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Theme 08/20-26: Mountain Wildflowers

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Posted by Adam Schallau on August 21, 2006 at 12:49 PM
OK everyone time to go nuts! :jump: Lets see your pics of wildflowers in the mountains.
Posted by Lee Robinson on August 21, 2006 at 6:43 PM
Albion Basin above Alta, Utah.

Posted by Adam Schallau on August 21, 2006 at 9:21 PM
Nice work Lee. :wavey:
Posted by Adam Schallau on August 21, 2006 at 9:22 PM
Marsh Marigolds in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness near Taos, New Mexico.
Posted by Roger Rouch on August 21, 2006 at 10:44 PM
San Juan Mountains near Lake City.
Posted by Stacy Egan on August 21, 2006 at 11:57 PM
Yesterday I wandered atop Mt. Lemmon (>9kft elevation) to photograph the mountain wildflowers. This is my favorite of the bunch.
Posted by Guy Tal on August 22, 2006 at 12:40 PM
Yeah, I need to clean up those dust spots :smile:

Guy
Posted by Craig Schultz on August 22, 2006 at 3:28 PM
Guy, this last shot is stunning. The clouds really add some dynamic element to this and the colors work great together.

Outstanding, Craig
Posted by Lee Robinson on August 22, 2006 at 5:29 PM
That's just beautiful, Guy! I never could get the wind to stop messing up most of my flower shots. You must have connections with the local powers-that-be. :biggrin:

Posted by Guy Tal on August 22, 2006 at 5:48 PM
Thanks!
No connections, Lee. Every now and then I do manage to slip one by the powers that be :smile:

Guy
Posted by Rick Dunn on August 22, 2006 at 8:19 PM
Mt. Democrat and the outlet of Kite Lake, taken this past weekend after some impressive rains and a little snow! :smile:
Posted by Fred Braun on August 23, 2006 at 12:06 AM
Columbine on Parkview Mountain. Parkview Mountain is one of the peaks in the Rabbit Ears Range in Northern Colorado.
Posted by Denise Symes on August 23, 2006 at 8:57 AM
It was an amazing summer for Columbines! They were all over the place in the Bottomless Pit of Pikes Peak this year. This picture is from late June:

http://dasymes.home.att.net/Columbine1.jpg

I should tweak some of my Columbine pics soon. I like the rocks in your composition, Fred.

Guy, that is a fantastic shot!
Posted by Brian VanDenzen on August 23, 2006 at 9:35 AM
On the Lake Hope Trail... 4th of July Weekend.
Posted by Lee Robinson on August 23, 2006 at 11:47 AM
Nice one, Brian!

Posted by Roger Rouch on August 23, 2006 at 12:09 PM
Brian, I admired you Hope Lake trail photo (think this is the same one) when you posted it a while back, and I'm glad you put it up as I'm enjoying it again. It's a great photo!
Posted by Joseph Rossbach on August 27, 2006 at 4:11 PM
Hey everyone, shot from last year but thought I would post it anyway. Columbine in Yankee Boy at sunrise ! :smile:
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 29, 2006 at 12:39 AM
San Juans, Canon 5D w/45mm tilt/shift lens (forward tilt), 1/20th-sec. @ f16, ISO 200
Posted by Les Barstow on August 29, 2006 at 1:03 AM
Nice, Todd. Is that King's Crown? The variety of colors is nice, and the rock path helps the composition. Are you collecting rock patterning alongside your cloud collection?

The one thing I think I'd really like on the Nikon system, if they had it: a good T/S lens set.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 29, 2006 at 10:10 AM
Thanks Les. Those a red Indian paintbrush, mostly.
Posted by Les Barstow on August 29, 2006 at 11:24 AM
Couldn't really tell from that angle, and the pinks threw me off. I should have known that it was a family of Paintbrush - everything from white through rosy through red...
Posted by Jon Leibowitz on August 31, 2006 at 12:06 PM
Guy, amazing. :toast: