Pete's Lake at 8:11 A.M.

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 20, 2011664 views7 comments

This photograph was taken at John and Barbara Gerlachs' fall color workshop in the Michigan Upper Peninsula on October 4, 2010. The area on the right was deep in shadows and had almost no detail. So I combined six images in an HDR using Photomatix.

Nikon D300 and Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
f/16.0 at 48.0mm iso200

Comments and critiques welcome.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on April 21, 2011 at 12:08 AM

Fantastic light in this reflection shot Jay! The cold looking fog really seperates the background with some great depth.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 21, 2011 at 12:11 AM

Didn't even think HDR when I first saw this. Very pretty scene, nicely handled light.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on April 21, 2011 at 1:18 AM

Jay, the light is wonderful, as well as the composition. The haze separating the background just makes the difference!

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 21, 2011 at 8:06 AM

Looks like a lovely place to hold a workshop for sure. I love the fog/mist rising off the lake. Overall, a good blend, but the sky looks a little dull.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM

Very nice Jay. Nice work with the hdr. I didn't think that either when I looked at it. Really like the light and fog. I have photographed at Pete's Lake several times over several years. A wonderful place.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on April 21, 2011 at 8:34 PM

This is a beautiful location. The fall color is fantastic and the mist rising from the lake adds a lot to the image. I'm not sure about the (presumably dead) leaning trees--they kind of detract a little from the composition but not too much (I am being picky here). The blend looks pretty good. My preference would be to darken the shadows a little more to add some contrast to the scene but it may just be my monitor. Overall this is a fine shot!!

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Santosh Ponnan on April 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM

I really like the scene, composition, lighting and the colors. Just the sky looks a bit dark and I would lighten it up a bit. Overall I like the capture.

Registered on June 15, 2007, 56 Posts, 113 Comments