Nikonians are spread all over the globe, and I suppose they also travel a lot. That's why I start this tread. I want all of you to show us world's greatest scenics; landscapes you shot while travelling, or maybe just in front of your kitchen window. Show us how beautiful this world is. But please, only landscapes.

I'll start with a picture of the Vermilion Lakes near Banff town, Alberta, Canada. This one was shot from the roadside in the late afternoon, when the lakes are backlit. When the sky is clear, it's better to be there early in the morning. The area is also interesting for watching wildlife.

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Near Carmel and Pebble Beach if I remember correctly.
Kodachrome 64, Nikon FE2, forgot which lens

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Both nice shot and nice coastline Mark. Thanks for posting. If we only had such a coastline here in Belgium, I would go more often there.

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How about California? Lots of beautiful scenics and an unbelievable variety of oppertunity at any time of the year. Oops! am I bragging, sorry, but it's a really nice state for photography. Here is a shot of Convict in the fall. It's in the Owens valley behind Yosemite Valley. It was taken with a Nikomat Ftn & 35mm Nikor lens.

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Rob, three of your attachments are missing. Judging on that one great picture that came through, I definitely would like to see the three others.

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Philip:
Thanks for the kind comment. This is my first attachement in a thread and I guess I didn't quite know what I was doing. They are all the same picture. The one that is shown. It is "Convict Lake" I will try to post some others soon.
Again thanks!

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My wife took this shot of me on the rocks on our 1988 trip to CA. I probably had the FE2 and stuck her with the FE. Nice rocks!

It's a really bad scan of a K64 slide. I need a good film scanner

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I don't know what to think. Aren't there any Nikonians living in Asia, aren't Nikonians traveling to Asia, or are there just no great scenics in Asia? Come on, I know someone must have something somewhere? Well, show it.

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Hi everyone,

I don't think any Colorado pictures have been posted yet, so I hope you don't mind me posting a few. All of these were taken with my N80 and 28-105mm.
The first one is of Royal Gorge, the world's highest suspension bridge at 1,053ft. high. This was taken with Provia 100f and converted to BW.
The second picture was taken at Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park. This is Moraine Park within RMNP. Taken with Kodak E100VS.
The third was taken at Echo Lake, on the way to the summit of Mt. Evans, near Denver, CO. Taken with Kodak E100VS and converted to BW.
The last one was taken at Horseshoe Park, also within Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park. Taken at sunset using Kodak E100VS.
Hope this isn't too much and hope you enjoy them!!

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Thanks for posting Brian.
Pictures 2 and 3 remind me of Alaska. Is the landscape in Colorado somewhat comparable to Alaska?

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Thanks a lot to all for posting, but ... This can't be all great scenics of the world.
Until now we haven't seen anything yet from Iceland or Spitsbergen, we missed the Vic falls and the Grand Canyon, nobody showed us his Antarctica pics (OK maybe no Nikonian has ever been on Antarctica, but you must have seen the rest of the world, no?), no Titicaca or Inle lake, no Machu Picchu, Ankhor What or Eastern Islands, no Greek Meteoras or Cyclades. No Skeleton Coast, no Namib Desert. Don't tell me no one has ever been there. And don't tell me all your Tuscany or Provence shots were ruined by the lab.

Remember that 9999+ Nikonians are waiting to see those great scenics.

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Kay phil, here's venice. Not made with a nikon camera unfortunatly.

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Thanks for sharing Alfons. I never saw Venice with that few people in the street.

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Maybe it was a long exposure and most people were running

When in Venice, try walking away from the usual tourist paths, alot of beauty is to be discovered in the less crowded streets. That's exactly what I did.

Well, since nobody wants to reveal their secret photo hideouts, I'll post another picture.

Ortlergruppe seen from the Passeier Tal, Südtirol, Italy.

Oh, Mark, with this picture the nuisance was I had to delete all the hikers, trekkers, yeti's, wolves, bears, etc with photoshop which took me days

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Thanks for posting Alfons. This looks more a great scenic to me than the streets of Venice. Do you really believe that nobody wants to reveal their secret places. Too bad. There's no danger in posting pictures about Skeleton Coast or Umbria, because everybody knows these are photogenetic places. Maybe we need to give the good example, and post some more scenics ourselves.

Concerning your huge photoshop workload, I only can repeat what I've said before: for nature photography, you need a lot of patience. If you would have waited for the right moment, you would have had less photoshop retouching than you had right now. I explain : first, the bears would have eaten or chased the hikers and trekkers, and then the Yetis would have eaten the wolves and chased the bears. Being tired from eating wolves and chasing bears, Yetis usually take a nap somewhere out of sight. You see, some great action photo opportunities, and no more work with photoshop

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Are there any nikonian mountaineers here? Has nobody ever climbed the Matterhorn, the Mont Blanc, the Monte Rosa, maybe even the famous Eiger Nordwand or other 3500m+ mountains?

I'm asking because I have the book "Viertausender der Alpen" which has some superb pictures of not only the mountain itself, but also the awesome view it provides.

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Not exactly in the Alps, but definitely a 4000+. This picture was made in the Northern Cordillera Blanca, from the Portachuelo Pass (4750m), while I was enjoying the Llanganuco to Santa Cruz trail. I'm not shure about what peak it is, but I suppose it must be the Huandoy, who has several peaks (6395m, 6356m, 6166m and 6070m).

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Beautiful! Did you use a polarizer when shooting that pic? I'm asking because the gletscher isn't washed out and the colors are nicely saturated. I was stupid enough to buy a polarizer after I came back from vacation...

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The only equipment I took with me was a Nikkormat FT2, a Nikkor AIS 50mm f2 (with a UV filter) and a Komura 2x converter. I used all the equipment for this photo. The film was Ektachrome ISO 100.

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hello all,
you've all got great pictures!!!

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I bet you have great pictures too Er. Don't you have some great scenic shot to fill the already long list.

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Hi! This shot is taken at a small hill station near Bombay, called Matheran, India.

HI Ambika, I think you forgot to post the picture.

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Here's another one....

Algonquin Provincial Park, F80, 24-50d, Sensia 400, f16-1/500s.

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Last year, I spend 4 weeks in Canada, and didn't have one single day without wind, to make pictures of the many lakes in the mountains. It seems like you were luckier.

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Another good Canadian park is Quetico Provincial Park in western Ontario. It sits just north of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

The first picture is a sunrise on Basswood Lake. The second is sunset on Bayley Bay.

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What awesome sunrise and sunset pictures!!! I especially like the first one. I really must visit there on my next trip to Canada.

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Philip - I've scanned through these pictures again and many of them are really nice. Soon, you'll have enough for a book!

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I've been away for a while (great trip through South Morocco) and I'm happy to see this topic is still alive (1825 views!!). I just got my slides back, and some look great. I'll try to post some scenics here asap.

Thanks you all for posting so many great scenics.

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Here are some shots from China, taken recently during a trip along the Silk Road.

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I really like the second shot - great perspective. Exposure data would be nice, but what camera, lens, film and filter (if any) did you use? Thanks -

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Glad to be providing more Asian perspective. I hope to get better quailty scans soon.

Exposure: 1) f8 1/125, 2) f8 1/500
Lens: Nikkor 28mm f3.5 Ais + UV filter, Film: Superia Reala, Camera: f-601, Scanner: unknown model at 150dpi

The labs here offer to put high res images on a cdrom for a few dollars. I'll try it out next time.

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One more from Asia. Indian Himalayas, Valley of Flowers to be precise. F-80, AF-D 24mm, Fuji Velvia

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Glencoe in Scotland, in the worst possible weather, is still one of my favourite places. One place, I still didn't visit, but has in my opinion the most spectacular views, is Patagonia. Especially Torres del Paine.

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I love the depth in this picture Philippe. I too I love Scotland; should go back there soon!

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I can strongly recommend september. Nice sunsets, the red deer look at their best, and very few midges.

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The Paine Massif and Lago Pehoe, Chile.

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Whow, just great. The scenery is wonderful, but the pictures is really high level too.

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WOW! GREAT!
Patagonia, here I come. (In a few years at least)

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Hi Photophil !

Patagonia will be waiting for you and all the fellow Nikonians who want to join the next Nikonians Photo Adventure...

BTW, today the US$ reached 4 pesos, so spending here is 1/4 of what you thought to spend last December. Good for you.


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WOW - that's a super (IR I guess) scenic. Really killer !

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This is a truly beautiful shot. Definitely one to be proud of. What strength was the filter?
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Stacked red (25A) and polarizing filters.

Sunrise over the Himalayas, Nepal. You start out from Pokhara (about 200km west of Kathmandu) at about 4.00am and drive part way then climb to the summit of Sarangkot, a "hill" across the valley from the Annapurna range. The Annapurnas actually ring this mountian, Machupuchre, or the "Fishtail Mountain".
F401s, Nikkor 35-70 f3.3-4.5, Kodachrome 64. Apologies for my scanner which dosen't like slides particularly.

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I've never been in the Himalaya, but when I see this picture, I'm thinking back about my journey through the Peruvian Andes. Oh, how I love the mountains.

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How about this classic view from Deadhorse Point in Utah, USA? I shot this one about two weeks ago.

Nikon FM3a, Nikkor 24/2.8, Fuji Velvia.

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When is the best moment of day to be there David. When I come to the US, I'd love to visit that spot.
Thanks for posting.

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Philip -

I was there at sunset and sunrise, and the sunrise was much better. The eroded forms seem to align better with the sunrise. Also, looking the other way at sunset reveals some unsightly mining ponds in the eastern distance. If I had a choice, I might visit during the winter months for clearer air. There was a lot of dust brought up by the warm early summer winds when I was there in early June.

Thanks for starting this thread!

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Bradley Lake, Grand Teton NP, Wyoming. It's been posted before, but it's still pretty.

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It seems like the list of places to visit is growing. Thanks for your precious contribution Bob.

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Arches National Park
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One more place where we definitely have to go when the light is very warm. I love the colors Duck.

The balanced rock reminds me of the Golden Rock Pagoda in Burma.

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Another one of my favourites: Denali NP, Alaska. Not only for the landscapes, but also for the animals.

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Hmm. It looks like the world's greatest landscapes all include mountains. I'm not certain I can give you one of the world's greatest but here's one I consider one of Obregon's greatest. Less spectacular than mountains but more soothing. Shot at the Dead Creek Wild Life Refuge in Vermont.

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Hi Obregon,
One of my favourite places that has no mountains is the semi-desert which formes the mighty Kalahari. This picture shows a dry riverbed and an old tree, which was struck by lightning. The dry riverbed is one of the best places in the world to see cheetahs hunting.

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Yosemite National Park. California, USA.

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WOW, very impressing. I begin to believe I was born on the wrong continent.

Thanks to all of you for posting, and pleas continue doing so. Until now, we haven't seen anything yet from Asia or Australia. I suppose there must be great sceneries over there too.
And what about Antarctica. Someone must have been there I presume.

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Well firstly I must apologise, this picture was NOT taken with a Nikon. I took it with my Contax SLR but I thought it would fit in with this thread pretty well and its NOT of any mountains.

This is Lizard Point, the southernmost tip of England (in Cornwall). Provided you go at the right time of year, you can get some spectacular views... well I didn't go at such a great time, it was hazy and very sunny!

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Nice picture Jin; thanks for posting. I heard Cornwall has a beautiful coastpath for a several days hike. This path must certainly give some good opportunities for spectacular scenics.

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Until now, we haven't seen anything yet from Asia or Australia.

OK here's an Australian shot - my local beach. It's on Velvia, so would have been shot with my F80, but I didn't keep a record of which lens.

I'm sure I've got better scenics than this - have to start looking

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The colors of the water are just Velvia great. Beautiful picture Paul. And please start (or continu) looking for some more Australian shots.

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Thanks Philip. Here's a distinctively Australian tree in a parched paddock on a farm about 150km east of Perth. Even though it's mid-winter we have had very little rain and the crops are failing.

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You said winter? This looks better than an average Western European summer.

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Yeah it's winter all right. It should be cloudy & raining, but we've had too many blue skies.

Blue skies == no rain == crop failure

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I come from New Zealand but am living in England. I went back for a trip about a year ago and forgot how beautiful it could be.
I can't seem to post pictures to this site, so the link below shows a beach on the Coromandel Penninsula very near the top at Port Jackson. I drove all day to get there for about 2 minutes of light like this. Then the heavens opened again

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Thanks for your picture Chris.

We got a lot of beautiful scenics from all around, but still nothing from Asia. I begin to believe there isn't any great location in Asia worth making a picture. Or am I wrong? Well, show it to us ...

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Here is a scene from Texas, a little town called Sunnyvale just outside of Dallas.
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This is a great picture, I think due to it's simplicity. For me, IR photos always emanate something mystical.

Thanks for posting Tony.

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Philip,
Here is one from Middle Himalayas, India, Asia. Took this picture with my 1967 Oldie Nikon F, while on a skiing course. I like shooting into the light, so positioned the camera in the shadow of the tree and with some deliberate underexposure got this result. Someday hope get a better scanner, I'd like hear your coments too.
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Gops, I like the atmosphere in this backlit picture, and the way the sun is hidden behind one of the trees, but I suppose someone who goes skiing in the Himalayas, and mentioned 'treks' as his hobby must be able to show us a little bit more Himalaya than this. Come on ...

Thanks for posting Gops.

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Sure Philip, here is one way above the tree line "dawn at Katling Glacier" Garhwal,western Himalayas. I remember, this shot was taken about 05:30hrs, it was my turn that morning to make tea for the group. when it began to dawn, i could not help but shamelessly dump the tea making responsibility on to my friend and run with the tripod to expose a few frames. This one is the first of the series.
More to follow....
Hope you all like it
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I'm sure your friend understands why he 'had' to make tea on that particular morning after he saw the picture...

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Hi Phillip and everyone out there,
As promised earlier, the trail continues.... here is "Masar Tal" (Tal-in local language means lake)at 4700mts. The first time ever I felt the altitude sickness. There was a good side to that sickness too. Apart from the headache, I felt like as I if had two strong rounds of Stolichnya Vodka. I took this picture in the evening after setting up the camp. Shortly after it started raining, then snowing through the night. Not a minute of sleep we got as the the snow storm triggred rock falls all around us. The bad weather forced us to stay put for more than 24 hours inside our tents.
The heap of stones in the foreground is formed by guides who accompany trekking groups, they pray and do small ofernings like coconuts or dried fruits, which they carry all the way from the village where the trek starts. The prayer is meant for the safety success of the trip. The next stretch is sixteen kilometer that runs through dangerous loose boulders, two high altitude lakes, crevaces and a pass at 5890 meters. Camping is impossible in this strech.
Again the bad weather did a good thing to us in disguise. Because we were force to stay put for 24 hrs, it gave us the time to rest, muster all the energy for the assault.
Hope i did not bore you guys.......more pics from the trail to follow.
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> Hope i did not bore you guys.......more pics from the trail to follow.

Keep going! Great pics and exciting story.

Watch your step and have a nice day

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