High Angle View

Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 3 August 2012 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

To get this view, you take the Carroll Rim Trail up to a long, flat overlook area. The warm light of late afternoon is beginning to work its magic.

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Painted Hills Unit
Part of The Great American West series.

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

True fine to see this. I have say many times, that aminus is fine thing.

3 Aug 2012 5:30am

Mooie from Vancouver, Canada

The natural world is so spectacular! I like how you have captured the lines of the hills surface as well as the horizontal red hues

3 Aug 2012 6:09am

Stu from From Scotland | Living in 京都 Kyoto, Japan

I never tire of these shots. An incredible place.

3 Aug 2012 6:26am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

What a wonderful landscape.

3 Aug 2012 6:39am

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Fantastic shot! Just gorgeous landscape and capture. I love it.

3 Aug 2012 6:42am

PATRICK from miramas, France

splendid 5****

3 Aug 2012 6:58am

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Superb! Have a nice day.

3 Aug 2012 7:11am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

magnifique

3 Aug 2012 7:42am

Veronique from France, Switzerland

breathtaking view and you chose the right hours

3 Aug 2012 8:05am

VISU...ELLE PHOTOGRAPHY from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

I love these gentle curves which follow each other in monochrome tones. It's very pretty

3 Aug 2012 8:13am

morgan from canyon Country, United States

Beautiful. Love the light.

3 Aug 2012 8:47am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Joli ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée

JP

3 Aug 2012 8:51am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Amazing landscape..

3 Aug 2012 9:21am

franz from Baden, Austria

stunning vista ... and thanks to the sparse vegetation we know it's not the moon ... ;-))

3 Aug 2012 9:53am

Sylvie from Bords de Loire (Anjou), France

superbe view.

3 Aug 2012 9:57am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Awesome sight:)

3 Aug 2012 10:37am

Soheil from Tehran, Iran

A superb framing ! Very beautiful

3 Aug 2012 11:01am

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Beautiful warm colours and textures in this late afternoon shot! Nicely captured Steve! ;-)

3 Aug 2012 11:11am

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Wow, incredible textures and colors, Steve. I love the banding and colors. Well done!

3 Aug 2012 11:19am

Mariana M. from Waterloo, Canada

Gorgeous landscape with great texture and patterns !

3 Aug 2012 11:58am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Colour and clarity is absolutely stunning!

3 Aug 2012 12:06pm

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Magnifique ! Superb light and tones . Great composition .

3 Aug 2012 12:07pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Wunderbar in diesem Licht.

3 Aug 2012 12:12pm

C. Intempor'elle from Paris • Alma Andaluza •, France

Stuning shot !

3 Aug 2012 12:37pm

Josep from Barcelona, Spain

Really magic light to get this scene so nicely executed

3 Aug 2012 1:22pm

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

quel vague de terrain quelle couleur et cpatage sueprbe compo.
amitié

3 Aug 2012 2:50pm

Slackwater - Don from Spokane, United States

The strata of color and the shapes of the contours in the terrain make this an exceptional landscape. Fine image from a magical viewpoint.

3 Aug 2012 2:56pm

Kiki from Ambert, Auvergne, France

As if the ground, scratched, had begun bleeding! Magnificent view of this spectacular landscape!

3 Aug 2012 3:19pm

Diana from Olympia, United States

Alien view

3 Aug 2012 3:47pm

Florence from Paris, France

High, yes. And beautiful angle too Steve. Those layers with all the colors are simply unique.

3 Aug 2012 3:48pm

Lougris from Toulouse, France

fantastique panorama, la terre s'est pliée comme un drap magnifique.

3 Aug 2012 4:48pm

Calusarus from Drome des collines, France

Nice landscape

3 Aug 2012 5:17pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Beautiful view of this amazing wrinkled landscape !!! The contrast of light and shadows and the colors are just wonderful ...

3 Aug 2012 5:37pm

Victoria from Sweden

Beautiful picture!

3 Aug 2012 5:42pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

beautiful panorama from the top, very gentle undulations and those colors are very soft. a big kiss. Alejandra

3 Aug 2012 5:47pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Fantastic view. Beautiful warm colours and great light. Excellent. :)

3 Aug 2012 5:57pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Gorgeous landscape and light ... Amazing capture and post!

3 Aug 2012 7:30pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

A beautiful angle. This image shows the beautiful curves of the landscape. Superb image.

3 Aug 2012 7:36pm

Z from Shanghai, China

A stunning place.

3 Aug 2012 9:03pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

My eyes never tire of seeing the wonders of creation, as it appears in its so-beautiful Western form. Your photos of it are always a visual treat.

3 Aug 2012 9:22pm

Daryl Johnson from Worcester Park, United Kingdom

Could stare at that for hours...

3 Aug 2012 9:32pm

Michael Fresh from Chester, United Kingdom

They look as if they've folded, it's a wonderful feature. I'm wondering if those rocks were vertical at some point with that Red band flowing through as a layer ?.

3 Aug 2012 9:35pm

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

beautiful colors and textures !

3 Aug 2012 10:09pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Fantastic view! Love the colors!!!

3 Aug 2012 10:12pm

Denise from granby, québec, Canada

Great landscape!

3 Aug 2012 11:26pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

fine capture. excellent pov

3 Aug 2012 11:52pm

Sue-Ann from Quebec, Canada

superb scenery, I live in this kind of beauty all winter, how lucky I am... can't wait going back...

4 Aug 2012 3:38am

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

What a wonderful "work of art" through your lens Steve! Magical light and tone indeed! Have a beautiful weekend!:-)

4 Aug 2012 3:48am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Great light and incredible view

4 Aug 2012 5:20am

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

An excellent PoV as the beautiful colors, shadows and sunlight dance across the hills!

4 Aug 2012 2:15pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

I particularly like this one.

5 Aug 2012 7:34pm

Stefanie from Paris, France

This landscape is really so amazing.

5 Aug 2012 8:11pm

Diana from Olympia, United States

Lots of cloud shadow makes for an interesting view

7 Aug 2012 1:38am

LoulouPix from New York, United States

Congratulations steve,
This beautiful shot is among the best pictures of the week.
Love the light and colors

20 Aug 2012 10:14pm

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