Thursday’s Task

Thursday’s Task: Valentine’s Day inspiration for this week’s Task—Landscapes you love. Your interpretation.

Foothills Parkway, TN







Tremont, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

Those are some landscapes I could easily fall in love with John. Gorgeous work.

Some of my favorite landscape scenes through the years.

A sunset scene at Harris Beach State Park, Oregon:



Sunrise over the Siuslaw River near Florence Oregon:



Mirror Lake in Rooster Rock State Park just below Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge:



A scene along Sweet Creek in the Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon:



A fall scene in the Columbia River Gorge with Wahkeena Falls in the background:



The bottom of Horseshoe Falls along the Siouxon Trail. Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington:

AlanLichty said:

Some of my favorite landscape scenes through the years.

A sunset scene at Harris Beach State Park, Oregon:

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Sunrise over the Siuslaw River near Florence Oregon:

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Mirror Lake in Rooster Rock State Park just below Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge:

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A scene along Sweet Creek in the Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon:

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A fall scene in the Columbia River Gorge with Wahkeena Falls in the background:

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The bottom of Horseshoe Falls along the Siouxon Trail. Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington:

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Alan, a beautiful collection of images and I am sure memories as well. I especially love the first two images—love their compositions and colors. I also favor the Sweet Creek image’s dominant foreground leading to the small falls beyond—and its limited palette too. Works well. I also like the Mirror Lake with the perfect capture of the heron (?) in the composition. Nice! The Horseshoe Falls with the water streaming through the porous logs is another great capture. Very nice as well. Thank you for sharing each of these Alan!

Here are a few I like:

The Outlet at Long Lake at the Gateway to Indian Peaks


Summer View at Red Rocks


Morning Light at Dallas Divide


Morning Light at Cedar Breaks

larryj said:

Here are a few I like:

The Outlet at Long Lake at the Gateway to Indian Peak

Summer View at Red Rocks

Morning Light at Dallas Divide

Morning Light at Cedar Breaks

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Larry, I am unable to see your images, all I see are small blue squares with a question mark. I tried my phone, iPad and Mac but it's the same problem. I tried restarting each but with the same result. I could see your Garden of the God image you posted though.

John Holbrook said:

Larry, I am unable to see your images, all I see are small blue squares with a question mark. I tried my phone, iPad and Mac but it's the same problem. I tried restarting each but with the same result. I could see your Garden of the God image you posted though.

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Hi John, I don't know what is happening with my posted images, they are becoming no shows frequently. I will try reposting them below and see if they show:
Ps I added the Ouray image!

Outlet from Long Lake at the Gateway to Indian Peaks


Summer Day a Red Rocks


Morning Light at Dallas Divide


Morning Light at Cedar Breaks


Mining Settling Pond near Ouray, CO.

larryj said:

Hi John, I don't know what is happening with my posted images, they are becoming no shows frequently. I will try reposting them below and see if they show:
Ps I added the Ouray image!

Outlet from Long Lake at the Gateway to Indian Peaks
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Summer Day a Red Rocks
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Morning Light at Dallas Divide
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Morning Light at Cedar Breaks
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Mining Settling Pond near Ouray, CO.
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Larry, your images were well worth the wait! Beautiful! One of my favorites is the first image, Long Lake––beautiful colors and perfect composition. Summer day at Red Rocks is another composition I favor with the foreground border of plants and rocks leading to the gorgeous scenery below. Very nice. The Dallas Divide is a beautiful autumn scene––with fog! Great image. Cedar Breaks image's captured light captures the strong light on the rock foreground against the shadowed rocks beyond. Nice contrast. The Mining Settling Pond is another composition I favor––love the autumn colors beyond. Very nice. Thanks for sharing each of these Larry and thank you for reposting them!