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A Fine Mountain Morning
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Estes Park, Colorado
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
Location: Estes Park, Colorado
Date: Sep 23, 2008
Aperture: F20
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Sep 23, 2008

 This is one of my favorite scenes in Estes Park, Colorado. Every time I go, I try to get "the perfect" photo of this picturesque view. I even entered one in a challenge a couple of years ago. As we were leaving this year, I had just been thinking that I didn't even try to get this photo this time -- but then, we came around the bend in the road where it came into view, and the scene took my breath away with the sunrise, the low hanging clouds and those enourmous mountains towering over that hotel.

I'm sure my photo doesn't do it justice, but since we were pushing time to catch our plane in Denver, my husband said we could only stop if I would just snap and go (no tripod, no running around trying to get the best spot). So I jumped out, snapped, and this is it.

It's the Stanley Hotel where Stephen King was inspired to write his book, The Shining one New Year's Eve when he got snowed in there.


Statistics
Place: 248 out of 430
Avg (all users): 5.5226
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.5849
Avg (non-participants): 5.3878
Views since voting: 799
Views during voting: 241
Votes: 155
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/16/2013 02:38:52 PM
that's so beautiful. those mountains are so majestic.
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Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 10/11/2008 07:57:44 AM
Beautiful Sandy - so very beautiful....
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/08/2008 10:07:30 AM
This picture makes me want to go there....
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 10/08/2008 09:37:37 AM
I gave this a 7 Sandy, it's an incredible shot! The hotel is excellent and the mix with the soft colors and focus of the mtns and the clouds makes an amazing testament to how small we really are! I love Estes Park also!

Anni
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/08/2008 12:52:03 AM
I do see a little camera movement, but again a beautiful photo of your favorite place, Bill will have to slow down or give you more time, :):)
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 10/08/2008 12:29:00 AM
Sandy! This is breathtaking! For the life of me I can't figure out why this didn't score higher! Very nice!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/08/2008 12:20:51 AM
man who can figure all these 5's and 6's? inexplicable, i am not trying to display false modesty here, but i cannot fathom how mine finished 82nd and this one at 249.....go figure, another beautiful shot my friend, worthy of framing. those clouds are something else! makes it look like 2 different pictures
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 10/05/2008 07:34:12 PM
Beautiful!!!! Wish I could vote on this!!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 10/05/2008 01:50:48 AM
very cool capture, i love the light hitting all the different parts of the image individually
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 10/03/2008 11:42:03 AM
a majestic scene - the overly bright red roofs and the smoothed feel to the processing don't work for me
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 10/02/2008 04:26:12 PM
Banff?
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/02/2008 03:17:36 PM
That mountain seriously LOOMS, doesn't it? Wonderful crisp morning.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 10/01/2008 10:57:49 PM
Very unusual, almost appears to be two separate images. I like the colors and contrast of lights and darks. 9
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/01/2008 12:48:54 PM
Wow, does that look like the mt washington hotel, but that doesn't look like mt washington! Great shot, almost looks superimposed it's so dramatic, great shot.
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