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The first 3 were taken while hiking in light rain. The first two were taken with as verticals with my 500mm both because of the vastness of the area. The third is at 70mm allowing me to use the moderately long lens to add some foreground to the distant mountain. The last image is one that I had to take yet in a very scary spot to shoot as it was on a very curvy part of the road and I saw it every time I was driving out of the park. I had noted two pull outs one above the photo location and the other below yet they were both tiny and I worried about getting out of the car on the curve. I asked the Shuttle Bus driver if there was a trail near that location and he said no, the best bet was to go to the lower pullout and walk back up and then carefully run into the middle of the road to take the photo. I chose to climb the hill on the side of the road rather stand in the middle of it as I like to take my time composing. My schedule and the train schedule did not align so the tressel is empty.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/18.0 1/480s 800 ISO 0.0 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/2700s 800 ISO 0.0 EV
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X-H2S XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 70mm f/8.0 1/400s 400 ISO +0.3 EV
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X-H2S XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 78mm f/8.0 1/75s 1600 ISO +0.7 EV
Sep 18, 2026 at 10:31 AM
p.1 #24 more Denali Landscapes
Love the composition in #2 and colors in #4.
Several times driving through AZ/UT/NM I've been tempted to photograph from the middle of the road, but like you, mostly opt not to.
Several times driving through AZ/UT/NM I've been tempted to photograph from the middle of the road, but like you, mostly opt not to.
Sep 18, 2026 at 11:03 AM
p.1 #44 more Denali Landscapes
Another great catch the naked Alaska landscape
Sep 18, 2026 at 03:17 PM
p.1 #54 more Denali Landscapes
I like the last one the best Morris. Nice colors. Next time you are in Alaska a 50-500 lens would come in handy 
jacob
jacob
Sep 18, 2026 at 03:43 PM
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p.1 #64 more Denali Landscapes
Nice set! I really like the compression you achieved with that 500mm lens Morris!
Sep 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
p.1 #74 more Denali Landscapes
Ditto adventure-photo. You really worked those cloudy conditions with the long lens. #2 & 3 for me. 
Sep 19, 2026 at 09:03 AM
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russelle wrote:
Love the composition in #2 and colors in #4.
Several times driving through AZ/UT/NM I've been tempted to photograph from the middle of the road, but like you, mostly opt not to.
Thank you Russelle,
No photo is worth your life or a serious injury
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guidostow wrote:
These are really lovely Morris!
Thank you Guy
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junglialoh wrote:
Another great catch the naked Alaska landscape
Thank you Junglialoh. I loved shooting in Alaska
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jm10_former wrote:
I like the last one the best Morris. Nice colors. Next time you are in Alaska a 50-500 lens would come in handy
jacob
Thank you Jacob,
I had 3 lenses with me and two bodies. For the hikes I had the 70-300mm and 500mm mounted and a 10-24mm in my pocket. As it was raining I chose not to change lenses and do panos instead.
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Jim Dockery wrote:
Ditto adventure-photo. You really worked those cloudy conditions with the long lens. #2 & 3 for me.
Thank you Jim,
I'm very used to telephoto compression as I do a lot of wildlife, mostly birds. With the cloudy skies, I spent plenty of time in ACR and Photoshop bringing out the clouds and colors.
Love the composition in #2 and colors in #4.
Several times driving through AZ/UT/NM I've been tempted to photograph from the middle of the road, but like you, mostly opt not to.
Thank you Russelle,
No photo is worth your life or a serious injury
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guidostow wrote:
These are really lovely Morris!
Thank you Guy
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junglialoh wrote:
Another great catch the naked Alaska landscape
Thank you Junglialoh. I loved shooting in Alaska
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jm10_former wrote:
I like the last one the best Morris. Nice colors. Next time you are in Alaska a 50-500 lens would come in handy
jacob
Thank you Jacob,
I had 3 lenses with me and two bodies. For the hikes I had the 70-300mm and 500mm mounted and a 10-24mm in my pocket. As it was raining I chose not to change lenses and do panos instead.
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Jim Dockery wrote:
Ditto adventure-photo. You really worked those cloudy conditions with the long lens. #2 & 3 for me.
Thank you Jim,
I'm very used to telephoto compression as I do a lot of wildlife, mostly birds. With the cloudy skies, I spent plenty of time in ACR and Photoshop bringing out the clouds and colors.
Sep 19, 2026 at 01:12 PM
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adventure_photo wrote:
Nice set! I really like the compression you achieved with that 500mm lens Morris!
Thank you Scott. I'm used to the compression of long lenses as I do a lot of wildlife, mostly birds.
Morris
Nice set! I really like the compression you achieved with that 500mm lens Morris!
Thank you Scott. I'm used to the compression of long lenses as I do a lot of wildlife, mostly birds.
Morris
Sep 19, 2026 at 01:15 PM
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Wow these came out so good. The first two panoramic shots are insane, the colors and composition complement each other!
Sep 23, 2026 at 12:19 AM