Fireweed and the Chugach range

What a beautiful image….great DOF

This is so beautiful, an adjective used frequently I know, but when it comes to your part of the world, it is completely sincere! I love the colors, the dof, and I find your vertical presentation enhances the whole image enabling us to be quite quickly drawn in.

Gorgeous view Jan.

Magnificenr image, Jan. Great saturated colour and super composition.

perfect! a zig from rt to left along the line of the flowers, a zag down into the valley, a hover over the water, a zig left again to the start of the trees and then zag along the trees to the magnificent mountains. This is landscape!

Love Nadine’s comment. Full of interest … and a feast for the eyes. Love the notion re the Fire Weed being a winter yardstick.

Definitely a ripper shot Jan – artfully composed and lovely colours. Are you saying you are actually looking forward to winter?

Don’t kid yourself, Jan. I would hate to guess how many people see something like this and think nothing of it.
Good eye. Good technique.
Very good photo !! :)

Just gorgeous !!!

So beautiful Jan..lovely colors..peaceful..

Fantastic view! The purple just makes the image for me:)

You are too kind Jan. Re coffee grinder … no in this instance I was not that close to the winner. And thank you for your encouragement.

Jan, this is gorgeous! What beautiful scenery!

It is a beautiful view with the lovely Fireweed in the foreground Jan!

beautiful scene Jan

beautiful shot and view

Lovely scene Jan.

very cool landscape, terrific layers!!~

Majestic and very well composed ! Excellent !

this is wonderful, i could look at this for ages Jan, the depth of feild and those distant clouds over the hills and the sweeping grass and pool of water , then to just add the cherry on the cake those wonderful spikes of purple. i would happily sit with a mug of tea and watching the changes of nature around me here. a fav.

Aloha Jan, I think the light is perfect in this gorgeous scene. I lived in Delta Junction in the early 70’s, still miss the beauty of Alaska, but love the warmth of Maui even more. {:-))

Beautiful.. Great Capture :))

Outstanding Jan! Just outstanding!—Steve

I can understand what you meant about fiddling with Curves and keeping the darker feel -certainly gives it a Wintry tinge. So this is your country without snow? New to me!!:)) I love the colour and name of the fireweed – and the sense of legend, perhaps not just about the plant, but surely the whole range – there be many a legend to those impressive mountains, I would think:)

Beautiful capture Jan, I love f,m and background. Lovely colours. And as for your comment about overcast and rain; it clears the air so you can take great shots like this one ;)))

Congratulations! This work has been featured in the group DSLR User Only!
Fantastic work Jan! ;)

Superb picture. Great work.

What a beautiful scene, so well captured. I think it must be a joy to live in such a beautiful place (well at least in the summer time as I don’t know if I’d survive the winter there.).

amazing view, lovely work…

beautiful capture

Nice work, Jan! Great full colours due to slight underexposure, and well done with grad filter to get more detail in mountains and sky. Pleasant colour accent in the foreground, nicely composed with interestingly framed pond :)

Very nice view I love the contrast in colors, well done

hey, congrats on the feature for this one, jan and did you know it’s on p. 22 of the most popular art pages (7 days)? way to go!

oops, i must be tired – p.16

Really wonderful composition!!!!

wonderful scenery.. awesome composition !

What a beautiful view, Such good colors…Excellent image!

You would have enjoyed Colorado this summer. Lots of rain and more cloudy days than I’ve seen here. Yesterday Denver only got up to 63 degrees. I haven’t heard that about six-week countdown, but I remember we considered it being the end of the summer when the fireweed reached to the top. Wonderful composition, Jan!

Oops, my mistake. I was going to write “when I lived in Sweden” in my comment, but that slipped out.

Woah, girl! This is absolutely gorgeous! Straight to faves, my friend!

Like the different layers of colours,nice work Jan

astonishingly good landscape work.. love the finishing touch added by the wispy clouds to this lovely scene.. here we call those flowers ’ rosebay willowherb’... such a pretty name for these flowers (love your closeup by the way!)
:))

LOL dont be sad..no need to add or take anything away – this is just perfect!!!!

this is fantastic jan! wow, love the touch of purple flowers in the fg – what a gorgeous view!

I saw this before and thought I left a comment…??? Anyway, this is an absolute screamer Jan!!!

So very beautiful Jan…I’m assuming you’re up and about again hopefully????

very beautiful !

wow this landscape looks so painterly…wonderful

This is a stunning scene, Jan! Love the composition and your point of view. The sky reflection in the wetlands pool is like “icing on the cake” with beautiful fireweed for decoration!

Jan, this is such a gorgeous scenic capture (it’s a closer cropped shot of your other inlet capture, right??), well done!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

It is very beautiful Jan!
Aloha my dear friend, I launched a challenge in the Alaska group and I do hope you will participate! I wish you a lovely day.

This is such a beautiful scene Jan and you have captured and presented it perfectly. The flowers in the foreground add instant interest before my eye wanders beyond. Yum!!

Yep, that is a WOW! Great job Jan.—Steve

Breathtaking shot Jan!! Enjoyed reading your write-up about fireweed (countdown to winter) etc.

What a beautiful landscape image, Jan! It’s a stunning composition and such fabulous richness of color!

Splendid scenery and shot!

Instant fave,,so lovely

Such an appealing scene Jan – love the colours and composition.

A beautiful image Jan! I too like to have some “weather” around!! :))

Lovely moody scenic capture! : )

Overcast days seem to enhance the colours and the mood. And I envy you your countdown to a proper change of seasons!

Aloha Jan, congratulations on your feature today in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams

01 September 2009

Well first congrats on the well deserved feature..this is a PERFECT landscape photo. Wonderful color and dof…overcast days are certainly good for vivid color!

you do Alaska such a shine.. your work is subtle and captures the grandure in a very palletable way Jan. And by that Alaska still has such a vast vibe to it.. sometimes a shot like this shows it’s heart too.

opps ‘palatable’!!

These colors are so rich and I LOVE fireweed especially! It’s a fav for me. :o)

very nice shot Jan!!!!!!!!

stunning color and view

A wonderful composition of a great nature scene! A sure fave!

Glorious shot. I hate overcast, windy, rainy days but I am glad you don’t or I would not have this beautiful photo in my favorites!

Your beautiful image is featured in our Alaska group today, congratulations!

This is really beautiful Jan – congratulations on your features

HUGE CONGRATS on your well deserved feature, Jan!! ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Love the color of this one with the stunning foreground & backdrop.Just lovely