The story behind the photograph
With the background of the Tetons you get a great prospective on how big they are with the large herd of elk in the foreground. What got my attention was the large population of elk . Also the different colors, foreground you have the browns and golden color from sunrise. Middle tier of Teton's you have green hues and then the snow on the Teton's. many textures in this composition.”
From Everlasting to Everlasting · Psalm 90:2
“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
In Scott C Johnson's words
“With the background of the Tetons you get a great prospective on how big they are with the large herd of elk in the foreground.”
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From the photograph Jackson Elk Herd by Scott C Johnson, Colorado · View the original →
Picture
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Format
Textured and warm, with finished edges that continue the picture. No glass, ready to hang.
Size
Statement size, above a bed, mantel, or sofa
48″ × 24″, 1.5″ deep
Good detail. Made to be seen from a step or two back, as a piece this size usually is.
Above 24″, printed from an enlarged file
The piece was developed in our studio using digital and AI tools, and the same tools enlarged it for large-format printing. At these sizes fine detail is interpreted rather than photographed.
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The Jackson Elk Herd, numbering around 11,000 animals, undertakes a major seasonal migration between the high-elevation summer ranges of Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and surrounding wilderness and the low-elevation winter refuge in the Jackson Hole valley. This was mid April in Grand Tetons National Park ,Early morning timeframe
Why these words
A scattered herd of elk grazing freely on open sagebrush flats beneath unfenced peaks is exactly the picture of animals that belong to no one but their Maker. The famous clause carries the sense of wild ownership without needing the rest of the psalm.
The photograph that inspired this piece
It begins with an original photograph by Scott C Johnson of a real place. This version was developed from that photograph in our studio, using digital and AI tools guided by the original’s own composition, and these words set over the finished picture. How these are made.
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