Taconic "Mountain" Range

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"The Taconic Range is the low range of pleasantly wooded hills that runs along the western border of the New England States, separating them from the Hudson Valley of New York." The highest peak in the range is about 4000 ft. (Not much of a mountain by most standards but it's darned pretty). This past weekend I spent several days on Long Island (NY) for my grandaughter's birthday party. After the hustle and bustle of metropolitan New York, I decided to avoid the three hour Interstae Highway trip home and instead opted for a 10 hour 180 mile photo meander on lesser roads through eastern NY state and western Connecticut/Massachusetts. The scenery here is breathtaking, not in the way that some of the high peaks in the west are, but in a very laid back rural New England style. Here are some of the images from that trip. (More to come).
C&C welcome of course.

1. Solitude



2. Serenity



3. Seclusion

Dogdots

I always opt out for the long way to and from a destination. Nothing is better then the backroads.

Your first photo is my favorite. It shows the solitude of the country. I don't know if it's actually a house someone lives in or not, but I'd live there

Andy

And you didn't wave as you went by?

Tango

these are great Jack! i love how #2 has amazing depth, and i love how there is an opening to the sky right above.

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Dogdots wrote:

I always opt out for the long way to and from a destination. Nothing is better then the backroads.

Your first photo is my favorite. It shows the solitude of the country. I don't know if it's actually a house someone lives in or not, but I'd live there

Hi Mary Kim. This is definitely my kind of living space (maybe with a little addition on it ). Not that I'm anti-social or anything... I just like my peace and quiet and "breathing space".

redleash

Nice series, Jack. #2 is definitely my favorite!

rwells

Jack,

Nice shots

I like the solitude of the first, and the view point of the second.

digidrone

Beautiful work Jack!

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Andy wrote:

And you didn't wave as you went by?

rofl

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AaronNelson wrote:

these are great Jack! i love how #2 has amazing depth, and i love how there is an opening to the sky right above.

Thanks for the nice comments Aaron, much appreciated. The view in #2 is westward from just inside massachusetts looking over the Hudson River valley. The mountains in the distance are the Catskills in NY.

coscorrosa

I really like the second shot, I actually think the mostly centered composition works well.

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redleash wrote:

Nice series, Jack. #2 is definitely my favorite!

Thanks Lauren. The image unfortunately doesn't do justice to view as seen in person. It was well worth the rather strenuous climb to the promontory.

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rwells wrote:

Jack,

Nice shots

I like the solitude of the first, and the view point of the second.

Thanks Randy. The sense of solitude is even greater in real life as the road I shot from is only very lightly traveled.

rustic

Nice set Jack! I used to live in Williamstown and passed through there many times. Where exactly is the second one taken from?

One more year and I'll be heading back that way...

Azzaro

azzaro

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digidrone wrote:

Beautiful work Jack!

Thanks for looking and for the nice comment Royce.

black mamba

Hi Jack,
I just stumbled upon these shots....really beautiful. They sure stir up the urge in me to head up to the Blueridge Mountains. When one loves the subject matter, it comes through in the pictures one takes. Very nice work.

Take care,

Tom

dlplumer

These are gorgeous Jack, and I agree with Aaron on #2 clap

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coscorrosa wrote:

I really like the second shot, I actually think the mostly centered composition works well.

Thanks Ron much appreciated. Relative to the composition, I didn't have much choice from the precarious perch I had climbed.

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rustic wrote:

Nice set Jack! I used to live in Williamstown and passed through there many times. Where exactly is the second one taken from?

One more year and I'll be heading back that way...

Thanks Rustic. This shot was taken from the "scenic overlook" in Bash Bish Falls State Park in the town of Mt. Washington Mass (southwest of Great Barrington). The overlook is reached by a climb from the eastern most parking area.

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Thanks for looking and the nice comments Azzaro, Tom, and Dan. Sorry it took so long to acknowledge your posts. Been busy tending the property and diddlin' around over on "Other Cool Shots". Forgot I posted this one.

dseidman

Nice series!
I'd lighten up that distant triangle of landscape in the center to make it a little more realistic looking. Despite that nit, the second is my favorite of these.

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dseidman wrote:

Nice series!
I'd lighten up that distant triangle of landscape in the center to make it a little more realistic looking. Despite that nit, the second is my favorite of these.

Thanks for looking Danny. Actually the distant valley was in fact much darker than the hills in the foreground.