Posted by Jim Casteel on February 5, 2011 at 10:51 AM
For this month I would like to see some Man & Nature shots. I am going to take it a step further though. I don't just want to see Man's impact on nature, I want to see people in nature. I know for some of you this will be in your comfort zone and for others it will take you out of it. Either way it I know this group will deliver some stunning results. You always do!
And Koveh, you can't resubmit last months image.
Posted by Jim Bennett on February 6, 2011 at 12:32 AM
This is from the top of Mt. Evans at sunrise last July. I had just finished shooting the sunrise and turned around to see her standing there.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on February 6, 2011 at 1:01 AM
Grand Canyon - Man NOT in control.
I highly recommend dories over the big rafts, if you have the time - a much more intimate view of the river.
Posted by Grant Collier on February 6, 2011 at 1:28 PM
This is an easy choice for me, as I think I have 2 decent nature shots w/ people. Was lucky to have a fisherman off in the distance (and standing very still during the 5 second exposure). Taken near Sag Harbor.
Posted by Paul Martin on February 7, 2011 at 1:50 PM
I think this place is familiar to most everyone. I had to beg this guy to get in front of the camera, but he finally obliged (its me).
Posted by Paul Martin on February 7, 2011 at 1:56 PM
One more, granted the people are tiny -- but I think that helps with the scale.
I took a little time before the big game and ran over to Roxborough State Park. That's me sitting on a snow covered bench enjoying the view.
Posted by Jim Casteel on February 8, 2011 at 12:16 AM
Here are my friends Max & Dexter checking out a waterfall in Alaska...
Posted by Rene Pirolt on February 8, 2011 at 12:50 AM
I like this topic! Here is Jody Grigg skiing some deep powder at Berthoud Pass this morning.
Posted by Jody Grigg on February 8, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Great stuff folks!
As you can see from Rene's above shot, Team Europe of RMNP went out and took Berthoud Pass by storm. I am posting the athletes choice version of our day.
Posted by Jack Brauer on February 8, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Great stuff so far! Bill - Awesome!!! And Rene's athlete's choice has me drooling.
Here's one from the Alps last week!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on February 8, 2011 at 2:38 PM
BIll, I like that dory shot.
Here is a more sedate image from above.
Posted by Grant Collier on February 8, 2011 at 6:29 PM
Here's one more shot...this one a self portrait. The biggest challenge with this shot was getting from my camera to the overhang in under 10 seconds and not falling over the edge.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on February 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world!
From this weekend at the Coyote Buttes with the wife.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on February 9, 2011 at 9:29 PM
One more... a self portrait just before a dark hike out of the Wasatch Mts.
Climbing Mount Shasta, May 1999. Sorry it's old, but it's still my favorite mountaineering/abstract shot. Man, I need to get out in the big mountains again.
Grant, Jeff -- great self-portraits!
Posted by Roger Rouch on February 10, 2011 at 10:35 PM
I ran across this fellow fishing a little stream in very southern Colorado. I've been told that the once threatened Rio Grande strain of cutthroat trout has be re-established the stream's upper reaches, and these falls are a convenient natural barrier to prevent other fish from migrating upstream and competing or interbreeding with the Rio Grande trout.
Posted by Ken Wyatt on February 10, 2011 at 11:13 PM
North Window Arch, Arches N.P.
Posted by Lance Burch on February 10, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Woman and nature, Independence Pass.
Posted by Ed Fuhr on February 13, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Great shots everyone!!
I call this image "Intrepid" because that is all a parent can think, relieved and thankful, when home safe and recalling watch your children jump from this 25 foot rock into freezing Phelps Lake. This was taken this past summer in the Tetons. They didnt tell me they had worn swimsuits under their hiking clothes but they sure seemed especially motivated on this hike!
I was just processing some of my recent Teton shots and found this one. I didn't even notice there were people on the ice fishing when I shot this (kind of distracted by the clouds at the time ). And probably hard to see them there at this resolution but trust me they are there.
Really great shots, everybody, and a great topic indeed! I've had a hard time narrowing this one down. I really love shooting landscapes with a human in them, but it's always awkward to present such shots as art; people are inclined to dismiss them as looking like gear ads or as someone else's vacation photo. But some landscapes work so much better with a human element.
This is Veil Falls, in the lower canyon of Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon, with my wife providing some scale. The creek forming the waterfall is so small that it breaks up into individual droplets as it drops off the overhang, and the whole waterfall moves around quite extensively in the breeze.
Posted by Brent Doerzman on February 21, 2011 at 12:22 AM
Great stuff everyone!
This particular tree has become my favorite over the years, I even use a silhouette of it as my logo. It's pretty safe to say I have more picture of this tree than any other. Anyway, one morning I decided to have some fun. After shooting sunrise, and the sun finally came up over the hill I was on, I set this shot up.
I set my camera on the tripod, then went about 25 feet up the hill to a nice flat rock. I stood on the rock and turned back to the camera to see where my shadow fell. I had to do this once or twice to be sure to get the shadow of my head positioned just right over the lens. Then I would set the timer on my camera for 20 seconds, and run up the hill and into position and try to listen for the shutter. Then back down, reset, and do it again! I think I must have done it at least 15 times, adjusting a few times as the sun rose higher. I'll tell you what, running back and forth at 12,000' will wear you out!! This one was my favorite of the day. Enjoy!
PS. I'm not usually one to name my photos, but a few years ago I donated a print of this to an auction benefiting a good friend who had cancer, and gave it the name "Victory!". Seemed appropriate for the occasion. By the way, my friend did have victory, and has been completely healthy for almost 9 years!!
Posted by Brent Doerzman on February 21, 2011 at 12:25 AM
OMG Brent! That last one cracked me up! I sooo needed that comic relief on this bleak Monday morning
Posted by Jim Bennett on February 23, 2011 at 12:58 AM
Here's one of my photographer son at Great Sand Dunes.
Posted by Chris Rice on February 23, 2011 at 9:05 PM
Hey Doerzman,
FUNNY!!!
(talk about a sweet way to end a long day of shootin', and waitin' for the 'ol sunsetter)
Posted by Fred Braun on February 26, 2011 at 3:19 PM
Another one from the Sand Dunes.
Posted by Brent Doerzman on February 26, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Love that shot Fred!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on February 26, 2011 at 10:55 PM
Titled "Minuscule Man", this is an image that I took last April near the full moon and posted last year. Between the spires of Cathedral Rock in Sedona, one can feel tiny.
(Jim C, I do not know if we are allowed to post more than one image. If not, feel free to delete this.)
Posted by Bill Speaks on February 28, 2011 at 12:22 AM
Now for a touch of summer from Maroon Pass trail. I was so intent on the flowers that I barely had time to change my setup to catch this photogenic family.
Discussion
36 repliesAnd Koveh, you can't resubmit last months image.
I highly recommend dories over the big rafts, if you have the time - a much more intimate view of the river.
As you can see from Rene's above shot, Team Europe of RMNP went out and took Berthoud Pass by storm. I am posting the athletes choice version of our day.
Here's one from the Alps last week!
Here is a more sedate image from above.
From this weekend at the Coyote Buttes with the wife.
Grant, Jeff -- great self-portraits!
I call this image "Intrepid" because that is all a parent can think, relieved and thankful, when home safe and recalling watch your children jump from this 25 foot rock into freezing Phelps Lake. This was taken this past summer in the Tetons. They didnt tell me they had worn swimsuits under their hiking clothes but they sure seemed especially motivated on this hike!
This one is a BW conversion of an image from my India trip.
Fun topic and some great submissions!
This is Veil Falls, in the lower canyon of Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon, with my wife providing some scale. The creek forming the waterfall is so small that it breaks up into individual droplets as it drops off the overhang, and the whole waterfall moves around quite extensively in the breeze.
This particular tree has become my favorite over the years, I even use a silhouette of it as my logo. It's pretty safe to say I have more picture of this tree than any other. Anyway, one morning I decided to have some fun. After shooting sunrise, and the sun finally came up over the hill I was on, I set this shot up.
I set my camera on the tripod, then went about 25 feet up the hill to a nice flat rock. I stood on the rock and turned back to the camera to see where my shadow fell. I had to do this once or twice to be sure to get the shadow of my head positioned just right over the lens. Then I would set the timer on my camera for 20 seconds, and run up the hill and into position and try to listen for the shutter. Then back down, reset, and do it again! I think I must have done it at least 15 times, adjusting a few times as the sun rose higher. I'll tell you what, running back and forth at 12,000' will wear you out!! This one was my favorite of the day. Enjoy!
PS. I'm not usually one to name my photos, but a few years ago I donated a print of this to an auction benefiting a good friend who had cancer, and gave it the name "Victory!". Seemed appropriate for the occasion. By the way, my friend did have victory, and has been completely healthy for almost 9 years!!
FUNNY!!!
(talk about a sweet way to end a long day of shootin', and waitin' for the 'ol sunsetter)
(Jim C, I do not know if we are allowed to post more than one image. If not, feel free to delete this.)
What about a March photo topic?