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Kodachrome25
If three's a crowd, then......100+ is a problem. Not one person had their tripod at a different height than the other, hilarious....
Reminds me of practically every time I've been to Yosemite, specifically Tunnel View. Regardless of the quality of light, there are always people lined up with their tripods and cameras oriented down the valley, trying to channel Ansel. Same thing at Sentinel Bridge. I still stop at these places when I'm in the park, but the camera doesn't make it out of the bag unless the light is doing something pretty special. Ansel lived in the park for years, so it's not surprising that he caught the odd good shot :-) Being in the park once every couple of years seriously reduces your chances of being there at the 'right' time...
This reminds me of a rather funny situation myself and a buddy ran into a few years ago. We had setup our cameras well off the highway on a viewing area that gave you a good view of Castle Mountain in Alberta. The clouds were quite interesting, but the light was flat on the mountain so we were just...waiting. We were both quiet, and just looking at the mountain, waiting.
A couple came down the boardwalk onto the platform, and saw us, saw our cameras, and saw that we were just...waiting.
After a few minutes, they came over and asked us what we were waiting for. I unfortunately spoke too soon, and spoke the truth: I said 'The Light'. They didn't get it, and wandered off. They saw the mountain, they saw the clouds, but I don't think they saw the light. Ah well, their loss.
As we were packing up after not making any images (the light never did show up), it dawned on me that when asked what we were waiting for, I should have responded 'Snow'. At least then they might have understood what we were waiting for. Combine that statement with the fact that it was August, and I think it would have been pretty funny.
An opportunity lost.
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A couple from last month.
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Scrub Oak and Ferns, Flagpole Knob, Appalachia
4x5 Provia, 65mm Super Angulon, Center Filter, 1/8 at f/19
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The Blue Ridge in Blue
4x5 Provia, 210mm Sironar-N, 1/8 at f/22
Rick "respectfully submitted" Denney
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First Denney pictures I remember seeing. Good on ya.
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I've posted a number of them, actually, though not all recent.
Rick "thanks" Denney
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Jeff Graves
4 snowy ones to share
That second photo is a very agreeable composition and lighting (snow texture and good shadows). Still seems 3d.
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Ladakh (India)
Chamonix 45n1
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RmFrase
I know that meadow. Beautiful image!
This is part of the Uncompaghres, in Ute country. The Chimney Rock with Anasazi ruins is further south. I don't think the Anasazi made it this far north, at least settlement wise.
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Two days prior to taking this image, I missed what was probably the nicest sunset/clouds I have ever seen. I was down by the Colorado River and not paying attention to the time. By the time I saw the incredible light, I was not in any position to photograph it. Two days later, I made it up to Canyonlands hoping for a repeat. While not as dramatic as two days prior, it still had a nice layered look of clouds hanging over the La Sal Mountains. Taken with an 8x10, Fuji 300 f5.6, and Velvia 50. Jim
