[ooheadsoo]

What do you guys do when you go to a national park scenic point and it's just obvious that the point was designated some 40 or 70 years ago?

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I think I've had this issue with every single easy forested roadside scenic point I've come across.  I almost want to suggest the NPS cut those trees down...maybe trim them?

[JohnR]

Well... it's still scenic

[Wind Chaser]

They might not make the nicest Christmas trees but they could heat your home until spring.

[ooheadsoo]

I remember this spot had a park bench by it, and it was nice and shaded.  BTW, I think it was about 9PM at night when I took this picture.  If you were to sit down on the bench and look at the view, you really wouldn't see much except for the trees right in front of the spot down the slope.

[Wind Chaser]

That's a lot of light for 9 PM.  Where was that taken?

[ooheadsoo]

Alaska

[Bob in St. Louis]

Wow, I don't see any trees I'd cut down for any reason. There's some fantastic looking wilderness there, would love to see it in real life some time.

A recent vacation of mine yielded a strikingly similar photographic opportunity.
Yours had many more trees than mine, yet mine had an abundance of water. Both picturesque though. Both are places I'd love to live and stare at for the rest of my days.

Bob

[rajacat]

I think the trees add a nice bit of perspective to the image. Perhaps you could've climbed around a bit to get a different angle and fewer trees near-field in the pic. I certainly wouldn't favor cutting trees down just for the benefit of a photographer.

[ooheadsoo]

Just trying to be facetious.  Certainly the trees shouldn't be chopped.  Maybe trim or transplant?  Just venting a little.  It's nice until you try to take a picture.  Oftentimes, there are plaques that show what the place looked like when they first decided to designate the spot as a photographic or vanilla scenic spot.

As for finding a better angles, these types of mountainous scenic spots tend have rather steep boundaries.  It's often the only easy way to get a general overview of the area you're visiting.

[Letitroll98]

Why didn't you bring a boom crane?

[ooheadsoo]

I think the big shots use helis, so I figured I would leave the boom cranes to the amateurs.  That's a sure tell...boom cranes, hah.

[nathanm]

That's a great photo, I don't see the problem.  If you don't want trees in the foreground, well...move! Wait a sec, I forgot about Content Aware Fill.  Okay, I guess you don't have to move anymore.

[ooheadsoo]

Yeah I know, I'm just griping.  These are supposed to be easy access scenic points.  For example, I had my 87 year old grandma in a wheelchair when I took this picture.  From her wheelchair, I know she saw even less of the mid/background.  I can't wheel her to a better view.  I had already pushed her across steep rutted terrain full of rocks and tree roots for 20 minutes to get here.  This is the clearing.  Rather, it used to be the clearing.  Everywhere else, it's thick like the trees you see in the mid/background.  Maybe all we can do is wait for time travel.  Then, I wouldn't have to push her in a wheel chair, either