Old Man of the Mountain by danapommet
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
New Hampshire’s “Old Man of the Mountain” was made up of five cliff ledges at Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains. This formation was 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Profile Lake, on the valley floor below. The “face” is 40 feet high (12 meters) and 25 feet wide (7.6 meters). Just after midnight, May 3, 2003, this formation crumbled to the ground. This profile has been featured on a US postage stamp and on the back of the NH state quarter. I want to thank Sig (Junge1), for the inspiration to scan some of my older print images. This is my first attempt.
No post work.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments & favs.
Dana

Comments (27)
Dana, this is great I like the shape and colour of these rocks, well done!
turned out really well for scanned.glad you were not camping below. I see another face below. looks like a laughing hyena
I love rock faces, and this one catches the eye.what a pity this formation fell to pieces...
Hummm… He still looks at forms this face of it. Cheer and mile mercies. Good catch of sight It has tipic the Native ones like ((5++)) Hummm... il regarde encore en forme ce visage . Bravo et mile mercis . Bonne prise de vue Il a le tipique des Natives comme ((5++))
excellent pic!!!!
A very good scan Dana! considering no post-work, sometimes they can be a very long and difficult process if they need cleaning up. Excellent photograph.
Great job Dana. I never saw this in person but I felt a real sense of loss when it crumbled. It was one of those moments of...never again can it be visited or photographed...but you've found a way to bring it back. Well done.
Wow, this is great, Dana!! My very first fotos were also scanned; I had no clue what I was doing--you really nailed it. And the subject is amazing; I do remember reading about this.
I agree with everyone - wonderful work. I think this is one of the best shots of this landmark I have ever seen.
lovely shot my friend x5*
He looks deep in thought. Thanks so much for posting this Dana.
I'm glad you're scanning and posting older shots. This is great!
Excellent! He looked very cold and tired; perhaps he's warmer now!
I can see his face-great shot
Wonderful shot, I've seen it a few times, unfortunatly it's gone.
fabulous capture . .My parents took me there when I was little to see my aunt that lived in Concord .... I remeber seeing this so long ago
How sad that it is no longer there, well captured Dana
SO interesting!!
Excellent shot. Well done!
amazing what you can see in rock formations...great job Dana!!
Great rock formation,nice shot.
Yes, it does look like the postage stamp. I am retired post office.... Too bad it crumbled under the weather. Glad you got a shot while it was still here. Aloha
Thats such a shame, We saw it in the mid 70s on an eastern vacation. Good capture.
Very interesting rock formation and shame that it is gone! Nice shot and nice work on bringing in an older image.
Looks like someone I know. Seriously great pic.
Love New Hampshire, and i was so sorry when this formation crumbled.
Ah, it is so good to see the Old Man here on Rendo!! Being a resident of NH, we all felt a great sense of loss when the Old Man 'fell'...it was a great loss, but alas, time moves on and everything changes...even things that seem if they shall always be there.