Uploaded: August 01, 2003 23:40:58
Gary W. Lake August 01, 2003
Wow! Gary - this is one of your more stunning images - beautiful! #49739Warren Ishii August 02, 2003
Beautiful scenery Gary, a fine composition choice under ideal lighting conditions. Lovely colors abound in your photo..congrats! #155337Colette M. Metcalf August 02, 2003
Just gorgoues, Gary!!!! #155356Carolyn M. Fletcher August 02, 2003
Wonderful!!!! Stupendous!!! #155367June Marie Sobrito August 02, 2003
A postcard! Gorgeous!! #155394Barbara K. Breitsameter August 02, 2003
Such clarity and tack sharp on this breathtaking scene. Excellent work here Gary! #155397Jill Battaglia August 02, 2003
Excellent, as always!! :-) #155405Ellen Peach August 02, 2003
Outstanding work, Gary! #155423Shirley L. Carpenter August 02, 2003
The Perfect Picture Gary!!!!!!!Excellent!!!!! #155466William C. Raco August 02, 2003
This is just stunningly beautiful.bill #155472
ricky A. riddle August 02, 2003
Another perfect image. #155522Murry Grigsby August 02, 2003
Beautiful, Gary. What a great BIG DOF! Wonderful design, light and colors. Well done. #155531Linda Murphy August 02, 2003
Love this one, Gary. Fantastic shot. #155560Susana Matos August 02, 2003
MAGIC !!!! as you said...Darren K. Fisher August 02, 2003
Beautifully done, love the colors and that view!!! #156062Gary H. Minish August 02, 2003
Thank you everyone for all your great comments! I've been enjoying the opportunity to shoot some bright colors and am making the best of it because it won't be too long and it will be back to shades of white :-) #156124Karen Kirspel August 02, 2003
I love this picture!!! It is beautiful. What settings did you use? I have a F717, but I am a beginner and rarely take it off auto pilot. #156129Gary H. Minish August 02, 2003
Thank you, Karen :-) I took this in manual mode. I set the aperature at f8.0 first (as small as it will go) to get the depth of field I needed, then I spot metered on the brightest portion of the sunlit clouds and set the shutter speed to give me one full stop brighter than what the camera liked, which turned out to be 1/640. My 707 can usually be pushed at least one stop without burning out the white and that gives me the brightest possible foreground in a high contrast situation. Hope that helps. #156135Susana Matos August 03, 2003
This is surely a winner, and really magic with this brightness that we find in northern lands. (my best photo, bright and colorful, was taken in a winter day after some snow and ice, what is rare here in my region - called "greeen")Gary H. Minish August 03, 2003
Su, I am very happy that you enjoy this photo! Sharing the beauty of my homeland with those who truly appreciate it is what I enjoy most about my new hobby :-) The lowest ISO setting my camera has is 100. I leave it at that setting almost all of the time. The only time I use a higher setting is when I can't use a tripod and a slower shutter speed. Trying to shoot action photos of the dogs while walking them in the late evening light is one of those times when I'll use an ISO setting of 200 or more. The photos are noticeably more grainy and noisy when using the higher settings, so I try to avoid it. Thank you again for your comment and your inquiry :-) #156183Karen Kirspel August 03, 2003
Thanks for the tips. I have been experimenting with the settings a bit. I really need to get in the habit of using a tripod. It seems to make such a difference, I'll have to get used to lugging it around. #156358Andrea Garza August 04, 2003
The flower color really makes a good photo great. #157283Gary H. Minish August 04, 2003
Yes, the fireweed sure add a lot of spice to much of the scenery around here this time of year. Thank you, Andrea :-) #157408Wolfgang Dolak August 08, 2003
MAGIC is the correct word - both for the country and your photography!Gary H. Minish August 09, 2003
Thank you once again, birdie! I really appreciate your taking the time to visit my gallery! #161214Katherine Chan August 16, 2003
Ditto to everyone said. The purple/red flowers are the magic touch of the clear and peaceful scene. Good luck!Kat #169522
Gary H. Minish August 16, 2003
Thank you very much, Katherine! #169662Carol Engstrom September 06, 2003
I think this is my favorite. It's perfect! #189802Gary H. Minish September 06, 2003
Why thank you, Carol! #189997Susana Matos September 09, 2003
YES, YES, YES !!!!!!! I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY TO SEE YOUR FINALISTS, your wonderful photos, Congrats,Kathleen Clemons September 09, 2003
I think all of your shots are magic, Gary. ;) CONGRATULATIONS! #192462Colette M. Metcalf September 09, 2003
Congrats again, Gary!!!! #192575Murry Grigsby September 09, 2003
Congrats again, Gary!! #193138Evy Johansen September 09, 2003
Congratulations! Well derserved #193324Carol Brill September 09, 2003
Gary, Congratulations on a job well done, and best of luck!!! #193470Carol Engstrom September 09, 2003
YES!! Congrats! #193714Elizabeth A. Zibas September 09, 2003
Congrats Gary. I always enjoy looking at your breathtaking images. #193917Dolores Neilson September 09, 2003
Big congrats, GAry!! Well done! #193959Gary H. Minish September 10, 2003
Susana, Kathleen, colette, Murry, Evy, Carol, Carol, Betsy & Dolores; Thank you all very much for your constant support and encouragement. Your positive feedback on a regular basis is my most valuable reward :-) #194284Barbara K. Breitsameter September 10, 2003
So happy to see it made the finals! Bravo Gary. Well deserved. #194581Gary H. Minish September 10, 2003
Thank you very much, Barbara :-) #194948Gene Spears September 10, 2003
once again Gary, a beautiful shot and congratulations!! #195387Gary H. Minish September 10, 2003
And once again, I thank you, Gene :-) #195396Darren K. Fisher September 10, 2003
It was breath taking the first time I seen it and it was breath taking this time as well. Congrats to you Gary. #195544Karen Seargeant September 11, 2003
Another beautiful shot, Gary! Congrats! #195608Gary H. Minish September 11, 2003
Thank you, Darren & Karen for your kind wishes :-) #195615Damian P. Gadal September 12, 2003
Congrats Gary!!! #197282Gary H. Minish September 12, 2003
Thanks, Damian :-) #197498Sandra Freyler September 25, 2005
Congratulations, Gary! Breathtaking view! Very beautiful! #1882671Gary H. Minish September 25, 2005
Thanks, Sandra. This remains one of my favorites because of the colors in the reflections. #1883562Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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