Seeing 2012 (#9)

For your consideration: a brief break in a bucolic valley, between onslaughts of the season's first, much-belated winter storms.

I had a great luxury of spending most of yesterday exploring this hidden jewel of a largely unpopulated region with fellow photography enthusiast Jerry. The experience featured a good deal of driving and great seeing: interspersed with bouts of icy rain radiated gorgeous waves of golden sunlight illuminating velveteen, undulating hills and dramatic, regal clouds from horizon to horizon. We both emerged with robust caches of potentially excellent imagery.

Not everyone, it would appear however, successfully negotiates a successful departure from this place.

Pinoche Valley, #5421-22-7D

© 2012 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: January 22, 2012; Canon 7D; f/9 @ 1/1328 sec; —1 1/3 EV; ISO 320;
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS @ 41mm

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