Valley-of-Gold-by-Edward-Mendes

Artist: Edward Mendes;
ImageDescription: This is one of the most well known vistas in Grand Teton National Park and makes for a beautiful sunrise image and the perfect way to greet the day. I entered the park well before sunrise to make sure I was able to find the composition I wanted, but to my surprised I was the only one taking advantage of the beautiful light striking the Teton Range on this particular morning.I set my tripod up, standing on the retaining wall to get as high of a vantage point as I could in an attempt to see over the foreground trees that have partially overtaken the view during the last few decades and simply waited as the rising sun bathed the Tetons and the valley below in soft rays of gold.I made a number of exposures over the course of about 30 minutes as the sun continued to rise in the morning sky. This exposure however had the perfect like of soft golden light side and still a hint of pink in the sky behind the Grand Teton and its neighboring peaks.Mamiya M645, 45mm lens, Bogen Tripod and Head, Polarizing Filter, 1-Stop Cokin Grad ND filter, Kodak 100 Ultra Color Negative Film.;
Copyright: Copyright 2011 Edward Mendes / Edward Mendes PhotographyThis image may not be used for any purpose without the written consent of Edward Mendes;
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows;