The North edge of Yellowstone occupies part of the Gardiner Basin, west of Gardiner. This is what the area looked like on Thursday, with lots of low hanging clouds after a night with where the snow line dropped below 5000 feet (1600 meters).
5D3. 24-105 F4 IS II @ 80 mm, f/16, 1/30 s, iso 100, tripod and polarizer (which even under these conditions gave a bit more pop to the grass and sage)
Mark, a really nice look at the first legs of winter setting in on this area of YNP. I do think the polarizer did add some nice deepening to the scene or a bit of a contrast boost or twist as it were…
Looks like a couple of my favorites of the prairies, pronghorns, are foraging around in the FG brush…
Real nice view of the changing seasons and winter coming to the north. I love the mood created by the low hanging clouds and the multitude of layers foreground to back. Pretty scene.
A very realistic scene. There’s a lot of monotonal sky so I would crop off some of it. The image is also dark with color below and light above. I would try lightening the middle ground perhaps.
Mark: I like this pretty much as is and join the others in commending your use of the polarizer. I’m OK with the sky as is. Brightening the MG a tiny bit might suit me a touch better but not much. The pronghorn are a nice touch and big enough to be noticeable with careful scrutiny but not intrusive on the scene. Most excellent scene superbly captured.>=))>
Nicely composed, Mark. I love these sort of late fall conditions. The sky is a bit bright and since it lacks detail/texture I might burn down so that the eye is not pulled up to the top of the frame. Otherwise the processing looks good.
Mark, I love the weather conditions you have captured here, this is a very pleasing image. I love the way the light snow creates a dappled look on the hillsides. It took me a moment to notice the pronghorn, but they add a nice touch too. As others have mentioned, I would crop a bit of the featureless sky, and and some vignetting at the top to darken the sky down more.
