The Apostasy of Whiskers
by mycelium

Comment by Bear_Music:
Got a second comment now :-) My kind of portrait, really, and my kind of guy...

Where the Earth Meets the Sky
by mycelium

Comment by HarveyG:
Stunning scene and PP. 7

Where the Earth Meets the Sky
by mycelium

Comment by bassbone:
it makes it seem i am on top of the world

Where the Earth Meets the Sky
by mycelium

Comment by grahamgator:
Great dof. Are the colors on the rocks natural?

Where the Earth Meets the Sky
by mycelium

Comment by MaryO:
Wonderful light in that sky.

Where the Earth Meets the Sky
by mycelium

Comment by jim29028:
nice combination of earth, water and sky, the beams of light coming out above the clouds are nice, bet this looks fantastic at larger size. Good colors and composition.

Where the Earth Meets the Sky
by mycelium

Comment by MargaretNet:
Wonderful colors

After the Rain
by mycelium

Comment by Jutilda:
That's some kinda crazy spot. WOW!! Congrats.

After the Rain
by mycelium

Comment by bassbone:
Great image Damon. Congrats again the ribbon...and I think you did a masterful job of editing it to really give it some awesome pop. And had I been able to take such an awesome shot, I would have cloned out the tiny little people in the bottom left as well.

After the Rain
by mycelium

Comment by mycelium:
Christopher:

First, I should make it clear that I was simply watching and shooting; as my source photo for the sky.makes clear, I didn't ask people to move before I hit the shutter. Those photographers who asked families to move made their requests politely--more an exhortation not to linger longer than necessary.

Second, if I were to speak in defense of those asking folks to stay clear of the Arch itself, I'd say something like this: the vast majority of people, photographers and nonphotographers alike, were well away from the Arch and not impeding anyone's view. Only those few familes that placed their kids directly on the Arch were getting in the way of anyone else's view or photo--and there were probably fifty people there. What superior right of access does a group of three people have that would justify their monopolizing of a national landmark during rare and ephemeral conditions?

Edited to add: This message was primarily intended as a response to Christopher (former owner of the now-defunct Venser user account, author of the immediately preceding message), but also implicitly addresses comments by, e.g., Patsy ( ancientimages).

Message edited by author 2013-07-11 17:02:49.