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freezejeans β€” Mount Doom, AZ 2004

Published: 2004-10-22 01:02:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1212; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 252
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Description A few weeks ago I drove north to see some autumn colors, and here's another view looking south from the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, Arizona. Last year's panorama [link] was taken a bit further down, near where the cluster of people are, so I climbed higher to get a better view. For awhile I thought I was highest-standing person in the entire state (11,637 feet according to the GPS), then I noticed that guy on the far right, who's clearly a few feet up more Ah well, it's still quite a rush to literally be so high

They were doing prescribed burns of the forest again to thin out some of the underbrush, so the air's a bit hazy...but I think this one turned out better than last year's! There was a bit of concern recently because the peaks were carved out by glaciers and a volcano so naturally when Mount St. Helens started acting up, people started freaking out! The experts say that it's "completely dead" but who knows for sure

There's a nifty user-controllable webcam at [link] and it has a preset for the San Francisco Peaks so you can kind of see just how high up it is.
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Comments: 37

skellingtongal [2005-12-11 18:55:33 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful

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alan-whit [2005-03-02 21:34:29 +0000 UTC]

beautiful panorama and perfect stiching!

Alan

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BlackCore-RaiseHell [2004-12-20 19:19:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow, impressive. I love it.
How many photos did you stitch together? And what program did you use? Photoshop?

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Stillwater [2004-11-15 05:37:56 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful vantage point and beautiful fall colors!

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tuckerhat [2004-11-09 03:36:49 +0000 UTC]

wow. Theres nothing doom about this.

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lysticlon3r [2004-11-08 22:01:05 +0000 UTC]

you always have the most amazing photographs!! I love the clarity, the well lit area, and the vast depth. wonderful!!

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cracan [2004-11-03 02:09:43 +0000 UTC]

I love these Patrick. When you get it you get it just right! A+ on this one my friend!

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rwirtz [2004-10-29 10:54:40 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful pan-shot. Love the different colors and textures and the view is just stunning. And for me personally breathtaking as well

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solaris0011 [2004-10-28 16:50:46 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful! Amazing photo!

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bren [2004-10-28 13:28:44 +0000 UTC]

whoa...now THIS is a view. Gorgeous!

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djkillj0y [2004-10-26 17:58:06 +0000 UTC]

It is really a gorgeous photo, man. But with all the people standing around expectantly, I cannot help but posit that they are looking at their watches and thinking "Where is he? Jesus said he was going to show up!"

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OceanStorme [2004-10-26 14:01:42 +0000 UTC]

What an absolutely amazing view!! Wow, just wow. I can't imagine how awesome it must be to stand up there and see it in person! Take me with you??

I adore the panorama - it really gives you an amazing scope of the landscape. And I'm fascinated by the rock paths that people have made. Very curious and neat - know anything about them?

I definitley wish I could be standing there seeing this. Amazing shot!

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gramarye [2004-10-25 20:56:12 +0000 UTC]

That's gorgeous! And I have to agree, I think it looks better than the last one too. Amazing country! Beautiful shot!

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firefly6 [2004-10-24 21:04:29 +0000 UTC]

very nice, I always love how you put these together

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nrgizrbuni [2004-10-24 16:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow! What a great shot, Freezie! I'm with Onie..how cool would it be to see that in person. No wonder you felt like the king of the world (sorry about the guy that beat you). Excellent panorama and lighting.

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akai [2004-10-24 13:21:53 +0000 UTC]

I love panoramas, and this one is a beauty! What a gorgeous view.

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GeodeLady [2004-10-24 04:56:35 +0000 UTC]

Awesome capture.....I think I can almost see my grandmas place

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jade [2004-10-24 01:43:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Do you think we can print this out and hang it as wallpaper in my room?

Stunning!

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bookdiva [2004-10-23 16:49:37 +0000 UTC]

This is stunning!! I love the beauty of nature you managed to capture, from tones and contrasts, to lines and flow, excellent work on this loveliness. Breathtaking.

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melleciouss [2004-10-23 15:24:27 +0000 UTC]

looks intently for autumn colors.......blinks o.0

its a gorgeous shot!


^..^

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JoJellum [2004-10-23 12:21:22 +0000 UTC]

Panoramas are beautiful, and this is a good one. Nice stiching, the only place you notice it is on the boy in the front! Children should be thought to stand still!
Great shot!

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Woofenbarken [2004-10-23 11:12:34 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic shot. Whats the yellow area at the below the mountains?

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rapidograph [2004-10-23 04:20:33 +0000 UTC]

... what a breathtaking panorama... the colors in this are so rich, it makes this viewer feel like I can reach out and touch them...

... speaking of which, do you know anybody that wants some St Helens' ash? ... we Washingtonians are trying to find anyway possible to get rid of it, and that means COD if it applies...



... my father lives in Chehalis, WA, which is about 40 minutes west of the volcano (the ash is blowing east, so there is no danger as far as he's concerned):

ME: "hiya Dad, how's the ash fallout?"

DAD: "doing great, in fact we're actually looking forward to it... last time she blew her stack, our vegetable garden had a bumpercrop the next year like you wouldn't believe!"

ME: what about earthquakes?

DAD: earthquakes? ... those cheesy little chinadroppers? ... you gotta be kidding me-- all those damned cityfolk reporters are all up in arms about how the eruption of Mt St Helens is imminent... "imminent?" ... hell, it's been imminent for the past 24 frickin' years-- that ain't news!!

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ColetasSoft [2004-10-23 03:22:01 +0000 UTC]

Woah, what did you use to stich Β΄nΒ΄ blend?

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b33lz3bub [2004-10-23 02:35:59 +0000 UTC]

goddamned beautifull panorama, my friend - that's a great shot

freaky st helens

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Luciform [2004-10-23 01:33:15 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely amazing.

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chilipalmer [2004-10-22 22:49:17 +0000 UTC]

I would love to be there too! Stunning view. Now are those Hobbits I see? No wait, just tourists. Nevermind...Move along...

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onestar [2004-10-22 22:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh. My. God.

That is just beautiful. Really beautiful.

I'd love to see the view from there in person...I'm jealous.

Quite cool. I'm diggin' it.

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tigaer [2004-10-22 18:16:35 +0000 UTC]

wow man... that's the way to shoot panoramas. what a sight... great colors and so many details. once again a fav for the master of panoramism

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FakeAffection [2004-10-22 17:41:40 +0000 UTC]

look at you... making me miss flagstaff... sheesh.

did you enjoy the rain yesterday? cause I sure did.

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urban-khaos [2004-10-22 17:24:03 +0000 UTC]

hehe you really do love mount doom dontcha sorry for the lousy comment.... but i'm a little taddled from the pub, better than last years i'd say..worth driving north for,

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gammaburst [2004-10-22 16:25:23 +0000 UTC]

Awesome shot. The yellow trees down at the base of the mountain look really cool.

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geek7 [2004-10-22 13:41:38 +0000 UTC]

Γ’wesome outlook, the view is just incredible, great shot.

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vetsac [2004-10-22 05:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Rad... Now I/we need to go up there again since it just snowed today! wheeeeeeee That would be a great pano too...

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freezejeans In reply to vetsac [2004-10-24 04:46:13 +0000 UTC]

I went back up there today It was awesome, I'd thought they'd closed it to tourists but this is the last weekend

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dexium [2004-10-22 05:25:43 +0000 UTC]

MAN, that is awesome...I love Arizona..I went to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs and it was a similar experience but the fact that you did a panoramic view of it is just awesome. it looks great. have a good night man..

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Rhavethstine [2004-10-22 04:30:45 +0000 UTC]

Mwahahaha. A week or two later and it's all under SNOW now. It's snowing! Yaaaay *wanders off into the snow*

No, seriously now. I like how you've got a series of annual panoramas going on here. It's lucky that you managed to grab all those people in the foreground and keep them in their respective frames as you took all the pictures for the panorama. The only suggestion I have would be to take your next pano earlier in the day so the sun doesn't cause excessive haze/sunflare problems. Other than that, this is turning out to be an enjoyable series. Nice to see the different moods of the landscape.

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