John Holbrook
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Thursday’s Task: Exit 2: Mountain landscapes. My examples below:
Foothills Parkway, TN
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO
Grand Teton National Park, WY
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Thursday’s Task: Exit 2: Mountain landscapes. My examples below:
Foothills Parkway, TN
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Mountains, you say? One of my favorite subjects.
Vermillion Lakes, Banff
Reflection Lakes, Mt Rainier
Convict Lake, California
Mt St Helens, WA
Vermillion Lakes, Banff
Reflection Lakes, Mt Rainier
Convict Lake, California
Mt St Helens, WA
John Holbrook
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Jameel, yes I certainly see this week’s Task is one of your favorite subjects—beautiful examples you have provided. I love them all and three of them with reflections! Perhaps Reflection Lakes and Vermillion Lakes are my favorites—thanks for sharing each of your image!
AlanLichty
Moderator
Like Jameel I love mountains so a good topic for me too. Neat examples so far.
Bisti, New Mexico
East Temple Zion NP:
Mt. Hood, as seen from the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge:
Mt. Grinnell, Glacier NP:
The Partiarchs, Zion NP:
Smith Rock, Oregon:
Bisti, New Mexico
East Temple Zion NP:
Mt. Hood, as seen from the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge:
Mt. Grinnell, Glacier NP:
The Partiarchs, Zion NP:
Smith Rock, Oregon:
John Holbrook
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Alan, great mountain landscapes you’ve shared! I especiallly favor the Mt. Hood, Bisti, and Smith Rock images. The Mt. Hood composition is well conceived with the stark contrast of the foreground and background. Very nice! I like the panoramic composition of Smith Rock too. Nice as well. The Patriarchs is another panoramic composition that benefits from its inclusive width. Thanks for sharing all these images Alan.
Mike Lewis
Staff Member
Some wonderful submissions so far. I must say, scenic mountain shots are one of my favorite things to shoot, so hard to limit to a reasonable number of shots. Taking a cue from above then, here are some of my favs over the years:
1) From the balcony of the Many Glacier Hotel:
2) In Denali National Park:
3) A Fjord in Norway:
4) Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park:
5) Independence Pass Rainbow:
6) Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska:
7) Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska:
8) Rocky Mountain National Park Spring View:
ML
1) From the balcony of the Many Glacier Hotel:
2) In Denali National Park:
3) A Fjord in Norway:
4) Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park:
5) Independence Pass Rainbow:
6) Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska:
7) Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska:
8) Rocky Mountain National Park Spring View:
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John Holbrook
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Mike, one word—Wow! I love them all. The first image from the balcony (with a heck of a view) is perhaps my favorite. Love the colors, light, reflection and composition! The Norway fjord is another gorgeous image with gorgeous colors. Very nice too. Both of the Alaska “mountainscapes” are equally beautiful in all respects. Again, very nice. The Longs Peak is another interesting composition. I like the color contrast between the foreground and the rising mountains beyond. Of course the rainbow featured in the Independence Pass image creates a beautiful—and memorable landscape. Thanks for sharing.
John Holbrook
Well-Known Member
Larry, thank you for sharing each of these beautiful landscapes from Colorado. I like the Road to Gothic image—the very wide angle perspective renders an interesting look to the clouds and mountains. I think the dirt road keeps the natural look to the image. I like both of the Rocky Mountain NP images too—especially the second Sheep Lake landscape. I love the colors of the foreground field against mountainous background and the gorgeous sky. Very nice. The Telluride is another favorite composition with the many layers leading to the cloudy mountains beyond. Wow! The North of Crested Butte landscape is another great composition with the winding water leading to the beautiful blue mountains. Very nice. I love the Great Sand Dunes image—another nice capture!I live in a mountain state and could post images all week, however here are a few of my favorites:
THe Road to Gothic
Cub Lake Road in RMNP
Sheep Lake in RMNP
On the Road to Telluride
North of Crested Butte
Mt Blanco and the Great Sand Dunes
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Mike Lewis
Staff Member
John,
Thanks so much for the detailed feedback - it is so special of you to take the time to do that for the posters in this thread.
That first image you mention comes from way back in 2009. I had been dabbling in scenic shooting for a couple years by that point, but it was that capture that first convinced me that I could create images that I truly felt good about. It has remained a very special image to me even all these years later, and also brings back wonderful memories of that trip too.
ML