Autumn on the Gallatin

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Stole away for an hour of shooting this evening after work. This vantage point on River Road gains shade about 45 minutes before the rest of the valley, so time is of the essence at this time of year. I returned to this area to take a few panoramic shots, but spotted this shot on my way out. I've shot this angle before (earlier this spring), but wanted to take a crack at it with fall color, golden light, and my new warming polarizer. Shot with my Olympus E30 and Zuiko 50mm prime + Moose warming polarizer; 1/5sec at f8.

Filed under  //   Fall   Gallatin   Gallatin River   Photography  
Posted October 13, 2010
 

Bridgers and Gallatin Panoramic - Fall 2010

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So here's my latest panoramic attempt - a merge of four portrait shots taken earlier this evening. After attempting to play with HDR on the individual shots, I finally gave up on that and simply merged  separate shots taken at 1/60th of a second. I then tweaked the composite .psd in Lightroom to wind up with this finished product. Is it everything I'd hoped for? Not yet. Not crazy about having the foreground in shadow and the mountain in full sunlight (think I need to be about half an hour earlier to the field to get both in golden hour light) and I'd like to see the Bridgers snowcapped to really make this look like a fall pic. Nevertheless, I think it's getting closer to where I want to be - a shot worthy of a five panel mosaic hanging over the fireplace in my great room. Taken with my Olympus E30 and Zuiko 50-200mm lens.

Filed under  //   Bridgers   Fall   Gallatin   Gallatin River   Panoramic   Photography  
Posted September 29, 2010