****** BEST OF 2017 - LANDSCAPE ******

Alisa

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I love the morning light in your Oxbow image - the skies are delightful. Looks rather crisp.
Thank you!! It was rather crisp! I was standing out in Negitave degree temps... it was aroung -4 to -6 degrees thats not including the bit of windchill. You could see the frost building on my tripod. :eek:
 

Alisa

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OK, I'll go first. I feel like I had a good year, with trips to Banff, Iceland, Zion and Yellowstone along with a quick journey to see the Eclipse. That makes narrowing down my favorites a challenge. So here are the four that I'll go with (in order taken).

1) Vermilion Sunrise, Banff - this is a complete re-edit of the image I shared on FocalWorld a few months ago.
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2) Iceland Sunset, Stokksness
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3) Moonbow and Milky Way, Yosemite
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2nd Contact, Oregon
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I love the Iceland and Yosemite images. Beautiful!
 

AlanLichty

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Thank you!! It was rather crisp! I was standing out in Negitave degree temps... it was aroung -4 to -6 degrees thats not including the bit of windchill. You could see the frost building on my tripod. :eek:
Correction - YOU could see the frost on your tripod - I am enjoying the view you had while sitting in front of my computer and am glad you shared the scene so I could see it without feeling that wind chill :D
 

Alisa

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My choices are a little easier since I wasn't able to shoot until mid October. I am going to go with my 3 favorite images for this and all were posted on here already.

From Silver Falls State Park, OR:


Sweet Creek Trail in the Siuslaw National Forest, OR:


Harris Beach State Park, OR:

I really like the OR beach image! That color is beautiful!
 

Alisa

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Correction - YOU could see the frost on your tripod - I am enjoying the view you had while sitting in front of my computer and am glad you shared the scene so I could see it without feeling that wind chill :D
lol Yes, I could see the frost on my tripod! So glad you can enjoy the view from the comfort of your home! :p
 

Alisa

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Alisa

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Wow...some exceptional work hear by everyone! Well I'll have to admit that 2017 has been, without a doubt, my least productive year photography-wise. Hopefully, that changes next year. Here's a few of my favorites...including one I've already posted.

Sedona's Cathedral Rock Mirrored in a Rainwater Pool

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Superbloom in Southern Cal's Anza-Borrego SP

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A Monsoon Sunset Over Sedona

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Autumn Colors Along Wet Beaver Creek in Arizona's Verde Valley

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All of these are so beautiful! The two that stand out for me is the Superbloom and the Autumn colors. Beautiful!!
 
My choices are a little easier since I wasn't able to shoot until mid October. I am going to go with my 3 favorite images for this and all were posted on here already.

From Silver Falls State Park, OR:


Sweet Creek Trail in the Siuslaw National Forest, OR:


Harris Beach State Park, OR:

Beautiful work, Alan. I especially like the first one.
 

Jim Dockery

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These shots from a climb of Mt. Olympus in WA aren't my most esthetically pleasing of the year - but they hold the deepest meaning and memory - which is also a large part of why I take pictures. The mid-day light in most of them isn't anything special, but the air was clear of the wildfire smoke that smudged the skys in mid-summer. To save weight I brought my Sony RX100 V instead of my A7rII.

My partner had boot problems so he couldn't accompany me on the final summit climb after 2 days of hiking in. On this perfect September day I was the only person on the mountain, so I knew I couldn't make any mistakes. I relied on almost 50 years of experience to heighten my awareness and focus on everything I did. This meditation in action is the high I seek in the mountains (and my photography). The final technical summit pitch upped the ante another notch, but I worked it out carefully, which put a nice icing on the cake.


Approach hike up Hoh River Valley


Crossing the bare ice of the Blue Glacier


Looking up final pitch to the summit - moderate by modern climbing standards, but very exposed.


Summit Pano


Looking down on the Rappel off the summit
 
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