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Thanks Pierre, Slavomir, and Wanghan.  This is one of my favorites of the White Pocket area mainly because the lighting was so dramatic.  Wanghan, I thought you had already been to White Pocket?  If I remember correctly you posted a number of really nice images of Lollipop Rock with a nice pool of water to catch its reflection.  Take care everyone.

Thanks Jordan.  You are right about it being hard to get that colour balanced between having impact, and over-cooked!  Take care, and thanks for commenting on this one!

Thanks Stephen.  It has taken me a while to get comfortable with those luminosity masks, and layers in Photoshop, but I feel you have much more control of an image compared to Lightroom, especially for the subtle tweaks in light and shadows.  Thanks for your comments, Stephen.  You know how much I value your perspective.  Take care my friend.

Thanks for your comments, Jim.  I am trying to stay away from HDR if I can.  I like the idea of using luminosity masks instead.  They keep colours more natural than HDR, and things look as they should.  Take care.

Thanks Daniel.

A shot taken while visiting Yosemite. We stayed at Glacier View Point that

evening and got to see some wonderful stars. A fairly large group of

astronomers with large telescopes set up there as well. I would have looked

through a telescope had I not been absorbed by what I was seeing happen to

Half Dome as the sun went down. This is a composite of three images

blended in Photoshop.

Thanks for your comments, Per.  You are absolutely right not only about this area being amazing, but about the colour of the blue skies there.  I wish you all the best in your photographic endeavours.  Take care.

I forgot to mention that I stitched 4 vertical exposures together in Photoshop CS5, and then made tonal adjustments in Lightroom 3.  You must look at the large version to appreciate the details in this one.

Thanks Per, and Sergio.  Per, I apologize for not including you in my last post.  Sergio, thanks for taking the time to stop by my small humble world in Photo.net.  Take care.

Hi Pierre.  It has been a while since I heard from you.  Thanks for coming by and commenting, though.  I hope all is well in your part of the world.

Hi Trey.  Thanks for your comments.  I actually took this shot at about 9 am.  You are right, though, about this shot not being as good as it could have been.  Well, I guess that means I will have to go back sometime!  LOL!  Take care.

A shot taken the other day while up on Mt. Baker. Let em know what you

think of the composition, and processing.

Hi Larry.  Thanks for stopping by and commenting on this one.  This is my best of the bunch, and when I go back I will be armed with a 100-400 L series lens.  I borrowed one from a lady who was also shooting with Canon gear, and it really made a difference in getting in close enough so you could distinguish details such as farm houses etc.  In this shot I had hiked down closer to the fields because I had to give the long lens back tot the lady, and revert to my 70-200, and on my 5D MK ii this lens is not that long.  I decided to crop a little to bring in the details more.  Take care my friend.

A shot from my trip to California. Let me know what you think of the image

overall, and the processing. I processed this one in Lightroom first, and

then in Silver Efex Pro.

Thanks everyone for your comments.  Jerry, I thought about doing this but I found that isolating smaller areas had more impact in the Palouse area.  You must remember that I was quite a ways up on Steptoe Butte when I shot this image.  Maybe I will try panorama when I go back, because i am definitely going back!  All the best.

A shot from our summer trip through the Northwest states, and California.

Let em know what you think of the composition and lighting.

A shot from behind the North and South Windows in Arches. Let em know

what you think of the composition and processing.

A shot I took last spring break at Arches National Park in southern Utah. I

included a person in shadow within the arch to provide scale. Let em know

what you think of the composition, and processing.

I agree that southern Utah is amazing, and I really want to go back sometime.  I am looking at this image on my calibrated NEC screen, and to me the contrast is fine.  I will try making a print, and then go from there.  Thanks so much for your input, Larry.  I appreciate feedback whenever I get it.  It makes me stop and think, and reevaluate.  Take care.

A variation on an earlier image. This was taken at the end of the Grand

Overlook Viewpoint in Canyonlands National Park. The view in any

direction was amazing. Let me know what you think of the processing on

this one, as well as the composition.

Thanks Jukka and Christal.  Every time I visit my mother i keep wondering if it will be the last time as she is really slowing down.  Yet, she has always had a lot of energy, and attitude so one never knows!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Thanks Stephen.  It will be one I will treasure for a long time.  All the best.