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Sunrise Flagstaff Hill, Wollongong https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/791/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sublime-Point-Christmas-Sunrise2.jpg Sublime Point Sunburst Sublime Point, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/788/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Minnamurra-Headland2.jpg Minnamurra Headland Sunrise Minnamurra, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/786/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Kiola-forest.jpg South Coast Rainforest Murramarang National Park, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/784/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Depot-Beach-sunrise.jpg Moody Sunrise Depot Beach, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/778/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Bombo-Quarry1.jpg Bombo Quarry Sunrise Waves Bombo Quarry, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/775/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/PrettyBeachSunrise1.jpg Pretty Beach Sunrise Pretty Beach, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/774/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/PrettyBeachSunset2.jpg Pretty Beach Sunset Tidal Pool Pretty Beach, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/773/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/PrettyBeachSunset1.jpg Pretty Beach Sunset Pretty Beach, NSW https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/772/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Old-Patriarch-Pine-Tree-and-Teton-Range-Panorama.jpg Old Patriarch Pine Tree and Teton Range Panorama Grand Teton National Park, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/771/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Aspen-Sunbeam.jpg Aspen Sunbeam Vedauwoo, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/770/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sunset-Flowers.jpg Sunset Flowers Vedauwoo, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/769/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Aspen-Panorama.jpg Aspen Panorama Vedauwoo, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/768/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/North-Gap-Lake.jpg North Gap Lake Snowy Range, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/767/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lookout-Lake-Reflection.jpg Lookout Lake Reflection Snowy Range, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/765/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/img-3276_orig.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/764/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Zebras-at-Sunrise.jpg Morning Zebras Masai Mara National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/763/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Wildebeest-Migration.jpg Wildebeest Migration Mara River, Masai Mara National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/762/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Savanna-Sunset.jpg Sunset Over Wildebeests Masai Mara National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/761/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Masai-Mara-Sunset.jpg Masai Mara Sunset Masai Mara National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/760/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lion-Cub.jpg Lion Cub Masai Mara National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/759/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Leopard.jpg Hidden Leopard Masai Mara National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/758/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lake-Beringo-Fisherman.jpg Fisherman, Lake Beringo Lake Beringo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/757/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Elephant-Close-up.jpg Elephant Portrait Amboseli National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/756/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Cormorant-Take-Off.jpg Cormorant Take-Off Lake Beringo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/755/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Claiming-the-Kill.jpg Claiming the Kill Masai Mara National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/754/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Baboon-Portrait.jpg Baboon Portrait Amboseli National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/753/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Amboseli-Sunset.jpg Amboseli Sunset Amboseli National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/752/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blair-Autumn-Colors.jpg Blair Autumn Colors Vedauwoo, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/751/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Twelve-Apostles-Clearing-Storm.jpg Twelve Apostles Clearing Storm Port Campbell National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/750/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Twelve-Apostles-Clearing-Storm.jpg Twelve Apostles Clearing Storm Port Campbell National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/749/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Twelve-Apostles-Approaching-Storm.jpg Twelve Apostles Approaching Storm Port Campbell National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/747/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sunrise-Over-The-Rocks.jpg Sunrise Over The Rocks The Rocks, Sydney https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/745/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Rainbow-Lorikeets-on-Branch.jpg Rainbow Lorikeets Murramarang National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/744/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Minnamurra-Falls.jpg Minnamurra Falls Budderoo National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/743/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lord-Howe-Island-Malabar-Hill.jpg Malabar Hill Overlook, Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/742/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Loch-Ard-Gorge.jpg Loch Ard Gorge Port Campbell National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/741/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Koala.jpg Juvenile Koala Adelaide https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/739/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Jervis-Bay-Sunrise.jpg Jervis Bay Sunrise Jervis Bay https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/738/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Fitzroy-Falls.jpg Fitzroy Falls Morton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/737/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Fitzroy-Falls-Overlook.jpg Fitzroy Falls Overlook Morton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/736/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Fitzroy-Falls-Grotto.jpg Fitzroy Falls Grotto Waterfall Morton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/734/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Depot-Beach-Forest.jpg Forest Flowers Murramarang National Forest https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/733/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Cradle-Mountain-Boat-Shed-.jpg Cradle Mountain Boat Shed Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/clearing-storm-twelve-apostles/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Twelve-Apostles4HDR.jpg Clearing Storm, Twelve Apostles Clearing Storm, Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/approaching-storm-twelve-apostles/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Twelve-Apostles1HDR.jpg Approaching Storm, Twelve Apostles Approaching Storm, Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sugarloaf-overlook/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sugarloaf-Overlook.jpg Sugarloaf Overlook Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/vedauwoo-overlook-rainbow/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-Overlook-Rainbow.jpg Vedauwoo Overlook Rainbow Near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/indian-paintbrush-portrait/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Paintbrush.jpg Indian Paintbrush Portrait Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/wharariki-beach5/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Wharariki-Beach2.jpg Wharariki Beach II South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/wharariki-beach3/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Wharariki-Beach4.jpg Wharariki Beach I South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kaikoura13/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Kaikoura13.jpg Sperm Whale Diving at Kaikoura South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kaikoura10/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Kaikoura11.jpg Kaikoura Sunrise III South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kaikoura9/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Kaikoura10.jpg Kaikoura Sunrise I The most beautiful sunrise I've ever seen, period. South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kaikoura8/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Kaikoura9.jpg Kaikoura Sunrise II South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/moeraki-boulders3/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Moeraki-Boulders2.jpg Moeraki Boulders II South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/moeraki-boulders1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Moeraki-Boulders1.jpg Moeraki Boulders I South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sandfly-beach5/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sandfly-Beach5.jpg Sandfly Beach Penguins South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/doubtful-sound10/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Doubtful-Sound12.jpg Doubtful Sound I South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/river-rocks/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/River-rocks.jpg River Rocks South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/pancake-rocks-rainbow/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Pancake-rocks-rainbow.jpg Pancake Rocks Rainbow South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/devils-punchbowl1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Devils-Punchbowl.jpg Devil's Punchbowl South Island, New Zealand https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/koala4/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Koala2.jpg Koala4 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/koala3/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/koala4.jpg Koala3 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/koala2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/koala3.jpg Koala2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/koala1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Koala-portrait.jpg Koala1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/barossa2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Barossa1.jpg Barossa2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/barossa-wine-country/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Barossa2.jpg Barossa Wine Country https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/tidbindilla-kangaroos/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Kangaroos-at-Tidbindilla.jpg Tidbindilla kangaroos https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/us-at-opera-house/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Us-at-Opera-House.jpg Us at Opera House https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/us-a-gardens/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Botanic-Garden3.jpg Us a Gardens https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/botanic-gardens2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Botanic-Garden2.jpg Botanic Gardens2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/botanic-gardens1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Botanic-Garden1.jpg Botanic Gardens1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/war-memorial3/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/War-memorial3.jpg War Memorial3 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/war-memorial2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/War-memorial2.jpg War Memorial2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/war-memorial1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/War-memorial1.jpg War Memorial1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sculpture/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sculpture.jpg Sculpture https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/merek-and-chris2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Merek-and-Chris.jpg Merek and Chris2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/merek-and-chris1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Merek-and-Chris2.jpg Merek and Chris1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/merek-at-federation-square/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Merek-at-Federation-Square.jpg Merek at Federation Square https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/downtown-view-from-war-memorial/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Melbourn-from-War-Memorial.jpg Downtown view from war memorial https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/river-view/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Melbourne-River.jpg River View https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/us-in-downtown/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Us-at-river.jpg Us in downtown https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/us-at-royal-botanic-gardens/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Us-at-Royal-Botanic-Garden.jpg Us at Royal Botanic Gardens https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/shelly-beach/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Shelly-Beach.jpg Shelly Beach https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/manly-beach1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Manly-beach.jpg Manly beach1 Manly https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/us-on-way-to-manly/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Us-on-boat.jpg Us on way to Manly https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/darling-harbour2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Darling-Harbour2.jpg Darling Harbour2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/darling-harbour1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Darling-Harbour.jpg Darling Harbour1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kangaroos/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Kangaroos1.jpg Kangaroos https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kangaroo/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/kangaroo1.jpg Kangaroo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/black-swan2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Black-swan2.jpg Black Swan2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/black-swan1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Black-swan1.jpg Black Swan1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mt-tamborine-interior-view2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mount-Tamborine-overlook1.jpg Mt. Tamborine Interior View2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mt-tamborine-interior-view1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mount-Tamborine-overlook2.jpg Mt. Tamborine Interior View1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/rainforest-stream/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/rainforest-stream.jpg Rainforest Stream https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/rainforest-skywalk1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/rainforest-skywalk.jpg Rainforest Skywalk1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/brisbane-river-from-hotel/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Brisbane-riverfront.jpg Brisbane River from hotel https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sydney-harbor-sunrise1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hotel-room-view.jpg Sydney Harbor Sunrise1 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/north-point-cliffs/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/North-Point-cliffs.jpg North Point Cliffs Manly https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/opera-house-at-sunrise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/window-view.jpg Opera House at sunrise https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/view-from-opera-house-promenade2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Waterfront-HDR2-BW.jpg View from Opera House Promenade2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/downtown-skyline-from-opera-house/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Waterfront-HDR3.tif.jpg Downtown skyline from Opera House https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/bridge-from-opera-house2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Bridge-close-up.jpg Bridge from Opera House2 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/bridge-from-opera-house/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/bridge-night-view.jpg Bridge from Opera House https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/opera-house/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Opera-house.jpg Opera House Opera House https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kooaburra2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/kookaburra2.jpg Kooaburra2 Botanical Gardens https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/kookaburra1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/kookaburra.jpg Kookaburra1 Botanical Gardens https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/cockatoo/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/cockatoo.jpg Cockatoo Cockatoo Botanical Gardens https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/view-from-sugarloaf-mountain/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/View-from-Sugarloaf.jpg View from Sugarloaf Mountain This incredible vista was well worth the difficult pre-dawn scramble to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. The combination of jagged peaks and lakes almost too numerous to count makes this area my favorite place in the Snowies. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/blair-sunset-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blair-Autumn-3.jpg Blair Sunset III Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/blair-sunset-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blair-Autumn-1.jpg Blair Sunset I Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mirror-lake/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mirror-Lake2.jpg Mirror Lake Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/snowy-range-alpenglow/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lakes-Trail-Overlook-Sunrise.jpg Snowy Range Alpenglow Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/medicine-bow-overlook-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/overlook2.jpg Medicine Bow Overlook II near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/climbers-paradise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/campsite-view5.jpg Climber's Paradise https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/spotlit/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Spotlit.jpg Spotlit https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/light-and-form-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Crack-light.jpg Light and Form near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/light-and-form/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Crack-light.jpg Light and Form https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mykonos-archway/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mykonos-Arch.jpg Mykonos Archway https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/cistern-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Cistern.jpg Cistern II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/blue-mosque-interior-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blue-Mosque.jpg Blue Mosque Interior I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/view-toward-vedauwoo/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/view-toward-Vedauwoo1.jpg View Toward Vedauwoo near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/gold-and-green/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC1194_HDR.jpg Gold and Green Gunnison National Forest https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/ohio-pass-autumn/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Ohio-Pass1.jpg Ohio Pass Autumn near Crested Butte, CO https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/north-platte-river-sunset/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/North-Platte-River-Sunset.jpg North Platte River Sunset near Saratoga, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/gap-lakes-trail-overlook/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sugarloaf-overlook-from-Browns-peak2.jpg Gap Lakes Trail Overlook View from atop Brown's Peak at sunrise looking down on the Sugarloaf area and the Gap Lakes Trail, my favorite part of the Snowy Range. Snowy Range, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mykonos-panorama/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mykonos-panorama.jpg Mykonos Panorama https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/santorini-v/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Santorini-V.jpg Santorini Nightscape This photograph of Santorini at night is among my favorites. The detail in the image is stunning. Patrons can be seen reading menus and ordering food. I have a large print of this photograph hanging in my office and I can't stop staring at it! Santorini https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/delos-ruins-iv/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Delos-residence-wall-I.jpg Delos Ruins IV https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/paraportiani-church-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mykonos-chapel-II.jpg Paraportiani Church II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/paraportiani-church-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mykonos-chapel-I.jpg Paraportiani Church I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mykonos-street-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mykonos-street-III.jpg Mykonos Street III https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mykonos-street-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mykonos-street-II.jpg Mykonos Street II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mykonos-street-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mykonos-street-I.jpg Mykonos Street I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mykonos-windmill-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Mykonos-windmills-III.jpg Mykonos Windmill III https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/spice-bazaar-v/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Spice-Bazaar-V.jpg Spice Bazaar V https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/spice-bazaar-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Spice-Bazaar-II.jpg Spice Bazaar II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/spice-bazaar-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Spice-Bazaar-I.jpg Spice Bazaar I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sultan-bayezid-mosque-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sultan-Bayezid-Mosque-III.jpg Sultan Bayezid Mosque III https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sultan-bayezid-mosque-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sultan-Bayezid-Mosque-II.jpg Sultan Bayezid Mosque II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sultan-bayezid-mosque-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sultan-Bayezid-Mosque-I.jpg Sultan Bayezid Mosque I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/new-mosque-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/New-Mosque-III.jpg New Mosque III https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/new-mosque-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/New-Mosque-II.jpg New Mosque II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/new-mosque-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/New-Mosque-I.jpg New Mosque I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/grand-bazaar-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Grand-Bazaar-I.jpg Grand Bazaar II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/grand-bazaar-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Grand-Bazaar-III.jpg Grand Bazaar I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/cistern-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Cistern-IV.jpg Cistern I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hagia-sophia-viii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hagia-Sophia-VIII.jpg Hagia Sophia VIII https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hagia-sophia-vii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hagia-Sophia-IX.jpg Hagia Sophia VII https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hagia-sophia-vi/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hagia-Sophia-I.jpg Hagia Sophia VI https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hagia-sophia-v/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hagia-Sophia-VI.jpg Hagia Sophia V https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hagia-sophia-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hagia-Sophia-III.jpg Hagia Sophia II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hagia-sophia-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hagia-Sophia-II.jpg Hagia Sophia I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/blue-mosque-interior-iv/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blue-Mosque-Interior-IV.jpg Blue Mosque Interior IV https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/blue-mosque-interior-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blue-Mosque-interior-II.jpg Blue Mosque Interior II Istanbul, Turkey https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/blue-mosque-exterior-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blue-Mosque-exterior-II.jpg Blue Mosque Exterior Istanbul, Turkey https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/glowing-cottonwoods/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glowing-Cottonwoods.jpg Glowing Cottonwoods near Saratoga, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/gallery-west-laramie-wy/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Gallery-West.jpg Gallery West, Laramie, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sekonic-light-meter-case-and-box/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sekonic.jpg Sekonic light meter, case, and box Sekonic Flashmate J510 light meter, case, and box https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/dayi-roll-film-back-and-bellows/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/DAYI.jpg DAYI roll film back and bellows DAYI roll film back and bellows https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/555/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/rear-element.jpg Note that the specks on the glass are dust. Upon close inspection the glass is perfect and has no scratches at all. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/554/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/front-element.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/553/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/front-element.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/552/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/lens.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/551/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/package.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/550/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/package.jpg The lens comes with a firm carrying case. Original box and lens caps are included. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/fiery-morning/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/3.jpg Fiery Morning Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/aspen-forest-sunburst/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9039_DxO2_raw.jpg Aspen Forest Sunburst near Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/trout-lake-sunrise-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7761_2_3_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg Trout Lake Sunrise II Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/red-canyon-fence/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Red-Canyon-fence.jpg Red Canyon Fence near Lander, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/indian-summer/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7148.jpg Indian Summer Medicine Bow National Forest, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/541/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8640_HDR.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/540/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8654_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/539/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8663_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/538/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9611_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/537/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9609_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/536/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9600_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/535/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9593_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/533/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9589_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/532/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9575_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/531/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9567_DxO2_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/530/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9566_DxO2_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/529/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8792_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/528/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9334_DxO2_raw.jpg Soft Soft light and pastel hues form the complement these luminescent aspen trunks. near Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/autumn-color-palette/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8934_tonemapped.jpg Autumn Color Palette Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/old-patriarch-and-mt-moran/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/337142.jpg Old Patriarch and Mt. Moran The Old Patriarch pine near Jenny Lake is surrounded by some of the best views of the Teton Range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/summer-evening-at-the-lake/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8225_tonemapped.jpg Summer Evening at the Lake Gnarled stump along Towner Lake Rd. Snowy Range, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hidden-falls/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8893_tonemapped.jpg Hidden Falls Hidden Falls in Curt Gowdy State Park Curt Gowdy State Park, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/spirit-of-the-valley/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/horse-and-meadow.jpg Spirit of the Valley near Saratoga, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/windy-evening-along-the-platte/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Platte-River1.jpg Windy Evening along the Platte Platte River near Saratoga, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/scanner-and-accessories/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/overview.jpg Scanner and Accessories 1. Controller Unit. Optronics scanners communicate with computers via a controller unit. The controller unit is a PC with separate cards for communicating with the scanner and host computer. The scanner was manufactured in 1996, and modern technology has failed to improve upon the image quality attainable through the PMT tubes used in drum scanners, so it is still state-of-the-art. However, computers have come a long way since 1996, and the controller box is ancient by today's standards. I went through months of frustration changing the boot settings in the original controller box, changing out batteries, etc., and finally had the sense to find a newer PC to replace it. The controller unit pictured here is a Gateway2000 PC, probably about 7-8 years old, that now houses the scanner and host computer controller cards. It works great, and reliability issues are not a concern. 2. Controller Monitor. Pictured is a 15" Dell LCD monitor for use with the controller box. The status of the scanner's communication with your PC can be viewed here. 3. Scanner Drums Four drums are included with the scanner. One is noticeably scratched in areas, the other three are in excellent condition. I have taken very good care of them. Having multiple drums is a real time-saver as a spare drum can be loaded with film while another is in the scanner. Next to the drums is a soft brush for cleaning the inside of the drums. 4. Documentation and Manuals I have the installation and operation manual, which covers setup/installation procedures and basic scanner operations. I also have an extremely detailed copy of the maintenance manual. Using this manual, one can open the scanner up and make adjustments as needed. I have done this many times and it has always been fairly straightforward, even for someone with no technical background whatsoever like me. The innards of this scanner and, mechanically speaking, relatively simple. 5. Spare Xeon Lamp A spare xeon lamp - the light source for the PMT tubes that passes through the film during the scan - is included as a backup in case the currently operational lamp fails. 6. Mounting and Cleaning Accessories. Everything you need to clean and mount film, and clean scanner drums, is included. This includes: (a) scanner overlay sheets, (b) Kami-brand film cleaner, scanner drum cleaner, and film mounting fluid, (c) special non-stick tape, and (d) scanner wipes. I learned how to wet-mount film by following online tutorials. In fact, I had never seen a drum scanner before purchasing one and knew literally nothing about their operation, and became reasonably proficient in a matter of weeks simply from reviewing publicly available resources on the web. There are enough supplies here for mounting many dozens of drums. An individual drum holds 4 4x5 sheets or dozens of 35mm exposures. 7. Mounting Station This mounting station is used for mounting film to the scanner drum and is in excellent condition. 8. GPIB to high-speed USB Adapter The controller box was designed to communicate with the host PC via a GPIB connection. Haven't heard of GPIB? Neither had I when I bought this scanner. One solution is to find an old GPIB card on Ebay and install it in your PC. After multiple failed attempts at making this work, I found a much better solution. This piece of hardware is an almost new (purchased in 2006), $500 National Instruments GPIB to high-speed USB adapter. With this the controller unit can simply be connected to a USB port on your PC. 9. Software Dongle. The scanner runs using a program called TerraTec. This program yields fantastic scans and is fairly intuitive. It also requires this dongle to run. There are other software programs available for this scanner, including ColorRight Pro which runs on Mac. The advantage of TerraTec, if you're a PC user, is that it runs on any version of Windows, including Windows XP. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/ready-to-scan-indicator/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/ColorGetter-Eagle.jpg Ready to Scan Indicator The unit powers up and displays the ready to scan indicator message above. Read the above explanation about the unit's actual readiness to scan. ******** A representative sample of images on this website captured on 4x5 or 6x17 transparency film and scanned using this Optronics ColorGetter Eagle scanner appears below: http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=23&gallery=SnowyRange http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=21&gallery=SnowyRange http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=11&gallery=SnowyRange http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=2&gallery=Vedauwoo http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=35&gallery=Vedauwoo http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=384&gallery=GrandTetons http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=31&gallery=Vedauwoo http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=208&gallery=Vedauwoo http://www.brettdeacon.com/photo.php?id=29&gallery=GrandTetons A page with 100% crops of drum scanned 4x5 and 6x17 images appears here: http://www.brettdeacon.com/gallery/WhyLargeFormat. ******** A 720 MB, 8-bit scan at West Coast Imaging (to take one well-known and reputable example) costs $225. I scanned hundreds of images at this size over the course of several years, and this scanner paid for itself more than a dozen times over. It was easily the best photographic investment I ever made. ********Please contact me via e-mail at brett@brettdeacon.com, or via cell at 307-761-2588, if you would like to discuss this system and your potential interest in it. I live in Laramie, Wyoming and shipping charges will apply unless you are able to stop by in person and pick up the scanner, or if another arrangement can be made. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/grand-canyon-of-the-yellowstone-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lower-Falls-panorama_DxO2.jpg Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, marking the beginning of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, at first light. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Sony 70-400 G lens, digital stitch of 4 vertical images. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/trout-lake-reflection-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7852_3_4_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg Trout Lake Reflection III Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/trout-lake-reflection-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7842_3_4_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg Trout Lake Reflection II Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/trout-lake-reflection-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7833_4_5_tonemapped_DxO2-edited.jpg Trout Lake Reflection I Mirror reflection on Trout Lake. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/summer-paradise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7817_8_9_tonemapped_DxO2-edited.jpg Summer Paradise Lush wildflower fields, inhabited by the greatest concentration of mosquitos I've ever seen, cover the hillsides near scenic Trout Lake high above Yellowstone's Lamar Valley. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/trout-lake-sunrise-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7725_6_7_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg Trout Lake Sunrise I Sunrise above the wildflower-rich hillsides surrounding Trout Lake. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/morning-mist/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7614_DxO2_raw.jpg Morning Mist Mist rises above the Yellowstone River on a frigid summer morning. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hikers-on-browns-peak/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Hikers-on-Browns-Peak.jpg Hikers on Browns Peak https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/dead-trees-and-sunset-storm-clouds-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Dead-trees-and-sunset-storm-clouds2.jpg Dead trees and sunset storm clouds II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/snowy-range-tree-cemetery/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Dead-trees-and-sunset-storm-clouds1.jpg Snowy Range Tree Cemetery Sunset storm clouds rise above a cluster of snarled, dead trees in the Snowy Range. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Snowy Range, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/west-glacier-lake-sunrise-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/West-Glacier-Lake-sunrise2.jpg West Glacier Lake sunrise II https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/west-glacier-lake-sunrise-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/West-Glacier-Lake-sunrise1.jpg West Glacier Lake sunrise I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/west-glacier-lake---evening/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/West-Glacier-Lake---evening.jpg West Glacier Lake - evening https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/glacier-lakes-from-browns-peak---morning/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier-Lakes-overlook-from-Browns-Peak---morning.jpg Glacier Lakes from Browns Peak - morning https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/glacier-lakes-from-browns-peak---evening/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier-Lakes-overlook-from-Browns-Peak---evening.jpg Glacier Lakes from Browns Peak - evening https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/502/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/img3-10x658.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/bluffs-along-the-north-platte/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/img5-10x666.jpg Bluffs along the North Platte near Saratoga https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/thunderhead-over-floodwater-pond-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/img2-10x666.jpg Thunderhead over Floodwater Pond near Saratoga https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/498/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Pmtrrx6.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/497/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5413_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/496/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/River-reflection-4.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/495/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/River-reflection-2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/492/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/img6-10x666.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/491/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC6880_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/490/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/img1-10x666.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/488/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/river-overlook2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/487/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/river-overlook1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/486/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC6804_DxO2_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/485/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC6803_DxO2_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/484/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC2629_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/483/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC6863_DxO2_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/482/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC2627_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/481/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Pmtrrx1b-2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/479/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Pmtrrx4-2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sunrise-on-the-north-platte/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/River-overlook-and-lichen.jpg Sunrise on the North Platte near Saratoga, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/477/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC3373.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/476/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pmtrx1_DxO.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/475/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC3424.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/474/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC3346.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/473/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC3354.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/472/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC3399.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/471/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pmtrx1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/470/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pmtrx2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/469/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Tims-house-2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/468/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Tims-house-3.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/467/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Tims-house-4.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/laramie-lanes-vedauwoo-branch/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7376_DxO2_raw.jpg Laramie Lanes, Vedauwoo Branch This beautiful cluster of aspen trees in Vedauwoo near Reynolds Hill, arranged like bowling pins, rises above a field of summer wildflowers. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Sony 70-400 G lens. Vedauwoo, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/red-canyon-wildflowers/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7260_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg Red Canyon Wildflowers Red Canyon, near Lander, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/inside-the-canyon/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7339_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg Inside the Canyon Red Canyon, near Lander, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/463/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/_DSC7332_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/red-canyon-overlook/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC7314_tonemapped_DxO2.jpg Red Canyon Overlook Red Canyon, near Lander, WY https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/461/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/final-version.jpg Finally, I returned to Photoshop to utilize its precision in color editing. I made minor adjustments to the yellow, green, and blue hues. I also realized that I found the open field at the far right edge of the image to be distracting, and cropped this portion from the image. The final panoramic image measures 22 x 62 inches @ 240 dpi and makes a beautiful and very sharp print at this size. As shown here, the image also replicates, as closely as my abilities allow, my vision at the time I photographed this scene. There are doubtless other pathways I might have taken in the digital darkroom to arrive at this point, and this page is not meant to be final word on the correct way to process a digital photograph. The scene depicted here required an unusually intensive (for me) degree of post-processing to realize its potential. In my opinion, the ability to make beautiful prints from digital photographs requires as much skill in the digital darkroom as it does with one's camera. Before you raise an eyebrow at that notion, compare the top and bottom images on this page and ask yourself which you would rather have hanging on your living room wall. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/460/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/stitched-pano-cropped-DxO-edited-Photomatix-edited.jpg Next, I opened the image in Photomatix Pro and applied adjustments using the "Details Enhancer" Tone Mapping tool. The result was a more even balance in tonality between the sky and foreground, which provided a subtle but important increase in luminosity, independent of color saturation, of the green hues in the lush vegetation. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/459/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/stitched-pano-cropped-DxO-edited.jpg I opened the image in DxO Optics Pro in order to utilize the program's powerful lighting tools. I find the "exposure compensation" and "DxO lighting" tools to be more useful than those found in Photoshop in increasing the luminosity of mid-to-bright tones an image in a realistic manner without blowing out the highlights. Combined with a minor bump in color vibrancy, the result in this case was an image that began to approximate the way this scene appeared to my eye. Still, despite the dramatic improvement I remained somewhat unsatisfied with the darkness of the green foliage relative to the sky. I wanted the trees to glow as they did that night. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/458/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/stitched-pano-cropped.jpg This cropped version removed some distracting elements and was more pleasing to my eye. Satisfied with the crop for now, it was time to move on to address color and contrast. As can be seen, the unedited RAW images that form this panorama are flat in both departments and do not come close to reproducing the actual appearance of this scene. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/457/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/stitched-pano.jpg I used the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photomerge tool to stitch the 9 images together into the seamless panorama shown above. This task was handled perfectly by Photoshop, and no artifacts of the stitching process were visible in the composite image. However, the image still needed substantial work. At the time the stitched images were photographed I elected to be liberal in choosing where to begin and end the scene, figuring I could crop with more precision in Photoshop than in the field. The result was an image that seemed too wide and busy. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/antelope-silhouette-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Antelope-Silhouette.jpg Antelope Silhouette Medicine Bow National Forest near Saratoga https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/north-platte-river-panorama/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Platte-River-pano-22x62.jpg North Platte River Panorama Lush spring foliage contrasts with ominous storm clouds on this evening in early June along the Platte River near Encampment, Wyoming. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Minolta 100 2.8 macro lens, 7 vertical images stitched together. 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https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5556-1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/winter-paradise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snake-River-BW.jpg Winter Paradise Wispy clouds, soft winter sunlight, animal tracks along the river's edge, and newly fallen snow lend a mystical feel to this tranquil scene at the nearly frozen Snake River. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/teton-autumn/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC4395_tonemapped.jpg Teton Autumn The view of Mt. Moran at Oxbow Bend is one of the classic photographic destinations in Grand Teton National Park. A clearing thunderstorm added dramatic lighting to this late autumn scene. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Minolta 100 f2.8 macro lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/347/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Brett.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/346/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Steam-pano1-edited.jpg Mist rising above the Snake River coated nearby foliage in frost and presented a wealth of photographic opportunities. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Sigma 100-300 f4 lens, 8 horizontal images stitched together. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/345/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Orange-sunrise-pano.jpg Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 135 f1.8 lens, 8 vertical images stitched together. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/344/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snake-River-Pano2.jpg Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 lens, 9 vertical images stitched together. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/343/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Oxbow-Panorama.jpg Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 135 f1.8 lens, 9 vertical images stitched together. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/snake-river-sunrise-panorama/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snake-River-Panorama_DxO.jpg Snake River Sunrise Panorama In 2008, I spent three mornings at this spot waiting, to no avail, for the clouds to lift and reveal the Tetons. In 2009, the skies were crystal clear and offered up beautiful, soft morning light at the famous Snake River Overlook. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 lens, 12 vertical images stitched together. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/341/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5148_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/winter-sanctuary/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5184_tonemapped.jpg Winter Sanctuary Frigid winter temperatures in Grand Teton National Park leave few areas of open water on the Snake River. Locations like this one thus become popular hangouts for waterfowl. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 135 f1.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/339/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5165_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/winter-sunrise-snake-river/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5246_7_8_tonemapped2_DxO.jpg Winter Sunrise, Snake River A pastel sunrise illuminates the Teton range over an unfrozen section of the Snake River. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/337/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/_DSC5245_tonemapped_DxO.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/336/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/_DSC5265_tonemapped2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/first-light-snake-river-overlook/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5079_tonemapped_DxO.jpg First Light, Snake River Overlook First light at the Snake River Overlook on a frigid winter's morning in Grand Teton National Park. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/winter-mist/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5165_DxO_raw.jpg Winter Mist Winter is a magical time to photograph in Grand Teton National Park. Mist rising off the Snake River coats the cottonwoods and pine trees in a layer of frost. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Sigma 100-300 f4 lens @ 300mm. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/333/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/_DSC5194_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/332/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Untitled_Panorama1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/330/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5241_2_3_tonemapped_DxO.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/329/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/_DSC5271_tonemapped.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/328/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5148_DxO_raw.jpg Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 lens. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/327/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/_DSC5269_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/326/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5188_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/325/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5133_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/324/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/_DSC5109_DxO_raw.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/323/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5114.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/322/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5241_2_3_tonemapped_DxO.jpg Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 lens. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/321/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5188_DxO_raw.jpg Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 135 f1.8 lens. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/320/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC5133_DxO_raw.jpg Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 135 f1.8 lens. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/autumn-at-the-oxbow/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Oxbow-Bend3.jpg Autumn at the Oxbow Morning mist breaks apart to reveal the mass of Mt. Moran at at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Sigma 100-300 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/318/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Stitching-demo2.jpg Digital stitching also allows photographers to create large, exceptionally detailed images with a degree of resolution that can meet and even exceed that contained in a large format film photograph. This highly detailed image was created by stitching 12 digital photographs together. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/317/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/self-portrait.jpg As you can see on the Why Large Format Photography? page, this is what it looks like to use a 4x5 camera. The process is slow, cumbersome, but unquestionably rewarding in its own way. Much has been written about the virtues of the deliberate approach demanded by the use of a large format film camera. In my experience, being forced to thoughtfully visualize the scene in front of me, and carefully compose and focus each image prior to deciding whether or not to take a picture, helped me hone my eye for a good photograph and dramatically increased the percentage of images I considered "keepers." That said, for me the only truly compelling reason for me to use a 4x5 camera is for the image quality. Despite the aesthetic virtues of large format photography, it is clear from my experience with digital photography that this method is also rewarding in its own right. With digital photography, one receives immediate and accurate feedback about each photograph. Is it exposed properly? Are there blown-out highlights? Blocked-up shadows? How compelling is the composition? Is the focus accurate? Did the wind shake the camera and blur the image? Mistakes can be easily identified, and quickly rectified by shooting again with the proper settings. When I find myself lucky enough to encounter truly extraordinary and fleeting light, instant feedback that that I've successfully captured the shot is priceless. With my 4x5 camera, answers to the above questions typically came weeks after the sheet of film was exposed. More than once, I learned after the fact that the film I received back from the photo lab failed to live up to my visualization when photographing the scene. At $5 per photograph including film and processing costs, this was often an expensive lesson. The instant and accurate feedback associated with digital photography avoids a considerable inconvenience with large format photography. And thanks to my large format photography background and learned tendency to carefully visualize and compose scenes before taking photographs, I am able to approach digital photography from a more disciplined and thoughtful perspective. Beyond the rewarding experience of shooting digitally as described above, there are a number of other compelling advantagtes of digital capture.... https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/316/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Photomatix-demo3.jpg This photograph, Medicine Bow Peak Trail, nicely illustrates one of the uniquely powerful capabilities of digital photography. The large image on top depicts the scene as it appeared to my eye. However, owing to the extreme tonal range in this scene (very bright tones near the sun on the right, deep shadows in the pine trees), it was not possible to capture the information necessary to take an acceptable photograph of this scene in a single shot. The bottom left image is the result of letting my camera's exposure meter "guess" at the optimal exposure. As you can see, the sky is washed out, the shadows are too dark, and the photograph is hardly worthy of a second look. If I was restricted to taking a single photograph of this scene with either a film or digital camera, this would be the result. In fact, I wouldn't have bothered to take a picture of this beautiful scene with my large format camera because I know that, owing to the limited tonal range of the slide film I like to use, the result could not do justice to the beauty of this landscape. Digital capture offers a unique way of coping with the challenge of capturing scenes with extreme tonal range. "Exposure blending" allows the photographer to combine multiple exposures into a single composite image. Using this method, the photographer can take one image that properly exposes the highlights (bottom center), another that properly exposes the shadows (bottom right), and one or more images in-between these extremes (bottom left). Specialized photo editing programs like Photomatix allow multiple exposures to be combined into a single, high dynamic range (HDR) photo. The result of this exposure blending process is an image that overcomes the limitations of single-shot capture and is able to represent the incredible tonal range of the human eye. Put another way, HDR photography allows one to capture images that depict the natural world as we see it. Does this process represent "digital manipulation?" Of course! Have I "enhanced" these photographs? Absolutely! So what? It is precisely because of digital manipulation and enhancement that I was able to faithfully depict the beauty of the Medicine Bow Peak Trail with this photograph. Blind adherence to the notion that the final print must match the film or original digital capture would ensure that a scene like this could never be properly photographed. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/315/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/antelope.jpg Lastly, one of the most compelling reasons to shoot digitally is the ability to quickly capture fleeting moments. When a landscape is illuminated with rapidly changing, dramatic light, shooting digitally affords one the freedom to move around and quickly capture multiple images, like this one and this one - both taken with 10 minutes on a July morning in the Snowy Range. With my large format film camera, I'd have had to pick one spot and hope for the best. The ability to use telephoto lenses to photograph wildlife, like this trio of antelope hanging out at sunset in the Sierra Madres, is another wonderful advantage of digital capture. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/314/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Photomatix-demo2.jpg This image represents another example of exposure blending. Waterfall photography is often challenging because of the extreme tonal range. In this scene, there are bright tones in the cascading water, extremely bright tones in the clouds, mid-tones in the trees and foliage, and very dark tones in the rocks. If not for exposure blending, there's no way I could have produced a pleasing image of this scene. In fact, in the past I never would have bothered to try to capture this composition, as including the sky introduces far more tonal range than a single film or digital capture can handle. However, by combining the three images on the left in Photomatix, I was able to faithfully depict the beauty of this waterfall in French Creek Canyon in the Snowy Range. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/313/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/framingstyles.jpg Both framing styles are also shown here. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/312/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Helicon-Focus-demo1.jpg A unique and incredibly useful feature of large format film photography is the ability to apply camera movements to control the focal plane. The lens moves independently of the film holder, and the use of specific camera movements can help render the entire area of an photograph in perfect focus in a way that has traditionally been impossible with fixed-lens cameras. Recently, a software program called Helicon Focus has been developed to replicate (and even improve upon) the effect of traditional large format film camera movements using digital capture. Helicon Focus creates a single, perfectly focused image from a combination of multiple photographs of the same image with different focal points. This approach to digital photography allows one to combine the advantages of digital capture with the capability of large format film cameras to render an entire scene in perfect focus. This macro photograph of cactus flowers blooming in Vedauwoo, Wyoming is the result of 9 images, each with a different focal point, combined in Helicon Focus. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/311/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Stitching-demo1.jpg Another extremely useful feature of digital photography is the ease with which different images can be "stitched" together, or merged into a single picture using photo editing programs like Adobe Photoshop and Autopano Pro. This process requires the photographs to be captured in a "stitching-friendly" manner by leveling the tripod, overlapping each frame by at least 25%, and using the same focus and exposure settings for each image. Unlike panoramic film formats like the popular 6x17 cm size (seen here), digitally stitched panoramas can be made at virtually any size. This allows photographers the freedom to compose panoramic images according to their vision, rather than fitting their vision into the fixed size and aspect ratio dictated by the panoramic camera. This advantage is nicely illustrated by this 15-photograph stitched image of Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park. When printed at its native size, this photograph is 2 feet tall and 10 feet wide! https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/310/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/JN-Mercantile-exhibit.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/oxbow-bend-panorama/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Oxbow-Bend-Panorama.jpg Oxbow Bend Panorama Some images just have to be viewed large to be truly appreciated! On a morning with record low temperatures at Oxbow Bend, a mist rises above the Snake River and aspens in peak color shine below Mount Moran, which received a fresh coat of snow the previous night. Two days after this photograph was taken, a blizzard roared through the Tetons and blew all the leaves off these trees. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Sigma 100-300 f4 lens, 15 vertical images stitched together. This is one of the sharpest photos I have ever taken and this image makes a stunning 2 x 10 foot print. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/308/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/DoublePlaque4.jpg "Approaching Thunderstorm" framed in the double plaque mounting style. Plaque mounting does an outstanding job of complementing black and white prints. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/307/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/DoublePlaque3.jpg "Sunset, Vedauwoo" framed in the double plaque mounting style. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/306/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/DoublePlaque2.jpg Close-up view of the above print. Note how the separation between the plaques creates a three-dimensional look. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/305/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/DoublePlaque1.jpg "Indian Paintbrush in Snow" framed in the double plaque mounting style. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/304/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC4849.jpg A 22x62 print of "Vedauwoo Sunrise Panorama" framed in the box mounting style. This print makes a beautiful addition to my living room! https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/303/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC4843.jpg Note the absence of glare or reflections even when viewed at an extreme angle next to a window. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/302/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC4842.jpg "Nautilus Formation Sunrise" framed in the box mounting style. With traditional framing materials such as acrylic or glass (even expensive museum-quality or anti-reflective glass), you would see your reflection on the print's surface from this angle. Plaque mounting eliminates reflections and allows the colors and tones of the print to shine through without any distractions. This characteristic is especially useful for prints hung near windows or with direct lighting. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/wyold-aspen-studio-and-gallery-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Wyold-Aspen-Gallery.jpg Wyold Aspen Studio and Gallery Both framing styles are shown here. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/rocky-sunrise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pmtrx1-edited.jpg Rocky Sunrise A difficult scramble atop a series of boulders rewarded me with this view overlooking Vedauwoo at sunrise. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mother-nature/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pmtrx6.jpg Mother Nature This incredible rock formation at Vedauwoo leaves little to the imagination. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/vedauwoo-moonset/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pmtrx2-edited_DxO.jpg Vedauwoo Moonset Moonset at sunrise above the Nautilus formation in Vedauwoo. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/medicine-bow-peak-trail/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Medicine-Bow-Peak-Trail-overlook3.jpg Medicine Bow Peak Trail Sunrise from the Medicine Bow Peak Trail overlooking Lake Marie and the Snowy Range. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sunrise-at-lookout-lake/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lookout-Lake-Sunrise.jpg Sunrise at Lookout Lake After more than a dozen trips to photograph Lookout Lake at sunrise, I was finally rewarded with perfect light, dramatic clouds, and no wind on this morning in late July. This is the Snowy Range at its finest! Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/antelope-silhouette/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Antelope-Silhouette.jpg Antelope Silhouette An antelope buck poses against the setting sun. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Sigma 100-300 f4 lens. Sierra Madre Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sunrise-above-the-lakes-trail/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Above-the-Lakes-Trail-Sunrise.jpg Sunrise Above the Lakes Trail A perch high above the Lakes Trail provides this spectacular view of Lookout Lake and the Snowy Range. Field Notes: Sony a900 camera, Zeiss 24-70 2.8 lens. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/above-lakes-trail-sunrise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/6.jpg Above Lakes Trail, Sunrise Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/shimmering-pebbles/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Shimmering-Pebbles.jpg Shimmering Pebbles Ripples from a light breeze blur the view of the colorful rocks underneath the surface of St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Minolta 100 2.8 macro lens. Glacier National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/approaching-thunderstorm/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-cloud-sunrise-BW.jpg Approaching Thunderstorm The day's first light reveals an incoming thunderstorm at Vedauwoo. This is a black and white conversion of a photograph captured on color film. As my favorite monochrome photograph, the bright whites, deep blacks, tonal range, and detail in this image make for a stunning print at any size. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Fujinon 240 A lens, Fuji Velvia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/289/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-sunset.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/288/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-fall-color-sunset.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/287/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Teton-aspen-flowers-panorama.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/286/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowy-Range-Roadside-Overlook.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/285/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowy-orange-rocks.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/284/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowies11.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/283/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Rock-face-stitch.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/282/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Lake-Marie-sunrise.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/281/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lake-Marie-shoreline.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/280/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lake-Marie-and-Medicine-Bow-Peak.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/279/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hayden-Valley.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/278/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Beaver-pond-reflection.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/277/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image2framedetail.jpg 100% crop; greater noise in ACR image compared to DxO image is substantially more pronounced than shown here https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/276/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image2pawdetail.jpg 100% crop; greater noise in ACR image compared to DxO image is substantially more pronounced than shown here https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/275/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image2centerdetail.jpg 100% crop https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/274/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image2.jpg Sony A900, Minolta 50 1.7, 1/13s @ f3.2, ISO 800, handheld ACR 5.3 settings: no sharpening; exposure, recovery, fill light, blacks, contrast, clarity, vibrance, saturation set at defaults; medium contrast point curve; noise reduction at defaults DxO 5.3.3: lighting tools to simulate ACR output, no color adjustments, no geometry adjustments, no sharpness adjustments, noise reduction at luminance = 20 (better results than default of 40) and default chrominance (20) for ISO 800 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/273/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image3edgedetail.jpg 100% crop of left edge https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/272/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image3detail3.jpg 100% crop https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/271/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image3detail2.jpg 100% crop https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/270/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image3detail.jpg 100% crop https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/269/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image3centerdetail1.jpg 100% crop https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/268/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image3.jpg Sony A900, CZ 24-70, 1/90s @ f8, ISO 100, mirror lock-up ACR settings: no sharpening; exposure=0, recovery=75, fill light=0, blacks=5, brightness=50, contrast=25, clarity=0, vibrance=0, saturation=0; medium contrast point curve; noise reduction at defaults DxO settings: lighting tools to simulate ACR output; no color adjustments; no geometry adjustments; no lens softness adjustments; no unsharp mask; noise reduction at default luminance (33) and chrominance of 50 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/267/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image1corner2.jpg 100% crop of bottom right corner https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/266/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image1corner.jpg 100% crop of bottom left corner https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/265/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image1trees.jpg 100% crop https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/264/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image1centerdetail.jpg 100% crop of center https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/image-1/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image1.jpg Image #1 Sony A900, CZ 24-70, 1/90s @ f11, ISO 100, tripod, mirror lock-up. ACR 5.3: no sharpening; minor or no adjustments to exposure, recovery, fill light, blacks, brightness, contrast, clarity, vibrance, saturation; medium contrast point curve; noise reduction at defaults (0 luminance, 25 color) DxO 5.3.3: lighting tools to simulate ACR results; no color adjustments; no geometry adjustments; lens softness set to 0.0; no unsharp mask; noise reduction at default luminance (33) and chrominance of 50 instead of default 10 because images show some minor chroma noise at low settings https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/262/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image5.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/261/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image4.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/260/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image3.jpg Sony A900, CZ 24-70, 1/90s @ f8, ISO 100, mirror lock-up ACR 5.3 settings: no sharpening, exposure=0, recovery=75, fill light=0, blacks=5, brightness=50, contrast=25, clarity=0, vibrance=0, saturation=0, medium contrast point curve, noise reduction at defaults DxO 5.3.3 settings: lighting tools to simulate ACR output, no color adjustments, no geometry adjustments, no lens softness or unsharp mask adjustments, noise reduction at default luminance (33) and chrominance of 50 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/259/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image2.jpg Sony A900, Minolta 50 1.7, 1/13s @ f3.2, ISO 800, handheld ACR 5.3 settings: no sharpening; exposure, recovery, fill light, blacks, brightness, contrast, clarity, vibrance, saturation set at defaults; medium contrast point curve; noise reduction at defaults DxO 5.3.3 settings: lighting tools to simulate ACR output, no color adjustments, no geometry adjustments, no sharpness adjustments, noise reduction at luminance = 20 (better results than default of 40) and default chrominance (20) for ISO 800 https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/258/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/image1.jpg Sony A900, CZ 24-70, 1/90s @ f11, ISO 100, tripod, mirror lock-up ACR 5.3 settings: no sharpening; minimal or no adjustments to exposure, recovery, fill light, blacks, brightness, contrast, clarity, vibrance, saturation; medium contrast point curve; noise reduction at defaults (0 luminance, 25 color) DxO 5.3.3 settings: lighting tools to simulate ACR output, no color adjustments, no geometry adjustments, lens softness set to 0.0, no unsharp mask, noise reduction at default luminance (33) and chrominance of 50 instead of default 10 because images show some minor chroma noise at low settings https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/257/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0841.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/256/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0813.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/255/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/buffalo-on-road-1-of-1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/254/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0747.jpg Bull elk hanging out in the National Elk Refuge just outside Jackson. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/253/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0868.jpg This is the most we saw of the Tetons during the trip. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/252/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0719.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/autumn-splendor/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9555.jpg Autumn Splendor Not a bad place for a hike! Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/250/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC8814.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/maroon-bells-aspens/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Maroon-Bells-Aspens.jpg Maroon Bells Aspens Aspen trees are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. Their trunks seem to glow in overcast light. Autumn aspen leaves turn spectacular shades of gold, red, or orange. Colorado hillsides like this one consist of many different aspen stands, each with its own color and schedule for dropping its leaves. This image from the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area depicts the graphic beauty of a Colorado aspen forest in early October. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Fujinon 240 A lens, Fuji Astia film. near Aspen https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/247/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0903-b.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/246/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0901.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/245/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0903.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/244/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0906.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/243/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0912.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/242/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0905.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/241/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0910.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/240/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0904.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/snowy-range-collage/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0902.jpg Snowy Range Collage This beautiful and affordable collage features four of my favorite photographs from the Snowy Range. When framed using the double plaque mounting style, this piece measures 10.5" x 22.5." It makes a nice gift, matches most any decor, and is great for displaying in smaller locations such as bathrooms, hallways, kitchens, and bedrooms. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/medicine-bow-nf-wildflower-collage/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0903.jpg Medicine Bow N.F. Wildflower Collage This beautiful and affordable collage features three of my favorite wildflower photographs from Vedauwoo and the Snowy Range. When framed using the double plaque mounting style, this piece measures 10" x 24." It makes a nice gift, matches most any decor, and is great for displaying in smaller locations such as bathrooms, hallways, kitchens, and bedrooms. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/237/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0898.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/236/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0897.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/235/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0896.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/234/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/IMG_1708.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/233/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/IMG_1703.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/232/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0900.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/231/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC0899.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/grinnell-lake-overlook-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Grinnell-Lake-Overlook2.jpg Grinnell Lake Overlook #2 The sheer rocks faces and waterfalls above Grinnell Lake, as well as the abundance of wildflowers and wildlife in this area, make the hike to Grinnell Glacier the most scenic in Glacier National Park. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Glacier National Park, Montana https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/grinnell-lake-overlook/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Above-Grinnell-Lake.jpg Grinnell Lake Overlook The hike to Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park provides this view of Grinnell Lake, the most beautiful mountain lake I have ever seen. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Glacier National Park, Montana https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/avalanche-creek/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Avalanche-Creek.jpg Avalanche Creek Extremely fine glacial silt turns the meltwater of Avalanche Creek in Glacier National Park an otherworldly turquoise color. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Glacier National Park, Montana https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/227/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50-1.7-f8-RAW-backyard-sky100crop.jpg 50 1.7, f8, ISO 100, 100% crop. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/226/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/100-macro-f2.8-RAW-100crop.jpg 100 2.8 macro, f2.8, ISO 100, 100% crop. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/225/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/100-macro-f2.8-RAW-all.jpg 100 2.8 macro, f2.8, ISO 100. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/224/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50-1.7-f8-RAW-100crop.jpg 50 1.7, f8, ISO 100, 100% crop. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/223/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50-1.7-f8-RAW-all.jpg 50 1.7, f8, ISO 100. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/222/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/100-macro-f8-RAW-100crop.jpg 100 2.8 macro, f8, ISO 100, 100% crop. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/221/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/100-macro-f8-RAW-all.jpg 100 2.8 macro, f8, ISO 100. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/220/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50-1.7-f8-jpg-backyard-100crop.jpg 50 1.7, f8, ISO 100, 100% crop. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/219/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/100-macro-f8-RAW-backyard-100crop.jpg 100 2.8 macro, f8, ISO 100, 100% crop. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/218/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50-1.7-f8-jpg-backyard-all.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/217/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50-1.7-f8-jpg-backyard-all.jpg 50 1.7, f8, ISO 100. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/216/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/100-macro-f8-RAW-backyard-all.jpg 100 2.8 macro, f8, ISO 100. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/215/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50-1.7-f8-RAW-100crop.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/aspen-reflections/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/_DSC9492.jpg Aspen Reflections A beautiful aspen stand reflected in the still waters of Maroon Lake. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Sigma 100-300 f4 lens. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/moulton-barn/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Moulton-Barn.jpg Moulton Barn Stormy skies and the Teton Range provide a perfect backdrop to this picturesque barn in Mormom Row. Winner, Best of Show 2D, Best of Show Open 2D, 2007 Platte Valley Festival of the Arts. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Velvia 50 film. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/212/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sugarloaf-rocky-overlook-.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/211/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sugarloaf-moonset5.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/210/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sugarloaf-moonset3.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/209/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sugarloaf-moonset2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/208/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sugarloaf-moonset1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/207/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier9.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/206/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier9.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/205/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier22.jpg Photo Credit: Merek Deacon https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/204/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier21.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/203/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier19.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sharing-the-trail/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier11.jpg Sharing the Trail Mountain goats share the road with hikers along the Highline Trail. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/201/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier8.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/200/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier6.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/199/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/198/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sadie.jpg Date: July 25, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/197/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowies11.jpg Date: July 25, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/196/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowies9.jpg Date: July 25, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/195/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowies1.jpg Date: July 25, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/194/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-10.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/193/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-9.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/192/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-8.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/191/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-7.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/190/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-6.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/189/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-5.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/188/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-4.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/187/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-3.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/186/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20july2008-2.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/185/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowies-pond-reflection.jpg Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/nautilus-formation-sunrise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-Nautilus-sunrise.jpg Nautilus Formation Sunrise The day's first light strikes the Nautilus formation, a popular climbing area in Vedauwoo. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Rodenstock 150 APO Sironar-S lens, Fuji Astia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/183/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/999.jpg Date: May 30, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/182/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lupines2.jpg Date: June 27, 2008 Location: Happy Jack area https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/181/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/3a.jpg Date: July 4, 2008 Location: Laramie https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/180/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snake-River-Overlook-b.jpg Date: March 4, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/179/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/flower9.jpg Date: July 9, 2008 Location: near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/178/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/rocks2.jpg Date: June 27, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/177/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/lupine1.jpg Date: June 27, 2008 Location: Happy Jack area https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/176/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/flower6.jpg Date: June 21, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/175/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/flower1.jpg Date: June 21, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/the-protectors-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Rock-face-stitch2.jpg The Protectors This remarkable series of rock formations, bearing an uncanny resemblance to a "rock family," appears to enjoy a beautiful summer day in the Vedauwoo wilderness. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens, stitched digital composite of 5 vertical images. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/the-protectors/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Rock-face-stitch.jpg The Protectors Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/172/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/golf4.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/171/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/golf2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/170/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/golf1.jpg This 27-hole golf course in Princeville had absolutely stunning views. With the rugged Na Pali coast, towering waterfalls, and the Pacific Ocean in view on most holes it was difficult to concentrate on playing golf. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/169/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hanalei-beach1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/168/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aerialview8.jpg This waterfall, located on a privately owned 50,000 acre ranch, was the site for the helicopter landing pad in the movie Jurassic Park. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/167/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aerialview7.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/166/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aerialview6.jpg Hanalei Bay: the inspiration for the song "Puff the Magic Dragon" and our favorite place in Kauai. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/165/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aerialview4.jpg We learned a new word on this trip: "vog." This refers to the atmospheric haze created by a spewing volcanic fissure 400 miles from Kauai. Many people told us they had never seen the island this "voggy" before and that the skies are normally crystal clear. You can easily see the haze in the aerial pictures taken during our helicopter ride. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/164/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aerialview3.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/163/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aerialview2.jpg An 11-mile, permit-only hiking trail snakes across the base of these cliffs. We were told the trail is only 12 inches wide in spots. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/162/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aerialview1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/161/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pink-flowers2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/160/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/pink-flowers.jpg These beautiful flower petals, shaped like pine needles, carpeted our trail through the forest. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/159/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Merek-swimming.jpg The pool at the base of this amazing waterfall was cold enough to take our breath away for several minutes. It made for an invigorating break after a tough 3-hour hike. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/158/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/falls2.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/157/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/falls1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/156/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/spider.jpg This massive spider spun its web between two trees at the edge of a cliff, creating the illusion of floating in midair. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/155/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/centipede.jpg This centipede was nearly a foot long and supposedly packs a bite painful enough to "make you wish you were dead" according to our Kauai guidebook. After seeing this critter we looked closely at where we stepped on the beach for the rest of the trip. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/154/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/us-at-beach.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/153/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sunrise-and-surfer.jpg Look closely and you can see the surfer paddling his way out to sea. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/152/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/us-at-coast-trail.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/indian-paintbrush-in-snow/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Indian-Paintbrush-in-snow.jpg Indian Paintbrush in Snow An early June snowfall blankets a field of Indian Paintbrush in the Medicine Bow National Forest. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Minolta 100 2.8 macro lens. Medicine Bow National Forest https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/150/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/lines-and-shadows.jpg Date: January 4, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/149/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-sunrise-panorama.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/148/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/sunrise5.jpg Date: January 10, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/147/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/snowy-trees3.jpg Date: January 13, 2008 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/146/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/snowy-trees1.jpg Date: January 13, 2008 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/145/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-sunrise-panorama.jpg Date: January 10, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/144/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/sunrise2.jpg Date: January 10, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/143/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Nautilus-sunrise1b.jpg Date: January 3, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/142/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Sunrise1.jpg Date: January 10, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/141/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Nautilus-sunrise7.jpg Date: January 3, 2008 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/140/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Nautilus-sunrise1.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/139/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Teton-panorama-crops.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/138/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Teton-panorama-full.jpg This is a drum scanned 6x17 cm photograph. The close-up crops below provide a view of the numbered red boxes above. This image is sized for a 22x62 inch print at 360 dpi, and the apparent detail in a print this size will be even more than what can be seen in the crops below. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/137/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Turtle-Rock-Stream-crops.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/136/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Turtle-Rock-Stream-crops.jpg The ability to keep both near and far portions of the image in sharp focus, as seen above, is a product of the unique capabilities of a large format camera and, until recently as I describe in the Why Digital Photography? page, was not possible with smaller format film or digital cameras. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/135/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Turtle-Rock-Stream-full.jpg This photograph was captured on 4x5 inch film and scanned with my Optronics ColorGetter Eagle drum scanner. The four close-up crops below provide a view of the numbered red boxes above. This 740 megabyte image is sized for a 40x50 inch print at 360 dpi, and the apparent detail in a print this size will be even more than what can be seen in the crops below. https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/turtle-rock-stream/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Turtle-Rock-Stream.jpg Turtle Rock Stream This shallow stream marks a popular cooling off spot for hikers on Vedauwoo's Turtle Rock trail. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Astia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/133/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Turtle-Rock-Stream.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/132/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/self-portrait2.jpg This is a picture of me using my large format camera. I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/131/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Flowers4.jpg Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/130/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/73b.jpg Date: June 8, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/129/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/78.jpg Date: October 7, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/128/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/77.jpg Date: August 31, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/127/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/76.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/126/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/75.jpg Date: July 25, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/125/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/72.jpg Date: June 8, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/124/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/70.jpg Date: December 27, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/123/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/69.jpg Date: December 24, 2007 Location: Laramie https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/122/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/68.jpg Date: December 21, 2007 Location: Laramie https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/121/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/64b.jpg Date: October 14, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/120/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/36b.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/119/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/18b.jpg Date: July 14, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/118/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/11b.jpg Date: June 8, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/117/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/8b.jpg Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/116/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/3b.jpg Date: March 4, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/115/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/64.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/114/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/11.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/113/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/8.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/112/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/36.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/vedauwoo-sunrise-panorama/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-sunrise-panorama2.jpg Vedauwoo Sunrise Panorama A foreboding sky adds drama to the day's first light on the Nautilus formation at Vedauwoo. This photograph is incredibly detailed and makes a great big print. A 22x62 framed print of this image hangs in my living room. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, 6x17 cm roll film back, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Velvia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/swabachers-landing-sunrise-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Swabachers-landing2.jpg Swabacher's Landing Sunrise https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/109/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/66.jpg Date: October 28, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/108/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/65.jpg Date: October 28, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/107/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/63.jpg Date: October 14, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/106/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/62.jpg Date: October 14, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/105/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/61.jpg Date: October 14, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/104/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/60.jpg Date: September 28, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/103/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/59.jpg Date: September 28, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/102/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/58.jpg Date: September 28, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/101/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/57.jpg Date: October 7, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/100/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/56.jpg Date: October 7, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/99/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/55.jpg Date: October 5, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/98/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/54.jpg Date: October 5, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/97/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/53.jpg Date: October 5, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/96/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/52.jpg Date: October 5, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/95/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/51.jpg Date: September 17, 2007 Location: Laramie https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/94/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/50.jpg Date: May 30, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/93/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/49.jpg Date: July 12, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/92/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/48.jpg Date: August 15, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/91/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/46.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/90/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/45.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/89/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/44.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/88/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/43.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/87/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/42.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/86/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/41.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/85/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/40.jpg Date: August 13, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/84/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/39.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/83/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/38.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/82/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/37.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/summer-morning-at-lake-marie/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/36.jpg Summer Morning at Lake Marie This once gushing meltwater stream beneath Lake Marie in the Snowy Range is reduced to a calm trickle by mid-summer. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/80/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/35.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/79/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/34.jpg Date: August 8, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/78/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/33.jpg Date: July 27, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/77/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/32.jpg Date: July 27, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/76/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/31.jpg Date: July 27, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/75/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/30.jpg Date: July 27, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/74/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/29.jpg Date: July 27, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/73/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/28.jpg Date: July 27, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/72/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/27.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/71/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/26.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/70/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/25.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/69/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/24.jpg Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/68/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/23.jpg Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/67/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/22.jpg Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/66/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/21.jpg Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/65/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/20.jpg Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/64/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/19.jpg Date: July 14, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/63/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/17.jpg Date: July 13, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/62/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/16.jpg Date: July 13, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/61/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/15.jpg Date: July 13, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/60/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/14.jpg Date: June 8, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/59/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/13.jpg Date: June 8, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/58/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/12.jpg Date: June 8, 2007 Location: Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/57/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/9.jpg Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/56/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/7.jpg Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/55/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/5.jpg Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/54/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/4.jpg Date: March 4, 2007 Location: Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/winters-arrival/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/BlairSnowyAspens-small.jpg Winter's Arrival A mid-October snowfall blankets this young aspen stand in Vedauwoo. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Fujinon 240 A lens, Fuji Astia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/approaching-thunderstorm-sunset/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Backyard-clouds2.jpg Approaching Thunderstorm, Sunset The fading evening light adds an eerie glow to a gathering thunderstorm over mountains east of Laramie. Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Minolta 100 2.8 macro lens. Medicine Bow National Forest https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/vedauwoo-cactus/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/CactusFlowers2.jpg Vedauwoo Cactus The cactus bloom at Vedauwoo in late May heralds the approach of summer. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Minolta 100 2.8 macro lens. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/columbine-close-up/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/columbine.jpg Columbine Close-up A close-up image of one of the hundreds of columbines along the Lakes Trail of the Snowy Range in late July. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Minolta 100 2.8 macro lens. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sunrise-mormon-row/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Moulton-Barn2.jpg Sunrise, Mormon Row https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sunset-snake-river-overlook/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snake-River1.jpg Sunset, Snake River Overlook The classic view of the Snake River Overlook, immortalized by Ansel Adams. This was the best lighting in the three evenings I spent waiting for the sunset here. Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/oxbow-bend-infrared-iii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/OxBow-Bend-Infrared3.jpg Oxbow Bend Infrared III Infrared view of this beautiful aspen stand at Oxbow Bend with Mt. Moran in the background. Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens, Hoya RM72 infrared filter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/oxbow-bend-infrared-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/OxBow-Bend-Infrared2.jpg Oxbow Bend Infrared II Another infrared perspective on Oxbow Bend. Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens, Hoya RM72 infrared filter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/oxbow-bend-infrared-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/OxBow-Bend-Infrared1.jpg Oxbow Bend Infrared I https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/string-lake-ii/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/String-Lake3.jpg String Lake II View of Mt. Moran from String Lake. Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/string-lake-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/String-Lake5.jpg String Lake I Mid-morning at String Lake. This beautiful and surprisingly shallow piedmont lake is the perfect setting for mountain reflection photographs on a calm morning. Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/swabachers-landing-sunrise/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Swabachers-landing2.jpg Swabacher's Landing Sunrise Calm conditions and soft pre-dawn light accentuate this classic view of the Teton range at Swabacher's Landing. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/swabachers-landing-sunrise-i/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Swabachers-landing3.jpg Swabacher's Landing Sunrise I Slightly wider view from Swabacher's Landing. Field Notes: Sony Alpha camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/oxbow-bend-infrared-2/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/OxBow-Bend-Infrared1.jpg Oxbow Bend Infrared Oxbow Bend https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/oxbow-bend-infrared/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/OxBow-Bend-Infrared1.jpg Oxbow Bend Infrared An infrared view lends a unique perspective to this calm afternoon scene at Oxbow Bend. Field Notes: Sony a100 camera, Tamron 17-50 2.8 lens, Hoya RM72 infrared filter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/hayden-valley/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Hayden-Valley-edited.jpg Hayden Valley A perfect morning at Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, 6x17cm roll film back, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Provia film. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/almost-frozen/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Green-Rock-bridge-8x10.jpg Almost Frozen A thin flowing stream defies the freezing temperatures and fresh snowfall near the Green Rock picnic area in the Snowy Range. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Velvia film. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/cascade-river-falls/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Cascade-River-4x5.jpg Cascade River Falls The aptly-named Cascade River tumbles by on its way to Lake Superior. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Velvia film. Cascade River State Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/34/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/RMNP-BW-panorama.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/33/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/RMNP-BW-panorama.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/32/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/GM-harbor-sunset-panorama-p.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/31/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Split-Rock-Lighthouse-fog-p.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/glacier-beargrass/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Glacier-Beargrass-5oct04.jpg Glacier Beargrass Tall beargrass flowers dot the hillsides surrounding Grinnell Lake in Glacier National Park. Field Notes: Minolta Maxxum 7 camera, Tamron 28-200 lens, Fuji Provia film. Glacier National Park, Montana https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/winter-fantasy/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Baptism-River-cliff-10apr05.jpg Winter Fantasy Gale-force winds and sub-freezing temperatures create an otherworldly scene at the outlet of the Baptism River into Lake Superior. As the massive waves crashed against the shoreline cliffs the water instantly froze, coating this rock outcropping (and photographer!) in a shell of ice. The wave rising behind the trees at the top of the cliff is more than 30 feet high. Field Notes: Minolta Maxxum 7 camera, Minolta 100 2.8 macro lens, Fuji Provia film. Tettegouche State Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/22/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Teton-aspen-flowers-panoram.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/21/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Snowy-Range-Roadside-Overlo.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/20/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/large/Snowy-Mts-lake-panorama-8-i.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/19/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/tree-silhouette-and-aspens-.jpg https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/waiting-for-winter/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blair-aspens-and-field-pano.jpg Waiting for Winter Its leaves having long since fallen, an aspen stand awaits the onset of winter. Field Notes: Ebony 45S, 6x17cm roll film back, Rodenstock 150 APO-Sironar S lens, Fuji Astia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/lower-falls-panorama/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-of-the-Yellows.jpg Lower Falls Panorama Panoramic view of the dramatic lower falls of the Yellowstone River. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, 6x17cm roll film back, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Provia film. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sunset-vedauwoo/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-sunset-12x18-sharp.jpg Sunset, Vedauwoo A pastel sunset spreads warm light over the red rock formations of Vedauwoo in late summer. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Velvia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/beaver-pond-reflection/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Vedauwoo-pond-reflection-16.jpg Beaver Pond Reflection A beaver pond at sunset in mid-summer highlights the beauty of the Sherman granite formations of Vedauwoo's Turtle Rock. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Rodenstock 150 APO-Sironar S lens, Fuji Provia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/autumn-mist/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/tree-silhouette-and-aspens-.jpg Autumn Mist A late autumn fog shrouds an aspen stand in fading fall color on the rugged hills near Vedauwoo. This image is by far my best selling photograph and makes a stunning large print. At the 22x62 size, individual water droplets on the trees are clearly visible. Winner, People's Choice Award, 2007 Platte Valley Festival of the Arts. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, 6x17cm roll film back, Rodenstock 150 APO-Sironar S lens, Fuji Astia film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/field-of-dreams/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Teton-aspen-flowers-panoram.jpg Field of Dreams Overcast light reveals an explosion of wildflowers in Grand Teton National Park. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, 6x17cm roll film back, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Provia film. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/blizzard-over-snowmelt-lake/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Summer-Snowstorm-Wind-Rive.jpg Blizzard over Snowmelt Lake A Memorial Day snowstorm dusts trees surviving in a seasonal snowmelt lake. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Fujinon 240 A lens, Fuji Velvia film. Wind River Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/waterfall-and-marsh-marigolds/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowy-Waterfall-and-White-F.jpg Waterfall and Marsh Marigolds A short-lived explosion of marsh marigolds carpets the ground alongside a snowmelt waterfall. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Astia film. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/summer-in-the-snowy-range/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowy-pond-and-flowers-16x2.jpg Summer in the Snowy Range This photograph depicts everything there is to love about this magical place in the all-too-brief summertime - lush vegetation, abundant wildflowers, plentiful alpine lakes, and spectacular mountain peaks. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 75 5.6 Super Angulon lens, Fuji Provia film. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/snowy-range-colors/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowy-orange-rocks-16x20-sh.jpg Snowy Range Colors An explosion of color reveals the beauty - both subtle and dramatic - of the Snowy Range. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 75 5.6 Super Angulon lens, Fuji Velvia 100 film. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/sunrise-over-unnamed-lake/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Snowy-lake-sunrise-reflecti.jpg Sunrise over Unnamed Lake Glorious pre-dawn light reflects the surface of this pristine unnamed lake in the Snowy Range. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 75 5.6 Super Angulon lens, Fuji Astia film. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/oxbow-bend-reflection/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Oxbow-Bend-10x15-sharpened.jpg Oxbow Bend Reflection A calm morning at Oxbow Bend in late September. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Provia film. Grand Teton National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/mirror-lake-reflection/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Mirror-Lake-18-x-12-edited.jpg Mirror Lake Reflection An unusually calm day reveals the beauty of the Snowy Range reflected in the surface of Mirror Lake. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Schneider 110 XL lens, Fuji Provia film. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/lower-falls/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Lower-Yellowstone-Falls2-11.jpg Lower Falls View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River from Artist's Point. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Fujinon 240 A lens, Fuji Provia film. Yellowstone National Park https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/autumn-grasses-and-aspens/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Blair-aspens-and-field-pano.jpg Autumn Grasses and Aspens https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/columbines-and-medicine-bow-peak/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/Columbines.jpg Columbines and Medicine Bow Peak Columbines amidst the backdrop of the tallest peak in the Snowy Range. Field Notes: Canon G6 camera. Snowy Range https://www.brettdeacon.com/photo/fallen-aspen-leaves/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/images/xl/aspen-leaves-at-Blair.jpg Fallen Aspen Leaves A bouquet of aspen leaves carpets the ground. Field Notes: Ebony 45S camera, Rodenstock 150 APO-Sironar S lens, Fuji Velvia 100 film. Vedauwoo https://www.brettdeacon.com/news/ https://www.brettdeacon.com/contact/