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While it may not be one of those stunning photos from the magic hour; your photo exhibits the soft colors which are found in the subtle, afterglow of sunset. It is the quiet side of the magic hour. And I believe that your photo is quite beautiful in its simplicity.

You did manage to find some very nice color, and there is some good potential with this photo. It also appears to be a light overcast day which means that the sky is probably not very interesting. So I completely agree with your decision to exclude the uninteresting sky and just emphasize the...

Kentucky has a bend in the Mississippi River that is disconnected from the rest of the state at its southwest corner. It is surrounded by Missouri and Tennessee, with the only land connection through Tennessee. Edit: Adding a link, which explains the origin with a map which explains it better...

Yes, welcome to the Catskills. Sound like you had a couple enjoyable hikes. Although I can't recall anything too strange happening to me while hiking BLM or the Catskills... The Catskills have a very long history / reputation for being enchanted or haunted by many things. There are the...

I also suspect you saw the Skytop Tower at the Mohonk Resort. There are several excellent views of the tower along US-209 between Kerhonkson and Accord. I do not have any digital photos from that perspective, but the view is very similar to some images at the resort link that mtnbound posted...

Beautiful wedding! Bob & Geri's excellent album prompts a question. Was Terra really in the wedding procession? I know Aussies have awesome intelligence, but that is amazing and most appropriate. :D:cool:

Best wishes for a happy and long life together, Sabrina and Michael.

Excellent historical research, Papa Bear. I have heard bits and pieces of this history before, but I have never seen it detailed, organized, and summarized so well. The oblong also explains the curious little panhandle of the Town of Northeast in Dutchess County, New York.

If Bearpen were within the Blue Line (Catskill Forest Preserve) and in a Wilderness Area or Wild Forest; and if it were truly trailless today then no new trails would be allowed under the current Catskill Master Plan. An allowed exception; the master plan does allow for new trails on trailless...

I found your Lassen and Shasta album on Webshots. I picked one of the photos, the one on this Mount Shasta photo page. Page down to where you see "link to it" on the right and click on it. On the next page you will see a small 100 pixel wide thumbnail of the photo. Webshots allows you to...

That is a wild, eclectic, and excellent mix of photos. I loved the Alice in Wonderland views of mushrooms. Perhaps we can guess which ones Earl ate as he passed by.

I agree with all of the many good views in the Hudson Highlands that have already been mentioned in this thread and the one at AdkHighPeak. I will just add a few more: The "Pitching Point" on the Howell Trail on the north ridge of the Crow's Nest. The other Sugarloaf Hill south of Garrison...

Books. I agree with Taconic's recommendation of Galen Rowell's books. While most his books predate digital photography, the information in his books about mountain photography is still very applicable.. Some of Galen Rowell's books that I would recommend are below, the first is an excellent...

I will further add that some scenes contain ranges of contrast (brightest highlights to darkest shadow) that are beyond the capability of any film or digital process to render in an image. While you can use split neutral density filters and the HDR digital editing process to overcome some of...

What a great summer you are giving the girls. They seem to be the ever eager and energetic hikers. I am looking forward to more of your current flat state highpoint hikes. Many often seem more like scavenger hunts than mountain climbing hikes, but they are all fun. I grew up in the LP of...

One of the general rules of photography is to have foreground, middle-ground (in the case of the first three photos the clouds), and background. Of these three the first is the most successful owing to the well lit and most prominent foreground. Having a strong foreground provides dimensional...

Too cloudy again last night here in the Hudson Valley of NY. But I was fortunate to see an interesting sideshow; a nearly blood red crescent moon rise shortly before 1am. No doubt the red color was just from the extreme humidity.

If you do not already own a good Catskill trail map you will want to purchase one of the following: Venture Out Catskill Map. The entire Catskill Forest Preserve including the NY City DEP hiking areas on one very large map. Similar in design to the National Geographic maps for the...

While mama did take the Kodachrome away, she still makes and sells Ektachrome color slide films and a wide variety of color and B&W print films. Interestingly Amazon still lists three associated "sellers" who are still selling out their remaining stocks of Kodachrome. FWIW, one of those...

The Biscuit Brook lean-to is in the southern Catskill mountains, along the Pine Hill - West Branch Trail, about 2 miles from the southern trailhead. I have not been by this lean-to in several years so I do not know its current status. However, I have not seen nor heard any reports of its...