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Corn Field to Snowy Mountaintop
Corn Field to Snowy Mountaintop
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Challenge: Layers (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Sony Alpha a55
Lens: Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Minolta
Date: Dec 23, 2010
Aperture: F16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2010

 Drove to the Shenandoah National Park with the idea of getting a particular mountain shot I had in mind. Only to find out they CLOSE the darn Skyline drive from the end of November through the first week of January!!! Grrr...

I wasn't going to waste my get out of bed at 5am and drive an hour adventure I had going so I drove around the local roads for awhile. Found several places I really liked but the problem is there's no place to pull over on the narrow windy roads. Came across this scene and said screw it, I'm parking with my blinkers on and I'm going to get this shot. Actually had four or five people politely honk and wave as they drove past. Probably thought I was nuts since the wind was gusting at 40mph and it was FREEZING!!!

Actually, I am probably a little wacko. Drive over an hour to stand in the freezing cold just to get a photo for a contest that will most likely net a 5.25 score. :-P

Oh well...it's an adventure, right? :-D

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Votes: 196
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2011 09:28:43 PM
Lovely image. The colors are great and the I really like the DOF.
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 01/04/2011 02:29:41 PM
Can never go wrong with yellow/blue contrast shots...nice job!
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 01/02/2011 05:13:43 PM
Beautiful. Love the tones.
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 12/31/2010 10:46:12 AM
Lovely colors
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 12/30/2010 07:58:44 AM
frame-able landscape. 7
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 12/29/2010 08:00:31 PM
I love the layers of color in this shot, the brown corn, the while snow, the green hill, the blue mountains, the white clouds, the blue sky, the grey clouds... excellent work.
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 12/29/2010 01:12:09 AM
Beautiful.
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