Badlands 2 (large view available)

Stark and somewhat foreboding, but strikingly beautiful.  The only suggestion I might offer would be to burn the grass a tad in the lower left, it keeps pulling my eye down.  Regardless, well done...  Mike

Excelllent view, nice contract and lighting.  Best Regards,

Hi Christal,

  Beautiful scene with wonderful colors, lighting & details.  I visited the Badlands a few years ago such an amazing place to see.  Take care, Patsy

Just spent a couple of days in the swiss Alps buy they were too cloud-covered to get anything worthwhile. This image is truly breath-taking. The contrasts, tones and textures make it an image I want to explore again and again - imagining its me roaming over the peaks, not just my eyes!

Great pic. thanks for posting.

Mike.....I totally agree!  It may not get done though unless I decide to print this.  :-)  I have too many new pictures to load.  Believe it or not I never loaded any pictures from my first Alaska trip, and now that I've returned from my 2nd Alaska trip, I AM going to post some pictures.  :-)  Thanks for the suggestion.

Wanghan.....good to hear from you.....thanks so much!

Patsy....I agree.  We were only there for 1 day on our way out west.  I could spend an entire week there easily.  Good to hear from you, Patsy!

Graham....what a disappointment that must have been!  That's the gamble of traveling.  You're only in a place for a couple of days, and you're at the mercy of the weather.   It rained almost every day of our big trip out west (just returned).  Fortunately for us, the first 2 days we were in Denali, the skies cleared and we got to see Mt. McKinley (Denali) in all its glory.  The rangers told us that only 30% of the tourists every get to see it.  At any rate, I'm glad you like the image.  Thanks for your visit. 

Christal,  This is an interesting and effective image.  I like the light - some might even say "overexposed" mountains against the darker foreboding sky.  I like it just as it is.  Nice job.  Regarding the comment about the grass, I'd crop a bit of it out, keeping enough to offer the contrast you are seeking.  Nice image.  Larry