up there some (11K ft). I had to follow a Yellowstone tour bus for a ways. I think the driver had it in first gear going up and 2nd going down the other side. I don't think it got over 5 mph going uphill.

JonaBeth Russell · September 20, 2014

wtlwdwgn wrote: »

Thanks JonaBeth. It does get up there some (11K ft). I had to follow a Yellowstone tour bus for a ways. I think the driver had it in first gear going up and 2nd going down the other side. I don't think it got over 5 mph going uphill.

Ha! I can only imagine!

We plan to stay in the PNW for a couple years, so I'm sure we'll have a more efficient vehicle soon. Then we'll get to see Yellowstone!

wtlwdwgn · September 20, 2014

JonaBeth Russell wrote: »

Ha! I can only imagine!

We plan to stay in the PNW for a couple years, so I'm sure we'll have a more efficient vehicle soon. Then we'll get to see Yellowstone!

You'll love it! I see something new each time I go.

Paradise Valley

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