Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 6 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
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The scope of the mountain scenery is mind boggling. We are very fortunate to have this in our backyard, so to speak, as Banff is only about 3 hours from where we live. I met a couple visiting from London, England, up on Sulphur Mountain and it wasn't until the woman said how lucky I was to be able to visit here on a weekend that I realized how much I do take my "backyard" for granted.
Just tell me what you think. I'm a big girl.... I won't cry for long. ;-)
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great shot! I live about 20 mins from the rocky mountains, and I too take them for granted from time to time.. but I do love having them "in my backyard"...
6 Feb 2008 1:00am
It is gorgeous scenery, Amy. I was always astounded by it when I was in that part of Canada. An excellent photo.
6 Feb 2008 2:10am
Incredible! This is really breath taking.
6 Feb 2008 3:02am
Amy this is breathtaking! Awesome shot ;)
6 Feb 2008 4:01am
nice mountain shot
6 Feb 2008 5:23am
Nice one.
6 Feb 2008 5:43am
woow ! really nice ... thank you , amy !
6 Feb 2008 7:16am
You are so right. It is so easy to take your own "backyard" for granted. I remember as a New Orleans teen, me and my friends who lived there really thought we were bored. I now so miss Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River and the Quarter and downtown and the Garden District, and now Lakeview, Lake Vista, Gentilly, and St. Bernard Parish (all of which I took for granted until we moved away in '84).
But in my new environs, I do so much appreciate living close to the beach, the Gulf and all the things about my new Florida backyard. I may not photograph every square inch of it, but I'll take a stab at it.
As for your backyard, I'll not feel sad for your not being close to a defrosted beach anymore. Not when you are so close to something so spectacular as this!
6 Feb 2008 7:38am
Lovely. Superb sky and clouds. Great colours too.
6 Feb 2008 8:22am
Wow! what a magestic shot! Ice cold and beautiful.
6 Feb 2008 8:24am
It is splendid on all front, a gem!
6 Feb 2008 8:45am
wonderful NO SCRATCH THAT , this is breathtaking !
6 Feb 2008 8:58am
Grand. Grandeur. :)
6 Feb 2008 10:00am
Excellent capture Amy. You did a great job with this.
6 Feb 2008 10:43am
How very true your image commentry is, it is easy for us to not see the extraordinary in our everyday locatiions. In my opinion there is the profound to be found everywhere on our planet. Good shot, incredibly dramatic scenery.
6 Feb 2008 11:39am
Sigh...so much beauty! Takes my breath away.
6 Feb 2008 12:17pm
Wow.... I wouldn't mind to have the view! Appreciate it for my part as well! Great capture!
6 Feb 2008 2:26pm
very nice images amy fron the mountains - very good job
6 Feb 2008 2:30pm
Well done. beautiful sky.
6 Feb 2008 3:12pm
Magnificent!Beautiful work!
6 Feb 2008 4:42pm
Wow! Spectacular image!
6 Feb 2008 4:44pm
Nice shot...Looks like a beautiful place to visit.
6 Feb 2008 5:05pm
Very nice. You are getting some great shots on the other side of the Rockies.
6 Feb 2008 5:52pm
Wow! What ba beautiful sky. I love the clouds. Well done .
Blimey cutes..what a small and wondrous world it is hey..??... There's me and Mrs.Billy having a coffee and pastry in the Wild Flour Bakery in the Bison Courtyard on Bear Street in Banff,when this couple of folks from London say to me "why is that Baxter bird your No.1 Billy"..??,so,I showed her this shot of the mountains,and they said,(and I quote),"cor blimey O'Reilly,what an ace shot...!!" So,there you go pal,it ain't just me putting you on that lofty pedestal... Toodle ooh...Billyboyotraveller.....
6 Feb 2008 6:30pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: I love how you google everything!! I bow in humbleness to your praise.
It's funny how that backyard thing works. At least you have us to remind you how beautiful it is.
6 Feb 2008 7:08pm
OMG this is gorgeous and yes you are very lucky...and very talented too!!! : )
6 Feb 2008 8:29pm
Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. But a three hour drive is a bit of a distance, although I know you can see the mountains off on the horizon.
6 Feb 2008 9:39pm
Talk about a backyard! This shot is awesome. You are fortunate indeed, this is a photographer's dream and you captured it perfectly.
6 Feb 2008 10:08pm
Lovely backyard shot! LOL
Wonderful shot as well
6 Feb 2008 11:07pm
This is spectacular, Amy!
8 Feb 2008 12:57pm
very nice photo.
9 Feb 2008 8:16pm
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