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A Venable Pursuit

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Posted by Stan Rose on March 5, 2009 at 9:19 AM
A Venable Pursuit
I used to just take photos to document my hikes or climbs. No worries about whether the light was ideal, no running around looking for better comps. The simple life :biggrin:
Well to honor those good times, I just went on a nice snowshoe up to Venable Lakes yesterday in the Sangres, through the deep snow and across some steep slopes. The Falls at 2.5 miles were buried in snow and not very photogenic. The Lakes at 4 were buried in snow and not very aesthetic. But who cares?! It was a beautiful day to be out in the mountains with only the wind as a companion. Here's one of the 4 photos i took all day--at 11K ft or so--critique not required! :smile:
Posted by Carol Nichols on March 5, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Sometimes a photo is most importantly about remembering the experience!
Posted by John Mumaw on March 5, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Couldn't have said it better than Carol.
Posted by Steve Sieren on March 5, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Looks like a beautiful day for snowshoeing. Glad you took some time to keep it simple.
Posted by Jim Caffrey on March 5, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Sometimes we produce some of our best work when we're not concerned about the outcome. Looks like a beautiful place to get away from it all.
Posted by Morris McClung on March 5, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Interesting that you just wanted to document your trip...........IN BLACK AND WHITE! :biggrin: LOL. Hmmmm, just took the time to do a quick conversion, huh?
It's a pretty darn good shot for just a memory take!
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 5, 2009 at 7:09 PM
You're an ANIMAL! Love the shot, it has a nice sweep to it.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on March 5, 2009 at 9:11 PM
What Carol said. And a great experience to remember too.
Posted by John Klotz on March 5, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Yeow-za! That is a very nice comp Stan and little critique needed!
Posted by Stan Rose on March 6, 2009 at 4:02 AM
Thanks for the comments, folks! Morris, converting to B&W is a common ploy of mine when the shot is pretty crummy to begin with--all the better to confuse you :wink:
Posted by Dave Showalter` on March 6, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Sounds like a great day of solitude in the mountains. Thanks for the tale and fine image.
Posted by Dan Walters on March 7, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Great story and image. I like the BW and those clouds.