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Gallery: LandscapePosted May 4, 2012384 views17 comments

Another pic of Mt Rundle following some of the suggestions I received from my previous post.

The water would have been like glass if the ducks had not been swimming around. I was annoyed by this at first because I wanted a perfect reflection but after looking at this for awhile I started to apppreciate the waves the ducks left in the water, as it helped accentuate the chaos that was happening in the top half of the image.

As always I appreciate your comments and suggestions!

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on May 5, 2012 at 12:00 AM

The ripples are a very minor element when there's so much else going on here. And if anything, they simply add yet another layer to the different lines, tones and textures (as you say... "chaos" is a nice way to put it). I love "busy" images like this that offer to much to explore visually. Nice work, Carey.

Max

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 5, 2012 at 12:28 AM

Very nicely done b&w. In particular, I like the graceful curve of the shore. It balances the 'chaos' .

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 5, 2012 at 4:44 AM

Brilliant work. Epic conditions. I'd prob through a tiny vig on but that's just me. Great shot

aF

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 5, 2012 at 9:38 AM

I think one with ducks showing might work also. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on May 5, 2012 at 10:14 AM

Carey, I appreciate your composition and b&w conversion as well. The partially blurred reflection is spot on in my opinion.

Peter

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 5, 2012 at 3:26 PM

Excellent! Feels Adams-esque.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 5, 2012 at 3:52 PM

A beautiful b/w Carey. I also like the reflection as it is. Awesome scene and a perfect b/w to my eye! Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on May 5, 2012 at 4:56 PM

Man, this is so much nicer than the first image you posted. What a massive mountain! B&W looks great and the reflection is just fine as is.Well done all the way around!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 5, 2012 at 6:47 PM

jaw dropper!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 5, 2012 at 8:50 PM

A powerful B&W image, Carey! Good reflection, and I like the way that the cloud layers bisect
the mountain. Well composed.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on May 5, 2012 at 8:59 PM

For some unknown reason ducks love to be in photos. This is a great photo!

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on May 6, 2012 at 11:33 AM

Thank you everyone for taking the time to look and comment. I appreciate the feedback.

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Comment posted by Florian Aubin on May 6, 2012 at 6:53 PM

one soft cold relection, beautiful!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 7, 2012 at 8:03 PM

Extraordinary B&W Carey with wonderful tonal range and drama.

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Comment posted by Jon Daining on May 8, 2012 at 9:41 AM

Carey, this is a wonderful B&W. The low hanging clouds create a great mood. The tonality of black and white looks perfect to me.

Registered on February 25, 2012, 25 Posts, 191 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on May 8, 2012 at 8:40 PM

The breaks in the reflection actually help the image for me by breaking the static nature of a reflection. The exposure looks great. Very dynamic image.

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on May 9, 2012 at 11:23 PM

A friend of mine is getting married this summer and he met his fiance in Banff (where this picture was taken) so I thought a framed copy of this might make a nice wedding present but I wasn't sure if it was good enough. Based on all the positive comments I have received here, I feel confident now that they will appreciate this as a wedding gift. Thank you everyone for taking the time.

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