The Landscape Photography Thread

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Frank, me too. I've never seen one in action, but I think it would make a nice photo.

 

[ski3pin]

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks Ski,you made my day.
I have seen other videos of steam trains pushing the blowers. Denver & Rio Grand Western.
So cool to watch that early 20th century equipment.
Frank

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Pretty cool! Thank you Mr. 3Pin.

 

[longhorn1]

Andy, love the train photo. I remember riding the train between Chicago and Minnesota in the winter. jd

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[Stalking Light]

This is pretty much what the weather was like when we went to Reelfoot Lake in TN to photograph eagles. Freezing rain kept us from driving to the refuge so we mostly stayed around camp and shot what we could.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Charlie, I like it! Is that a cypress tree? Very nice!

 

[Stalking Light]

Thanks, and yes, they are bald cypress. I need to revisit this place in warmer weather when the lilly pads are blooming around the trees.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Thanks, and yes, they are bald cypress. I need to revisit this place in warmer weather when the lilly pads are blooming around the trees.

I like the drama in the water and clouds. You dun good!

 

[Stalking Light]

Thanks so much. One advantage of nasty weather is that it's fairly easy to make it look dramatic.

 

[ski3pin]

................our Valentine's Day evening view

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Pretty nice view!!!

 

[Stalking Light]

Very nice view...

 

[Lighthawk]

I took a quick two day trip to Yosemite to see the famous Horsetail Falls. My better half understood that I would be monomaniacal and wisely declined to join me. Then there's the dog issue, which isn't a great fit either. So, I was free to roam and stayed at a motel in El Portal.

I'm still processing images and possible timelapse of sunset at Horsetail Falls (Ansel referred to it as El Capitan Falls).
Here's a two shot stitch of the waterfall from the Northside Drive where Galen Rowell took his famous photo in the 1970's.

 

[Stalking Light]

Very nice, I assume there were big crowds at the falls?

 

[Lighthawk]

Yes, the main parking areas were a zoo. However, both nights I found a spot that had a decent view without feeling crowded.
On Sunday, I picked a spot on the Southside. Eventually fifty or more photogs set up nearby with half a dozen close to me. Friends were quickly made and I found everyone to be polite and helpful. That was my experience the whole weekend.

The shot I posted here was taken from a snowy clearing about a 1/4 mile east of the El Cap picnic area on the Northside. The park service closed one lane for parking, and I was able to set up close to my vehicle. I did get there almost three hours early, but brought a chair and ate an early dinner while hanging out on the warm afternoon.

After the shoot, I packed quickly to beat the crowds and just got out ahead of the traffic jam. With some speedy driving, using a different route through Copperopolis, I made it home by 10pm.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Andy, I love it! Nicely photographed! Let's see more!

 

[ski3pin]

Andy, I love it! Nicely photographed! Let's see more!

Yes!

 

[alano]

That surely is a long way down. Very nice.

Alan

 

[Vic Harder]

Vic, I am of the same opinion as Frank and Andy. Join in, share what you know, learn from others, and enjoy.

I know that I learn a lot from what is posted here, in terms of composition and technique with both camera and software.

OK, I'll bite. Trying this with some panorama's I have taken on hikes in the last two years. No idea if I have this gallery upload and linking stuff figured out... here goes...