Sapphire Lake II

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 2, 2010204 views11 comments

Taken the next morning after my recent post on ESS (even the same driftwood, in another direction). From a backpacking trip in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT, 8/09.

Canon 40D. Sigma 10-20 @ 10 mm. ISO 100. f/16. 4 exposures blended manually.

C&C and thoughts on processing appreciated. See LARGER VERSION for best detail.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Wendy Blanchard on January 2, 2010 at 11:30 PM

I love this! I love the color of the clouds, the reflection in the water and the details in the forground. Beautiful!!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 3, 2010 at 12:28 AM

A little dark, but the comp is as strong as something from David Meunch. Two halves equal in the possibility of a photo on their own.

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Comment posted by Eric Vaughan on January 3, 2010 at 9:22 AM

Great image Doug, outstanding composition with log, well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on January 3, 2010 at 9:26 AM

I'll second what Morris said.

Ron

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on January 3, 2010 at 10:09 AM

fantastic comp... not too dark for my taste... brings out a stong mood...

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on January 3, 2010 at 11:05 AM

Doug. I really like the sky colors here. I initially thought it was a little dark, but after viewing the larger version, I think it looks great. Well done. - Scott

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on January 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM

Wow - great exposure, comp is very strong, interesting from top to bottom. With all of the lake reflection shots posted on this website, this one really stands out to me.

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Comment posted by Ant on January 3, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Very moody, everything seems suspended in time... A bit dark, but the darkness is part of the story I feel...
Beautiful and strong image!

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Comment posted by Enrique F. Ferrá on January 4, 2010 at 8:48 AM

Excellent! I like how all different elements are carefully placed. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 4, 2010 at 3:37 PM

Very cool sir. Love the earth shadow/afterglow color and fun piece of wood. Well done

aF

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 5, 2010 at 1:08 AM

Outstanding image Doug. Really like how the curve of the foreground driftwood directs the eye to those wonderful clouds and reflection. Beautiful work.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments