Capturing the grandeur of a beautiful vista is a huge challenge. Add in the improbable size of a mountain and the task seems insurmountable. And yet I try to retain some of that sense in my photos recognizing that standing there breathing it all in is the best it will ever be.
There are quite a few mountains in my best scenes of 2015. Would a mountain appear in your favourite?
Click on any photo for a larger gallery view.
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There is really something special about mountains. I grew up in the flattest part of a country that has no mountains: perhaps that’s why I really love them. I did grow up next to the sea, though, and have similar feelings towards that marvel. I guess that’s it – both the mountains and the seas seem larger than life, yet they’re reachable.
They’re all beautiful photos, but I think my favourite is the last one. Thanks for sharing!
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Growing up on the flat plains, when we’d go to Colorado to visit family I was enthralled with the mountains. There is something special about them. Thanks for sharing these beautiful images.
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It sounds like you haven’t got tired of them even after spending so much time in Alaska!
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They are all stunning captures! I find it difficult to give proper credit to mountains in photos – it is just impossible to get it all into one photos when travelling through the Rockies.
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Whenever I go back to the mountains, I drink in all the beauty and know why I have returned. The photos just aren’t the same as being there.
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These images are stunning! I love the mountains 🙂
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I love them too. Glad you enjoyed my photos.
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All are very beautiful. I would love to live near mountains. It would be peaceful and invigorating at the same time.
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I agree. I often wondered if I would still be in awe of them if I lived there.
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Second to the ocean, I love mountains the best. And you certainly have the best I’ve ever experienced. I was so very much in awe of them on my trips north.
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The mountains are still not better than the ocean?? Actually I expected you would say that. It’s good to love where you are.
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Oddly enough I loved the mountains when I lived in Utah. Loved them to bits, but my soul cried out for ocean. I suppose I’ve been lucky to fall in love with all the different places I’ve lived. (Well, nearly all… ) 😉
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You must be living in the right places or just have right attitude. Either way it’s a nice spot.
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We went to the Rockies this summer and it was a beautiful experience. Beautiful photos in your gallery. How lucky!!
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Glad you got to see the Rockies. They are a special treat and I always feel fortunate to be there. Their beauty is so large.
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What was wonderful about it was the reverence and which people treat it!
It’s hard to take a bad photo there.
Well enjoy the new year and photographing!
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You too – have a great year photographing.
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Hard to pick a favorite! They are all beautiful and evoke different moods. My eye keeps going back to the one of the lone peak on a sunny day with the healthy evergreens in the foreground. Like driving past Mount Shasta at sunrise on a winter morning, nothing quite captures the scene like mind’s eye, but you do an outstanding job of coming close to that with your lens.
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The mountains definitely have different moods and moments. When I’m not visiting I miss them and when I’m there I remember the feeling and wonder at it all. The single peaks often make the best photos since I like the focus. Thanks for your comments.
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