Canyon Flowers in the Evening

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• ben4321 (9335)
• [2007-08-25 9:58]
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Why don't you just rob a bank and go and buy a Hasselblad - you're clearly in love with the square format!
Personally I've always preferred rectangles, but the square crop works well here. I like how the blue sky is enclosed by the mountains and trees on either side, and there's a nice echo of the sky in the colours of the flowers and stream at the bottom of the frame. Great light too.
Good work John.

Cheers,
Ben

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• fulvio52 (5592)
• [2007-08-25 10:04]

Lovely shadowplay in a lovely picture, John.
I can almost smell the Black Hills...
I'm so jet-lagged that I'm ready to fly back 7000 miles just to get rid of it...
Have a great weekend.

Ciao,
Fulvio.

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• asajernigan (9402)
• [2007-08-25 11:39]

John,
I like the contrast created by the areas of sun and shadow. I like the stream running through the scene giving the photo nice direction. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

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• jurek1951 (17981)
• [2007-08-25 12:01]

Hi John,
Beautiful landscape,Good contrasts, lighting and strong colours. Very well framed.
Georg

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• bracasha75 (14800)
• [2007-08-25 13:02]

Hi John
Your "bombing" us with exellent colors and nature have no end and we waith to bee continue...
Very well again..
Cheers,Braca

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• jonathan_hart (17069)
• [2007-08-25 14:15]

hey,
what a nice nature shot, with good light and so strong colors :))
well composed, it's beautiful
regards
jo

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• vinu (129)
• [2007-08-25 15:08]

Hi John.

Lovely shot. The place looks so touching...the lights and colours are fabulous.
Best Regards,
vinushka

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• huahoa (3637)
• [2007-08-25 16:26]

Hi John,
This place is very beautiful, the nature seems still wild.
The paradise for trekkers and trekearth members.
Very good light and colours are authentic.
Well done !
Hoa

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• ribeiroantonio (16640)
• [2007-08-25 16:32]

Wonderful landscape with great colours and an excellent light. The play of shadows and light is good, creating plenty of interesting points to look at. Well done.
Antonio

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• kiwi_explorer (12183)
• [2007-08-25 19:32]

Hi John,
Nice wild flowers to cover your foreground. Lovely scene well captured. The rock ceates a nice contrast to the greenery. Well composed and good image quality! tfs and have a nice weekend.
Cheers,
Renier

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• tola_ch2004 (457)
• [2007-08-25 20:52]

Wow, I wanna say wonderful view.
You are so good to find the right angle at the right time.

Nice!

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• carper (56364)
• [2007-08-26 0:31]

a very nice one John,
you live in a fantastic nature country John. The pov is fine and the light is falling good on that rocks, a lovely canyon,
it must be a pleasure to made shots there. good photojob, have a fine day.
gr. jaap

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• lucasgalodoido (11119)
• [2007-08-26 7:08]

Hi John!
good image of this canion with its green vegetation! Good capture of light and colors!
Congratulations and Hug!

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• Angelillo (8623)
• [2007-08-26 13:57]

Hi John,

Light and shadows very well distributed in the shot, giving a great relief and composing a truly balanced image. It's quite impressive this canyon, and you captures its beauty accurately! I like the dyr trees in the middle of this riche vegetation! Really beautiful! Thanks.

Greetings,
Angel.

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• SAGAPO (1730)
• [2007-08-26 16:00]

Hi nature photographer,
Perfect composition and a nice view,So beautiful picture, perfectly framed and very good contrast.
Greetings.
Ahmet

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• gunbud (20064)
• [2007-08-26 17:12]

Hi John,
The clear blue stream running right towards the shear canyon wall creates a wonderful feeling of depth. The vibrant green makes a beautiful contrast with sandstone cliffs and the vibrant blue sky the perfect backdrop for this stunning image.
Regards, Tom

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• berek (23968)
• [2007-08-27 0:26]

Hi John,
lovely flowers. beautiful atmosphere. I like composition and idea. have a nice week.
B. Erek
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• bakes888 (13732)
• [2007-08-27 1:59]

Hi John. Like Rushmore only natural monuments. Great photo. I love the blue of the sky reflected in the stream and repeated in the flowers. Great colour and well composed. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

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• Didi (30442)
• [2007-08-27 2:59]
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Hi John
It's a very nice mixing between shades and lights; very wonderfull place indeed.
To have a bigger picture you should use the 800 x 800 pixels dimensions.
Cheers.

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• marioana (2178)
• [2007-08-27 3:24]

Hello John.
Very beautiful. Lovely light and colour. Great POV. Good composition. You find these lovely places to visit. Well done once again.
Best regards, Steve.

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• pboehringer (19600)
• [2007-08-27 9:00]
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John,
a very interesting square frame approach that really works extremely good here with the blue flowers in the lower part competing with the blue in the upper portion. Inbetween the warm colors of the sunlite rocks of the canyon. Are you also a composer? In that case a pretty good one. Something along the lines with Arvo Paert?
Regards, Peter

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• Graal (45390)
• [2007-08-27 23:49]

Hi John,
great wild nature, fine composition and interesting view. I like the colours also. Beautiful flowers on FG. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

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• evanrizo (772)
• [2007-08-28 0:26]

Hi John, very good seen view with this ideal light and impressive colors and the cropping makes a superb image, an image to calm.
Congratulations.
Evan
later...

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• darrasin (2860)
• [2007-09-01 9:01]

Hello John! Wonderful scenery in this one captured under great light. The various shades of greens (and their densities) are offset beautifully by the flowers.

Well done!
Doug

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• Zelanda (5692)
• [2007-09-03 7:09]

Hola John,
Magnífico cañón lleno de vegetación.
Un paisaje espléndido con excelente luz y colores.
Saludos cordiales
Ros

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• plimrn (16878)
• [2007-09-05 6:01]
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Hi John,
The beauty of this photo is far exceeded by the beuaty of your 'Contemplation of Four Mountains.' There is amazing expressiveness in your wordless choir. As I read the program notes and listen to the music, I do think of your son communicationg without words.
It is surprising to my California eyes to see such a lush landscape in August. I was just looking at my son's pix os a climb up the mountaineer's route of Whitney; in spite of the last remnants a glacier, it's VERY brown. Of course I guess the very high may have something to do with it too.
HLJ, Pat

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• banyanman (7490)
• [2007-10-03 6:22]

Hi John. Your POV and composition makes this look like a part of the canyon that not many people get too - at least we can't see much evidence of a trail through here. I like how the late afternoon light is highlighting the canyon walls - but you've still managed to retain plenty of details in the shdaow areas. The square format works well here too. Cheers . . . David

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• fserajian (3729)
• [2007-11-17 2:23]

John,

This shot is just breathtaking, what a beautiful place... it seems to be untouched by civilization. I like your POV too. TFS

Fara