Sun on Chugach Mountains, Alaska

Wow! This is outstanding. I love the angle, it brings the eyes all the way through to the end.

what a dramatic sky and wonderful landscape.

Yes my dear. Your work is just amazing. I love seeing your new stuff. If I had half of you talent, I would be doing better.

Very nice photo Jan – I’d say you’ve got the composition about right. Agree with KatsEye – love how it leads the eye down the valley on bottom left. That’s a nice lens, the 18-70 – very underrated.

No I am not. I learn by error or by what people suggest I do, then I try it.

Gorgeous Jan, the clouds seem to be challenging the mountains. Love the depth in the valley area. A very majestic shot.

Sensational shot Jan! And I’m terribly jealous that you live in a place close enough to scenery like this to go for a hike in it… (lol)! I’m really impressed with this – you’ve done something very unusual composition – wise with the apparently sloping ‘horizon’ (though it’s not REALLY a ‘horizon’ is it – just seems to be…) and I really like the way this works in this image – there’s great movement all around the image from the front up the RHS along the snow-covered slope of the mountain, through and around the clouds and down into the valley… The only thing I would prefer is if there could be a bit more darkness and intensity further up through the clouds on the LHS, as for me this would provide better balance in the composition with the great degree of angle you have in the foreground… You couldn’t manage to get the clouds to line themselves up more like that (lol)?
But, all that aside – I think it’s a great image with heaps to keep the eye interested! Wonderful work – congrats :)))

Yow! (variant of “wow”). What really makes this exceptional is the clouds. I think it is better than having a nice blue sky on this one. Well done Jan.

wow excellent one…..........

Well done Jan.

Sorry for me i cannot find anything wrong at all in the image love that colouring of the image it is not B&W but has subtleness through it .The clouds are wonderful almost feel the wind swirling them in the air.
May i ask what photographic course you are doing?

Nice shot Jan. The cloud detail and formation is fabulous!

Lovely picture Jan. Love those clouds

very nice shot))

I wouldn’t add anything else. It is just right. Great dramatic shot ;)

Beautiful.. Great Capture :))

Jan … this is quite awe inspiring ,..., both subject and your result. !!

And my dream is to go to Alaska…..

Beautiful landscape, and very well captured, Jan :) I really like both the composition and exposure, that surely was all but easy to get right, with so much snow and shooting to the sun! Well done :)

Excellent capture Jan.
Just love that sky.

Fantastic composition! The tones are just beautiful in this image! Love those Chugach Mountains!

love the wild drama of the clouds swirling round those peaks!! brilliantly captured
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Fantastic clouds, caught beautifully. What an amazing place.

stunning view great shot

I really love the contrast between the clouds and the harshness of the mountains. A beautiful capture.

Looks like a still from a film, stunning atmospheric shot Jan…anna :)

It is a beautiful landscape Jan, I love the dramatic sky and brilliant light. There is so much wonderful energy in this lovely image. Congratulations on your feature in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams

LOL Jan (I read your info….just 6 GBs of shots….girl I can fill a 16Gig card with one subject, and then reach for one of my 8’s, LOL). Great mountain scenic capture, CONGRATS on your well deserved feature!! WTG!! Take Care ~ Deb ~ :)

LOL Jan, UMMMMMM….lets just say that if I’m focused on something other then walking…..I have to admit, that I have fallen :( down. (I fell in Vegas right in the middle between the North and South bound lanes of the strip, at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, I went down hard too, hit the edge of my camera body and lens (almost went straight down on the front of the lens, managed to flick my wrist just enough before making contact….talk about embarrassed….I told Rick that I really need to start paying attention to walking and not on getting to the perfect spot to take a photo so quickly….I need to slow down a bit, as when it comes to photo ops….I have one speed, RUSH). Thanks for your praise, it’s really unnecessary as we are just amateurs with lots to learn. Take Care ~ Deb ~ :)

teehee would have been a bit chilly to linger longer there… but youre welcome to sit on my bench anytime jan…lol… love this work

This is an epic image, great work! Love the lines and texture.

Great light, makes me want to be there!

The challenge is on to find something to pick on, but it’s a worthy one for a featured image. I love the dramatic sky, enhanced by the polariser, and the foreground leading you into the image is just right. The mountain ‘looks into’ the frame.

mmmm, what about the minor dark patch on extreme right, just above the mountain, on the edge of the frame…mmmm….not sure I could call that an issue. Oh well, excellent stuff, making good use of that stunning terrain of yours (Alaska, that is).

It’s as though the mountain is sliding into the clouds. Fascinating. What a beautiful image. Would love to go back to Alaska. It is heaven on earth.

wow ~ the power and the glory of nature just filled the frame ~ beautiful xx

a fave
Love mountain scenes in b&w

Perfect a superb shot:))

Very Beautiful Setting—splendid photo

Very beautiful, well composed and great exposure.

fabulous b&w – I must have missed this!

I did wonder as I was posting and did go back and check but didn’t spot the blue. That makes it even more amazing!

Awesome shot, so dramatic.