Thursday's Task

[John Holbrook]

Doug had asked me to post the Thursday’s Task thread last week because of his family emergency but I didn’t see his message until the day after Christmas—sorry. I will be posting the Thursday’s Task this week and the next. I hope the task today will be one you will like and I can’t wait to see all your inspired images.

Thursday’s Task: Lucky landscapes—when conditions and circumstances came together for your image.

At the North Window Overlook in Monument Valley Tribal Park in October 2013, I spotted this mare and foal and was fortunate to include them in my image.

November 2017, hiking down from Goosenecks Overlook in Capitol Reef National Park, I turned to see this rainbow. I quickly setup and shot a panoramic series and felt lucky to be “at the right place at the right time.”

 

[AlanLichty]

A couple of years ago I was down in Florence Oregon exploring some of the coastal areas when some serious wildfire smoke smothered the area and obliterated views farther than a couple hundred yards. I decided to pass the day by wandering up to Sweet Creek since most of the photography is centered on close subjects. This was much later in the day than my usual excursions along that trail but in this case the smoke was thick enough to turn everything an orangish hue and drastically reduce the harsh contrasts between the sunlit areas and the shadows. Coupled with fall colors the result was almost magical. I do have to add that this smoke was profoundly unhealthy air to breathe but I forgot about that part once I saw the results of this light.

I hadn't visited the Mammoth Hot Springs area in Yellowstone since the early 70's when I stopped in early one morning a couple of years ago. I didn't have any particular goals for my visit but while I was shooting some of the pools the sun peeked over the ridge to the east and lit up the edges of the pools for an unexpected show of gold colors.

 

[John Holbrook]

Alan, the Sweet Creek image is beautiful and the "atmosphere" although hazardous did accentuate your image. The Mammoth Springs shot too is very nice with the edges lit up to provide such nice contrast.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I was out on the west side of Utah Lake for some night photography and waited for dawn. I saw the ripple that was caused by the waters rise and fall around a small rock so I recomposed and got this image.

 

[John Holbrook]

I was out on the west side of Utah Lake for some night photography and waited for dawn. I saw the ripple that was caused by the waters rise and fall around a small rock so I recomposed and got this image.


Good catch Ben! Beautiful image too.

 

[JimFox]

Andromeda Fly by. I didn't see this in real time, but when reviewing the images I needed to stack to do the Deep Space Astro I saw that a meteor had a fly by during my imaging. I had never had that happen before or since.

 

[JimFox]

Doug had asked me to post the Thursday’s Task thread last week because of his family emergency but I didn’t see his message until the day after Christmas—sorry. I will be posting the Thursday’s Task this week and the next. I hope the task today will be one you will like and I can’t wait to see all your inspired images.

Thursday’s Task: Lucky landscapes—when conditions and circumstances came together for your image.

At the North Window Overlook in Monument Valley Tribal Park in October 2013, I spotted this mare and foal and was fortunate to include them in my image.

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November 2017, hiking down from Goosenecks Overlook in Capitol Reef National Park, I turned to see this rainbow. I quickly setup and shot a panoramic series and felt lucky to be “at the right place at the right time.”

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These are both so nice! Thanks so much for helping fill in for Doug.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

This dates back to Fall of 2004 with my first DSLR - the Canon 10D. The entire afternoon was fogged out with visibility no more than 15ft. I had packed up my gear and was headed back to my car when things starting clearing. I hurriedly setup my gear and managed to get a couple of shots before the fog descended again. I had a window no more than about 5-6 minutes.

Grand Canyon. The day started off cloudy, the night before saw a bit of snow fall. Late afternoon started to see some clearing after a bit of drizzle. This is what greeted those who hung around.

 

[John Holbrook]

Andromeda Fly by. I didn't see this in real time, but when reviewing the images I needed to stack to do the Deep Space Astro I saw that a meteor had a fly by during my imaging. I had never had that happen before or since.

Wow, very beautiful and very interesting about the rarity of meteors seen in your images.

 

[John Holbrook]

Jameel, very nice first image and timing. I love the Grand Canyon image—the composition and color and the timely rainbow all make a perfect capture!

 

[Ken Rennie]

The arrival of the boat with its terrific wake just put the cherry on top of the cake in this shot. Ken

 

[John Holbrook]

The arrival of the boat with its terrific wake just put the cherry on top of the cake in this shot.

Ken, as a constant admirer of your work I’m happy to see your “lucky” landscape—very nice image. The boat was definitely a bonus to your landscape—the pilot deserves a print of this beautiful image!

 

[Ken Rennie]

John the "little" boat is 112ft long and can carry 150 passengers. Ken

 

[ckcarr]

Late to this party...

 

[John Holbrook]

Late to this party...

Wow! Great luck or great planning or both! Thank you for sharing this incredible image.

 

[Jeffrey]

Chance favors the prepared. You can call it luck, I don't.

I spent a few hours at the Bright Angel Viewpoint at the North rim of the Grand Canyon a while back. There were numerous separate storms brewing and spewing throughout the wide view. Slowly, three individual events I was tracking and shooting gathered together into one scene in the best location. I'd waited forever for something like this to happen, on numerous GC visits. There it was, in front of me at last. Click!

 

[John Holbrook]

Chance favors the prepared. You can call it luck, I don't.

I spent a few hours at the Bright Angel Viewpoint at the North rim of the Grand Canyon a while back. There were numerous separate storms brewing and spewing throughout the wide view. Slowly, three separate events I was tracking and shooting gathered together into one scene in the best location. I'd waited forever for something like this to happen, on numerous GC visits. There it was, in front of me at last. Click!

Jeffrey, you made your own luck with such persistent dedication. Thank you for sharing your story and of course this excellent image.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Chance favors the prepared. You can call it luck, I don't.

I spent a few hours at the Bright Angel Viewpoint at the North rim of the Grand Canyon a while back. There were numerous separate storms brewing and spewing throughout the wide view. Slowly, three separate events I was tracking and shooting gathered together into one scene in the best location. I'd waited forever for something like this to happen, on numerous GC visits. There it was, in front of me at last. Click!

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One of the best GC image I have seen.