Killarney Park, Ontario

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 18, 2010473 views25 comments

Here is a shot fresh off the press from a trip to Killarney Provincial Park in Northern Ontario. I had some polarizer issues (dark spot in sky) so had to blend two exposures to fix up the sky. I have presented this slightly warmer than I remember the scene being, I'm curious what everyone thinks of the colour here. Thanks for your comments!

5d II
17-40
1 stop hard grad + 2 stop soft
polarizer turned two different ways to blend for dark spot in sky

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Calow on October 18, 2010 at 4:21 PM

Looks good to me Wayne. Love the soft light. It may be my eyes and my work monitor but it looks like there is a slight halo around the top left side of the island (above the trees), but everything else really looks great. Wish I was up there instead of the sandy shores of southern Huron

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on October 18, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Hey Jeremy,
I see the area you are talking about. I'm pretty sure it is just those little clouds breaking up the gradation which makes it look strange. I will check it out and see if there is anything I can do to trick the eye in that area.

I had a great time up North... so many great photos to be had in that area!

Wayne

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 18, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Looks great to me! Real nice color palette and scene. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on October 18, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Sweet comp and some awesome light producing a great north country image. I can almost here the loons calling in the distance. I like the white balance, definite not too warm.

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on October 18, 2010 at 5:02 PM

This is great Wayne. Very crisp moody image, love the colors.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 18, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Love this! I like the colors alot, Wayne. Nice work with the comp too. I also think the longer exposure worked nice with the water for this image. Well done.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on October 18, 2010 at 6:09 PM

Hey Wayne,

I really like this and the location is gorgeous. I just love the northwoods' lakes and forests. The warm looks good to me. I know it could be hard finding fg elements but the rock setup you choose works really well.

Great job

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on October 18, 2010 at 7:37 PM

Beautiful scene Wayne, very clean comp and your processing looks very natural to me.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on October 18, 2010 at 8:46 PM

I like the lighting you've captured here, it works well for me. Beautiful scene. Ron

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 18, 2010 at 9:07 PM

What a beautiful scene, I love the composition a lot and the blurred reflection makes for a dreamy look that I really dig. No nits from me, just praise.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on October 18, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Incredible scene, looks like a very peaceful evening. Surprised this hasn't received more comments.

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on October 19, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Nice soft light Wayne. I especially like the shimmering reflection of the island. I like how the foreground rocks wrap around the scene.

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Comment posted by Cory O'Neill on October 19, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Sweet comp, Wayne! Love the moody soft reflections, and mixed warm/cool tones. Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on October 19, 2010 at 12:44 AM

Very peaceful and tranquil. GREAT, soft light. The island is a nice subject drawing me in. Very well done. It does appear just a touch soft to me, but that could just be the web-sized version.

Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Mathieu Hoareau on October 19, 2010 at 1:07 AM

Hello Wayne,

I like this composition at 'twilight', colors give a beautiful atmosphere in this location..Cheers!!!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on October 19, 2010 at 7:20 AM

wayne - certainly it seems a challenging situation. i find it pretty pleasing. were i standing in your shoes, that day, armed with my camera gear, i would have had ye old pentax 6x7 (which would have snipped off the left) with 55 or 45mm lens, loaded with delta 100 b&w film all set up on the tripod ... and snap!

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Comment posted by Jeff Wiebe on October 19, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Really nice Wayne. I like the colours as presented.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 19, 2010 at 11:08 AM

I love the peaceful, soothing mood to this. Ny only nit is that the sky is a good bit darker than the reflection. I might try to darken the water somewhat.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on October 19, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Thanks Bill, I never even noticed how light that reflection was! I will fix up the original.

Wayne

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on October 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM

Lovely image Wayne. The foreground rocks really pull me into the frame.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on October 19, 2010 at 10:17 PM

The lines of the rocks lead me to the island which doesn't fail to impress. Beautiful feel to this!

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 20, 2010 at 1:26 PM

I love the colors. They go along with that twilight feel for the image, if you know what I mean. Compositionally, the foreground rocks swing the door wide open inviting me into the image. Very pleasing image Wayne. Well done.

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Comment posted by Maciej B. Markiewi on October 20, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Grat picture. Great lihjt

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Comment posted by Lindy Martin on October 21, 2010 at 9:16 PM

Love it! Clarity is great and the colours are good too - I am curious to know if the purple in the sky was really that purple or was it more pink. What ever, it is great! Congrats.

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Comment posted by Shaun Mazurek on October 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Beautiful! The foreground is excellent matched with great light, a strong mid-ground point of interest and a nice sky.

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