Life on Mars, a photo from オレゴン, West

Photographer's Note

Life on Mars

At the end of the afternoon, after several hours� driving we arrived at the Painted Hills, located near the village of Mitchell in central Oregon and one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. As the name suggests, the hills are named for their colourful layers, which were created in different geological eras. The Painted Hills are one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon.

This photo was taken just outside the actually area of the Painted Hills, but the hills showed some amazing colours already as well. The red soil of course reminds one of the red planet, Mars, and inspired me for this title, also because we visited two other 祖elestial bodies� on Earth later on as well and of course because of the Bowie song.

An additional photo is found in the WS.

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Exif Data:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-HX400V
Software: PaintShop Pro 16,00
Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec
F-Stop: f/3.2
ISO Speed Ratings: 80
Focal Length: 434/100 mm
Date Taken: 2019-07-26 16:12
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 2173 kb

COSTANTINO, papagolf21, ikeharel, ChrisJ, macjake, holmertz, alvaraalto, alvaraalto, pierrefonds, Fis2, jhm, mcmtanyel, jean113, ktanska, PaulVDV, adramad has marked this note useful

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COSTANTINO (93577) 2019-10-19 22:38

Hello dear Lars and have a nice time
Is this a scenery from another planeT????
of course not but a photo taken just
outside the actually area of Painted Hills
these amazing colors add great interest
to the environment
welldone
regards
Costantino

pajaran (92305) 2019-10-19 23:02

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Lepa priroda. Mesto i scena kao sa druge planete.
Lepo pokazano sa fotografijom u radionici.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Gerrit (56743) 2019-10-19 23:10

Dag Lars,
Dat is een zeer aaantrekkelijke en afwisselende staat om te bezoeken. Mooi landschap in een spectaculaire kleur.
Groet, Gerrit

papagolf21 (145238) 2019-10-19 23:11

Bonjour, cher Lars,
Ce d駸ert rouge poss鐡e une beaut� sauvage, inqui騁ante et gigantesque.
l'on prend plaisir � sa d馗ouverte et � son espace magique.
Tr鑚 bonne journ馥.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

ifege (21073) 2019-10-19 23:31

Hi Lars
This could be in a range of outback Australia places with similar colour, textures and vegetation. A good one.
cheers
Ian

mkamionka (53912) 2019-10-20 0:15

Hi Lars,
amazing scenery. I like American National and State Parks, there are so many places like this where you can hike and enjoy wonderful nature.
I don't think I have ever heard about this one, but again it is because I never really ventured much north.
I really have to revisit US and explore this part of the country. I just wonder if the weather is often like this over there. I suspect you were extremely lucky with the sunshine there.
Amazing colors, great series of photos.
Excellent work,
M

ikeharel (98920) 2019-10-20 0:46

"Painted hills" is the perfect name to this natural reserve, Lars, the red soil is wonderfully shown under the bright sun.
The small valley must have water sometime during the year, as vegetation grow in beautiful green.
Have a nice sunday,
Ike

ChrisJ (152580) 2019-10-20 1:15

Hi Lars

I had planned on visiting the painted hills of Oregon and Yellowstone, but both places were under 7 metres of snow by mid November, so I found alternate places to visit. There are many in the south west of the USA too. Gorgeous warm cold color contrasts and superb sharpness and framing. Tfs!

dta (95612) 2019-10-20 1:24

Hello LArs ,
Une composition sans r駘e point fort , mais la beaut� extraordinaire de cette nature vierge avec des couleurs superbes.
Amicalement

drt100 (3746) 2019-10-20 1:32

Nice to see Mars has life.

Love the lines and colors. Clever idea to relate it to Martian landscapes - the colors really seem right. Great place for point of view, low enough to add more emphasis on the curved mounds and colors. Well done.

Do we have a spot for Mars on TE. Maybe TM. You traveled far for this photo.

David

Silvio1953 (191437) 2019-10-20 1:55

Ciao Lars, nise see life from red planet, fun title for a fascinating desert landscape, splendid light, excellent clarity and wonderful warm colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

macjake (92641) 2019-10-20 2:10

Hi Lars
yes, here in the Pacific North West, almost every photographer is aware of these Painted Hills - yet I have NEVER been here, but I will have to change that. Too bad I couldn't have gone down here with you and your father - that would have been a sweet trip. glad you added the MAP feature. If this is mars, they have plant life :) love the colours, and the blue sky to really give it a strong contrasting element. beauty!
cheers
Craig

holmertz (83444) 2019-10-20 2:19

Hej Lars,
Jag visste inte att det fanns s蚪ass frodig v艀tlighet p� Mars, men jag fst蚌 frestelsen att referera till Bowie. ;-) Den ra jorden 舐 ansl蘰nde och kontrasten till buskagen i dalen 舐 n舖tan p� en konstn舐lig niv�. Tv� spektakul舐a bilder i dag, b蘚a med ett fint ljus och perfekt sk舐pa.
H舁sningar,
Gert

BennyV (30480) 2019-10-20 2:57

Song title reference alert here, Lars. Maar de titel klopt helemaal. Mooie foto, mooie post. Bedankt.

Benny

alvaraalto (38784) 2019-10-20 3:30

Dag Lars,
Voor het echte leven op Mars had je toch eerst de groene vegetatie weg moeten halen, maar het rood doet natuurlijk wel meteen denken aan de rode planeet.
Major Tom ontbreekt helaas op de foto maar die zien we binnenkort wel in het theater.
Groet Rob

lousat (121153) 2019-10-20 4:04

Hi Lars,it's a very interesting view and a very curious place,it reminds me a lot the colorful hearts of Mauritius island that i saw some years ago,interesting note too and the usual top quality of our Sony. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (93705) 2019-10-20 4:45

Hi Lars,

The wideness of the area is creating depth. The point of view is showing the details of the Painted Hills. The light is enhancing the beauty of the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jmdias (92113) 2019-10-20 8:31

lars

a very beautiful place with these hills in red and with strips in white. nice view with nice details of this geologic wonder.

take care
jorge

Fis2 (142865) 2019-10-20 9:15

Witaj Lars!
Fantastic landscape!
The view makes impression.
Excellent framing, colors and sharpness.
Beautiful place.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

jhm (191543) 2019-10-20 10:10

Goedenavond Lars,

Uw foto is bijna een beeld voor in een reisgids te komen.
Iedere burger met reis kriebel kan men dit verkopen
Echt heerlijk foto werk, bedankt.

Groeten uit Oost-Vlaanderen waar het goed regend,
John

Miguel82 (36100) 2019-10-20 13:16

Lars, amazing arid landscape seen in central Oregon and reminding the planet Mars. No vegetation succeeds in growing on these hills. It is as if the red soil was inhospitable. Fine colors, good image quality and excellent light, instructive photo note, regards.

rychem (68081) 2019-10-20 15:40

The red color of the rocks refers to Mars, but the green is typically earthly :)
A beautiful picture of this amazing landscape
regards Ryszard

PiotrF (42878) 2019-10-20 15:59

Hello Lars
Amazing landscape from Painted Hills.
I like beautiful colours here.
Interesting place.
Good work, fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

mcmtanyel (54727) 2019-10-20 20:22

Hello Lars,
Nope, I've been to Mars and this ain't it! If you pass by Pittsburgh again, i can take you to Mars and Moon.
Spectacular wilderness photo, BTW! 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

abmdsudi (81706) 2019-10-20 20:36

Hi Lars
That's an amazing unusual vast landscape! Isn't nature wonderful. Love the colours and the lunar landscape effect. Very nicely composed shot in great light, I love the perspective the lens has given to the length adding an extra dimension to the scene. it's well balanced colour wise, by the green shrubs and spotless blue sky. Excellent shot, Congrats
Best regards

Nicou (188656) 2019-10-20 20:59

Hello

Quelle couleur de la roche et de la terre fantastique ce rouge quelle beaut� et ces traces en fond sur la colline � gauahce les traces de l'駻osion et la v馮騁ation qui se contraste ce ciel pur superbe
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

maloutim (13227) 2019-10-21 1:01

Good morning Lars,
Amazing shot of these Martian hills. The colour is stunning and the composition you captured is very effective.
One sometimes thinks the US as a place where you visit the artificial "monochrome" sites created by the modern world. And yet, there seems to be such wonders to dicover.
TFS. All the best.
Marie-Louise.

jean113 (16163) 2019-10-21 11:01

Hello Lars, isn稚 nature wonderful?
Excellent sharp shots of the Painted Hills.
I remember visiting the Badlands many years ago and being captivated by that region.
Now I have the Bowie song going round in my head!
Thanks for sharing, regardsJean.

ktanska (36453) 2019-10-21 11:45

Hi Lars,
It is very strange landscape. Rusty tones alternate with light grey on those desert dry hills. Good to see some green enduring the climate.
Kari

PaulVDV (49028) 2019-10-22 13:08

Hallo Lars,
Tja, ik zie je foto's van de Painted Hills in de foute volgorde.
En ja, er is leven op Mars: redelijk wat groen zelfs maar niet of de hellingen.
Ook hier hou ik iets meer van de foto in de WS. Misschien net door de afwezigheid van dat groen. Niet een totale afwezigheid maar de planten zien er wat grijzer uit.
Die foto toont ook een groter contrast tussen de rode rotsen en de blauwe lucht.
Fascinerende wereld!
Vele groeten, Paul

adramad (62760) 2019-10-23 10:46

Hi Lars.
Wow ..... what a fascinating landscape, it certainly seems from another planet with that diversity of colors in its lands, the green of the sparse vegetation is a beautiful contrast.
A magnificent range of colors, in some tones, very attractive.
Good management of brightness and sharpness, which enhance the details.
Very well done. I love.
Have a great day.
Very best regards.
Luis.