Photo The Highline Trail by Jim Griffin

Taken in Glacier National Park Montana, this is a picture of the first part of the Highline trail(15 miles roundtrip). This is perhaps my favorite hike(along with many others as this trail gets plenty of business) due to the scenery and the wildlife possible, and not to mention it is fairly flat. I've seen mountain goats, longhorn sheep, and grizzly all close up.(within 25 yards which is way too close for the grizzly) The mountain goat pictures I showed earlier were from this trail and close to the same location as this picture. The trail is all above treeline and the only real steep section is around haystack butte which can be seen in the far left of the picture. The only other steep part is if you do a sidetrip to the notch on the garden wall to the grinnel glacier overlook which can be seen in the left center of the photo. It's about a mile up to the notch. The endpoint of the hike is a camping hut which is well beyond haystack butte....Scanned negative

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Tue 24 Jul 2007 16:17

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Anton Bruev #1 Tue 24 Jul 2007 16:57

Нелепая обработка, ИМХО.

Billy Holmes #7 Tue 24 Jul 2007 21:01

What is absurd is the fact that you didn't read the notes or understand what you were looking at yet you felt expert enough to rate and comment the way that you did. The photo is a scanned negative not processing effects. Please give careful consideration before excersizing your expert rating of photos.

Jim Griffin #9 Tue 24 Jul 2007 22:51

The only processing that has been done here has been raising the saturation of the colors as this is a scanned negative, and a touch of sharpening.(I don't like to do as much sharpening as other usually but I know that is something that is personal taste). The sky hasn't been processed in any way other than to remove some grain from 400 speed film.

Nuno Milheiro #2 Tue 24 Jul 2007 17:16

Great mountains textures, colours contrast, light, details and angle of view!
Thanks for the notes!

Regards

Berenice Kauffmann Abud - AFIAP #3 Tue 24 Jul 2007 19:54

As always, a beautiful capture!!!! Congrats, dear friend!
Warmest regards!

Aleksej Patlakh #4 Tue 24 Jul 2007 20:26

Красивый вид!

Nikolaj Vetrov #5 Tue 24 Jul 2007 20:53

Прекрасно!

Billy Holmes #6 Tue 24 Jul 2007 20:58

Beautiful scenic vista ! I'm glad you post these photos since it's the only way I'll see these views ! Great work Jim !

Jim Griffin #10 Tue 24 Jul 2007 22:56

Thanks Billy.

Chet King #8 Tue 24 Jul 2007 21:50

Nice shot Jim. Maybe looking at the sky Billy, and doesn't read English.

Billy Holmes #13 Wed 25 Jul 2007 05:00

I don't read russian either but I do know how to hit the translate button which is also available on the russian side of the site. It isn't 100% but more than enough to get what someone is saying. It also translates scanned negative corectly..... Anyway just my opinion that I would go to alot more trouble evaluating someones work before using the -unsuccesful snapshot which even in the past I've seen photos that truly did deserve that mark I nhavn't used it. At most I would leave a comment stating what I thought was wrong with the photo and not rate it at all but thats just me. I guess I sort of go by if theres nothing nice to say rule wink I see now looking at both photographers there is a history here which I didn't realize when I made the original reply I thought that he thought it was a bad hdr image and gave that mark and on that note I don't choose sides or try to figure out who started what I just roll along. I've learned hard lessons about life recently.... It don't last long and what time is left here I don't wwant to spend in turmoil or discontent. Have a nice day Mr. King smile

Chet King #14 Wed 25 Jul 2007 21:00

Agree 100%.

Joaquim Simoes #15 Wed 25 Jul 2007 21:07

Agree 200%

Jim Griffin #17 Thu 26 Jul 2007 00:58

Billy,
Not sure what Anton was thinking when they clicked it as I know what an unsuccessful snapshot would look like. There was no history between us as I hadn't seen this person before this particular time. I have seen others that all of a sudden appeared on this site and just went through everyone's profile and clicked on unsuccessful as a prank. I noticed this person did it to others so I assume that's what is was Perhaps this is what this person was doing I don't know. Thus, in my haste I returned the favor. smile Should have known better as I agree with you about the turmoil. Excellent point on your part.

Dmitrij Shkirjov #11 Tue 24 Jul 2007 23:49

Nice shot!!!

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