John Holbrook
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Thursday’s Task: Traveling WEST in pursuit of landscape images—one mile to over a thousand miles. My examples below:
Dead Horse State Park, UT
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Valley of Fire State Park, NV
Thursday’s Task
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Thursday’s Task: Traveling WEST in pursuit of landscape images—one mile to over a thousand miles. My examples below:
Dead Horse State Park, UT
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Valley of Fire State Park, NV
AlanLichty
Moderator
Gee - these examples are all EAST from where I live 
Great shots however.
Not to worry however as I have thousands of images that were taken on trips west of Vancouver Washington.
Great shots however.Not to worry however as I have thousands of images that were taken on trips west of Vancouver Washington.
Rick Nantais
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Absolutly magnifique !
Rick Nantais
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West, ouest, à gauche en regardant vers le nord, American west or Canadian west ? Is one of each ok ?
Banff, Canada
Organ Mountains, NM
Banff, Canada
Organ Mountains, NM
Ken Rennie
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Two images from Assynt, NW Scotland
1 image from Mull, an island off the West Coast of Scotland.
Lastly Wastwater in the far West of Cumbria.
1 image from Mull, an island off the West Coast of Scotland.
Lastly Wastwater in the far West of Cumbria.
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AlanLichty
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Not a particularly wide area to the west of where I live compared to those living a lot farther east in the first place so a lot of coastal shots from me.
Sunrise over the Siuslaw River near Florence, Oregon:
Some winter surf at Shore Acres State Park, Oregon:
Secret Beach in the Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor:
Winter conditions at Thor's Well near Cape Perpetua, Oregon:
I have to include at least one sunset at Harris Beach State Park, Oregon:
As far west as I can go along the Oregon coast - the mouth of the Sixes River near Cape Blanco:
Sunrise over the Siuslaw River near Florence, Oregon:
Some winter surf at Shore Acres State Park, Oregon:
Secret Beach in the Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor:
Winter conditions at Thor's Well near Cape Perpetua, Oregon:
I have to include at least one sunset at Harris Beach State Park, Oregon:
As far west as I can go along the Oregon coast - the mouth of the Sixes River near Cape Blanco:
Douglas Sherman
Staff
When I retired from teaching in Illinois, I headed west to Arizona to be near my beloved southwest. Here are some of the images I have made since I moved here.
Death Valley
Bryce Canyon
Zion
Grand Canyon
Hawaii
Death Valley
Bryce Canyon
Zion
Grand Canyon
Hawaii
John Holbrook
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Craig, a beautiful series of “West” images—the direction is meant to be a general direction and guide for your selections. (NW or SW will work!) All the images are warm and wonderful—the snow in the “Warmth of the Sun” image, especially viewing this in August! My two favorites are “A Knife’s Edge” and “Long Way Home”—and the “Utah Carwash” is my favorite title—good image as well.
John Holbrook
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Rick, I love your B&W images—very well captured and edited—my favorite is the Organ Mountains image. The “West” direction is meant to convey that direction to you—and just a general guide only to choose images.
John Holbrook
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Doug, a beautiful series you’ve shared. My favorites are the Grand Canyon image and the Bryce Canyon image too. Bryce is always nice!
John Holbrook
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Alan, a wonderful West series you’ve shared, the direction hasn’t limited your choices it seems. It’s difficult to choose a favorite among them—perhaps your first and last captures—but all are well seen scenes and captured.
John Holbrook
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Ken, love these images—perhaps the Wastwater capture is my favorite, but the two Assynt images are very special as well—and I love the two perspectives of the same scene. Glad you interpreted kilometers for “miles”!
Kyle Jones
Moderator
Like Alan, to go west I pretty much have to head into the Pacific. So here are some heading into the ocean...
1) Secret Beach in Maui
2) Lake Matheson in New Zealand
3) Li River in China
1) Secret Beach in Maui
2) Lake Matheson in New Zealand
3) Li River in China
John Holbrook
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Great images Kyle, especially favor the Lake Matheson landscape—love its perfect reflection. Perhaps I recall the Li River image shared in FocalWorld previously and happy to see its once again—a very beautiful image with gorgeous colors. Thank you for sharing your Secret—beach that is! Incredible sky captured.
dan swiger
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Kauai, Pihea Trail lookout 2012
Late morning light.
Poor mans attempt at a focus stack, foliage against the cliffs
Late morning light.
Poor mans attempt at a focus stack, foliage against the cliffs
John Holbrook
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Dan, a beautiful view—and a beautiful landscape of the Pihea Trail lookout. I love the inclusion of the sunlit area, it adds a nice contrast to the remainder of the scene. Nice! The second image is interesting with the pronounced foliage foreground with the hills beyond creating a nice warm/cool background.
BlackRockArt
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Bob Israel
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All lovely shots! Since I have been posting more than my share of western landscapes, I'll just applaud you all for these wonderful images.
John Holbrook
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Bob, I really liked your White Pocket and Shiprock images you’ve shared recently—and would always like to see more!