Grindjisee

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 29, 2011389 views13 comments

This is Grindijsee late afternoon. While enjoying the beautiful afternoon up at Stellisee a fellow Swiss photographer named Roland Gerth joined me and we decided to hike back down to Grindjisee for some late afternoon shots there and then hike the 45 minutes up again to Stellisee to set up camp and then shoot at Stellisee at sunset. Late afternoon isn’t the best time to shoot at Grindjisee, especially if you want to photograph the classic view with the lake, the larches and the Matterhorn and its reflection. But if you’re looking a little bit further there are plenty of other composition opportunities.

Techs: Nikon D700, 16-35 lens (@29mm), ISO 200, 1/15 sec, f14, Polarizer
Thanks for any comments and thoughts

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Helmut Steidl on November 29, 2011 at 5:06 PM

Hello

A perfect shot ... love the contrast of Colours in the scene .... All in All a great Work ....

Best Regards
Helmut

Registered on May 18, 2011, 17 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 29, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Hi Bill, Its beautiful! What a wonderful place. The golden larches with the blue sky and reflection is hard to beat. It all goes together so well. The snow on the mountains really finished it off!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Tom Haxby on November 29, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Normally do not go for photos taken in mid-day sun, but this is really beautiful. The combination of the blue/gold is very eye catching.

Registered on July 6, 2006, 126 Posts, 647 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 29, 2011 at 8:23 PM

Gold and blues are beautiful Bill. Only suggestion I have is to maybe burn down the brighter lower left corner. Beautiful scene.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 29, 2011 at 9:30 PM

Nice one Bill--a real classic Mountain scene! The sky is pretty dark/polarized, but that's pretty much what id expect from the clean mountain air. My only suggestion is to crop a tad of the lhs--that one little peak has got to go

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Dark on November 29, 2011 at 9:53 PM

Beautiful work, Bill. The colors are so vivid...I'd say you and Roland must have had a great afternoon.

Registered on May 27, 2005, 148 Posts, 1121 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 29, 2011 at 10:10 PM

I really like the feeling in this image. I can feel the clean, clear, crisp fall air.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 30, 2011 at 1:20 AM

Bill,

Beautiful autumn scenic. I was gonna say it looks like you used a polarizer and yes, you did. I think the effect of the polarizer filter works very well here. I love the rich color; just right.

The only suggestion I have would be a painting burn down of the LH shoreline. It's not over exposed really, but brighter relative to the rest of the scene and I think pulls the eye a little away from the main show which is the autumn trees and reflection. What a pretty scene - makes me wish I was there.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 30, 2011 at 5:39 AM

Bill, you handled the light extremely well in my opinion, beautiful bright colors. The subsurface elements add a lot for me. I enjoy the way you lead me from near to distance.

I think darkening the foreground at the left would be an option, this might help me to keep my attention in the main area of interest.

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

Comment posted by Bruce King on November 30, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Beautiful shot Bill. the colors are definitely vivid but not over done and the details are nice and crisp. Well done.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 30, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Another strong shot in some "un-photogenic" light. Quite impressive what you made here. I think it is a good lesson to not always go for the "sweet" light. Particularly the reflection looks great.

Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on November 30, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Spectacular scene Bill. I feel the brown bush on the left is a little distracting. Such color on the right and center and then the dull bush. On the other hand I love the reflection of the trees and that beautiful blue sky in the water.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 1, 2011 at 1:49 AM

The lovely and realistic rendition of this place brings back some nice memories of the time in October there. The light is tough but the combination of the deep blue sky, the snow and the great landscape can create wonderful shots even under these conditions.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments