Here is a shot from our summer vacation to Wyoming. We left the hotel at 5 am to wait for the sun to come up. When we arrived at Mormon's Row there were 4 others waiting as well.

This is one of my first landscapes but I think it turned out OK. I appreciate your suggestions for improvement.

Hi, really nice and well composed. Lighting and exposure are very good. The only suggestion is a different crop, perhaps panoramic and losing the out of focus foreground elements.

Mike

Something more like this?

The FG and the BG is a bit soft, so my suggestion, is to drop what you're doing and go back and reshoot this spot!
(I've been waiting for someone to tell me this same line for my work.) Well composed btw.

Sounds good to me Zeph. I would love to go back again soon.

mike.way wrote:
Hi, really nice and well composed. Lighting and exposure are very good. The only suggestion is a different crop, perhaps panoramic and losing the out of focus foreground elements.

Mike

+1

I think the re post is 100x better... lovely comp., great exposure! Would be proud to put it on my wall.

Hey Brad,

What a cool place to go practice and learn some Landscape photography! Mike hit on the biggest problem in the shot, and you corrected it nicely with the crop. Typically with Landscape shots, you are going to want the largest DOF (Depth of Field), that you can get. You said you were new to Landscape photography, are you also new to using a SLR or DSLR? Knowing that will help others to know to what level of suggestions to give to you.

Jim

Jim, I have been shooting a DSLR for 3 or 4 years now but typically shoot only sports. Wide open fast lens, center focus point, follow the ball, check the shutter speed, point and shoot. Occasionally you get a great shot but the action never slows down enough that you can really think about the shot before you push the shutter button.

My son is not playing football anymore so shooting games are few and far between now. I get my camera out now a couple times a month but really enjoy when I do.

I have owned a tripod for 3 years now and have never used it until this trip. I have a lot of respect for the folks that have mastered shooting people & landscapes. There is a lot of work to do before you ever think of pressing the shutter button.

I appreciate all of your suggestions for improvement.

Thanks

Brad

hildrethjoe wrote:

I think the re post is 100x better... lovely comp., great exposure! Would be proud to put it on my wall.

Ditto

Nice shot!

I'll throw my comments in too.

Landscape has got to be the complete opposite of sports shooting IMO. Not that I know anything about sports photography but what I read. So, always shoot with a remote release and tripod, mirror lock up if possible. If the tripod isn't that good weight it with something if possible to stop vibration. Use aperture priority mode or manual. Shoot in the f/11 to f/22 range. The objective is usually super sharpness front to back (large DOF). I shoot mainly in f/16 or f/22, your camera and lens will determine whats best. Take a few different shots changing the EV value, I usually go down - 1/3 to 2/3. Focus on something about 1/3 into the scene. You might consider a GND filter also. The hardest part in landscape photography is being there, at the right time and place. Some say, follow the weather and then pick your subject. Most say dawn or dusk.

Super shot Brad. I much prefer the second version. It's one of my favourite locations. Thanks for posting.
David

Any room for friendly dissent here? I really like the first image, mainly for its depth with the foreground plants, the barn and the Tetons all being more of a composite image of Jackson Hole rather than the more restricted one of a barn and mountains. It's a big, beautiful, serene place, one of those "a ha" moments in life when you're in the midst of it. Sorta like the Grand Canyon; it leaves you speechless. The more of it the better for me. That concludes my two cents.

Jack...