Sapphire Lake (w/ Repost)

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 27, 2009221 views14 comments

Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT. Taken on a backpacking trip this past August.

Canon 40D. Sigma 10-20@ 18mm. ISO 160. f/16. 2 exposures of 1/6 and 0.3 sec blended.

C&C appreciated. See LARGER VERSION for best detail.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Elliot Johnston on December 27, 2009 at 10:40 PM

Superb light, and that gnarled log in the foreground is awesome. Nothing here that i can really nit pick. Nicely seen and captured

Registered on November 11, 2009, 23 Posts, 288 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Pullen on December 27, 2009 at 10:51 PM

Doug, the foreground log makes the scene all come together, excellent image. Ron

Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 28, 2009 at 1:10 AM

The directional lighting on the background peak is perfect. Well composed image.

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Maklae on December 28, 2009 at 6:15 AM

The lighting, FG and reflections are all perfect.

Registered on November 18, 2008, 170 Posts, 759 Comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on December 28, 2009 at 7:37 AM

beautiful image, doug. love the serene feel that this image transmits. light is sweet and so are the reflections too. great comp. wish a good 2010 for you and you´re family.

Registered on May 6, 2009, 132 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 28, 2009 at 11:20 AM

Hi Doug,

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. I like this image a lot. The colors look nice and it is a beautiful summer scene with soft, directional lighting that definitely screams backpacking. My only small nit is that diagonal branch jutting in from the right side of the image. For me, its distracting and I'd consider cloning it out if you have the time. Thanks so much for sharing. I really enjoy your work. Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on December 28, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Beautiful all around, from reflection to clouds to light. Its hard to say for sure without seeing it in action, but the foreground seems a bit warm...perhaps a slightly cooler color balance could offset that

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Cooley on December 28, 2009 at 12:25 PM

Beautiful light Doug.

Registered on August 22, 2007, 45 Posts, 547 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on December 28, 2009 at 1:13 PM

Beautiful light and composition Doug. Very sharp with great depth of field. This must have been a great scene to watch unfold. I love Montana and this just makes me miss the beautiful landscape there all the more.

Registered on March 18, 2006, 119 Posts, 878 Comments

Comment posted by Mat Malone on December 28, 2009 at 2:41 PM

Love it, Doug. The FG log works great.

Registered on December 15, 2008, 91 Posts, 882 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 28, 2009 at 8:56 PM

Very serene and stunningly peaceful. Great shot Doug

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 28, 2009 at 9:31 PM

A definite calmness with this one. Very peaceful and pretty. Well done.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 28, 2009 at 10:04 PM

Very well composed, Doug, and the balance of light is perfect. This looks totally natural, though a little flat. There are some great colors going on here and my preference would be to saturate them a bit more. That's personal though, and I can still enjoy this as is.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 31, 2009 at 1:57 AM

Thank you for the feedback. Here is a repost with some suggested changes

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments