Wonders of the World

[stefan]

the old "beyond utah" thread

the following was during a time when folks saw this forum as strictly utah-based and this thread was to allow folks to show their photos from elsewhere ... but now that bogley is more universal i've renamed the thread to wonders of the world ... so please ... feel free to blow our minds

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i know most find it hard to believe that there is anything really outside of utah (har har) but,
given that this is a utah forum, it makes sense that there should be a thread of photos outside of utah.

why?

well, it seems to me that there are many talented photographers who spend their time here on this board,
and they photograph other places too. so, a thread to express themselves beyond utah ...

[stefan]

i'll start 'er off (thinking of snow) with a shot from a may b/c skiing trip in CAL-EE-FOR-nee-a

[b]peering into yosemite from matterhorn peak,
eastern sierra nevada, CA

[asdf]

I took this pic while hiking around Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons; spring of 2005.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/338792712_fe9f84a61b.jpg

[americanhero]

nice idea :2thumbs: So here is a shot of Little Finland, Nevada. A fantastic area to explore a lot of funny rock formations

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s140/americanhero_auf_reisen/Little%20Finland/IMG_6474.jpg

[R]

Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas, March 2007...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/crossing/grapevine/grapevinehills24.jpg
http://richardbarron.net/galleries/crossing/grapevine/grapevinehills01.jpg
http://richardbarron.net/galleries/crossing/grapevine/grapevinehills18.jpg

-Richard

[R]

Devil's Hall Trail, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, November 2006...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sticksstones/devilshall/devilshall15.jpg
http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sticksstones/devilshall/devilshall35.jpg

FWIW, I am hoping to bring Abby, Mitchell and the dogs to Utah later this month. Can't wait. :nod:

-Richard

[sparker1]

Chinook Pass, near Mt Rainier NP.


http://www.pbase.com/sparker1/image/86726783.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/sparker1/image/86591823.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/sparker1/image/86726784.jpg

[asdf]

I took this picture of my wife and our oldest child walking along McClure's Beach in Point Reyes in 2005 ... I really love this picture.


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/333121762_1d5da97f7b.jpg

[americanhero]

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s140/americanhero_auf_reisen/275.07Suedwesten118.jpg
Rainbow Vista/Valley of Fire

The colored rock formations in VoF are amazing and I enjoyed it being there in late afternoon.
Not the best pic throughout the windshield, but I like it somehow. :wink:

[stefan]

my friend jen took this shot while we were hiking in chamonix

http://www.math.utah.edu/~sfolias/sc/chamonix.jpg

[goofball]

wichita mountains, oklahoma.

[R]

wichita mountains, oklahoma.

Now you're talking about where I grew up. The Wichitas are something of a diamond in the rough.

http://www.richardbarron.net/galleries2/wichitasnov/narrows/33narrows.jpg
http://www.richardbarron.net/galleries2/wichitasnov/kite/15kitetrail.jpg

http://richardbarron.net/galleries2/wichitasnov/

-Richard :nod:

[goofball]

wichita mountains, oklahoma.

Now you're talking about where I grew up. The Wichitas are something of a diamond in the rough.


-Richard :nod:

SPECTACULAR area. we lived in tulsa until 03 and i would frequently make trips down there, its where i cut my outdoors teeth.

styx canyon is very cool, but hard as hell to get too.

[stefan]

more like diamonds nicely cut, i would think

[stefan]

in the heart of wrangell-st. elias nat'l park, alaska, august, 1997
http://www.math.utah.edu/~sfolias/sc/WSE.jpg

[goofball]

the palisades, from amphitheater basin in kings canyon np

[shaggy125]

Ok, time for another homework diversion (yes, I've been up all night!) Here is one of me jumping into Lake Tahoe in February on a dare.

[shaggy125]

Downtown Pittsburgh (or I should say dahn-tahn picks-burgh)

[shaggy125]

Little Round Top memorial (Gettysburgh)

[shaggy125]

North Rim

[shaggy125]

And who can leave out the Wind Rivers.

[shaggy125]

Square Top

[shaggy125]

Titcomb Basin

[shaggy125]

Sunset

[shaggy125]

Cirque of the Towers

[shaggy125]

Mt. Hooker

[shaggy125]

And Island Lake

[Alex]

Awesome pics shaggy, have you been to all those places personally?

[shaggy125]

Awesome pics shaggy, have you been to all those places personally?

Sure have, I took all the pictures, except the one of me jumping into Lake Tahoe of course (but it was taken with my camera so I figure it counts still.)

[fire]

St John, Virgin Islands

[fire]

Oregon

[rooster32]

Denali (Mnt McKinley), AK
http://arappl.smugmug.com/photos/177292538-L.jpg

and for those needing a little warmth....

Anguilla, BWI
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/rooster32/Anguilla.jpg

[joethelion]

Arizona, near Los Gigantes Buttes...

[Joe Gardner]

La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica:

http://joe-and-heather.smugmug.com/photos/220066704-L.jpg

[stefan]

[b]Kayaking in the Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord,
Prince William Sound, Alaska

[DiscGo]

stefan-

I did not know you spend time in Alaska. Your pictures are cool.

[sparker1]

Near Hyder, Alaska.

[stefan]

I did not know you spend time in Alaska.

i've spent a little time there, not as much as i'd like, of course ... truly a wild place. my aunt lives in anchorage.



Your pictures are cool.

many thanks

[tmartenst]

Grand

http://www.purelightimages.com/pics/fs/grandtetontablemountainwyomingidaho.jpg

[tmartenst]

Pioneer Cabin, ID

http://www.purelightimages.com/pics/fs/pioneercabin.jpg

[tmartenst]

Tarpon Springs, Florida

http://www.purelightimages.com/pics/fs/spongeboats.jpg

[tmartenst]

Mackinaw, Michigan

http://www.purelightimages.com/pics/fs/mackinac.jpg

[stefan]

love the b&w, tmartenst, especially the cabin one :2thumbs:

[JP]

Tarpon Springs, Florida
Ahh, home of the sponge :haha:

Great pics :2thumbs:

[goofball]

along teh black canyon of teh colorado

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[R]

Images from around the region...

Great Sand Dunes, Colorado...

http://www.richardbarron.net/galleries3/sandinourhair/gsd/gsd03.jpg

The Chimneys, Big Bend, Texas...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/crossing/chimneys/chimneysarch02.jpg

Devil's Hall, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sticksstones/devilshall/devilshall25.jpg

Mesa Verde, Colorado...

http://richardbarron.net/dd/mokeemokee/MesaVerdeAbby01.jpg

Journada del Muerto desert, New Mexico...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/jornada/road/sunrisepowerlines01.jpg

Badlands National Park, South Dakota...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sundance/08badlands/Badlands01.jpg

Custer State Park, South Dakota...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sundance/12needleshighway/NeedlesHighway17.jpg

Colorado National Monument...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/firstlight/05cnm/ColoradoNM01.jpg

[Scott Card]

Very very nice Richard. :2thumbs: :2thumbs:

[R]

Very very nice Richard. :2thumbs: :2thumbs:Thanks! :oops:

[goofball]

it just started, but don't know how much longer spring is gona las so heres a coupel to prove it's here. there is really a lot of blooming going on. it is not evident by casual observation, the slopes aren't blankets of color, but once you get personal w/ the landscape you see blooming flowers in abundance. everywhere. especially the little yellow pansies or whatever, they are THICK. really cool.

[TreeHugger]

Here's a few from Iceland:

http://www.bogley.com/forum/files/iceland-072.jpg

http://www.bogley.com/forum/files/iceland-108.jpg

http://www.bogley.com/forum/files/iceland-089.jpg

http://www.bogley.com/forum/files/iceland-126.jpg

[TreeHugger]

A few from the British Virgin Islands:

[TreeHugger]

A taste of the inside passage:

[friesen_2004]

Kansas during a storm this evening

[accadacca]

Kansas during a storm this evening
Nice shot. That is cool! :popcorn:

[CarpeyBiggs]

Sunset on the Madison in West Yellowstone.

http://danransom.com/blog/images/20080514105858_madisonsunset.jpg

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://danransom.com/blog/images/20080514122018_denalifirstview.jpg
I know the photo isn't of much quality, but the view was spectacular. My first time seeing Denali, hopefully won't be the last. Viewed from the Parks Highway near Nenana, AK.

[stefan]

sweet shot, dan! :2thumbs:

great that you had a clear view too, since it's often enshrouded with clouds.

i remember the first time i saw it was during sunset and the sky was smoky. the mountain was dark bluish gray and the sky was a deep blood red. 'twas quite intense and forever burnt in my mind.

looking forward to more of your photos, lucky dawg, you :2thumbs:

:popcorn:

[Mooseman70]

Dan,

Consider yourself lucky to have gotten such a beautiful photo of "Denali"! She's only "out" maybe 30 or so days out of the entire year due to the weather patters the mountain creates.

The entire time I was in AK, I only caught a glimpse of her, and it wasn't during the time I spent in the Park. It was from atop a parking structure in downtown Anchorage - some 300 miles away!

You have an admirer in me - I enjoy your photos. You have that eye, that's for certain.

Thanks for sharing! :2thumbs:

[Scott Card]

Dan, I noticed a skid mark on the road leading in your general direction. Did you take the picture where you ended up? :haha:

[sparker1]

Good shot, Dan. In the 4 days I was around Denali, we had a clear view 3 times. Unfortunately, it was socked in while we were at Wonder Lake (no reflection) and the day we were flying over it (flew around it, no good views of it).

[waltny]

Lost Springs, WY along HW18.... lost indeed

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/lostsprings001bleachwarmcopy.jpg

[waltny]

Mount Rushmore, SD

Talk about overshot! I really couldnt think of a way to make my shots set apart from others so I tried these..

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/rushmore003copy.jpg

[waltny]

#2

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/rushmore004lacopy.jpg

[waltny]

#3

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/rushmore001copy.jpg

[bryan]

great, vivid colors on those flags, walt.

[waltny]

#4

Not sure if I like this one or not, but putting it out there to see what replies it gets.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/rushmore002copy.jpg

[waltny]

#5

Quick snapshot going through the gate.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/rushmoreflag1.jpg

[R]

When we saw South Dakota and Wyoming in 2005, they were power washing the faces at Mount Rushmore...

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sundance/11rushmore/

http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sundance/11rushmore/Rushmore18.jpg
http://richardbarron.net/galleries/sundance/11rushmore/Rushmore.jpg

-R

[CarpeyBiggs]

The Great One, from Cantwell, AK.

http://danransom.com/blog/images/20080520085231_thegreatone.jpg

[sparker1]

Good for you, Dan.

[TreeHugger]

Lost Springs, WY along HW18.... lost indeed

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/lostsprings001bleachwarmcopy.jpg


LOVE this photo!

[waltny]

Lost Springs, WY along HW18.... lost indeed

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/waltny/lostsprings001bleachwarmcopy.jpg


LOVE this photo!

Thanks. I couldnt believe the dumb luck of finding a population sign that actually said one with the sun to my back and that lone shack in the background. It was almost too perfect, I saw the compostion in the sideview mirror as we blazed past, hit the brakes at 75ish spun around and got about 3 shots. My battery had died back in the black hills and it managed to get a slight ghost charge on it for me to click it on and snap off a few.

Shot with the D70s and 50mm f1.8 prime lens.

[hallkc]

Hey "Walt", I really dig #'s 1 and 2... #2 being my personal favorite.

#2 almost looks like an HDR... did you shadow highlight it...? Tone mapping...? Let me know what post production you did... I really love the deep rich colors you got.

Wish I could have been there with ya buddy:)

[goofball]

looking over the valley from teh s end

[peterb]

Former observation station for practice beach invasions
onto Isla Culebra, Puerto Rico.

http://www.pbase.com/peterb/image/39939256.jpg


An old Sherman Tank that pretended to defend the practice beach.
Abandoned by the US Navy; repainted by the locals


http://www.pbase.com/peterb/image/39894655.jpg


and now Flamenco Beach has returned to it proper purpose...toasting buns :cool2:

http://www.pbase.com/peterb/image/39939203.jpg

[goofball]

o my god that beach looks inviting. :cool2:

[sparker1]

Nice shots. Ya gotta love PR paint jobs.

[stefan]

see the first post in this thread:


LINK to first post:
http://bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=83264#83264

[MtnBkr]

From the airplane June 30, 2008 at about 35k feet. By comparing the time of the shot and a GPS track this photo was taken near +61

[Alex]

Just got back from Montana/Yellowstone

This is Madison river just north/west of Yellowstone

http://max.kazkat.com/d/1551-2/P7260222.JPG

[greyhair biker]

10 miles south of home - at the top of Flaming Gorge Rec. Area - Lauder Slide on a topo map.

[greyhair biker]

NaPali Coast, Kauai as I'm walking the beach...

[greyhair biker]

the Blowhole - northshore Maui
...close as I dared to get with the surf breaking there

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://danransom.com/blog/images/20081012094857_teklanikaonfire.jpg

Sanctuary and Teklanika valleys, in Denali National Park.

[eric]

Here is one from New Zealand.

[goofball]

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[Scott Card]

You are killing me, Man. I love that island. (Nice shots :2thumbs: )

[americanhero]

here are some of my favorite shot of Hawai'i. I wanted to see lava, real hot lava. So I did a lava tour at night, where I could get as close as a few feet. It was simply awesome, and really hot :thumb:
it was the best trip ever

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/4147573399_58735bc0f0_b.jpg

a Lava Fall

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/4149108054_2401d68df3_b.jpg

watch your step, it's hot

[stefan]

:2thumbs:awesome

[mjn_slc]

Hawaii, the Big Island near Hapuna Beach

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[mjn_slc]

Machu Picchu, Peru

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[ibenick]

Machu Picchu, Peru

Nice.

[Sombeech]

Machu Picchu, Peru

Very cool.