JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Vista House
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 21 May 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Looking up the Columbia Gorge toward Vista House at sunset.
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@Catalin: Thank you.
@Annie Viguié: Merci, Annie.
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
You hooked up with some fine light here Jack!
21 May 2009 6:45am
@Craig: Thanks, Craig; yes, excellent light.
@Nicholas: Thanks, Nicholas.
Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands
This is gorgeous, amazing, wonderful
and now in Dutch:
adembenemend, verbazingwekkend, prachtig!!
21 May 2009 7:49am
@Yvonne S.: Thank you, Yvonne.
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Don't we just have the most wonderful planet!!! This is really stunning!!!!
21 May 2009 7:51am
@Linerberry: Thanks, Caroline; incredible planet.
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
Nice range of colours in a nice range
21 May 2009 8:13am
Mithun Varma from Bangalore, India
Wonderful scenery!! Looks like a painting. Great shot.
21 May 2009 9:40am
@Mithun Varma: Thanks, Mithun.
@lydia: Thank you, Lydia.
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
Wonderful ! We can just sit there and look at this beauty !
21 May 2009 9:56am
@Marie-Hélène Ammor: Thank you, M-H.
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Now that would be an outstanding place to live. Very nice image.
21 May 2009 10:17am
Julian Kilsby from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Beautiful vista, lovely golden colours.
21 May 2009 10:39am
@Julian Kilsby: Thanks, Julian.
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Wow.........what a wonderful view you've shared here. Is Vista House an inn?
5 stars, Jack!
21 May 2009 11:15am
@Judy: Thanks, Judy. Vista House, the most photographed icon of the Columbia Gorge, is an interpretive center http://www.vistahouse.com/
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Great panorama with perfect golden light! 5 stars indeed!
21 May 2009 11:42am
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thank you.
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Amazing landscape. Nice time of the day for shooting, well done
21 May 2009 12:13pm
@xavier cardell: Gracias.
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
Vista House for sure. You have captured it beautifully. The golden light is exquisite.
21 May 2009 12:40pm
@Lee: Thanks, Lee.
willow from Chelsea, United States
Perfec tlight - the best time of the day. What an amazing place!
21 May 2009 12:50pm
@willow: Thanks, Willow.
@Onlymehdi: Thank you.
Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld(old Pembroke Dock boy,Wales), Germany
What an amazing panorama,lovely warm colours add to this delightful shot.
21 May 2009 2:08pm
@Anthony Morgan Lambert: Thank you, Anthony.
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
amazing view -- amazing clarity -- lovely lovely light and shot!!
21 May 2009 2:23pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks, dj.
Ajay from Pune, India
Super excellent view. And as ever, your warm tone works so very well.
21 May 2009 2:24pm
@Ajay: Thanks, Ajay.
DON from spokane, United States
A gorgeous view of the gorge. I especially like the warming sunlight and the long shadows. A beautiful landscape.
21 May 2009 3:16pm
@DON: Thanks, Don.
@Steve Rice: Thanks, Steve; it's not that far from you.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Beautifully composed and processed!!! Looks like such a lovely area......Seems I may have found a new laptop that will run everything I need, retails at $1,049, and is on sale for Memorial Day for $609!! Yeah!!!
21 May 2009 3:31pm
@Susan: Thanks, Susan. There certainly are no deals on Macs like you got!!
Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece
What an amazing place to be! Love the colors of the picture!
21 May 2009 3:42pm
@Elena Kotrotsou: Thank you.
Mariana from waterloo, Canada
BEAUTIFUL ! These warm tones I love so much ! Wonderfully done !
21 May 2009 4:04pm
@Mariana: Thank you.
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
a beautiful golden light that bathes this view superb, jack!
nice shot!
friendships!
21 May 2009 4:15pm
@marc battault: Merci.
k@ from Paristanbul*, France
Wow, I'd love to visit this whole area, it's just amazing, gorgeous, soothing - love your light too...
21 May 2009 4:20pm
@k@: Thanks, Karine.
@Marie LC: Thank you, Marie.
khadi from New Delhi, India
Amazing landscape. Really well composed. I like the golden light on the cliff and how the river leads your eye to it.
21 May 2009 4:35pm
@khadi: Thank you.
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
GORGEOUS! The light is spectacular! I love everything about this...It is a place that is on my list of "must see's"
21 May 2009 5:10pm
@Tracy: Thanks, Tracy. It's certainly deserving of your list.
Sarah Schneider Photography from Lancaster, United States
Fantastic view...very beautiful landscape! =)
21 May 2009 5:33pm
@Sarah Schneider Photography: Thanks, Sarah.
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Wow! Magnifique paysage, très belle image! j'aime!!!!! Bravo
21 May 2009 5:39pm
@mo.langel: Thanks, Mo.
@Ken: Thanks, Ken.
@Martine: Thank you.
Mary from PA, United States
Stunning capture....what a marvelous view!!!!! Oh and the quote.....very well said and very true.
21 May 2009 6:49pm
@Mary: Thanks, Mary.
@Veronelle: Thank you; yes, and I am grateful.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow Jack! The colour and your composition make this so breathtaking. What a view...what a scene.
21 May 2009 8:22pm
@bluechameleon: Thanks, Sharon; I think that we waited there for over an hour to get this light. (I certainly wasted a lot of shots while we were waiting around!!)
Jen from St. George, United States
Great shot! The light is fantastic, and the composition is perfect! I'm not sure I would want to live there, but I don't think I would mind visiting... :)
21 May 2009 9:22pm
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
My very first thought was that this is some place in Europe. It just has that look. Beautiful landscape.
21 May 2009 9:36pm
@Suzanne: Thanks, Suzanne. It is so nice to have you back posting photographs on Am3.
@alex centrella: Thanks, Alex.
Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
fantastic... nice composition and beautiful view
21 May 2009 10:32pm
@Vachel: Thank you.
vu@granby Gilles Martineau from Granby, Québec, Canada
Time of taking photo was judicious, light and colors spectacular!
22 May 2009 1:45am
LauraS from Chico, United States
Magnificent shot! Love how clear it is to see so far off. Nice framing, great colors and light.
22 May 2009 2:37am
@LauraS: Thanks, Laura.
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
That house has one amazing view! Is it private owned or a hotel? Great photo taken from a great spot, it really shows the wideness of nature in this area.
22 May 2009 2:57am
@Monique: It's now an interpretive center http://www.vistahouse.com/
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Beautiful, Jack! Love the warm tones from the setting sun. Great capture of the gorge.
22 May 2009 7:04am
Beau Mitchell from Gold Coast, Australia
Wow, what an amazing landscape! I really like the processing :)
22 May 2009 3:52pm
Isabelle from Liège, Belgium
Wonderful view and very beautiful light ! Great picture!!!
22 May 2009 7:04pm
dan from kenmare, Andorra
nice capture of the columbia & vista house. SInce the sky is devoid of clouds, I'd crop it some.
23 May 2009 11:25pm
@dan: Dan - I went back into LR; did a virtual copy and cropped it, and then did a side by side comparison. I agree with you; a crop improves the image; thanks, yours is the kind of comment that I very much appreciate.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
What an amazing view. I love the tones, the golds and the coppers in this image. *le sigh*
24 May 2009 4:59am
@bluechameleon: This absolutely is an incredible view.
StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada
Fantastic view ...absolutely a superb capture...love the tones and light...
24 May 2009 5:50am
Véro from Peisey-Nancroix, France
beautiful landscape, reminds me a bit of the autumn colours and softness . trees have not got yet their spring leaves ?
24 May 2009 7:09am
Barbara from Florida, United States
This is so beautiful, the scene, the image stirs my passion for photography, nature, the earth and to be standing there.
I will look futher into the link of the Vista House.
Magnificent!
4 Oct 2009 2:03pm
@Barbara: Thank you. This was taken the first evening of the Gorge Workshop.
Nikon D700
1/320 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
70 mm (35mm equiv.)