Spirit Island 2 + 2 reposts

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 9, 20131,160 views11 comments

Another photo from the beautiful and photogenic Spirit Island on Maligne Lake in the Canadian Rockies. It would have been nice to have had time to try many different comps in this amazing setting but we were only allowed 10 minutes off the boat. Still, I was able to get several I liked, of which this is another. My previous post took in more of the grand scene, including the background mountains contrasting with this one which includes more foreground elements. I still prefer the first posting but liked this different view also.

Canon 60D. 21mm at F/18 for 1/20 sec. ISO 320.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 9, 2013 at 2:35 PM

I actually prefer this one with it's nice arrangement of fg elements and the clouds coming off the far peak. My only nit would be the tip of the island cut off on the left. Beautiful scenery and you've captured it so nicely.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on November 9, 2013 at 2:37 PM

Well, after posting this, I looked at it more critically and thought it could use some tweaking.

I cropped a bit off the left and brightened the shadows a bit. Interesting how things often seem different after posting.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 9, 2013 at 3:56 PM

Beautiful scene! I like your comp, has a good mix of elements. Personally i might pull a bit of the blue/purple out of the mountains--i would think the sky should be more blue than the mountains but here it looks the other way around.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 9, 2013 at 8:08 PM

Such a gorgeous scene, and one I would dearly love to shoot someday. I like the comp here, but I agree the cyans could be moved to blue a little. At least in the sky as I'm sure the lake has that great glacial silt coloration probably.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on November 9, 2013 at 8:50 PM

Thanks all for your comments! Nancy, not sure if my repost makes the island clipping work better or not? Stan & Morris, I tried to pull back on some of the blue in the mountains, plus I did some more tweaking in this second repost; hopefully it's better. Sometimes it's hard to know when there is enough editing done before it starts going over the top.

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Comment posted by Bob Miller on November 9, 2013 at 9:38 PM

The final edit looks great. I think you found the sweet spot!

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 10, 2013 at 10:12 AM

The last edit looks just great Carolyn. I like the foreground details and beautiful color of the lake. Very nice scene you've captured.

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 10, 2013 at 12:34 PM

Last edit for me too Carolyn; beautiful scene. The clouds fill that gap perfectly.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 10, 2013 at 5:31 PM

Carolyn, This really is a beautiful scene! Certainly makes one wish they were there. I like your last repost the best. Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 11, 2013 at 3:08 PM

the mountains look better in the repost--maybe im imagining things but it looks like theres even more cyan in the sky

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 13, 2013 at 10:12 AM

Had fun watching your beautiful scene 'evolve' Carolyn, the final product looks great to me.
Your lucky to have been there, such majestic beauty..
Well done!

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