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764 Bright & Windy

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 3, 201576 views3 comments

"Bright & Windy at Solomon Lake", Valdez, Alaska.

There wasn't a cloud in the sky on this day. It's all snow blowing off the mountains. I shot 3 vertical photos to get it all in and just as I pulled the camera off the tripod an incredibly strong gust ripped down the side of the mountain, picked up the tripod and took it clear across the lake! I never got it back. It's probably at the bottom of the lake right now. Sure was glad I got the camera off of it!

Sony DSC-R1, ISO-160, f8.0, 1/2000, 3 vertical shots stitched.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 3, 2015 at 9:29 AM

OMG, a flying tripod...better patent that one, Gary!

I'm fascinated, because without your description, this looks like a fine winter scene with some lightly scattered clouds. Maybe that's the give away, as "fine clouds", like the one at the right edge, "should" be much higher up in the sky. It is a fine scene. I really like the textures in the foreground snow and the long look along the ridge and down the lake/river.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on March 3, 2015 at 11:07 AM

Wow, this has "majestic" written all over it! The mountains look really impressive. Too bad it cost you your tripod, but at least you have a nice photo and a cool story!

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 3, 2015 at 10:27 PM

Hi Gary

Another great shot of the elements in alaska.. that snow on the mountain does look forbidding

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments