Returning

Jan Timmons

Returning

Geese returning to Alaska, framed against the Kenai mountain range across Cook Inlet. Signs and sounds of spring near our house, despite ice chunks in the inlet.

Nikon D200 and a Nikkor 18-200mm at f/11 and 1/250 sec, -.3ev, using a circular polarizing filter. IS0 200. Converted from RAW to jpeg using Capture NX2. Light curve and slight crop.

Sun sets about 9:45 p.m. these days, and we’re gaining light quickly.

  1. Featured in DSLR Users Only – 3 A Day – Thank you. That’s very encouraging!
  2. Whoopee! Sold a mounted print! Thank you! I feel so energized I could climb one of those mountains now!

Sandhill Cranes leaving for the winter, with the Kenai mountains covered by clouds

Sandhill Cranes catching a thermal over Cook Inlet before migrating south for the winter.

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Returning by Jan Timmons
Returning by Jan Timmons
  • N & L Williams Photography

    N & L Williams...

    Beautiful and peaceful, I can’t get over that spectacular scenery, downright breathtaking. Leanne

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    a beautifulluy layered and textured shot even without the geese but – wow – with the geese, this is such a great capture. I could meditate to this, Jan. It’s so calm but wth this core of life and movement and a title that conveys so mucjh about home. I absolutely love this one.

  • Yool

    Yool

    Stunning view!!!!

  • Karen  Betts

    Karen Betts

    wonderful image love the total feel to the image. well done

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    What an awesome place you live in, so wild and beautiful, lovely capture Jan

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Beautiful shot, Jan, I can hear the geese calling, gorgeous mountains! Dee

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    A wonderful shot

  • MountainHawk

    MountainHawk

    Beautiful pic. Almost reminds me of when I lived in Utah. Spring coming but snow still in the mountains. Here in Tennessee spring is happening everywhere.

  • shallay

    shallay

    Gorgeous shot, Jan. It’s all been said – the blues, the scenary, the layered subject matter, and the free feeling of flying geese – just beautiful!

  • Richard  Stanley

    Richard Stanley

    A ripper Jan – the geese give the awesome landscape real depth.

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Stunning capture Jan! I really love the Geese! :o)

  • chijude

    chijude

    Trudi said it … what an awesome place you live in. So glad you have the skill and love of your surroundings to be able to share this with your fellow bubblers. Will wait to see your Spring shots. You know I appreciate the detail of your technique … even for the inexperienced this is helpful.

  • DJ LeMay

    DJ LeMay

    I agree with Richard… it’s a RIPPER!! INDEED!! Such magnificent beauty… absolutely PERFECTLY captured!! Very, very nice!!

  • Kelly Robinson

    Kelly Robinson

    Lovely work

  • OldBirch

    OldBirch

    Great shot Jan. Love all the horizontal lines, including the geese! They’re a nice contrast to the lines of the mountains. The composition of the photo is great, including the driftwood in the foreground. Nicely done!!

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    this is beautiful!! excellent capture on those birds in flight also

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Christopher, thank you. I haven’t sent any photos lately for the Wildlife Appeal endeavor and I feel bad about that. The effort continues, I suspect. Do you need more photos?

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Such outstanding scenery each and every time you produce a landscape, Alaska beckons us all…

  • Blair Wainman

    Blair Wainman

    Amazing!! What a gorgeous mountain landscape!! Great balance in this composition!! Well done Jan!!

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    Nicely timed Jan!

  • sneha

    sneha

    wow!!! mesmerising!!!!

  • Patty Boyte

    Patty Boyte

    Hooray! I can feel the warming trend from here. Beautifully captured Jan. I love the multitude of lines in this shot.

  • JacquiK

    JacquiK

    Absolutely gorgeous Jan

  • BarbL

    BarbL

    Oh, how I am envious of where you live. I’ve told my family that if it weren’t for them, I’d be living in Alaska! I came there once and fell in love and have sworn I will return. It is photos like this that keep that goal in focus for me. Thank you for a wonderful image!

  • JamieGreen

    JamieGreen

    There is so much to take in with this picture. Great composition without the geese but they are a pure bonus. The light on the mountains is fantastic.

  • rosiczka

    rosiczka

    wonderful image)))

  • Sharon Johnstone

    Sharon Johnstone

    Stunning work Jan!!!!

  • Jackie Muncy

    Jackie Muncy

    Beautiful, Jan.
    Gotta love the feel and sound of springtime in Alaska.

  • Patricia Montgomery

    Patricia Montg...

    Majestic mountains in the background! A great capture with the geese flying low over the water! Great shot!!

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    Great Capture :))

  • PJS15204

    PJS15204

    WOW ! wonderful scenery the birds are a very nice addition the foreground is a little messy but where else in the world can you see this Awesome work :)

  • Jens Helmstedt

    Jens Helmstedt

    Stunning! Wonderful capture!

  • Angel Perry

    Angel Perry

    Jan! This is great! Love all of it.. the white mountain tops… birds in flight…Perfect!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    incredible capture.

  • mikebov

    mikebov

    spring must be so welcome after the long winter

  • Eivor

    Eivor

    Beautiful scene, Jan! Nice with warmer weather and nature bursting of life, isn’t it? One thing I miss from Sweden is the midnight sun. But I can’t have it all, I know that.

  • GCAPARO

    GCAPARO

    Wonderful image.

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    incredible scene and photo—you must be hungry for the long warm days to come – are these snow geese? I used to see them by the 10s of thousands in Montana heading north – dave

  • SNik

    SNik

    tones and pov are just wonderful

  • Xandru

    Xandru

    Fabulous mountain scene! Great composition and DOF.

  • reflector

    reflector

    A majestic scene, excellently captured !

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    dear jan – my mounted print has just arrived and I absolutely love it! It will need a well lit wall to show it off to best effect – I think I’ll take it in to work wherre it will remind me that there is much beauty in the world. Thank you dear RB friend for capturing and sharing this exquisite moment. When I get it in situ I’ll send you a photo!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Oh Nadine, I’m so pleased. What a lovely way to meet someone, too, by sharing a love for a scene, or a moment in time when geese fly across a mountain range, returning for the summer.

    Thank you for your feedback. Look forward to seeing your office!

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  • Carol Barona

    Carol Barona

    What a beautiful capture Jan. Wow, Congrats on your sale too!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Thanks, Carol. I was quite surprised and then worried. I printed a large format version to make certain that I approved of it. Do you print your photos? I should, perhaps, print each one, just in case!

  • ANNETTE HAGGER

    ANNETTE HAGGER

    Oh Wow, what a beautfiul part of the World you live in Jan, the scenery around you is an artists dream….................anna : )

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    wonderful scenery ! so beautifully captured ! Perfect !

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart

    A lovely scenic view made extra special by the geese in flight! Very nicely exposed : )

  • Jan Timmons replied

    What an encouraging comment, Sandy. Thank you.

  • Jan Fijolek

    Jan Fijolek

    Beautiful shot Jan, I like Alaska and hope to go back ;)

  • Shannon Paskaruk

    Shannon Paskaruk

    stunning!!!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Appreciate your comment, Shannon.

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    breathtaking!!! and the capture of the geese is genius!!! well done!!!!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    You are very kind, Lois.

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay

    Beautiful, beutiful capture Jan. Your composition is awesome and how wonderful to see your part of the world! Instant fave for me!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Thank you, Tainia. Appreciate your kind words.

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Just beautiful, I wish i could get there someday.

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    most amazing beauty you’ve tucked inside this frame ~ the geese are the icing of interest xx

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Such a beautiful place and capture…well done :-)

  • Stefanie Köppler

    Stefanie Köppler

    What a beautiful place and great capture! I love the way geese fly in – I saw lots of them this spring on a small island in the North Sea and enjoyed every moment, but the scenery in your photo is so much more spectacular…

  • John Vandeven

    John Vandeven

    Woderful scenery and very well shot Jan…

  • Ian Stevenson

    Ian Stevenson

    awesome shot

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Wow just wonderful indeed:))

  • Pam Moore

    Pam Moore

    Jan, this is outstanding! Truely beautiful and a fav!

  • Karen  Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    Absolutely spectacular! Wow!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    We’re surrounded by beauty. I wish I could translate what I see to the camera more readily, Karen.

  • Karen  Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    I do know what you mean Jan – I have the same difficulty…but I think you do a fantastic job of bringing some amazing vistas to our hungry eyes….

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    What a beautiful view!!!! Wonderful light!

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    A really BEAUTIFUL scenic capture …. well done Jan!!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

  • Themis

    Themis 29 days ago

    Majestic landscape – you capture it so well. The flock of geese is a bonus :-)

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose 5 days ago

    Incredible capture of the immense beauty here.

  • Larry Butterworth

    Larry Butterworth 5 days ago

    tremendous shot

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