Seven photos from my Mount Whitney trip...

Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
edited August 1, 2005 in Landscapes
My two sons and I spent 8 days and 7 nights traveling along the John Muir Trail from Kearsarge Lakes to Mount Whitney.

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Near our camp at Wright Creek

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Sunset at Wright Creek

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Along the trail...the views just keep coming!


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Bubbs Creek

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Sunset after the T-Storm...Guitar Lake

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Keeler Needle from the summit of Mount Whitney

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Mount Whitney from the road.

Thanks for looking!
Michael
"Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees."
Paul Strand

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Comments

  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,939 moderator
    edited July 31, 2005
    Beautiful! One of my favorite places in the Sierra is Kearsarge.

    Very nice set. Show us some more...pretty please!

    Ian
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  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Wow! These are fantastic Micheal, stunning! Great use of light, beautiful scenery and love your compositions. clap.gif




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  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    kearsargebw.jpg

    Ok Ian....a B&W of Kearsarge Pinnacles and Lakes

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    Third Lake at Kearsarge

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    We camped near this Kearsarge Lake
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,939 moderator
    edited July 31, 2005
    Thanks!

    Ian
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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Greats shots Michael.thumb.gif My favorites are Bubbs Creek and where you camped by Kearsage Lake.
  • PrezwoodzPrezwoodz Registered Users Posts: 1,147 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Awesome and Awesome. Great shots you got!
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Great shots Michael clap.gif

    Ed
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Great shots...they are like looking at post cards !
  • ZygoteZygote Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Fantastic scenery and awesome pictures! Had to do a search to find out where exactly this is. I'm from Norway. He,he! Never would have guessed that it's California.

    btw, your surname is one of the most common ones in Norway. Are you ancestors form Norway maybe?
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  • gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Michael_Hansen wrote:
    My two sons and I spent 8 days and 7 nights traveling along the John Muir Trail from Kearsarge Lakes to Mount Whitney.

    Thanks for looking!
    Michael
    Really nice series. I've been to the summit three times, but never from the backcountry. You sure got a nice sky in your shot of the range from the highway.

    regards,

    Gary
  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Zygote wrote:
    Fantastic scenery and awesome pictures! Had to do a search to find out where exactly this is. I'm from Norway. He,he! Never would have guessed that it's California.

    btw, your surname is one of the most common ones in Norway. Are you ancestors form Norway maybe?
    Zygote...My great great grand father came to America from Denmark.
    Do the Hansens in Norway spell it with an e or and o? My great grand mother was from Norway thumb.gif
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  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    gpgold wrote:
    Really nice series. I've been to the summit three times, but never from the backcountry. You sure got a nice sky in your shot of the range from the highway.

    regards,

    Gary
    This was the second time on the summit for me and my son Josh.
    Josh and I day hiked Whitney three years ago.....now that's a long day!!!
    The afternoon thunderstorms gave us beautiful skies most everyday.
    "Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees."
    Paul Strand

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  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Thanks everyone for your kind comments....it was a fun trip.
    Hope to have made some lifelong memories for me and my sons :photo
    "Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees."
    Paul Strand

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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    beautiful series! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Breathtaking!


    Thanks for sharing these - what a wonderful trip!

    ann

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  • ZygoteZygote Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Michael_Hansen wrote:
    Zygote...My great great grand father came to America from Denmark.
    Do the Hansens in Norway spell it with an e or and o? My great grand mother was from Norway thumb.gif

    Oh, cool! We spell it just like your name with an e :D
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  • behr655behr655 Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Definately a 10 on the "Wow Meter".


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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited July 31, 2005
    Michael,

    this is a set of stunning photos. I love the colors, composition and post-production. Great work, and I would love to see more, too!

    Ana
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  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    kearsarge.jpg

    Morning at Kearsarge Lake

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    Timberline

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    I like to throw a B&W into the mix once in a while :D
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    Morning reflections at Trail Camp

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    View from our camp at Wright Creek.

    Thanks again everyone!
    I'll quit now.....I shot a little over 450 frames on this trip!
    "Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees."
    Paul Strand

    http://www.michaelhansen.com
  • WaterfallRichWaterfallRich Registered Users Posts: 223 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2005
    Nice series!
    looks like a gorgeous area - thanks for posting
    Rich Stevenson
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  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2005
    Thanks for your comments...I'm glad you found them enjoyable.
    "Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees."
    Paul Strand

    http://www.michaelhansen.com
  • ltdesignphotoltdesignphoto Registered Users Posts: 62 Big grins
    edited August 1, 2005
    Beautiful shots of Whitney! It's a very beutiful place up there.
    -t
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