Azimuth ~ 315 Degrees by bmac62
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Description
Looking up river.
A zoom is good.
Sight as seen from an overlook on a bluff about 100 feet above The Missouri River looking northwest into the State of Kansas from the western edge of Missouri.
Explorers Lewis and Clark would have seen virtually the same scene as they passed by here in 1804 on their expedition of exploration to the northwest. This expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson.
Taken in February 2009 and processed as a single photo using HDR software.
Have a great Sunday.
Thanks very much for stopping by.
Bill:)
P.S. That's old growth timber (a rare thing these days) on the far side of the river. Hardwoods include various oaks, walnut and hickory, among others. The trees grow in rich bottom land and are on protected Federal land that is part of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Comments (29)
whaleman
Nice capture!
beachzz
A zoom is VERY good--what a beautiful place!!
M2A
A great piece of land you captured, wild and open. Treatment for render is very pretty.
carinatiefenthaler
Excellent work!
durleybeachbum
That is SO lovely, Bill!
beatoangelico
awesome capture..!!!
lyron
Fantastic landscape. Great shot!!
npauling
A beautiful view from here and you have captured it well with the colouring.
PD154
Excellent POV of your big big country, nice HDR, not OTT, very subtle.
THROBBE
Nice scene and capture Bill!
drace68
Makes the Kansas trees look frosted.
CavalierLady
Very nice vista and history, Bill. Would be nice to see a summer shot, too.
moonrancher
Gorgeous vista! The colors are so rich. Excellent work!
debbielove
Yep. Zoom is best. You are quite right and what amazing winter/autumn colours... It's so good to here you have Federal Protected land too. Afraid that doesn't happen here... Can't built fast enough. 1,000,000 houses empty! Our illustrious Government wants to build 1,000,000 more!! Go figure... Anyway, that's besides the point! Stunning picture. Way ahead of me on landscapes now! Got a shed I can live in? Rob.
fredster66
Looks great!
qrud
nice panorama picture
timtripp
gorgeous image!
JeffersonAF
Excellent capture.
goodoleboy
Clean, clear, and crisp, Bill! Kudos to your HDR prowess. Love the POV and the foliage textures.
danob
Great to see such open space that has not changed much in all those years.. Nice work Bill
junge1
Great shot Bill. Whats this in the lower right corner, an old matress?
bmac62
Response to junge1. Item in the lower right corner is a wooden railing around the park observation deck :) Place was wonderfully clean.
neiwil
Well if you ever yearned for a wide, open space....this is it.What a vista, I could sit and look out at this for hours.Truly awsome sight, thanks Bill.
kenmo
I very much enjoy your style of photography and story telling/journalism... A few years back PBS aired a documentary by Ken Burns on Lewis & Clark...
MagikUnicorn
Marvelous
Buffalo1
The frontier still exists here and her. Glad you captured the natural view!
Fred255
A very big big country!
anahata.c
Very nice piece, especially for the foreground trees & how they cut into the picture, and for the old-growth timber on the other side, because it's softer and seems almost like a mirage. And the river's angle is fine too, as it cuts through the foreground and winds around at end, taking our eye back into the shot we were about to leave. More of your fine nature captures from the area you live in. And (as others said), fine winter colors too. (People commonly think the midwest is tree-less. More common misconceptions that your gallery shatters...)
mermaid
ah the hdr software....that's why the colors look so special...smile.... a wonderful shot, Bill