cape disappointment
my first hard back publication!! may 09 in nikons “best of college photography”
*February 26th Going Coastal featured “Cape Disappointment“
♥FEATURED TWICE!! 01/27/09 by live love dream and Your Magic Places!!
Weekly Winner at Viewbug! 09/21/09
notified today (01/25/09) that this will be published in
“Best of College Photography 2009”
as a finalist for nikon’s 29th annual college photography contest!!!
over 3,000 students participated from us and canada and around the world!!

camera: canon powershot a560
settings used: iso 80, f/2.6, shutter 1/640, matrix metering,
location: ilwaco, wa – over a mile and a half walk through washed out paths – priceless!
2009 calendar – lighthouses of the pacific northwest

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Tamara Valjean
Beautiful composition and capture. Well done!
gabryshak replied
thanks tamara!!!
can’t wait till we get together
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michael byerley
this is fabulous !!!!!
gabryshak replied
thanks michael!!!
did you hear the news!!!
i’m soooooooo excited!
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Jody Johnson
great shot…I used to live in northern Cal. (Pt Reyes to be exact) I miss this!! Thanks for sharing.
gabryshak replied
you’re welcome jody~
come back and visit any time!!!
;)
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bamagirl38
gabryshak replied
thank you bonita for the feature
means the world to me
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Hayley Solich
Congrats on getting this far…hope it’s great news. Really great use of reflections.
gabryshak replied
thank you so much hayley
baby steps everyday….
i happen to be a water person
and i love reflections!
♥t
silverstrummer...
Awsome shot congratulations too and fingers crossed for February 23rd. Thanks for sharing this.
gabryshak replied
thanks for the wishin and hopin and
i’m thrilled to share!!!
♥t
Babbler
great capture
gabryshak replied
for a babbler, you don’t say much
l♥l
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Heloisa Castro
wonderful photo
gabryshak replied
thank you heloisa
love ya
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SandraRos
STUNNING !!!! Congratulations on your feature
gabryshak replied
THANKS!!! i’m so thrilled sandra!
thanks for the love
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Jan Piller
Congratulations! This is beautiful! Terrific work!
gabryshak replied
from a women of such depth in her vision
it’s deeply appreciated, thank you so much jan
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Waleska Luker
Its amazing!
gabryshak replied
thank you waleska for taking time to stop by
and comment
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Antanas
lovely composition
gabryshak replied
thank you for the love and support antanas!!!
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linda858100
awesome
gabryshak replied
thank you lovely linda!!
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DApixara
Amazing! A favorite for me
gabryshak replied
thank you pixara~ thanks for the fav
and i’m thrilled you like it so
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Matt Adamik
All Around Excellent!
gabryshak replied
thank you matt…
how was your show? is it still going on? i need to pop over and see… been busy the last couple of weeks…
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dpennyor
stunning my friend!! fantastic job
gabryshak replied
thank you dennis
appreciate the love my friend
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RavenSoul
EXCELLENT and CONGRATS!
gabryshak replied
thank you my dear sweet ravensoul
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valzart
Aww great work so unique sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez+congratz lol!
gabryshak replied
thank you val, sweetheART is a beautiful epitome of my deepest desire to be, and i appreciate the happy hippy hugglez… i have to share soon a photo my soon drew when he was like 4 of these hugglez… that’s what he named them!!
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Clark Thompson
Your photography is just superlative… as is this photograph.
gabryshak replied
awwwwwwww thank you clark
tears of appreciation, means the world to me
to hear that you think so…
thank you
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Tori Snow
Beautiful shot
gabryshak replied
thank you lavender sky
for stopping by and sharing with me your feedback
appreciate the love
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Mark Lee
outstanding shot :)so well capture :)
gabryshak replied
thank you mark lee :)
big :) back to you
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Barbara Brown
Beautiful composition and light. the reflection is great!
gabryshak replied
thank you miss barbara for your beautiful thoughts
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Daniel J. McCa...
Superb image! Great reflection! Wonderful tones! Brilliant capture!!
gabryshak replied
thank you thank you thank you daniel
appreciate the time for you to stop by and tell me so!!
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Rick Todaro
Outstanding Work ! Powerful Drama , congratulations on your wonderful news … I wish you the very best !
gabryshak replied
thank you todaro!! i am so thrilled and excited, i can hardly believe it~ all this with my lil powershot, i felt so unworthy, and all the sneers and giggles of me and my lil powershot on my tripod~ were worth every minute when i finally get to see this baby in print
thank you for the love from the bottom of my heart
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tkrosevear
love lighthouses and this is one of the best I’ve seen ;) xoxox
gabryshak replied
i’m a lighthouse lover too… and i’m thrilled to hear that
i can say this, i am not afraid of getting down and dirty for that
perfect shot and i am full of adventure… the trek there got me covered in mud as you can well imagine~ washed out from all the rain, but this is the reward…
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Della McMullan
Wow !! I have become a fan of your work…excellent work.
OH ! and I’m thinking this is a sure win …in any category!
gabryshak replied
thank you miss della~ what a sweet sweet comment!!!
i’ll let you know how the contest goes, i can’t WAIT to see
how everyone places and best of all~ to see it in print!!!
hugs back you sweet thing
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GerryMac
excellent composition! great reflection!
gabryshak replied
thank you gerrymac!! appreciate the love
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richardseah
Hey good luck with the Nikon contest. Great image, why do you call it a “disappointment”? Or is that the real name of the place?
gabryshak replied
richard
i’ll let you know about the contest i’m anxious to know how everyone placed and can’t WAIT to see it in print…
as for the name, it truly is called cape disappointment~ it was named by captain meares (yes there is another lighthouse in his namesake) after he explored the area and was unable to find the opening to the columbia river… it is by far a disappointment, in fact, well worth the 1.5 mile trek in this gorgeous bluff where two lighthouses stand within like a mile, there are 26 some miles of beach, and touted the second windiest place in north america i hear.
no, far from a disappointment… in fact, the funny thing is, cape meares seems to me as the disappointment, you get there and all you find is a short little stub of a lighthouse, just big enough to house the lens… i am giggling, cause it seems funny to me, but truly, it is not a disappointment either, i find beauty in most everything.
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Sharon Mau
Mahalo for your wonderful explanation on the meaning of such an odd name for such a beautiful place. This is an extrarordinary photograph! Wonderful depth and colours, I love the deep reflections!
gabryshak replied 17 days ago
love you miss sharon mau
thank you!!
and yes, an interesting history indeed
all these national treasures hold such intriguing stories of thier origin
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Mistur
Exceptional photography! Love it!
Robert :)
E.R. Bazor
Love it!
gabryshak replied
appreciate the love bazor!!
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Carburated Camera
Beautiful shot.
Renee Dawson
This is beautiful!
Erhan OZBIYIK
WOW ! :)
Milos Markovic
Superb !
Adrian Rachele
Your one hell of a photographer. Really talented work. Thanks for you comment on my work. All the best.
gabryshak replied
wow, what a way to start my day! thanks for the wonderful compliment!! my best right back at ya!!!
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Brian Carey
Great shot!
artisandelimage
gorgeous composition !
my best, francis.
Cheryl Lunde
Superb work! Congratulations on all the well deserved acknowledgements. A beauty indeed! Instant fave!
Joe Powell
Wow…Very nice…Excellent composition.
Tom Vaughan
wonderful capture… one heck of a wet day. (I have a much simpler version of this image somewhere in my back pages…)
gabryshak replied 17 days ago
hey tommy! yaeh it was one heck of a wet day! the trail was flooded out in many spots, and if you’ve been there, you know it was a challenge… somehow i find myself attracted to such adventures and found the rewards of getting to the top
-well, priceless!appreciate the love, and holler if you’re in the area
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Emmahleee
Wow well isnt this s o m e t h i n g
Jason Connolly
Awesome shot, well done.
SimplyScene
Lovely image.
fauselr
great shot
Judith Hayes
Wow… congrats gabry! This is beautifully composed.
Virginia N. Fred
Beautifully done
Alessandro Pinto
gorgeous image.. great piece of work !
Jeffrey Snowden
fantastic photo! and such a great name!
Jeff
bubbleblue
Beautiful
AnnDixon
CONGRATS, wonderful shot,
Ted Byrne
Okay, now look… your portfolio is simply not fair to the rest of us. You have to cut out about fifty percent of these images since they are simply overwhelmingly discouraging to people who cannot create a bazillion powerfully emotional excursions onto imaginary story arcs. People like… like… well… me. Grumble….
:-)
gabryshak replied
okay, have i forgotten something? i was suppose to take you to lunch? i’ve simply been too busy and not stopped by to give you proper love, so now, you shower me… shucks you’re sweet… but stop the grumbling cause it simply isn’t true!! you are inspiration bursting at the seams… one just spends a moment with you and life is better, brighter, filled with more mystery and wonder…
you humble me,
and thrill me!
with your eloquence
your insight
and vibrant emotion.
thanks for all the love
♥tonja
F.A. Moore
Sheesh!!! I’ve never scrolled so far in my life to leave a comment. LOL. First, congratulations. Second, I love this. It’s thrilling. There is just something special about a lighthouse, abandoned or otherwise. They are national treasures.
gabryshak replied 17 days ago
oooooooooh i so agree they are special, abandoned or otherwise… thanks for the love miss moore!
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Mary Campbell
Lovely image, congratulations on your publication in the Nikon contest, it attests to your quality.
gabryshak replied 17 days ago
thank you so much mary~
appreciate the love so humbly the compliments
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v archana
awesome one
Carambooge
I have been here and your perfectly captured the essence of this wonderful spot in Long Beach. Super cool lighthouse.
Nanagahma 17 days ago
You do wonderful work. Congrats on your being published in the “Best of College Photography 2009”! Nice photo, love the reflection!
gabryshak replied 17 days ago
thanks nana gahma!!
hugs!!
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Olga Zvereva 12 days ago
Excellent image! Love it.
Brian Mellor 12 days ago
Wonderful shot!!