Hoping this volcano doesn't move (unlike nearby St Helens)
by zymara

Comment:
Good picture... congrats on your 4th score above 6 and earlier ribbon in only 9 tries.

The unfortunate truth is that Mt. Rainier will erupt again, it is only a question of when. The biggest danger will be from lahars, a hot concrete-like mixture of snow melt and rubble that flows down river valleys outward from the flanks of a volcano. In 1985, a lahar from a Columbian volcano 47 miles away killed 20,000 people in the town of Armero.

In the case of Mt Rainier, "moderate" lahars will flow all the way to Puget Sound through downtown Tacoma which itself is build on the remains of previous flows. Fortunately, Mt Rainier has an experimental lahar early warning system already in place.

Map showing Mt Rainier's lahar danger zones:
//vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/Publications/FS065-97/FS065-97_map.pdf

USGS Report on Mt Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System:
//volcanoes.usgs.gov/About/Highlights/RainierPilot/Pilot_highlight.html

Complete USGS volcano hazards report for Mt Rainier:
//vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/Hazards/OFR98-428/framework.html

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
by M.O.C.

Comment:
Great lightning image. Incredible balance. Must have had a great storm.

Last man leaving
by arpita

Comment:
Congrats on your second ribbon in a week. Both great pictures. Not to be a nitpicker but "The Wave" is across the border in Arizona and not in Utah. While hiking you crossed the State line. :)

Burnt Forest
by tonyv

Comment:
Charcoal black is a perfect choice for this image. Decent composition. good technicals.

Last man leaving
by arpita

Comment:
Hard to get a pass into The Wave. They take reservations months in advance. How did you manage to get in. It is a world class photo op.

What did I do wrong?
by sarsonuk

Comment:
Interesting choice for a long exposure image when it is hard to remain still for so long. Composition and framing are fine but the yellow/red color cast is too strong. If you uses Hue/Sat and selective color for color correction colors will be mted but look better. But then you can desat completely with another hue/Sat layer then add a last Layers adjustment you can make a really decent B&W image out of this. That might fit the theme of this image much better.

Rho-Ophiuchus Nebula Complex
by coliwabl

Comment:
Very, very nice astronomy shot. Good colors, good tracking. Might consider sharpening more to make the individual stars stand out more, especially the high density galactic plane ones on the left.

Moonlight...
by gipomontesanto

Comment:
Looks like Mono Lake.

Blue Twilight
by OdysseyF22

Comment:
Nice color decent composition. Border on this one definitely a distraction.

2am... Still no idea what to shoot
by Tygerr

Comment:
Good concept, exceptionally well done.