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Windy Peak
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Windy Peak

by Gary Minish

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 20, 2013145 views5 comments
I was snowshoeing up to the frozen lake at the base of this peak and stopped to take this shot while I was in a protected spot. The sunlight was beautiful but the wind was very strong up higher (what looks like clouds in this photo is actually blowing snow). I took advantage of the calm where I was to get this shot. I got some shots on the lake later but the wind was so strong I actually lost my tripod. It simply blew away, fortunately after I had removed the camera!

Sony DSC-R1, ISO-160, f8.0, 1/1250

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on December 21, 2013 at 1:40 AM
Holy smoke!!! I hate it when that happens. How do tell your wife you're $1000.00 tripod just blew away. :argue:
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on December 21, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Actually there was a good side to it. It was a cheap tripod and it gave me a good excuse to buy a new good one :wink:
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 21, 2013 at 3:24 PM
The mountain and the "clouds" of blowing snow look great. The lower right feels pretty busy, but I sure do understand why you wouldn't want to climb up on the ridge...it's not clear who would be getting the best shot from there, you or the wind.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 21, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Love the lighting in this beautiful winter scene! The mountains are quite graphic and show some wonderful texture, and the dark pine trees really stand out against the snow. I also like the interest provided by the blowing snow throughout the image. Great comp in this with the nicely spaced distribution of the dark trees, and the good balance of the higher pine trees on the right somewhat balancing out the peak on the left. IMO the foreground somewhat takes attention away from the fantastic middle and top of this scene. To help remedy that, I would suggest a crop up to just above the dark stump at approx. the 4:00 position. Impressive image. . .and impressive effort to get this image, Gary! :smile:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 25, 2013 at 2:22 AM
Beautiful wintry shot Gary. You did an amazing job keeping detail in the deep shade and not overblowing the bright mountain.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments