Olympic Morning [Contest Finalists December 2009]
Uploaded: November 14, 2009 13:04:24
Early morning, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington.
Nature and Landscapes
Exif: F Number: 10, ExposureTime: 100/12499 seconds, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 40.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Cesar J. La Rosa November 14, 2009
WOW, Mitch!!! How magnificently beautiful is this place we've been given to enjoy! Too bad we have taken this Gift for granted for so many years. You have really captured all this beauty with all its colors, lines and depth so well in your photograph, Mitch. Wonderful job!!!Dawn Mikkelson November 14, 2009
What a beautiful place. You have captured so much in this photo. Thank you. #8131130Tammy M. Anderson November 14, 2009
Beautiful layers of colors and great vertical composition, Mitch. #8131242Chris Schlosser November 14, 2009
Wonderful composition, Mitch! I love everything about this image. Great capture!! #8131285Sarah Springer November 14, 2009
Mitch- your composition and colors are spot on, w.t.g! ~Sarah #8131481Bonnie C. Lackey November 14, 2009
The doe in the foreground is such a bonus in this marvelous landscape, Mitch. This is beautiful. #8131570Bill Treadway November 14, 2009
Awesome job. #8131617Stefania Barbier November 14, 2009
WOW this is SUPERB... love the mood and different layers of colors!!! #8131888Carolyn M. Fletcher November 15, 2009
If I had a hammer....I could nail one like you did here! This is outstanding. Straight to my faves! #8132358Joy Rector November 15, 2009
awesome, perfect colors and lighting #8132414Laura E. Swan November 15, 2009
This couldn't be more spectacular, Mitch! The beauty of the smoky blue ridges and then the green Mountains and the gold and THEN A DEER? MAN! This has it all! Even your sky had drama and weight.I bet you really love this one as much a we do! :D !!!
-Laura #8133373
Craig W. Myers November 15, 2009
I can't add to or improve on what has already been said but just had to add my "Way to go!" #8133415Shelly A. Van Camp November 15, 2009
Beautiful! #8133474Renata Gusciora November 15, 2009
Beautiful!Fabulous image and great tones!Super lines as well,Mitch! #8133640Tess L. Yee November 15, 2009
Absolutely stunning, Mitch! Love the 'rows' of color, the mood, the bonus deer, and that gorgeous swath of sky. #8133791Robert Jensen November 15, 2009
Beautifully done - love the layers and colors. Would also like to see a version with just a bit more brightness #8134037John E. Steinway November 15, 2009
Magnificent image Mitch. #8134083Julianne Bradford November 15, 2009
I love this a lot Mitch. The deer is just the icing on the layers of this beautiful composition! #8134266Dick W. Wyatt November 16, 2009
Outstanding.Leslie McLain November 16, 2009
Love the colors and the repeating layers of mountains, Mitch. #8134914Nikki McDonald November 16, 2009
Can't not say anything about the rich jewel tones -- WOW. What I like especially are the repeated triangles creating the zig-zag lines leading us deep into this scene. Love the low-hanging clouds and mist lighting up the distant peaks and subtle interest the deer adds to the foreground. Wonderful. #8136948Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 16, 2009
GOOOOOOOOOOOORGEOUS, Mitch!!! :-) k #8137138Nikki McDonald November 18, 2009
Well what a disappointment. Guess you'll just have to re-submit this one. #8141323Nikki McDonald November 18, 2009
Well what a disappointment. Guess you'll just have to re-submit this one. #8141325JO ANN CLEVELAND November 18, 2009
What a beauty Mitch, love it! There must be some mistake, this couldn't possibly be overlooked by the judges, I agree to re-submit!jo ann c. #8141932
Mitch Spence November 21, 2009
Thanks all for your great comments. Yeah, kind of surprised me too. I'll resub it in awhile. #8150522AEK December 01, 2009
hi mitch - this one's a beauty. the natural layers and amazing lines and color are breathtaking. what a terrific image. it really just pulls one into the scene and keeps you staring at it. a. #8182191AEK December 04, 2009
you know, I just came back to look at this because I wanted to save it and i'm reading the comments. who's judging to have missed this??? are they hitting every 50th image? I understand why my crazy graphics of late don't get a nod - but they're fun to do - but this is a winner - that's so obvious. - very irritating. #8190725Ilene Samowitz December 04, 2009
Beautiful #8191969Nikki McDonald December 06, 2009
Well, now, that's more like it!! Way to go, Mitch :) #8195650Mitch Spence December 07, 2009
Hey, thanks, Arlene, Ilene, and Nikki. :) #8198304AEK December 07, 2009
okay, that's better...!!! #8198890Mitch Spence December 09, 2009
Thanks again, Arlene. :) #8203752Anne McKinnell December 14, 2009
Wow, Mitch, this is amazing with the yellow, green and blue tones!! Fantastic shot and well deserving of the EP. #8216441Mitch Spence December 19, 2009
Thank you! So glad you like it, Anne. #8233108Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 09, 2010
Simply majestic and beautiful Mitch. A fav! #8284107Mitch Spence January 14, 2010
Thank you, Donna! :) #8296908Stefania Barbier January 18, 2010
congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #8306750Nikki McDonald January 18, 2010
All right!!!! Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round, Mitch. #8306946Tammy Espino January 18, 2010
Congrats, Mitch :) #8307166Tammy M. Anderson January 18, 2010
Congratulations, Mitch on this beautiful finalist. #8307189JO ANN CLEVELAND January 18, 2010
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Mitch!Hope we see it again!
jo ann c. #8307509
Courtenay Vanderbilt January 18, 2010
Just beautiful, Mitch! Congratulations! #8307689Amy M. Wilson January 18, 2010
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Mitch! #8308207Leslie McLain January 18, 2010
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Mitch. #8308226Patricia A. Stalter January 18, 2010
Whoo Hoo... WTG. :) Pat #8308243Debra R. Harder January 18, 2010
This is so beautiful, Mitch!! Huge congratulations on another outstanding finalist!! Deb #8308838Monnie Ryan January 18, 2010
Awesome, Mitch -- congratulations! #8309091Nancyj E. Hovey January 18, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SCraig W. Myers January 18, 2010
Congratulations on long overdue recognition. #8309528Sherran Andersen January 18, 2010
Congrats. #8309755Usman M. Bajwa January 18, 2010
Awesome capture, Mitch. CONGRATZ. on the Finalist Award. Good luck in the next round!!UB. #8309850
ALLEN O. HOWARD January 19, 2010
AWESOME!!! Congratulations, Mitch!!! #8311674Claudine Grove January 19, 2010
Congrats on this beautiful image! #8312069Eivor Kuchta January 19, 2010
Perfect timing and wonderful colors! Congratulations on your finalist, Mitch, and good luck in the next round! #8312458Susan Fox January 19, 2010
Beautifully composed! Congratulations #8312507Linda Blair January 19, 2010
Awesome...love that deer in the foreground...congraulations on getting finalist!!!!!!!!! #8312794John E. Steinway January 19, 2010
Congrats on your finalist Mitch. #8313010Sam Britt January 19, 2010
Congratulations again, Mitch! #8313823Katarina Mansson January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist Mitch! #8315625Christine Lobsinger January 25, 2010
Hi Mitch, I've never seen any landscape colouring like this before - EVER...INTO MY FAV'S
CHRISTINE
SMILING #8329996
Irene Colling January 26, 2010
You must have been giddy with excitment when you took this photo Mitch. The beauty of the scene is breath taking.You captured it all perfectly. #8332631
Mitch Spence January 28, 2010
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I wish I could be back there right this minute, although now that I think about it, I suspect the weather isn't nearly so nice at the moment. :) #8337559Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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