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Harbinger . . .

by Bill Fach

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 23, 2016234 views7 comments
. . .of Winter to Come
Sony A77
Sony SAL 16-50 f2.8 @ 26mm, CPL
ISO 100, 1/125 @ f8
On our trip to the Canadian Rockies we spent the first week based out of Jasper. The weather was pretty marginal but we were treated to the first significant snowfall of the season. I was hoping for the iconic early morning reflection shot at Mount Edith Cavell but got this instead which upon further review is growing on me. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Dan Kearl on October 23, 2016 at 4:01 PM
I lik the layered colors and textures. It has a cold feel to it. I might darken the FG a bit where the polarizer missed. I might also think about cropping the right side a tad.
Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on October 23, 2016 at 6:06 PM
You had a very productive trip, Bill.  I agree with Dan that a bit of the right could be cropped just inside the dead snag protruding into the frame.  I might also be inclined to add a bit of a vignette to darken the edges.  Very minor stuff.  Beautiful image.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 23, 2016 at 8:08 PM
Eye-catching image with beuatiful color (including that amazing water) and a nice atmosphere, Bill. I haven't been to the Can Rockies in 34 years. Man, I really need to go back.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 23, 2016 at 8:50 PM
Another amazing image Bill.  A crop on the right might cut off the pointed end of the lake so I am on the fence about that.  Maybe the spot healing brush can help remove the snag on the right.  Love the light and mood.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on October 24, 2016 at 9:41 AM
You've made some sweet lemonade here, Bill. Beautiful image. I would do the crop I think. Also, nobody else has mentioned it so it might be my bad eyes, it looks a little over sharpened.devil
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 24, 2016 at 10:41 AM
Beautiful colors and great mood created by the fog. I would agree with the crop suggestions. Beautiful image!
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 25, 2016 at 1:24 PM
Lovely Bill. Not as powerful  as the falls image, but beautiful nonetheless.  Excellent composition (I am especially glad you left the small leaning tree in the LRC.  That little extra tree makes a real difference in feel to me.  Strange, I know).  This is almost two images in one with the beautiful water versus the foggy, monochrome mountains.  A very successful image in that it makes you look and study it.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments