Thursday’s Task

AlanLichty

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Very nice examples for this one. Question - is this driving miles or does it include aluminum tube air travel?
 

John Holbrook

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A scene from the Bisti:

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Mummy Cave ruins in Canyon de Chelly:

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The Acropolis in Athens:

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The tomb of Sextus Florentinus in Petra, Jordan:

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Garbage collection in Ismailia, Egypt:

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The Crusader Castle in Kerak, Jordan:

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Very nice variety of far-off destinations—Bisti and the Acropolis are perhaps my favorites, but all are very worthwhile photographic destinations! Thank you for sharing each of these Alan.
 

John Holbrook

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John Holbrook

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I'll go with max overall distance from home and max walking distance to get to the spot.

1) Victoria Falls, Zambia (max overall travel distance)
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2) Mooney Falls, Havasupai, Arizona (about 11 miles one way)
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Kyle, thank you for sharing these special distant images—very beautiful! Perhaps my favorite is the Victoria Falls black and white image—very nice composition too! The Mooney Falls red rock image with a bit of blue and green is a very well seen scene. Nice!
 

AlanLichty

Moderator
Alan, I forgot to mention that I got a kick out of the faraway garbage collection too!
Thanks John - pure chance I was looking out from a small balcony from the hotel I was staying at and had my camera in hand when I saw this scene on the street below. As a grad student in anthropology/archaeology at the time (1977) I couldn't pass up the shot. A lot of the Nile Delta between Cairo and Ismailia at that time was still using ancient manual farming techniques as illustrated in murals from the pharaonic era and this fit that pattern perfectly.
 

Ken Rennie

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These are not quite maximum distance from home but Fiji is a long way away (10,120 miles). We had booked to go there but a cat4 Typhoon devastated the area a couple of weeks before our arrival. I think that we were the first tourists back in. Most of the accommodation had no roofs and they gave us the choice of a hastily rethatched hut or a room in a large dorm that had survived almost intact. We chose the hut with a view of the stars, luckily for us it didn't rain during our stay, in this location, but we did see what Fiji rainfall looked like later. The very nice dark building is owned by a New Zealander who uses it as a holiday home.
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Evening light
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Morning light
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On the Fijian islands the ferry doesn't dock it just stops and a boat comes out to transfer passengers. how they do this when the Pacific isn't quite so peaceful is beyond me. Most of the population are not rich enough to afford the ferry so travel to the mainland for medical help in these open boats.
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Lastly 11,470 miles from home just outside of Dunedin South Island New Zealand
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John Holbrook

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Unfortunately, or fortunately I don't have to travel far, so for me it may be between 100-300 miles...
Wyoming was the farthest...

Colorado
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Utah
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Utah
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Wyoming
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Colorado
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Colorado
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Utah
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Colorado
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Craig, it’s wonderful you have such beautiful landscape subjects “nearby”—and thank you for sharing each of these beautiful images! My favorites include “Discovery,” “Lingering Light,” and “The Goblin’s Back.” All your images you’ve shared are very well seen and composed—and I must add…love the titles!
 

John Holbrook

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A few from my archives;

Church of the Good Shepard, South Island of New Zealand (1985)


Beach Sunset on the North Island of New Zealand (1985)


Waterfall on Iceland (2003)
Larry, three special landscapes you’ve shared (thank you)—my favorites are the B&W New Zealand church and the colorful beach sunset also from New Zealand! Very nice!
 
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