2011 Your best Landscape of the Year

[Stargazer77517]

Patrick, that first one is really cool. good job !!!!
Outstanding captures folks.

[GoldenOrb]

Keith, that is one fantastic shot!!.
Not anywhere near my mac pro before the end of the year d'oh.
Its Xmas here in another 19 minutes so for everyone, Merry christmas

[aharding]

I struggle with landscapes. This is overlooking Monument Valley from the top of Hunt Mesa. Forgive the sensor dust, etc. It's just exported straight from Lightroom.

[lfmerrell]

Originally Posted by aharding

I struggle with landscapes. This is overlooking Monument Valley from the top of Hunt Mesa. Forgive the sensor dust, etc. It's just exported straight from Lightroom.

Hunt Mesa sounded familiar: >>On 16 October 1984, a B-52G, AF Serial No. 57-6479, clipped its wing on Hunts Mesa, an outcropping in Monument Valley, Arizona, and crashed, sending a fireball high into the air. Two of the seven crew perished in the crash.<<

[irfan.in.tx]

Gateway Arch, St. Louis
Gateway Arch, St. Louis | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

And another view, one that made me smile.
St. Louis cheerful. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[aharding]

Originally Posted by lfmerrell

Hunt Mesa sounded familiar: >>On 16 October 1984, a B-52G, AF Serial No. 57-6479, clipped its wing on Hunts Mesa, an outcropping in Monument Valley, Arizona, and crashed, sending a fireball high into the air. Two of the seven crew perished in the crash.<<

We were just to the side of the crash site. It's well-known as a good area to shoot the Valley for sunrise. Went on a hairy suburban ride to the top and primitive camped overnight. Lots of fun, but my DH said he'd never go on a ride like that again. Crazy dangerous. We're walking up next time.

[lfmerrell]

Originally Posted by aharding

We were just to the side of the crash site. It's well-known as a good area to shoot the Valley for sunrise. Went on a hairy suburban ride to the top and primitive camped overnight. Lots of fun, but my DH said he'd never go on a ride like that again. Crazy dangerous. We're walking up next time.

Good thinking. I've seen how the locals attack the nearby Mokii-Dugway, they are fearless.
The Mokii - Dugway (Utah 261) is approaching Monument Valley from the east to north east. The road of legend. My daughter drove it at 20-25 MPH or slower. We watched as a local descended somewhere around 40-50 mph. The descent is 1,100 ft in three miles. Truthfully, it is a quite safe drive.

[aharding]

We were ascending/descending along the side of the mesa in a 4 wheel drive suburban. In many places there was not road and a rock wall on one side, drop off on the other with rocks falling from under our wheels, but it was the needing to get a running start to get over the rocks and DH's fear that we'd go over the edge after clearing the rocks that he hated. This was hardcore. I'm sure they're going to lose someone at some point. There is a hike available to reach the site as well, if we ever go again we'll let them drive the gear up and we'll hike. The tour itself was great and I highly recommend the experience. It was completely quiet at night on the mesa, no wind, no insects, nothing. Absolutely beautiful views...and the drive through the canyons to get there was really neat. It gave more of a sense of the timelessness of the area, especially getting away from the commercialism of Monument Valley, etc. There were random abandoned Pueblos and hogans scattered along the way. Our guide told us about his family history and the current state of affairs among the Navajo Nation.

[rquiroga]

Taken with Nikon F100 on Provia F and 18-35mm Nikkor ED. Scanned with a Nikon Coolscan V ED.

[larrys]

Here is a shot of Titcomb Basin in the WInd Rivers.