Not to diminish the breathtaking beauty of this place (and other places where I have taken some pretty good shots), nor to get to deep into my photographic philosophy, but sometimes the part is much greater than the whole (photo speaking). My job, after snapping the shutter, is to develop it in the most aesthetic form possible, using all the tools available - the most important being my mind and my eye.

But your comment is absolutely spot on: ".. the actual visual is really beyond these pictures .." It always is! But the photographer/artist can never, ever, capture the actual visual. I can only try to overwhelm you with my best interpretation of what you might key in on, were you there. Does that make sense?