Mountain Country
Uploaded: December 17, 2016 11:41:43 | Entered: December 17, 2016 11:42:33
If you are into rugged mountains, sheer cliff faces and indeterminate weather, this is the place to be. The Blue Mountains are just over an hour’s drive west of Sydney. Captured near Lithgow during my visit there, earlier this month.
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 25.00 mm, Model: E-300
Nancy L. Green December 17, 2016
What a GORGEOUS view John, straight into my FAVs!!! <>< #1675742JO ANN CLEVELAND December 17, 2016
Man!!!You really found and presented a beauty John...a fave for sure!!! #11546159Harvey A. Ravitch December 17, 2016
Wow! Such a diverse & spectacular find! Beautiful capture! I love Learning about new places from your photos! Awesome.. #11546174Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 17, 2016
Wonderful landscape John!,Teresa Burnett December 17, 2016
Simply gorgeous, John!! Beautifully composed, and I love that moody sky!! #11546198John Rivera December 17, 2016
Beautiful capture! #11546203Candace M. Cleveland December 17, 2016
Oh what a wonderful view!! Perfect John. #11546210Tammy M. Anderson December 17, 2016
I love rugged mountains. Wonderful capture. Love the comp. sky and light. #11546221Gord MacEachern December 17, 2016
This is a real jaw dropper John, WOW!!! #11546240Chuck Green December 17, 2016
Excellent shot, John! Love the lighting! <>< #11546258John Koepfer @PresentPleasures December 17, 2016
John this is a fantastic scene and capture with great light and detail!!!VWD!!! #11546293Joannie Bertucci December 17, 2016
Wonderful composition and terrific contrasts through out the image brother John! fave #11546309Nadia Paul December 18, 2016
What a stunning, majestic landscape John - wonderful light and great depth! #11546336Bojan Bencic December 18, 2016
Fantastic view, John. Beautiful foreground and background. #11546371Martha R. Mazon December 18, 2016
Outstanding framing, depth, textures and mood, John! #11546412John Connolly December 18, 2016
Thank you for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #11546459Leslie McLain December 18, 2016
Beautiful capture and light, John. #11546471John Connolly December 18, 2016
Thanks Leslie. #11546489Patrick Rouzes December 18, 2016
What a beautiful & spectacular scene & capture, John. Beautiful colors, clarity & light also. #11546563Katherine Kuhn December 19, 2016
What a beautiful scene, John! That's quite a canyon! It looks like the mts are aptly named. #11546635John Connolly December 19, 2016
Thanks a lot Patrick and Katherine! #11546667Natasha Pliss December 19, 2016
Fabulous scene, John! I like the mix of emotions this image conveys: sunny, wonderful, happy foreground and a gloomy, dark, hostile background. Well done. A fave. #11546683Nancy L. Green December 20, 2016
FANTASTIC view BEAUTIFULLY captured my friend, WTG!! <>< #11546840John Connolly December 20, 2016
Thanks so much Natasha and Nancy! #11546874Emile Abbott December 21, 2016
I loved the Blue Mountains when we were there. Magnificent scenery John. #11547117Cary Rogers December 21, 2016
Great scene lighting, POV, and image comp! #11547136John Connolly December 23, 2016
Thanks a lot Emile and Cary! #11547432Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 24, 2016
Man, what a view!! Great framing and fabulous capture, John. #11547545Ed Lauderdale December 24, 2016
Well, John, you know me and mountains!! Gotta love this! I can't add to what's already been said. Beautifully done! BTW is this area far enough south to get snow in the summer? #11547561Ann Coates December 30, 2016
I wish we had gone there when we were in Aussie about four years ago. Looks fabulous. Stunning scenery you have captured here John. #11549080Ed Lauderdale January 31, 2017
Congratulations on this Finalist, John!!! #11558657Harvey A. Ravitch January 31, 2017
Well Deserved! Congratulations! #11558722John Koepfer @PresentPleasures January 31, 2017
Wonderful John congratulations on this finalist!!! #11558834Teresa Burnett February 01, 2017
Huge Congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, John!! #11558997Ann H. Belus February 01, 2017
Beautiful scene, superbly captured, John! #11559007Ann H. Belus February 01, 2017
Been there, John, beautiful place; good friends have a home in the Blue Mountains. #11559009Nancy L. Green February 01, 2017
CONGRATULATIONS John, VERY well deserved!! <>< #11559112Chuck Green February 01, 2017
Congrats on your finalist, John! <>< #11559196Gord MacEachern February 01, 2017
Big congrats John!! #11559239Emile Abbott February 01, 2017
I just loved the Blue Mountains and glad I took an extra 2 days while I was in Australia to go there. Congratulations John on fantastic finalist. Working harder in retirement than in my practice. Hope to get back to photography and BP ASAP. #11559312John Connolly February 03, 2017
Thanks everyone for your kind words and support! I look forward to seeing you back on BP again Emile! #11559944Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 04, 2017
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, John. #11560184isabel C. Zepeda February 05, 2017
JohnKatherine Kuhn March 01, 2017
I missed this beauty last month, John! What a spectacular view -- looks a bit like a cross between the Grand Canyon & the Grand Canyon of Kauai! #11567660Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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