Pioneer Panorama
J. Pierce Cunningham Cabin
Grand Teton National Park, WY
06-12-24
From the Grand Teton website: The Cunningham Cabin stands as one of the valley’s few remaining structures from the homesteading era when settlers filed nearly 400 claims in Jackson Hole. In the 1880s, John and Margaret Cunningham staked a claim for the Bar Flying U Ranch. Cunningham built his cabin in 1888 in the Appalachian style, commonly called “double-pen” or “dog-trot.” John lived in the cabin until 1895 when he finished his main residence, and it later became a smithy and barn.
The Teton range is really farther away than shown. I did some modification such as if I'd used the telephoto on the range, but wanted the cabin window in focus. Thus I used two layers of the same photo, and enlarged the mountain peaks so they look closer.
I also did some more tweaking, so the "border" around the window is dark and not splashed with color as in a standard HDR shot which removes shadows. I also digitally removed two tourists on the path. I was going to replace them with buffalo but thought that might be going too far. LOL. Also added a blur filter to the clouds only so they didn't look too sharp.
Still, what a view!
Pioneer Panorama
J. Pierce Cunningham Cabin
Grand Teton National Park, WY
06-12-24
From the Grand Teton website: The Cunningham Cabin stands as one of the valley’s few remaining structures from the homesteading era when settlers filed nearly 400 claims in Jackson Hole. In the 1880s, John and Margaret Cunningham staked a claim for the Bar Flying U Ranch. Cunningham built his cabin in 1888 in the Appalachian style, commonly called “double-pen” or “dog-trot.” John lived in the cabin until 1895 when he finished his main residence, and it later became a smithy and barn.
The Teton range is really farther away than shown. I did some modification such as if I'd used the telephoto on the range, but wanted the cabin window in focus. Thus I used two layers of the same photo, and enlarged the mountain peaks so they look closer.
I also did some more tweaking, so the "border" around the window is dark and not splashed with color as in a standard HDR shot which removes shadows. I also digitally removed two tourists on the path. I was going to replace them with buffalo but thought that might be going too far. LOL. Also added a blur filter to the clouds only so they didn't look too sharp.
Still, what a view!