Lusk Creek, Kananaskis

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 28, 2010156 views13 comments

I was out shooting on the morning of Dec 24th and was rewarded first with nice pink skies, then by finding this little scene. This creek is tiny, but has a magical glowing blue green colour about it. I was intrigued by the way this little tree/shrub was trapped in the ice as the reflection of larger trees on the bank seem to punctuate this little guys struggle for survival. I know this is a little different, so I'm curious to see if it goes unnoticed, or if people find it as intriguing as I do. Thanks for looking!

5d II
70-200 2.8 is at 70mm
f/18
0.3 sec
iso 100
no filters

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 28, 2010 at 4:50 PM

I think this is pretty darn neat Wayne. I like your composition too. Love the bluish reflection on top.

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Comment posted by Fran Gallogly on December 28, 2010 at 4:58 PM

I like the composition and the ice-blue wintry feel.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 28, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Simple and well composed. Like the strong diagonals.

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Comment posted by Emmanuel Coupe on December 28, 2010 at 7:56 PM

I like this one Wayne, simple and effective composition

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Comment posted by Richard Siggins on December 28, 2010 at 8:00 PM

I really like this. The twig repeating the reflection of the trees in the ice works well for me.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 28, 2010 at 9:08 PM

Wayne,

This is very intriguing - perhaps even perplexing! You say these little guys are trapped in ice? Looks like a milky, translucent something or other... I sure wouldn't have guessed this was ice. Ice up top too for the reflection? Simple, intriguing and very, very effective. Can't say it will be a big hit, but I certainly like this very much.

Great eye and excellent job capturing this one.

Lon

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 28, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Good eye for the unusual comp. Thought this was going to be fog from the thumb. Nice surprise.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on December 28, 2010 at 10:08 PM

Lon,
You are correct, this is all ice. It is a small creek and the trees being reflected are just out of frame on the river bank. The colour in the image is exactly as I remember it - very odd I know! Thanks for the comment!

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Comment posted by dean hebert on December 28, 2010 at 11:02 PM

I like the simplicity and also the reflection of the trees.

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Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on December 29, 2010 at 12:56 AM

very mysterious scene

I like it

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on December 29, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Very, very subtle Wayne. Very, very cool too!

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on December 29, 2010 at 12:03 PM

This one's an eyecatcher - really beautiful image...as if the branch is sticking through a window...

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on December 29, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Amazing image. I really like the simplicity of this.

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