Pure Symmetry [Mountains Pictures Mountain Range Photos]
Uploaded: March 14, 2003 22:19:02
Janelle Barry March 14, 2003
WOWEE!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, GARY! Is this near your office too? LOL! (Probably is.) Is this stitched, or a true panorama? Simply gorgeous! #26438Karen Seargeant May 26, 2019
BEAUTIFUL shot, Gary! I think this may be my favorite....... #67777Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Why thank you, Janelle! Actually my office is at the base of the mountains that you're looking at in this photo, which is about 3 miles as the seagull flies :-) This photo is just cropped. The original has a lot more sky and water but they didn't add to the picture so I chopped it down to put the focus on the mirror image. #67780Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Karen, Thank you! I got lucky on the timing for this. The tide was high and at ebb when I drove by here and the air was absolutely still, which is fairly unusual on a sunny day in the winter. #67783Bernard B. Travers May 26, 2019
Another of your unquestionably magnificent pieces, Gary. I'm speechless. Incidently - great chop job, buddy. #67785Kathleen Clemons May 26, 2019
The stillness of the water you've captured is amazing- quite a rarity up here. :) Just beautiful. #67803Luis gabriell PHOTO PERERA CAMPOS May 26, 2019
i want go to alaska for look in original files, congratulations Gary, #67804Carolyn M. Fletcher May 26, 2019
Wow, Gary this is a stunner!!! #67807June Marie Sobrito May 26, 2019
Perfect! #67814Shirley L. Carpenter May 26, 2019
Beautiful..............Shirley #67817clifton Mair May 26, 2019
Wow! Beautiful...love this Gary! :) #67819Jimmy Wen May 26, 2019
another superb Alaska panorama! crystal clear reflections. #67830Jill Battaglia May 26, 2019
Excellent, Gary!! #67839Murry Grigsby May 26, 2019
Beautiful, Gary. This is the kind of day to shoot flower macros :0) #67858Lyle Gellner May 26, 2019
Excellent composition,,well composed and presented in this panarama style format!! #67885Lem Metro May 26, 2019
What camera do you use for your landscapes, Gary? Also, do you have exposure information for this frame? It's truly beautiful, by the way. #67899Curtis Forrester May 26, 2019
Fantastic image!!! You did the right thing with the panorama composition! #67907Carolyn J. Connolly May 26, 2019
Gary...As usual words fail to describe this scene - no wonder 'they' say that 'a picture paints a thousand words'!! Just beautifully seen, taken and presented...AS USUAL - and great title! No need to tell you to keep up the great work - your postings are ALWAYS great!!
All the best in the contest Gary, and kind regards...
Carolyn & Phil Connolly
Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia #67913
Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Wow! Thank you all for your very genorous comments! Guess I must have done the right thing with this one! I have a few others that I took at the same time from different angles looking at different parts of the valley, but with the same type of reflections. I might post another one, but I don't want to ruin a good thing by oversaturating :-)Lem; I used the only camera I have, my Sony DSC-F707, and the exposure info is: f8.0, 1/640, no filters, no zoom. Thank you for your comment!
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Cees F. De With May 26, 2019
WOW Gary!!! Again one of those superb shots and great texture going with it. It sure is symmetry at its best! Great shot and this will be a pricewinner! Greetzz Cees #67999Damian P. Gadal May 26, 2019
Gary - I knight thee Offical Photographer for the State of Alaska!Well done! #68001
Carol Engstrom May 26, 2019
This is such a beautiful shot, Gary!! I love the reflections! #68056David and Carol Kelly May 26, 2019
Pure Beauty !! #68065Dolores Neilson May 26, 2019
David took the words right out of my......err..fingertips! So awesome and majestic, Gary!! THis rocks, boyfriend! #68069Patricia A. Cale May 26, 2019
Gary, this is simply breathtaking. You really live in a beautiful area -- even with all the snow! Thanks for sharing your images and letting all of us "be there" for a bit. #68128Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Cees; Thank you very much! I sure wish you were a betterphoto judge :-)Damian; Wow! Knighted! I've never been knighted before...do I get some sort of crest and an official stamp or something? Thanks! :-)
Carol; Thank you! Your opinion means a lot to me!
David; I really appreciate your comment! Thanks!
Dolores; Wow! Boyfriend of the Queen of Photography on top of being knighted! Makes me feel like Royalty :-) I suppose this means I'll be expected to maintain your extremely high standards....hmmm...I'm not so sure I'm up to that yet... Thank you so much for your very kind comment! #68129
Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Pat; Looks like you were typing at the same time I was. I really appreciate your comment as conveying a sense of "being there" is what I strive for most. It's very difficult to do with the limitation of the small entry format. Thats why I like the panoramas so much. It allows one to 'turn their head' and see more of the scene like you can when you're standing there. #68130Gary W. Lake May 26, 2019
Wow! What a great image.....perfect! #68152ricky A. riddle May 26, 2019
As always beautiful shot. #68178Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Gary & Rick; Thank you! I appreciate your comments :-) #68220Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
It took me forever to get to the bottom of these posts to add my own. Not sure what else to add; this is yet another stunning shot from you, Gary. ... By the way, we just booked an Alaskan cruise on Princess for late May! I'm so excited! I'd like to e-mail you before then to get some advice and tips from a master Alaskan photographer. :-) #68236Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Thank you very much, Patricia! I'd be glad to help out as much as I can. For starts, you picked the right time for a water visit. The end of May and first week of June are the most likely times to have multiple sunny days on the Coast. Drop me an email with your tour stops and I'll see if I can help you out. #68349Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Thanks much, Jan! I suspect its a lot like one of those ink blot tests...everyone sees something different :-) #69628Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
So happy to see this among the finalists, Gary. Congrats! #81230Karen Seargeant May 26, 2019
Congratulations! #81315Carolyn M. Fletcher May 26, 2019
Congrats again, Gary! #81345Gerda Grice May 26, 2019
This is just glorious, Gary! It's enough to make the most disillusioned among us fall in love with our beautiful world all over again! Many congratulations on making the finals with this shot. I'll be looking forward to seeing it among the winners! #81346Viveca Venegas May 26, 2019
Felicitations on this amazing photo Gary. Your finalist win is more than deserved. Hope you get first. Vieca. #81364Gary W. Lake May 26, 2019
Congratulations Gary! This is an awesome shot and it's well deserved! #81418Murry Grigsby May 26, 2019
Congrats, Gary! #81422ricky A. riddle May 26, 2019
Congratulations Gary. #81427Carol Engstrom May 26, 2019
Yes!! I love this one. Congrats again, Gary! #81505Gunther Allen May 26, 2019
Another winner! Wow, I knew you would get noticed! - G #81515Cathy M. Gromball May 26, 2019
Congratulations, Gary! This photo is absolutely breathtaking!Cathy :) #81630
Cees F. De With May 26, 2019
What did I tell you Gary?? And here you are.....on the list!! Congrats! Greetzz, Cees #81663Kathleen Clemons May 26, 2019
Congratulations on another well deserved win! :) #81721Damian P. Gadal May 26, 2019
Congrats Gary - I agree with Kathleen, well deserved!!! #81992Dolores Neilson May 26, 2019
I agree with Kathleen too!! Well deserved for sure! Congrats!! #82043Graham Theobald May 26, 2019
very deserved finalist gary,it must win in my opinion,Beautiful. #82241Mette Vendelboe Allison May 26, 2019
Congrats, Gary. Nice to see you in the final. Good luck! #82290Judy M. Sayers May 26, 2019
Congratulations Gary!! Judy #82399Bernard B. Travers May 26, 2019
Go, Gary go. Good win. #82520Barbara K. Breitsameter May 26, 2019
Breathtaking! I hope this places in one of the top spots. #82561Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Well...I guess I'll have to go out and buy a frame....so that I can frame all of these incredibly supportive and complimentary comments!! It is a very thrilling experience to have my work recognized by so many very talented and accomplished photographers! Thank you all, very very much :-) #82706Cees F. De With May 26, 2019
Congrats Gary, I told you........;-)Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Thank you very much, Cees! You were close on your call, it made it to the last round but it didn't win a prize ... at least not an official one. It won a very long list of prizes though, in the form of great comments such as yours :-) #82731Kathy L. Schneider May 26, 2019
WOW! Congratulations Gary!! #83073Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
Why thank you, Kathy! #83289Monika Sapek May 26, 2019
Oh, my! I couldn’t reach the bottom of those posts ;-). I hope I’m not too late with my note? But it’s really hard to find the good time with three kids running around.Gary H. Minish May 26, 2019
There's no such thing as too late, Monika! I sincerely appreciate your comments any time they get there :-)Believe me, these places are far more beautiful than I am capable of portraying. If I could shoot in true 3D and everyone had virtual viewers I maybe could come close, but I'm afraid that technology is still out of reach for most of us! #83878
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