RWCRNC Loc: Pennsylvania

tcthome Loc: NJ

All nice photos. Some really nice Bw with the 1rst being a real jem.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

An especially marvelous job with the b&w images!

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Beautiful images - great set!!

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

I am in awe of the excellent photos you submitted. I have not been to that side of the Tetons but have seen many photos of the area. I like yours in black and white as well or better than many of the color pictures I have seen. Saying Well Done is just not enough.

Dennis

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

These are great and you are Good......thanks for the impressive set.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great series, Mike.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Exceptional!!!

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

Very nice shots Mike! I showed these to my wife and she was very impressed. Because we have now been married long enough that I can frequently read her mind, she was questioning why my shots in the park are not as nice. Ah, well, I keep trying. BTW where was the first shot taken? I'd kind of like to try and duplicate your shot. I have taken many shots from the "Ansel Adams point" from which I think your second shot was taken. My wife immediately recognized it as well. In any case, thanks for posting some really nice images.

Red Rock Loc: Thousand Oaks, ca

Those are ALL awesome! #4 is especially outstanding for me. With B&W it's all about the composition, no beautiful color to fall back on. Great work!

ksmmike

Thanks for your kind words. During Covid, I spent hours and hours of watching videos on Youtube from other photographers to get tips. It was a learning process built upon my past experience. I decided to attempt to find my own style and went back to processing and thinking more in black and white again. Yes, I did draw some from Ansel Adams with the dark skies.

The first image was taken at a lake on a hike from the Roosevelt area off of Moose/Wilson Road. Don't believe them when its marked about a mile hike. Maybe as the crow flies, but I assure it was over 2 miles at least. That's what my fitbit told me, who knows, but even at altitude, it sure seemed longer than a mile but it was well worth the hike. Thankfully, we got to the lake before 8am. By lunchtime, the mountains were no longer visible from the smoke. If I go again, I would go in late May or early June, while there might still be some snow at the mountain tops and no smoke. I went in June a few years ago and the only downside was that the elk and moose hadn't grown their antlers yet. So its a trade off. Yes, one of the images is of the Snake River. There is a turnout and a marker showing the exact spot Ansel took his image. The trees now cover the bend in the river from when he took his shot, but I did take it within a few feet of where he stood.

ksmmike

Thanks again everyone for your kind words. I don't know what to say. Everyone at times doubts their own abilities. While I was there, I wasn't sure I could salvage even one image. The smoke was so thick much of the week and I was getting very depressed. There were pockets of times where it was clear enough to take some images. I drove around the park several times a day looking for pockets of clear views. Now that I'm home and had a chance to really review them, I'm happy with a few of them.

I went to Smokey Mnt National Park last year and it rained the entire week. I came home with maybe one image I was pleased with, so you never know when shooting landscapes. It's so weather dependent. I will admit that I wanted to prove that you dont have to shoot at sunrise or sunset to come away with a good image. Since I traveled with my wife it was always easy to get her moving before 7:30. So plan B was shooting more in early afternoons. That's when I ran into the smoke issues. There was one morning and one afternoon during the 7 day visit where you could see the mountains. I went all over the place, probably rushed too much in taking a few images. Anyway, thanks again for everyone's kind words. Not sure they were all deserved, but it's nice to read that others enjoyed the images.

Mike

deayala1 Loc: Pleasanton, CA

Well done

nosretep Loc: S. W. Montana

That barn is, probably, the most photographed in the US. I'm compelled to shoot it each trip I take there.

Redeye34

LOVE THEM!!! NICE WORK