John Holbrook
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Thursday’s Task: Midday landscapes—and not apologizing for being late!
Arches National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT
Thursday’s Task
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Thursday’s Task: Midday landscapes—and not apologizing for being late!
Arches National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT
AlanLichty
Moderator
Good topic - everyone has pulled over while driving when there is an interesting scene in front of you 
Nice examples.
Nice examples.
AlanLichty
Moderator
Golden hours are nice light to work with but there is still plenty to see and shoot in the middle of the day.
Columbia River Gorge:
Mt. St. Helens from Vancouver Lake:
Secret Beach, Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor:
San Rafael Swell, Utah:
Columbia River Gorge:
Mt. St. Helens from Vancouver Lake:
Secret Beach, Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor:
San Rafael Swell, Utah:
Ken Rennie
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One advantage of living fairly far North is soft light, especially in winter time when the light is soft all day.
Feb. 12:20 Iona, Hebrides, Scotland, (the dark cloud brought snow)
Sep. 12:16 much further South in Corsica harsher light but it is still possible to tame the contrast
Oct 12:25 Loch Maree, Highland Scotland
June 11:53 Seilebost Beach, Harris Scotland
After a long stretch of high pressure the mid day light is soft even in mid summer
Feb. 12:20 Iona, Hebrides, Scotland, (the dark cloud brought snow)
Sep. 12:16 much further South in Corsica harsher light but it is still possible to tame the contrast
Oct 12:25 Loch Maree, Highland Scotland
June 11:53 Seilebost Beach, Harris Scotland
After a long stretch of high pressure the mid day light is soft even in mid summer
John Holbrook
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Love all of these Alan! It’s difficult to choose a favorite, but—Mt. St. Helens, Secret Beach, and the Columbia River Gorge are all very, very nice! And the last image, the San Rafael Swell certainly is “swell!” (Sorry, couldn’t resist!) Were all captured by drone? And, thank you for sharing them!
John Holbrook
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Ken, you certainly captured your images in beautiful light with beautiful results! Again, it’s difficult to choose favorites, but your first and last images certainly qualify. I also love the composition of the Loch Maree image! Very, very nice and thank you for sharing each of these!
AlanLichty
Moderator
Thanks John - the first three were drone captures but the San Rafael image dates back to 1977 on Kodachrome 25.
John Holbrook
Well-Known Member
I remember Kodochrome 25—takes you back!
Kyle Jones
Moderator
Trying to get some different mid-day moods here...
1) Some nice clouds in east Glacier
2) Springtime in Livermore, CA
3) The Subway in Zion - need mid-day light to create the glow
4) Mid-day in winter at Monument Valley
1) Some nice clouds in east Glacier
2) Springtime in Livermore, CA
3) The Subway in Zion - need mid-day light to create the glow
4) Mid-day in winter at Monument Valley
Douglas Sherman
Staff
I am a vampire when it comes to midday light unless there is a high thin overcast so that the clouds act like a diffusion tent: under these conditions, flower covered fields work great, fall color works well, and Alaska in spring or fall. As a result, I don't have too many if these types of images.
Here are my best efforts for this task, John. Thanks for making me think.
Bell Rock Vista in Sedona
Poppies in Antelope Valley, CA
Aerial view of the Mitens in Monument Valley.
John Holbrook
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Kyle, beautiful images you’ve shared, thank you! I love the Monument Valley composition—a well seen scene! And the Subway image certainly was aided by the midday light—and I love the glow gained from the long exposure. Very nice! The symmetry of the distant mountains in the Glacier creates a memorable composition—very nice! The Livermore pastoral image is enhanced by the inclusion of the road leading the viewer’s eye into the scene. Also love the blue-green color composition too!
John Holbrook
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Wonderful images Doug! My favorites are the poppies in Antelope Valley and the drone capture of the Mittens—a beautiful sight indeed! Thank you for sharing these!
John Holbrook
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Great midday photos Larry! I favor the Trail Ridge and Saguaro images as well as the strong composition of the Mt. Evans image too. Nice variety of landscapes you’ve shared—thank you for sharing each of these Larry.A few from my archive:
Red Rocks Park View
Saquaro National Park View
View from Mt Evans:
View from Trail Ridge Road
A few from me.
Colorado
Yosemite
Sparks Lake, OR
Frozen Lake, Alaska
Colorado
Yosemite
Sparks Lake, OR
Frozen Lake, Alaska
John Holbrook
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Beautiful and memorable landscapes you’ve shared Jameel—thank you! Love all the reflections too, except with the frozen lake!
The Colorado and Sparks Lake are my two favorites, but the Yosemite and Alaskan images are not far behind! The foreground of ice patterns in the Alaskan Lake image certainly adds visual interest—a well seen scene! All you midday captures are very, very nice—and thank you so much for sharing these!
dan swiger
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John Holbrook
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Dan, each of these is very nice—and appropriate for this week’s Task! LOVE THE LAYERS! I especially favor the second and fourth foggy images. The third B&W is perhaps my favorite—but the last image of light and shadow falling across the layered hills is also very, very nice as well. Thank you for sharing all these beauties!