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Low water at Blue Mesa
« on: October 25, 2021, 12:31:37 pm »

They have been releasing more water this summer to help keep Lake Powell high enough to continue generating power there.
I hope we get a lot of snow this winter to help fill it back up!





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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2021, 01:17:03 pm »

Looks like the USGS has higher resolution equipment theses days - drawing 1 ft contours instead of 50 ft  ;D

The first one is particularly inviting.
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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2021, 02:07:25 pm »

Superb Matt. Especially like your bw treatment of the first image.
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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2021, 02:49:26 pm »

Beautiful!  But scary.
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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2021, 04:31:13 pm »

A great set, and another vote for the first image.
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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2021, 06:10:08 pm »

Thanks guys!
I like the first one the most too. It's a reminder that midday light is good for some kinds of shots.
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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2021, 06:32:53 am »

Another vote for the first one. The B&W process is just perfect for the different textures and the lines.
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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2021, 06:37:24 am »

Nice set, Matt. I favor the second one, with that sinewy river flowing through it.
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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2021, 03:06:28 pm »

When I first clicked through, I thought I was seeing glacial ice patterns in the first image.
Wonderful set.

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Re: Low water at Blue Mesa
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2021, 12:53:03 am »

Thanks for your comments! I think I like the first one the most but Flickr apparently really likes the second one. I wasn't happy with the sky in the second one but I liked the lines enough to keep and post it. Always interesting to get other perspectives on our own works.
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