Thursday’s Task

[John Holbrook]

I’ve been asked to permanently assume the Thursday’s Task role and hope to engage your interest each week. To see what you’ve seen, captured and edited is my reward.

Thursday’s Task: Layers in the landscape (atmospheric perspective or overlap perspective). My examples below:

Scenic Byway 128 near Moab, UT

Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO

 

[AlanLichty]

A scene along the Umpqua River in Oregon:

Bare rocks and forest at Shore Acres State Park, Oregon:

Trailside reflections along the Sweet Creek Trail, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon:

 

[John Holbrook]

A scene along the Umpqua River in Oregon:

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Bare rocks and forest at Shore Acres State Park, Oregon:

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Trailside reflections along the Sweet Creek Trail, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon:

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Alan, the Shore Acres image is surprising (in a good way) with the two juxtaposed elements. Nice! The reflections in the Sweet Creek shot is such a contrast to the green of the moss and ferns––another surprise! The first image's foreground rock certainly adds to this tranquil scene's interest.

 

[Jim Dockery]

East from Mt. Pilchuck

 

[Ben Egbert]

From Mill canyon ridge looking south.

 

[John Holbrook]

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East from Mt. Pilchuck

Jim, perfect post––love the layers. Great image!

 

[John Holbrook]

From Mill canyon ridge looking south.

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Magnificent image! Thank you for sharing!

 

[JimFox]

Thank you so much John for taking Thursday's Task over! It's really appreciated.

I am out at Joshua Tree at the moment, so I don't have many images at hand, so I will do with an Infrared image that I had just posted in the Infrared Section. Its from the Grand Canyon.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Thanks for taking this over, John. I know you will do a great job. This will allow me to pursue a thread on flowers starting this coming Sunday.

Here are a couple of images from the Pacific Northwest.

Sunset view from Paradise Meadow, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA.

Sunrise view from the Olympic Mountains, WA.

 

[Jeffrey]

I love layers...

The BlueRidge Mountains, North Carolina:

Canyonlands NP:

Death Valley:

The Panamint Mountains from Telescope Peak (shot on 35mm film in 1991):

 

[TimMc]

Watkins Glen

 

[John Holbrook]

Thank you so much John for taking Thursday's Task over! It's really appreciated.

I am out at Joshua Tree at the moment, so I don't have many images at hand, so I will do with an Infrared image that I had just posted in the Infrared Section. Its from the Grand Canyon.

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You are welcome, I hope my Thurday’s Task posts will continue to receive such creative responses. Nice IR image, can’t wait to see your Joshua Tree images!

 

[John Holbrook]

I love layers...

The BlueRidge Mountains, North Carolina:
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Canyonlands NP:
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Death Valley:
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The Panamint Mountains from Telescope Peak (shot on 35mm film in 1991):
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Jeffrey, excellent images depicting “layers”––love them all. The Panamint image is perfect and the Canyonlands shot is something else! The Death Valley layered colors work well too.

 

[John Holbrook]

Watkins Glen

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Tim, a perfect “layer” post—very nice!

 

[Kyle Jones]

Here are some atmospheric layers in Yangshuo, China.

 

[John Holbrook]

Here are some atmospheric layers in Yangshuo, China.
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Kyle, I‘ve admired every landscape you shared from China—this one as well. Nice layers with their reflections.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Interesting topic and some very compelling images.

Ruby Beach

Mt Rainier

 

[dan swiger]

OK, some of these are a reprise, but hopefully suite

Some cloud layering

Zabriskie Point, after the rains - to the valley

Pano-film - local, hills & clouds

Winter Solstice waves & thin clouds

 

[John Holbrook]

Interesting topic and some very compelling images.

Ruby Beach
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Mt Rainier
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Jameel, your beach shot is very nice––I like effect the fog has on the two rocks that seem to mirror one another––the left more obscured than the right. The color layers in the Mt. Rainier image are striking!

 

[John Holbrook]

OK, some of these are a reprise, but hopefully suite
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Some cloud layering
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Zabriskie Point, after the rains - to the valley

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Pano-film - local, hills & clouds

OK, some of these are a reprise, but hopefully suite
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Some cloud layering
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Zabriskie Point, after the rains - to the valley

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Pano-film - local, hills & clouds

Dan, really like your first image with the clouds hiding the peaks and of course the water leading your eye into the scene. The sky and landscape below in the Zabriskie image create a interesting image too. I really like the greater sky to land proportions in your third image––a beautifully serene landscape. The last image is perfectly composed with subtle layering too.