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Off the Beaten

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Granite, Wyoming




use this as stock from my stock account :iconsimbabadass:

Since this is starting to gain some popularity, I thought that I would share the story behind it.

A month ago, a couple of friends, and my boyfriend and I took a trip to my home state of Wyoming, and decided to make a quick stop at Granite Hot springs, just outside of Jackson Hole. While in the warm water, we got to experience the beauty of a couple of blizzards, the beauty of which I couldn't hope to have captured with a camera.

When the weather cleared a little, we started to head back down to the highway, but I convinced my boyfriend to go off on a side road, where we would encounter a moose and several dear. We also discovered that the road was not kept up, and was mainly used in the fall by hunters, there were several moments that we had to get out, stare at a run off, and then get back in, floor it and hold on for dear life. My poor Ford was a trooper. But we stayed on, thinking that it might lead to the highway.....30 miles later, we made it to the highway alright, on the other side of the river with no bridge ;)
So we started to head back the 30 miles to the main dirt road, to back down another 30 miles to the highway, but I made sure to take the opportunity to take many pictures along the way, this one being one of the best of the set.

Mudding by OlMountainWoman that is the road we were on
Image size
4288x3216px 9.69 MB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S3300
Shutter Speed
1/256 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
4 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
May 24, 2012, 3:50:39 PM
Sensor Size
6mm
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:star::star::star::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Impact

This feedback is part of the #FeedbackFrenzy team 27.

This is a really nice photo. Allow me to elucidate as to why. This photo has a certain fantasy story feel to it. The way the dirt road slowly curves into the horizon, the trees on either side, and the mountain beyond, they all combine to form such a beautiful and poetic photo.
Something that bothers me though is the left side of the photo. I feel as though the left side could have been cropped since it does not add anything to the photo and is a bit distracting.
Overall, good job. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/>