Very beautiful sunrise love it in B&W

I hear Aaron Copeland when I see this image, which is rather odd, since I'm not listening to Aaron Copeland (yet!) This image has that sense of grandeur, however, and so I can see how my mind went off on that artistic tangent. I really love that foreground tree (off to the right, rather than dead center.) It makes such a gorgeous silhouette, and the black and white of this shot makes it timeless. The land looks nice and rugged: as if really interesting (and probably venomous) creatures might be at home there. For me that's a comfort as it means that there will always be things to photograph as they entertain you with their antics. And if they're venomous (do venomous things even live there?) then just photograph them from a long way away! This is quite a cool shot!

wonderful lighting here

Such a beautiful landscape. Aloha

Oh, so very nice!

Beautiful capture with the rays of the sun like that. Excellent.

b/w works very well

I love this in black & white! Perfect choice, and nicely done. :*

behind the eyes drifts the light with a thought in mind a smile beams warm hugs, Linda

Fabulous morning light shot not often does one see the morning sunrise in B&W.. Nice work doing this on in B&W Bill!!

Looks nice in B&W, nice shot! (In response to your comment, it would be interesting to see flocks of Tundra Swans. They overfly Alberta to nest far north of here, so we are very lucky to see them once in a while and many people think they are Trumpeter Swans, never seeing the little yellow patches.)

Fantastic image Bill and a great silhouette of a head looking up to the heavens!

Fabulous! Reminds me of Ansel Adams.

Splendid B&W picture, amazing shot!

Oh, this is so beautiful and mysterious looking with the shadows. Looks almost like an infrared photo. The grass and bushes look like they have frost on them. Interesting framing - the tree to the right, the small cliff to the left and the rugged background with the valley in front. Amazing what the deletion of color can do for a picture! This is a really interesting photo - did you convert from color or is this originally black/white film? Keep up the good work! :-)

I beautiful sight Bill. I could imagine spending all and every day there.

This is very beautiful well done my friend.

Love the B/W presentation, lovely capture!!

What a lovely light this has. A wonderful shot.

Outstanding capture of this beautiful landscape!!! Great in B&W!!

Very majestic!

Moody and peaceful - brilliant B&W, Bill! Clive

VERY BEAUTIFUL

The early morning sun really brings out the crisp silhouetting in this stellar pic of Smith Rock State Park, Bill. Just bright enough to see much of the foliage detail. And I thought I was the only one who got up early in the AM for a picture shoot.

Looks like a great hiking area! Very nicely done!

outstanding landscape

Really lovely capture, Bill! We haven't seen that rascal for a few days (the sun, I mean...), but he put in an appearance today :-D Wonderful atmospheric feel to this one!

Awesome black and white presentation I got up a new one too Christmas for rosity family Hope you drop by Hugs Susan~

Very nice capture.

This is wonderful, Bill; the B&W really lends an eerie and timeless quality to that line of light creeping across the landscape. Well done!!