MPC #131: ALPENGLOW 12/12 - 1/6

[From_the_NEK]

After being in the finals a few times, that was my first "win". However, the way it went down kind of feels like blue balls rather than a real happy feeling in the pants (apparently I'm breaking rule #4 ).

Anyway time to get the next round fired up before the weekend.

This time around it is Alpenglow.
Morning or evening doesn't matter.
If you don't have access to the Alps , then capturing the low sun glow lighting up something interesting works too.



RULES:
1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.


Past MPCs:

MPC #130 Urban/Street, 130 Voting
MPC #129 CHANGE
MPC #128 Autumn Fog
MPC #127 Depth of Field
MPC #126 The Trail
MPC #125 Renewal
MPC #124 Sky
MPC #123 Blue-Jeans
MPC #122 Las Montanas / Vertical Relief
MPC #121 Shopping Cart
MPC #120 Journey
MPC#119 Out of Your Comfort Zone
MPC#119 Out of Your Comfort Zone
MPC#118 Water
MPC#117 Opposites
MPC#116 Resolutions
MPC#115 Celebration
MPC#114 Santa
MPC#113 Leading Lines part Deux
MPC#112 Story
MPC#111 Sunstars
MPC#110 Noise
MPC#109 Structure
MPC#108 Vast
MPC#107 Reflections
MPC#106 Monochrome
MPC#104 Your Beach
MPC#103 Relationship
MPC#102 Decay
MPC#101 Juxtaposition
MPC#100 Tilt-Shift
MPC#99 Zoom
MPC#98 Signs
MPC#97 Artificial Light
MPC#96 Portrait, as pertains to orientation
MPC#95 MACRO
MPC#94 Framed
MPC#93 October
MPC#92 White Line
MPC#91 Harvest
MPC#90 Where you live, MPC#89 Geological, MPC#88 Big Machinery, MPC#87 Hot/Heat, MPC#86 Stress Relief, MPC#85 Dirty, MPC#84 Transportation, MPC#83 Of Yourself, By Yourself, In Context, MPC#82 Long Exposure: Urban Edition, MPC#81 Old School, MPC#80 Energy, MPC#79 Need, MPC#78 Weather, MPC#77 Action Sports, MPC#76 Stress, MPC#75 Anticipation, MPC#74 Foliage, MPC#73 Unreal, MPC#72 Speed, MPC#70 Old Technology, MPC#69 Plan B , MPC#68 Atmosphere POLL, MPC#67 Plants, MPC#66 Patterns, MPC#65 Weathered, MPC#64 WINNING, MPC#63 The End, MPC#62 Food, MPC#61 Seeing Double, MPC#60 Normal, MPC#59 Tranquility, MPC#58 Silhouette, MPC#57 Waiting, MPC#56 Night, MPC#55 Fire, MPC#54 Wheels, MPC#53 Small Sensors, MPC#52 Blur, MPC#51 Found Faces , MPC#50 Portraits , MPC#49 Panoramic, MPC#48 Light & Shadow, MPC#47 Timing, MPC#46 Coffee & Beer, MPC#45 Community, MPC#44 Potential, MPC#43 Solitude, MPC#42 Holidays, MPC#41 Ominous, MPC#40 Imbalance, MPC#39 Transition, MPC#38 Unsightly, MPC#37 Self Portrait, MPC#36 Music, MPC#35 Summer, MPC#34 Passion, MPC#33 Home, MPC#32 Electricity, MPC#31 Bridges, MPC#30 Old & New, MPC#29 BW, MPC#28 Winter, MPC#27 HDR, MPC#26 Shadows, MPC#25 Circles, MPC#24 Bars, MPC#23 People, MPC#22 Architecture, MPC#21 Wild Beasts, MPC#20 Water, MPC#19 Bulb, MPC#18 Celebration, MPC#17 Sunrise & Sunset, MPC#16 Out of Place, MPC#15 Altered, MPC#14 Angles, MPC#13 Pain & Suffering, MPC#12 Unusual Perspective, MPC#11 Depth, MPC#10 Contrast, MPC#9 Festive, MPC#8 Reflection, MPC#7 Leading Lines, MPC#6 Minimal, MPC#5 Abandoned, MPC#4 Perspective, MPC#3 Airborne, MPC#2 Straylight, MPC#1 Motion

[Fuzz]

Perfect theme! I've been after a good sunset for a while, but have been foiled by weather. Hopefully something will materialize before the 30th. Plus I'm going to Sydney for Christmas, so will definitely be shooting some twilight cityscapes.

[From_the_NEK]

I might change the end date to January 6th for this one. I know a lot of people are super busy this time of year so the extra time might be helpful to ensure there are a good number of entries. Good idea?

[From_the_NEK]

I had the end date changed. I hope to see some entries start filtering in.

[Fuzz]

It may be a bit complicated due to holiday events/activities, combined with the fact that you have to wait to the right conditions.

Anyway, here's my first.

1. Alps alpenglow

Alpenglow by FuzzSummit, on Flickr

[abraham]

I think I have one, maybe two, that came out ok.

[From_the_NEK]

Nice start to the MPC (shades of Rohan?).
Boy am I glad I don't have to take pictures for this topic . We haven't seen the sky in N New England for almost three weeks. The forecast for the next week is not promising either.

[Supermoon]

Awesome shot Fuzz. Gonna try to get something going next week.

[Fuzz]

Nice start to the MPC (shades of Rohan?).

Awesome shot Fuzz.

Thanks guys. Yes, it is Rohan -- the small hill on the valley floor is Edoras. I won't get my proper shot for this MPC until after Christmas. Should hopefully get a couple up before the end.

[Fuzz]

2. Sunrise over Canterbury this morning (technically not alpenglow, but whatever; may replace it if I get something better):

Canterbury sunrise by FuzzSummit, on Flickr

[splitter]

#1.

[BaNosser]

Shuksan after skiing Baker today

[DJSapp]

Thanks guys. Yes, it is Rohan -- the small hill on the valley floor is Edoras. I won't get my proper shot for this MPC until after Christmas. Should hopefully get a couple up before the end.

Fuzz, shooting middle earth is cheating.

[butterscotch]

Just saw this, I should be able to play. Good topic!

[bad dancer]

Its really hard to get a good shot while driving across the bridge.

[bad dancer]

[bad dancer]

[geomorph]

I've taken basically this same picture more times than I can count.

#1 50mm

IMG_9098_lzn by geomorphology, on Flickr

#2 24mm


IMG_9095_lzn by geomorphology, on Flickr

[tripsandfalls]

#1

[LightRanger]

That's a cool shot of those cooling towers. What's in the foreground? Distracting, IMO.

[tripsandfalls]

That's a cool shot of those cooling towers. What's in the foreground? Distracting, IMO.

Thanks. It's a post off an electric fence (for some ponies, not for the nuclear plant). I was having a tough time finding a spot to shoot from without some sort of foreground distraction.

This was as good as it got:

[BigDaddy]

Asspen glow count?

[From_the_NEK]

Only few hours left. Get your shots in before Midnight.

[BaNosser]

take same evening as the Shuksan shot

http://photos.imageevent.com/banos/m...n_Panorama.jpg

TGR won't let me embed photo so am posting link to get in on time

[zartagen]

There was a spectacular actual alpenglow sunset today but the cell phone wasn't gonna cut it.