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Glacier NP Photos PT1

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Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on September 1, 2010 at 5:24 PM
Here's my last group of images from my trip in July.
I've split it into two posts, 5 images in each.
These are from Glacier NP. Click for larger views.

#1. "Avalanche Creek Falls" A pristine, blue, glacial waterfall cutting through the heart of a 500 year old forest in Glacier National Park.
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on September 1, 2010 at 5:26 PM
#2. "Bowman Lake Sunset" A calm and pristine sunset over Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park.
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on September 1, 2010 at 5:28 PM
#3. "Dream at Iceberg Lake" A remnant of what used to be a large glacier, Iceberg Lake provided a beautiful backdrop for a soft B&W.
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on September 1, 2010 at 5:38 PM
#4. "Lake McDonald Sunrise" Rushing from my campsite to make it to another one on the other side of the park I came upon this amazing light. The sun was bursting through the clouds casting streaks of light just over the mountain tops. Despite not having a lot of time I decided the shot was worth it.
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on September 1, 2010 at 5:40 PM
#5. "Morning Glow" I woke up for sunrise and headed to Swiftcurrent lake for a sunrise shot. The lack of clouds left me searching for a better foreground so I headed downstream from the lake. I came upon this waterfall still under shadow providing perfect contrast to the glowing mountain peaks.
Posted by Stan Rose on September 1, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Beautiful stuff, Jason--looks like an awesome trip!
Posted by Morris McClung on September 1, 2010 at 8:55 PM
My most favorite place in the lower 48's. What an extraordinary place. The larger versions on your site really show these for how good they are. Very well done!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on September 2, 2010 at 9:51 AM
Jason, these are beautiful! It was hard to choose a favorite until I found out the name of the lake in #2 :biggrin:
Posted by Justin Peterson on September 2, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Great series...I really love that first one.
Posted by Jack Brauer on September 2, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Wow, #4 is awesome! I would suggest playing around with cropping on that one. One reason being that I don't like how the lower reflected cloud is trailing off down to the right, kind of messes up the balance of the photo. Also, regardless of that, I think it would just look really dynamic with a half/half comp, the sky the same size as the reflection... emphasizing the horizontal bands.
Posted by Nicolaus Wegner on September 2, 2010 at 7:51 PM
Some amazing shots in here man, very impressive.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on September 3, 2010 at 12:08 AM
Very nice set!
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on September 10, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Thanks for the feedback.

@Jack Thanks for the suggestion on #4, I felt like that image was missing something.