Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: eltringexcellence

My first HDR image!! (My husband learned how to do long-exposure and HDR images, and taught me how to do it, and this was my first attempt!) This picture was taken on our aborted July 2, 2011 hike to Stuart Falls by way of the Red Blanket Trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness area of Southern Oregon. NOTES from FLICKR: Thank you everyone for helping this image reach 1300+ views, 950+ comments, 54 favorites and 1 Gallery placement!!! This image has attained these highest rankings in the following award groups and is very proudly and humbly displayed with thanks to each of you for your awards, comments and favorites in these top tier Gallery Threads and high-level groups: Flickr Award Gallery (L3) * Finest Diamond Gallery (L3) * The Magic of the Nature Gallery * iPhoto Hobby Gallery (L3) * Colors of the Heart Gallery * My Favorite Forest Gallery * Landscapes, Sunsets, Waterscapes Winning Gallery * Triple Ring of Excellence Gallery (L3) * Best of DAMN! I Wish I'd Taken That! * Photography for Recreation: Diamond (L6) * WoW (L5) * Creative Master (L2) * FlickrDuel contest: +10 Long Exposure * View Awards Count

[best appreciated at full size against black] Even though we have no roses blooming on this international day of romance, I did happen to go out this morning and find this lovely sight waiting for me to capture! This image was taken in February, 2012 This image was taken in February, 2012. (Explored on February 13, 2011)