Equipment used: Canon EOS7D, Tamron 24-70mm lens
Camera settings: f/2.8,1/8000, ISO 100
Lighting conditions: Overcast
Post-processing steps/software used: Lightroom, adjusted levels and cropped to just have the three peaks. I then brought into Photoshop and used Nik Silver Efex Pro to convert to Black and White since there was virtually no color to start with. I left the foreground so one could get a feel for the size of these mountains.
Accessories used (e.g. filters, tripods):N/A
Deion of the subject matter, including where and when: Of course this is in the Teton Range and is of the three most well known mountains in the range. I found this interesting article about how the Tetons got their name (https://wyomingmagazine.com/tetons-got-name/ )
When I read through this, I decided I must have an image that shows just the three peaks. After looking through my ski pictures (Jackson Hole is only a few miles away)
I found this image taken during my 3/16/2013 ski trip. My ski buddy and I decided to take a day off and go sightseeing. I have been there tree times and hope to get back soon.
This round’s discussion is now closed! 9 comments posted
Margaret Sprott
I love the 3 peaks and that you used B&W. They look sharp to me. Is your title correct - Three Teats? What is the strip of white at the bottom? Posted: 03/08/2021 20:19:06
John Larson
The stripe of white at the bottom is snow on the ground. I lwft the view of the ground so one could appreciate how high these mountains really are. Posted: 03/14/2021 15:51:46
Margaret Sprott
Thanks! Posted: 03/14/2021 16:04:20
Carolyn Todd-Larson
Nice capture. Good choice to convert to B&W. I am wondering if you could up the contrast a bit. The article about how the "three teats" got their name is hilarious. Thanks for sharing. Posted: 03/12/2021 17:40:22
Margaret Sprott
I'm glad you mentioned the article because I had missed that link before I saw your comment. You are right about the article. Posted: 03/14/2021 16:03:01
Phyllis Peterson
I have been to Jackson and I heard that story about how the mountains got their name. Very funny and believable. I like your image as a black and white. The mountains are a little static just head on and by making it a black and white it makes you look at the texture on the hillsides. Posted: 03/15/2021 16:47:38
Tom Tauber
John, one of my most memorable ski trips was to Jackson Hole and skiing the hoebacks in fresh, deep powder! Looking at your picture, the mountains should have ben called the sawtooths (but I'll look at the naming history). Great shot. I'm wondering why you chose an aperture of f 2.8, especially with a Tamron lens that is probably much sharper at 6.3 or 8? Clearly you didn't need a shutter speed of 1/8000 sec. Posted: 03/20/2021 13:33:08
Pinaki Sarkar
Love the drama created by rising peaks. Monochrome simplifies the image...I think color in this image would be a distraction. Posted: 03/22/2021 11:20:13
David Somali-Chow
I totally agree with you about converting this image to a monochrome image. To me, cropping out the bottom tree line and using a small aperture setting might improve the image.
Posted: 03/22/2021 15:57:19
