Darcy Johnson  


Antlers and More Antlers by Darcy Johnson

November 2025 - Antlers and More Antlers

November 2025 - Darcy Johnson

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About the Image(s)

We were last in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 2022. There are four antler arches located at each corner of the Jackson Town Square in downtown Jackson, Wyoming, also known as George Washington Memorial Park. These iconic arches are made from thousands of naturally shed elk antlers gathered from the nearby National Elk Refuge. Constructed in 1953, they are a major landmark symbolizing the area's connection to wildlife, nature and Western heritage.

There isn't really a focal point and it doesn't fit the definition of an abstract. It's just a close-up of a repetitive subject - albeit one not see too often in such quantities. Even so, I liked it enough to play with the image composition, flipping it various ways, converting to B/W, eliminating daylight spots, and adding a slight vignette. I even tried a few overlays. Otherwise, post processing was minor. Any ideas on making this type of image a bit more interesting would be appreciated.

ISO 100, 23mm, f5.0, 140sec.


1 comment posted




Gregory Waldron   Gregory Waldron
Hi Darcy,
I like your handling of the original image. I think making it a close-up and converting it to B&W works well.
Attached is an alternative. I used the Multiply blend mode 3 times to darken the image then used radial gradients in ACR to create a beam of light. I added a Sepia photo filter and finished it off with a stroke. Hopefully this gives you some ideas to play with.
Best regards,
Greg   Posted: 11/04/2025 19:30:19
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