Still looking at old files, I find an entire folder from a trip in 2004 to the Grand Tetons that I hadn’t processed! When I saw images from Swabacker Landing, that morning became fresh in my mind. It was way below freezing and a layer of frost covered everything. Gorgeous. Here’s one of my favorites from that morning.
Swabacker Landing – Grand Teton National Park
This image is so incredibly sharp that there’s no doubt I used a tripod. Check out this 100% crop of the reflection:
I should also mention that this image is made up of 5 vertical shots which accounts for the size at 100%.
Yes; I acknowledge the difference tripods can make! They’re just too much of a hassle so I will still rarely carry one 🙂
The first photo of Swabacker Landing looks like a painting! gorgeous. Happy for you that you found the file (2004? – wow).
On the cropped photo, are you saying you took 5 shots and then “pasted” them together in photoshop? I would like to learn more about that process…. someday. 🙂
Combining images is truly a no brainer using Photoshop’s Photomerge! You ideally should use a tripod but I do plenty hand held panoramas.
Two tips: 1. Shoot in manual, average meter the scene and shoot all at that setting. 2. Do NOT use auto white balance. Believe it or not, the white balance can change from frame to frame as you move the camera which can make skies impossible to blend.