Inspiring Photo: Where the West Begins #4782420

Where the West Begins

Uploaded: October 04, 2007 03:49:37

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Like many of us, I think that this Longhorn was also enjoying the tranquility provided by watching a beautiful sunrise. (Westlake Texas)

Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm. ISO 200, 1/400th @ f7.1, EC -1/3 (N&L)

Comments

Lynne Morris October 04, 2007

Wow Jeff, this is a fabulous image, wonderful comp, colours and great silhouette, well captured! #753491

Claudia Kuhn October 04, 2007

Beautiful sunrise capture Jeff, love his silhouette and the empty land. #4880848

Ronald F. Fischer October 04, 2007

Awesome silhouette capture, Jeff! Very beautiful sky! #4880857

Glenn E. Urquhart October 04, 2007

Striking Image Jeff!!! Like the Brilliant hues of yellow and gold, Excellent lighting and contrast, WELL Composed and Quite Beautiful!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4880861

Laurie Daily October 04, 2007

Gorgeous sunrise, Jeff. Love those wide open spaces...beautifully captured! #4880877

Dominick M. Dimacale October 04, 2007

This is a beautiful scenery you captured Jeff...Dominick #4880879

Ujjwal Mukherjee October 04, 2007

Wonderful silhouette amidst spectacular sunset scenery,Jeff! #4880902

Nick Lagos October 04, 2007

Congrats on this one Jeff....I see we're neighbours today...make sure you keep the bull on your side of the fence... *W* good luck #4880908

Agnes Fegan October 04, 2007

A beautiful sunrise silhouette Jeff ! #4880919

Aimee S. McMaster October 04, 2007

....wonderful image Jeff....Aimee #4881039

Jeana Clark October 04, 2007

Gorgeous sunrise colors Jeff!!
Wonderful silhouette and composition!!
WELL DONE!!
~Jeana~ #4881040

Carolyn M. Fletcher October 04, 2007
Might just be a winner you have here! #4881051

Ray Clarke October 04, 2007
Beautiful capture Jeff, Love the silhouette!!!(R) #4881148

Bridgette B October 04, 2007
WOW! This is outstanding! #4881284

Cyn Valentine October 04, 2007
Awedome comp and silhouette..wonderful image Jeff! #4881287

Sherri Gorman October 04, 2007
Beautiful colors and silhouette!!! Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #4881327

Su Sana E. P October 04, 2007
Jeff, everything about this great image is just outstanding!! #4881353

Anna Diederich October 04, 2007
This is wonderful, Jeff! #4881354

Erin Appelbaum October 04, 2007
Beautiful Jeff. Peter #4881396

Ken Smith October 04, 2007
Very tranquil scene, Jeff. And very well done! #4881401

Gail Vitikacs October 04, 2007
I'm a fan of silhouettes...and this is one beautiful capture Jeff! #4881451

Girish Vaghela October 04, 2007
super silhouettes, and a great title, Jeff! #4881493

Kathleen K. Parker October 04, 2007
I would like to be that Longhorn. Lovely silhouette, Jeff!!
KK #4881606

Chua Wee Boo October 04, 2007
Very beautiful silhouettes,Jeff! #4881672

Karen Bacon October 04, 2007
Terrific image Jeff! #4881762

October 04, 2007
Outstanding image!!!!Love the colors and compositon of this one GREAT JOB!!!! #4881960

Robert R. Goodman October 04, 2007
I always wonder where it started,Excellent capture Jeff!!!!!!! #4882056

Stephen Zacker October 04, 2007
Like your composition and that sky #4882185

Dennis Flanagan October 04, 2007
Excellent silhouette Jeff. #4882315

Alexis Yobbagy October 04, 2007
Great composition... terrific silhouette!!! #4882430

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 04, 2007
AWSOME image Jeff, really beautiful! #4882513

Tamara K. Walker October 04, 2007
Simply beautiful. #4882527

David Phalen October 04, 2007
A beautiful capture of the essence of the West! #4882855

Kay Beausoleil October 04, 2007
So evocative and well composed, Jeff -- a wonderful image! #4883014

Karen E. Michaels October 04, 2007
PRIZE WINNER!...Picture postcard perfect. Peace, karen #4883021

Patrick Rouzes October 04, 2007
Exceptional colors, silhouette, comp & clarity here!!! Outstanding work here, Jeff!!! #4883058

Bertus Neeleman October 04, 2007
very strong with just a little #4883071

Paul Michko October 04, 2007
Great silhouette, Jeff. #4883156

Anita Hogue October 04, 2007
Fabulous silhouette image, Jeff! #4883192

Roxanne M. Bubar October 04, 2007
Jeff, stunning colors and outstanding silhouette. #4883294

Anne D. Eigen October 04, 2007
Magnificent image, Jeff! Beautifully captured! #4883356

Melissa G. Meiselman October 04, 2007
As everyone has said before me, this is an outstanding image, with beautiful colors and a stunning silhouette, Jeff! Your title is just perfect for this image! #4883394

Sam Britt October 04, 2007
Beautiful colors & silhouette, Jeff. #4883517

Ken Jarvis October 04, 2007
Jeff, excellant silhouette! #4883543

Bill Wyatt October 04, 2007
Gorgeous silhouette against the amazing sunrise. Excellent work my friend! #4883548

Shelly A. Van Camp October 04, 2007
Hook em long horns! Beautiful capture and love that sky! #4883610

Stefania Barbier October 04, 2007
ohhhhhh how beautiful is this??????? amazing silhouette against a GORGEOUS colored sky Jeff!!! WTG! #4884147

October 05, 2007
woooow golden sunrise nice silhouette #4884754

Jeff Robinson October 05, 2007
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Bob D. Hall
Love it, Jeff!! Great color and comp!!! #4884923

Jeff Robinson October 05, 2007
Thanks Everyone very much for all of the great commnets on this image! Jeff #4884937

Carla Metzler October 05, 2007
Beautiful silhouette capture, Jeff! #4885061

William C. Raco October 05, 2007
Love the sharp silhouette, the colorful sky and the strong composition
Nicely done, Jeff
Bill #4885297

Emile Abbott October 05, 2007
Excellent composition, sky tones and sihouette, Jeff. He is a real "Lone Star". #4886010

Sylvia Rossler October 05, 2007
Simply beautiful !! Silhouette and color match perfectly together !! #4886899

Marijana Fajgl October 05, 2007
Amazing capture, Jeff, wonderful composition and colours! #4887017

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 05, 2007
Awesome silhouette and gorgeous colors in the sunset, Jeff!!!!! ♫ k #4887385

Miguel A. Leyva October 05, 2007
Great silhouette and colors. Very well done, Jeff #4887946

Amy JACKSON October 05, 2007
Wonderful image, Jeff!! :) #4887994

Deborah C. Lewinson October 05, 2007
Western perfection, Jeff, excellent image!
-Debby #4888138

Tressie Davis October 06, 2007
Wow, stunning silhouette Jeff, and fantastic comp! Love this! #4888985

Larry Lawhead October 06, 2007
This is outstanding, Jeff!!
LarryL Happenstance Photography
#4889635

Inge S. Lasmana October 06, 2007
Very beautiful color, composition and silhouette, Jeff! #4890495

Debbie Hartley October 06, 2007
Beautiful sunrise and silhouette Jeff! #4891047

Cheryl E. Davis October 06, 2007
Wow, this is awesome! I love your composition and the silhouette looks great! #4891154

Hazel H. Cromer October 06, 2007
wonderful comp and colors here. Great capture. I have tried a few silhouettes... see my gallery. They are fun.
#4891535

Jenny Bosmans October 07, 2007
Gorgeous sunrise scene and excellent silhouette capture, Jeff! :) #4892440

Danielle Fuller October 07, 2007
Jeff, Love the silhouette here...great job! Great color, and of course, once again...it is your POV that does it for me! #4894275

Jeff Robinson October 07, 2007
Thank You All Very Much!! Jeff #4894476

Bill Houghton October 08, 2007
This is a beautiful shot Jeff. Such a great capture. Have a great day. Bill
#4897644

Kimi A. Phillips October 08, 2007
An absolute beauty in every way! #4898172

"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar October 08, 2007
simply beautiful, jeff! the silhoutte, it's perfect! #4898431

JO ANN CLEVELAND October 08, 2007
Ohhh Jeff! This is so pretty in its simplicity, what a great silhouette and fantastic colors!
jo ann c. #4898621

October 08, 2007
Wonderful Silhouette and Sunset! Jeff #4898793

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas October 08, 2007
Beautiful silhouette and colors Jeff!,
Amalia #4898824

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett October 08, 2007
Love the colors and this fabulous silhouette, Jeff .... Super Job!! steve #4898850

Anita Hogue October 08, 2007
WOW, this is fabulous, Jeff! #4899516

Heather L. Haderly October 08, 2007
Gorgeous Jeff!!! #4899607

Jeff Robinson October 08, 2007
Thank You Very Much!! Jeff #4900039

KV Day October 08, 2007
Great shot Jeff, love the color and mood #4900240

Lisa J. Boulden October 08, 2007
Outstanding image, Jeff!
--Lisa #4900864

John Connolly October 09, 2007
What an impressive sight, Jeff! A gorgeous sunset and striking silhouette. #4903818

Jeff Robinson October 09, 2007
Thank you Vicki, Lisa and John! Jeff #4904618

ronda chatelle October 09, 2007
Great title to this Awesome image Jeff! #4905442

Sheryl A. Hudson October 09, 2007
Awesome image Jeff! Hope we see this one again!!! #4905450

Bob D. Hall October 10, 2007
Love this, Jeff!!! Congrats on your EFP!!! #4906344

Jeff Robinson October 10, 2007
Thank You Ronda, Sheryl and Bob! Jeff #4909117

Revonda L. Gentry October 11, 2007
No doubt we will see this one again!! Superb! #4910893

Boris Kirpichnikov October 11, 2007
This is outstanding image,Jeff! #4913338

Raymond Pauly October 11, 2007
Wonderful image, Jeff! Beautiful composition and colors! #4914849

Kathleen Brennan October 12, 2007
Love this one, Jeff! Perfectly placed silhouette! #4915989

Sandra Freyler October 12, 2007
This is awesome jeff! :) Great shot! #4917267

Janine Russell October 12, 2007
Jeff, great color, composition and silhouette. #4918284

ALLEN O. HOWARD October 16, 2007
An outstanding image! The composition and the sillhouette (hope I spelled that right) are teriffic!!! #4935279

Jeff Robinson October 16, 2007
Thanks so much for all of the great comments! Jeff #4935694

Susie Peek-Swint October 18, 2007
Excellent shot Jeff ~ composition, silhouette, and colours are all stunning! #4945684

Renee Doyle October 18, 2007
Awesome silhouette Jeff!!!! Great composition and such beautiful colours!
#4945846

Kaye Burazin October 18, 2007
The silhouette is so perfect against those golden hues Jeff. #4946537

Colleen Farrell October 18, 2007
Fabulous image, Jeff! Definitely a winner. Simple, strong, beautiful! #4946862

Jeff Robinson October 20, 2007
Thank you very much! Jeff #4951975

Karen K. Givens October 22, 2007
Great shot Jeff, love the colors and composition good work. :) #4960004

Guy D. Biechele October 22, 2007
Classic silhouette! Terrific shot! #4961958

Jeff Robinson October 22, 2007
Thank you Karen and Guy! Jeff #4963219

Terry L. Ellis October 24, 2007
Such a beautiful sky and awesome silhouette, Jeff! #4972808

Jeff Robinson October 24, 2007
Thanks very much Terry! Jeff #4973831

Souha Dooly October 24, 2007
Beautiful colors ,and compostion ,well done Jeff!! #4975513

Jeff Robinson October 25, 2007
Thank You Souha! Jeff #4981377

Renee Doyle November 26, 2007
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist Jeff! #5128398

Colleen Farrell November 26, 2007
I knew we'd see this one again--big congratulations, Jeff! #5128778

Judy V. Kennamer November 26, 2007
Beautiful Jeff! Congrats! #5129117

Janet McNeil November 26, 2007
Congratulations, Jeff and good luck in round 2!! #5129483

Raymond Pauly November 26, 2007
I love this one, Jeff! Big congrats! #5129740

ALLEN O. HOWARD November 26, 2007
Congratulations Jeff!!! #5130558

Pat Gamwell November 26, 2007
Fabulous finalist, Jeff! WTG! #5130769

Kristi A. Howson November 26, 2007
Excellent use of space Jeff! Congratulations on your Finalist and best of luck in the next round! #5130889

Holly Shao November 26, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Jeff!!
Holly #5130931

Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 26, 2007

BIG Congrats on another finalist and best of luck in the next round! #5131455

Tamara K. Walker November 26, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS! #5131825

Evy Johansen November 26, 2007
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist, Jeff!! #5132172

Stefania Barbier November 27, 2007
again huge congrats Jeff!!!!!!!! #5133111

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett November 27, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Jeff!!
#5133342

David Phalen November 27, 2007
Congratulations!! #5133827

Su Sana E. P November 27, 2007
Congratulations on this outstanding Finalist, Jeff!! #5134065

Emile Abbott November 27, 2007
So glad to see this again Jeff, Super finalist. #5134634

Anita Hogue November 27, 2007
So gorgeous, Jeff! Congratulations! #5134898

Jodi Esplin November 27, 2007
Congrats on this great silhouette Jeff! #5135493

Linda D. Lester November 27, 2007
Just beautiful....Congratulations! #5135717

Amy JACKSON November 27, 2007
Congratulations, Jeff!!! #5135741

Terry L. Ellis November 27, 2007
Another beauty of a finalist, Jeff!
Congratulations! #5136092

Guy D. Biechele November 27, 2007
Congratulations on this finalist, Jeff.
Fine shot! #5136406

Dennis Flanagan November 27, 2007
Good job Jeff. #5136466

Lynne Morris November 27, 2007
Loved this first time round Jeff, huge congratulations on this fanastic finalist! #5136477

Gail Vitikacs November 27, 2007
Terrific Jeff! CONGRATULATIONS! #5137133

Laurie Daily November 27, 2007
Congratulations on this great finalist, Jeff! I have always loved this one! #5138109

Ken Smith November 27, 2007
Awesome shot, Jeff!! #5138301

Jeff Robinson November 28, 2007
Thanks Everyone!! Jeff #5144068

Cheryl E. Molennor November 28, 2007
Congratulations! #5144658

Kathy L. Clark November 29, 2007
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist Jeff. #5147778

Jeff Robinson November 29, 2007
Thank You Cheryl and Kathy! Jeff #5148547

Indrajit Hajra March 09, 2008
Awesome job done Jeff...Lovely shot. Mind blowing composition and superb detailing. Kudos on this shot.... #5615870

Jeff Robinson March 09, 2008
Thank you very much Indrajit! Jeff #5617886

Songbird Cline June 11, 2008
lovely, looks like a travel brochure. this would make a great postcard. #6050175

Jeff Robinson June 14, 2008
Thank You Songbird! Jeff #6058676

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