THE NATURE PHOTO CONTEST launches today with the theme MOUNTAINS!
Hello! Today we're launching the NATURE PHOTO CONTEST with the theme MOUNTAINS! Share you photos of mountains and help us build a beautiful nature photo gallery! See the participation rules and other pertinent info in the photos below, and please check the more detailed version of the contest in the updated introduction post here: https://steemit.com/photofeed/@shadalene/introducing-the-nature-photo-contest.
I'm looking forward to seeing your submissions!
“Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” ― David McCullough Jr.
Photo source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/alp-clouds-dolomites-hill-461956/
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If you get to spend a bit of time in the high altitude Himalayas you soon start to appreciate the old Nepalese pilots adage that “we don't fly when there are clouds, because the clouds have rocks in them”. Peeking though the clouds here is the incredible spire of Ama Dablam at 6,812 metres (22,349 ft). Ama Dablam translates to "Mother's necklace" as the long ridges on each side are said to resemble the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by Sherpa women. Shot on Fuji Velvia slide film. Nepalese Himalaya, Nepal
Image taken by and remains the Copyright of Robert Downie - http://www.robertdowniephotography.com
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Wow thanks .
I took this picture going up at the Barre des Ecrins by a cold but beautiful day in summer. We went by the Col des Ecrins and slept under the tent at the Glacier Blanc, (3000 meters) and after an early start and hours of walking, we arrived at the Dome de neige. (4015 meters). We then followed the ridge until the top of the Barre des Ecrins (4102m). The Ecrin mountains are a beautiful place in the French Alps, one of my favorite. You feel far from civilization. You can feel the serenity, peace and both the threat of tons of ice waiting to melt on a warm summer day.
Gorgeous... the blues and whites and the sun all made me stop and really look.
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Beautiful! It actually made me take a deep breath of fresh air :)
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Excited to see where this contest goes, @shadalene!
This is a startrail photograph I took out at Trillium Lake in Oregon. the distinct mountain will be instantly recognizable to Oregonians and many visitors - Mt. Hood is an iconic feature of the northern part of the state, and there are many places to get a good view of it, but Trillium Lake is one of the best for reflections like this... I don't remember how long I had the camera running, taking continuous 30-second exposures, but it must have been a couple of hours. The lights on the slopes are from machines working on the ski hill. A peaceful and memorable night. :)
Thanks, @derekkind! And thank you for your submission!
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Woohoo, thank you, @shadalene! :)
Thank you for the superb submission!!
This is my favourite place on Earth ! It's really far from everywhere and outside the world. It's really peacful here and it feels like another planet. When i went up here for the first time it was extremly cold and windy and i just didn't notice it. i was so excited to see this beautiful place and all this mountains. It feels like you are on top of the world. What i liked the most is drive to this place. the road is really beautiful and fun. It reminded me to do a video about this road !
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Any chance you can share a larger file, or did you mean for it to be small? :)
i am sorry i already edited my comment !
Great, thank you! No worries, just wanted to make sure we can see it well. :)
Oh my gosh! What an incredible photo!!!
thanks ! can't wait to visit this place again :)
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thank you ! I already did :) And participated in new contest :D
So this is the photograph of place called Shia Goru in Himachal pradesh India, this divides two great valleys (Kullu and Spiti). The name Shia Goru means a cold place and indeed this place is freezing as there are glaciers in both the gates of valley these humongous mountains are taller than 15000 ft . This photograph is clicked by me from the Hamta pass which is on altitude of 14000 ft , this photograph is a remembrance of that beautiful and exhausting trek. Hope you love this photograph
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Thank you so much :)
The Grand Teton mountain range in Northwest Wyoming is one of my favorite places! I feel alive and inspired when I am there. I love to see and photograph its jagged peaks, gorgeous lakes, waterfalls and the famous and scenic Snake River. This photograph was taken on my most recent trip in October 2017 with my brother @jarvie when the seasons were crossing each other. This is a small section of the 40 mile long mountain range that dominates the Grand Teton National Park.
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Here is my submission for the photo contest:
This is Little Chief Mountain in Glacier National Park, Montana. I took this photo in June of 2017. I spent last summer working in the park and went hiking constantly. This view is from the beginning of the St. Mary/Virginia Falls trail. The forest pictured in the foreground burned in the 2015 Reynolds Creek Fire. St. Mary Lake can also be seen here.
I'd like to thank @shadalene for starting this contest! I think it's a great idea and has the potential to build an ever bigger community of nature-junkie steemians.
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I'm really glad you share my vision of building community around nature photography!
Here is a picture from a day I'll never forget. My friends and I won a pass to drive the park road in Denali National Park, Alaska. For four days pass holders can drive a personal vehicle the entire length of the road, a right reserved for buses only during the rest of the year. We were about half way into the park when we came over a large hill. Sitting in the distance was the very reason this park was named. The tallest peak in North America, Denali, sat waiting for us to arrive. There are only a few days when you can actually see the mountain. It's so big it creates it's own weather system and is often covered in clouds. One of my favorite moments I've ever experienced.
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Thanks for hosting the contest!
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With Global warming it is harder than before, aech winter to find some big ice fall which last a long time. It is a beautiful creation of nature when the weather is becoming freezing. In this secret valley, close to Grenoble in France, a beautiful water fall has been frozen. Some people are climbing ice fall in an artistic and dangerous way. It’s an hobby, a sport but also a way to remember that every year, ice is melting because of global warming.
Thank you for your submission! My suggestion would be to enter this photo on Wednesday for the Water Wednesday theme.. I think it would fit better there, no? If you decide to do that, you can submit another photo for today's Mountains contest and we'll put this one in parenthesis for now. It's completely up to you though!
oh well sorry ! Yes indeed right ! I'll send another mountain !
Sounds good! :)
Many photos will definitely fall into several categories, but I think this would fit very well in the Water-themed contest!
I took this photo at Chephren lake in Banff National Park. If you drive all the way down the icefield parkway and past the fowl lakes you'll find the trail head without too much trouble. The hike itself isn't too hard, and it's pretty the whole way up. Most of the walk is in the forest, but you do get a chance to cross a gorgeous mountain meadow under the shadow of the mountains. Once at the top, you're greeted by this view...at least in the summer. Getting there in the winter is a whole other story.
It's a long enough hike you'll need a few supplies - water, food and sturdy boots. But other than that - enjoy the views.
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