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Wood Ducks on a cold, snowy day. Comments welcome.

Larry,  Thanks for your comments.  Yes, the original image is really large - actually, it is multiple frame (vertical) image panorama.  I only load low resolution images to the web site for obvious reasons - so unfortunately you are unable to see the full image.  D800 is amazing - this is super sharp in its original - you can pick out individual leaves and grains of sand!  

Fall colors in Silver Cascade, NH. Comments welcome.

Dew drops and flowers make great friends. Shot taken in a local park on a

cool rainy day. Comments welcome.

Sun light through dense fog in Boise, ID.

Bear River cuts through the Grafton Notch State Park in Maine.

Interesting patterns in the thick layers of granite rock due to erosion.

One of the best location to view the eroded rock form is near the

Screw Auger Falls. I took this shot by perching on the rim of a rock

to get a head-on view. Comments welcome.

Comments welcome.

Wood ducks on a icy pond in Boise, Idaho.

Sub-zero temperatures on the day I took this shot. Ice was slow to melt but when it did, it created a clear pool of water that reflected the snow-covered tree branches above. Cool wind stirred the pool and created interesting patterns in the reflection. These ducks were not really confused seeing this reflection - but when I was observing them hesitating to get into the pool, it appeared so to me!

Comments welcome.

Welcome to Fall, 2013! I waited for sun set to allow light hit at the

desired angle to illuminate the gorgeous foliage on the banks of

Androscoggin river in NH. The name "Androscoggin" comes from

the Eastern Abenaki term "aləssíkɑntəkw" or "alsíkɑntəkw",

meaning "river of cliff rock shelters". Trees in the hills had wonderful

foliage as well and I picked a spot that had a good mixture of

evergreens pine trees for contrast. Comments welcome..

High above "Aiguille du Midi" in Chamonix, I noticed a cross country skier heading his way past a fork in the packed snow field. His lone presence in the otherwise empty snow field was an interesting scene.

Viewed from the base of the town of Chamonix, the peak is tapered and it is around noon when the sun passes over the summit. The name, "Aiguille du Midi" translates literally as "Needle of the Noon" or "Needle of the South".

Good observations, Stephen.  Thanks for your comments.  I also think that there is a bit more foreground than I would like.  However, the vantage point from which I took this photo was pretty close to the edge of another hill and I was using a long lens.  Also, I wanted to avoid bringing other distracting elements that existed in the top of the frame.  Removing the foreground, without altering the aspect ratio, might mean cropping out the herder in the left, which in my opinion, is an important element in this composition.  I liked your useful comments - however, as an art form, photographs are subject to various interpretations and most, if not all, are valuable inputs for the composer!  So, thanks for your time.

I like the layers in the cloud and the outline of the trees.  Great capture of a magical moment. 

Herding sheep mingled with cows on top of the hill in La Thuile to

provide a nice outline to the background. I waited for the herder to

come into the frame (to the left of the image) and when he bent to

get a better view, I knew it was time for me to press the shutter.

Mountains at high altitude create their own local weather as clouds

can come fast no where and obscure views. I experienced this in

Chamonix viewing the Alps towards Mt. Blanc. Dense fog and

clouds completely blocked the view. When heavy winds

accompanied as well, I knew that I will get interesting opportunities.

Peaks appeared and disappeared before me in an interesting visual

symphony. This was one such view.

Jeff, thanks.  I have posted a panorama (merge of 5 wide angle shots) of the same scene.  Please see:  http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17531051

 

Cloudy skies welcomed me when I reached the Desert View point in Grand

Canyon. After absorbing all the grand scenery I was waiting patiently in the

edge of the canyon for the sun to illuminate the canon walls. I was not

disappointed. This image is a panorama merge from 5 different wide angle

shots. For a vertical shot of the scene, see: photo_id=17531051

Sunsets in Grand Canyon are indeed Grand! When I reached the

south rim, the patterns in the cloud changed dramatically as the cold

wind blew hard. I knew the light will be near perfect and was one of

the few braving high winds with the camera mounted on a steady

tripod and holding an ND filter for the right moment.

As the sun went low in the western horizon, glancing rays illuminated

the top of a lone mesa near Desert View in Grand Canyon. I liked

the spot light as the rays penetrated through the peaks in the

canyon. This scene lasted for a very brief moment but the pleasure

of viewing this lasts forever.

Alain, thanks for your comments.  Such keen observations and helpful comments like yours are the reasons why I continue to participate in photo.net.  I have made minor edits to the image - to remove the two dust spots and to slightly increase the contrast, selectively.  Yes, the sky was the reason I took this shot.  It was truly amazing to watch the clouds roll-in and then clear up right when the twilight hit those peaks in the canyon!  Thanks again for your helpful comments. 

Lucky Peak is about 5,800 ft in elevation and offers great views of

the City of Boise. This shot was taken early spring showing

wonderful wildflowers on the slopes of the hill and the Boise River

meandering through the dry desert floor as it enters the "City of

Trees" - Boise.

Cloudy skies welcomed me when I reached the Desert View point in

Grand Canyon. After absorbing all the grand scenery I was waiting

patiently in the edge of the canyon for the sun to illuminate the canon

walls. I was not disappointed. Comments welcome.

Table Rock is an iconic landmark in Boise, Idaho. When I noticed an

interesting cloud formation before sunset, I was ready with my

camera for the colors to change past sunset - so that I could take a

composition with the lighted cross on top of Table Rock along with

the clouds and the colors. Comments welcome.

comments welcome...

comments welcome..

Comments welcome.