Reflection

Ahh, brings back great memories. Except I was sunning myself in the water of that beach! Love the wintery look. The lower portions of the peaks seem to lack a bit of contrast, so maybe a slight curve adjustment to darken and add contrast. Irealize the tops of the peaks are darker anyway, so I am not saying to go that far! The sky vignetting is a little strong for me, but I'm other will think just fine. The rocks add another dimension, especially the warm contrast with the cool other tones. Look forward to seeing more. You must have had the place to yourself.

Quite beautiful and tranquil, but you can feel the cold. I like the rocks for the color and interest that they add. Despite that, a pano of the mountains and reflection would be real nice too.

How does one get out there in winter? I went 15 years ago and recall a long drive on a gravel road...no problem in summer, but I had naively assumed winter access was impossible.

Very cold and moody looking (that's a good thing). Love the large version with the colorful rocks in the FG.

A very nice scene Chris with a wonderful reflection and I like the rocks in the water. Very crisp view of the mountains also. Only nit is the reflection is so much brighter than the sky in it's colors. But a wonderful scene all around. Very nice.

Chicken Dinner fosho!
What a glorious scene.


(Fix the halos around the mountain peaks )

Simply Striking Chris!

WOW
Beautiful image. Nice rocks color and reflection

Not sure I've even seen an image of this lake so calm. Great work! The blue sky is very refreshing

Beautiful scene Chris. As Harry mentioned, the upper corners of the sky look a little dark. Great reflection and clarity or the rocks under water.

Congrats on a refreshingly different view of this amazing place! Everything look great except that I am not fond of such an extreme vignette (personal taste).

Thanks for all your comments. I have modified the image a bit and added the result. Differences with the original are subtle, but I think the new version is better. Unfortunately I can only upload a small standard size picture and I hope you can see the difference with the original.

Some of you commented on the strong vignetting in the sky. This is always a matter of much debate. Personally I like quite strong vignets, but I realise that for many people I’m going too far. In the modified image I have reduced the vignetting a bit, which, I agree, is an improvement. As Harry suggested I have also increased the contrast of the lower portions of the peaks a bit.

Phil: from the location where this picture was taken, a pano doesn’t work well. Just like you, I have been thinking about making a pano, but the dark hill in the foreground on the right side becomes very massive, whereas the hills on the left side are quite low. In my view this destroys the balance in the composition when you make a pano. I have made panos, but from a different location.

Matt: you are right about the halos around the peaks. However they are natural and not the result of PS processing. I have made the clouds around the left peak a bit whiter so that the halo is less obvious.

Harry, Phil; winter is an excellent time to go to Torres del Paine. I have been there last august. The place is almost deserted and indeed, you have the place to yourself. Winters are not very severe. Normally it’s between -5 and +5 C and there is a bit of snow, but the (gravel) roads in the park are fine. The main problem in winter is the fact that all hotels in the park are closed. The only hotels that are open in winter are Cabanas del Paine and Lago Tyndall, both just outside the park. Alternatively you can sleep in a tent but the long nights and the chilly weather make this an unattractive option (at least for me). If you like I can give you more info.

The repost is amazing Chris!

The balance between the reflection and the transmitted light from those rocks is perfect.

Looks absolutely awesome!

Does feel tilted to the right.

I am not sure how I missed this before, but this is beautifully done, Chris. Your repost addressed the couple of minor adjustments perfectly IMO. Amazing image.

Ed

Wow Chris! This is beautiful. I really like the mirror like reflection and the colorful submerged rocks in the foreground. The repost is an improvement, but the image feels slightly tilted in the clockwise direction to me.