Photo of the Week—April 10th

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- April 10, 2026 at 12:33 pm #548223
  Federico Alegria
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  Waking one’s desire for wander has to be one of the least discussed aspects of landscape imagery. Amidst such genre, it felt appropriate to evoke the legacy of direct photography; a tradition which targeted nature’s grandiose geological structures with a purpose in mind. This intention aimed to develop a conscious gaze towards our planet itself.
  
  Said that, this particular image triggered wishful-thinking that made me long being there; under those specific weather circumstances and just a bit closer to that magnificent rock formation. Thanks @annehornsby for sharing this one with us, it really made me want to travel once again.
- April 11, 2026 at 4:15 pm #548260
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  Congratulations @annehornsby on pick of the week. The image was unlike anything I had ever seen and seemed an odd aberration sticking up out of nowhere. I found it fascinating and wishing I could see it up close as well have a sense of scale related to its size. thanks for tickling my curiosity.
  - April 13, 2026 at 4:08 pm #548355
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    @patography Pat if you can enlarge the image a bit and look to the left of the karst, you’ll see a tour boat, probably a 60 footer. It wasn’t that far from the karst, so it is tall.
    
    I would guess it is between 1,000 and 1,300 feet tall. Not as tall as a mountain, but tall relative to the flat sea. This is the Gulf of Tonkin, part of the South China Sea.
    - April 13, 2026 at 10:23 pm #548364
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      Thank you, Anne. I can barely see the tour boat! I think the Jolly Green Giant lost his tooth and it landed here! (I’m so tired I’m punchy!)
- April 11, 2026 at 5:49 pm #548264
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  Congrats on POTW, Anne! As Pat already said, unlike anything I’d ever seen, great shot.
- April 11, 2026 at 10:42 pm #548268
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  Grats on POTW Anne
- April 12, 2026 at 7:48 am #548271
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  Great photo Anne!
- April 12, 2026 at 10:59 am #548272
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  A worthy winner! Nice capture.
- April 12, 2026 at 11:09 am #548275
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  Very nice indeed! well done Anne.
- April 12, 2026 at 2:36 pm #548280
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  Congrats Anne, great shot!
- April 12, 2026 at 9:46 pm #548295
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  Stunning image, Anne. Congratulations on POTW @annehornsby
- April 12, 2026 at 10:57 pm #548300
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  Congratulations on your fabulous shot, Anne!
- April 13, 2026 at 12:11 am #548306
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  Stunning photo Anne. Congratulations on POTW 🙂
- April 13, 2026 at 3:57 pm #548353
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  Oh, my, thank you Federico. @federicoalegria. This is Halong Bay, Vietnam.
  
  Your comment was very thoughtful. The phrase ‘legacy of direct photography’ is new to me, but it does describe how I often photograph, especially when traveling. For me one very important purpose of the ‘conscious gaze toward the plant’ is to help me remember, especially in my final years, when I will be experiencing the word traveling through photo files, not hiking, boating, flying, driving.
  
  One reason I value LS is that I’m inspired to try to think more artistically about my photography, including storytelling.
- April 13, 2026 at 4:03 pm #548354
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  Thank you so much, folks. That means a lot. I had never seen anything like this until our trip to Vietnam. This is Halong Bay and this odd looking creation is one of many limestone karsts that dot the area. Some 500 million years ago limestone collected in thick layers (thousands of meters thick according to google), then the earth launched into tectonic uplifting in uneven patterns, followed by erosion of the higher lumps into these shapes. Quite amazing to me
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