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Panoramic version of my previous post. Please view larger, all

comments welcome!

Joe

Thanks for your input Steve. It's not a virga. I just googled it, and coincidentally, the image I found looks exactly like what I'm seeing out of my window right now!

I also searched the web for a similar photo to the one I took, and after much searching, I cannot find anything similar. I'm sure this formation has occurred before, but I'm convinced it must be quite rare! Attached is a panaoramic view.

Thanks again, Joe.

Took this the other day when I got home from work. I never saw

anything quite like this! Those fingers aren't crepuscular rays, theyr'e

the actual cloud formation. Has anyone seen this phenomena before,

and is there a name for it? Please let me know!

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Joe

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I thought this cluster of berries took on a metallic look after I converted it

to B&W. Thoughts and comments welcome.

Joe

Taken Tuesday at Paradise, Mt. Rainier. All comments welcome.

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Beautiful day on Whidbey Island. Please take a moment to comment.

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Reworked version of my cool cat, Max. Please take a moment to

comment.

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Thanks, Tina. I shot this on the way when I was dropping my son off at school.

Right place, right time!

Beautiful and powerful in its calmness. Great light and comp!

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Mount Rainier at first light. Slight rework and new crop of a previous

post. I think this crop makes the composition look more dynamic. View

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Thanks for the compliment, Steve. I liked the light and I thought I would try to capture this scene from a different perspective. Getting down low also enabled me to exclude most of the houses that were in the way!

Mt. Rainier sunset alpenglow from the field next to my house.

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Second in a series I took a few weeks ago. All comments appreciated.

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Thanks for the compliment, Nadya.

To answer your question Tatjana, no, this is at Mt. Rainier national park. Your'e thinking of the Giant's Causeway, a similar formation on the Irish coast. This is actually a fairly common phenomena with volcanic rock, particularly andesite and basalt. You can find this sort of stuff all over the place here in the Pacific Northwest, lots of volcanic activity around here, thats for sure!

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Hexagonal andesite columns caused by molten rock coming in contact

with glacial ice. Please view larger, all comments welcome.

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Thanks Mateusz, for commenting on my 'Cascading Through The Mist' photo.

Love the contrast here between warm and cool colors, strong comp as well. Zion is high on my list of places to visit, and is even more so now!

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Heather covered edge of a steep slope on a foggy day at MRNP.

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Mateusz, I love the cotton candy effect in most cases, but I think in this case, an in between shutter speed shows movement while still preserving the details in the water as Victor and Zeph alluded to. The flow was quite strong as you can see, and the water looked too blown out when I tried a longer exposure. I don't think a longer exposure would accurately portray the power of the flow in this case.

Thanks again for your comments.

Taken this weekend at Mt. Rainier. Please take a moment to comment.

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Shot today during a break in my work day. Please view larger, thanks

for looking.

Joe

In retrospect Paul, I should have moved back far enough to include all of the log and the tops of the trees. Kind of kicking myself that I didn't do that. As far as color goes, the highlights on the trees were blown out. That's why I tried B&W and wound up liking the tonality and contrast much better. I'm attaching a color version for comparison with more log visible. Let me know what you think. Thanks for commenting, Joe.

I didn't care much for the color version, but thought it looked

considerably more appealing when I converted it to B&W.

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Good observation Peter. The original was too blue, so I adjusted some of that out. That must be the reason it looks slightly yellow. Here is the corrected version.