Morning Sunlight

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 23, 2010319 views14 comments

While in the Jasper/Banff area last week I had the opportunity to get to my favorite of all places...Moraine Lake. Once again thinking I left my hotel with plenty of time, due to heavy construction on the highway I got here later than I would have liked. What I was trying to do here was to emphasize the sunlight on the mountain peaks in the reflection of the lake while still giving some detail of the rocks under the waters surface. As you can see the smoke from the fires in BC slightly mutes the detail on the mountain face of the mountain as the sun rises in the TRC.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

As always your thoughts and comments are welcome and appreciated.

Nikon D500
f/11 @ 1/13
ISO-200
Handheld w/circ polarizer

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on August 23, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Interesting shot of that location. You found an perspective that is fresh and new - at least for me. Not much room for improvement - well done!

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Comment posted by Martin Bartsch on August 23, 2010 at 2:01 PM

Paradise... I wish I was there. Excellent shot, thanks for sharing Mark.

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Comment posted by Dennis Binda on August 23, 2010 at 2:04 PM

great place indeed Mark and ditto picture

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Comment posted by István Molnár on August 23, 2010 at 2:21 PM

Wonderfull image!
Congrats:István

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on August 23, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Hi Mark,

Maybe the very best I've seen from you on here. Nicely processed, cohesive, and well executed. Very nicely done. Congrats

Michael

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 23, 2010 at 3:11 PM

I think you accomplished your goal, and the right side of the frame is beautiful. However, the left side of the frame does nothing for me and there is really nothing of interest to look at. I would try a vertical shot (or crop) emphasizing the right.

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Comment posted by Cam Held on August 23, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Oh, I want to go back!!!! Everything seems perfect, the comp, processing... Great shot!

-Cam

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 23, 2010 at 5:55 PM

My two cents—I like everything about this picture from left to right! My one and only nit is an "if only". If only you had gotten there a little earlier, it would have been even better.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on August 23, 2010 at 6:01 PM

Very tranquil Mark. I like the reflection and the arrangement of your elements. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 23, 2010 at 10:50 PM

This is beautiful, Mark.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on August 24, 2010 at 3:27 AM

I like this, and the fact you avoided including the peaks, going for a more intimate scene. I would crop to avoid that little tiny area of sky though...Well done.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on August 24, 2010 at 9:10 AM

This is beautiful. The lake is like glass and I love the composition. It's especially impressive in the large version. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 25, 2010 at 3:20 PM

very good. like everything about this - but particularly the thin sliver of turquoise. i might be inclined to slice a little off the top to exclude the sky completely.

i didn't know nikon had a d500 in production!?

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Comment posted by Mark Shephard on August 26, 2010 at 2:48 PM

Thanks all for your feedback. This really is a beautiful place to see and Stuart that was my error...I use a Nikon D5000..somehow i left off a 0 at the end.

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