C'est Magnifique

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 5, 2017282 views12 comments

Sony A77
Minolta 24-85 @ 26mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/25 @ f8 HDR Lightroom CC
Moraine Lake, Banff NP
Going through our Canada images from late last summer. An icon for sure but I enjoyed the experience and even the cold on this crisp morning. Early snows had dusted the peaks and I liked that there was some rippling of the lake. Shot this in 16:9 ratio to avoid some FG trees that intruded into the sides of a normal ratio. HDR in Lightroom CC. All comments welcome.
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Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on March 5, 2017 at 9:57 PM

Gorgeous, Bill. I like the curves in the comp and the beautiful reflection. Processing looks very good.

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 6, 2017 at 12:03 PM

Now that's a comp! I love the overall blue here, with just enough warmer light on the peaks to keep it grounded.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 6, 2017 at 12:16 PM

Spectacular, Bill. I have not tried the HDR in Lightroom. Looks really nice.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 6, 2017 at 2:36 PM

Classically beautiful Bill! The vertical comp is very strong and I think you've chose wisely in that regard. HDR processing looks pretty darn good.

If anything, I do like the color balance of the larger areas of snow in the peaks, but would agree there is a bit of blue/cyan in some of the more detailed areas; it's not out of the ordinary though consider the peaks are mostly in shade, which goes blue anyway.

Well done, the symmetry works really well with this one too.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 6, 2017 at 3:04 PM

Bill, This is beautiful! I really like this composition and the cool blue tone sure looks nice to me. The light, blue tones and green pines all come together making a wonderful image. The reflection with the lightly rippled water looks really nice as well. Nice job processing this too!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 6, 2017 at 4:00 PM

Pretty scene. The colors are looking a bit intense to my eye, but it that is a personal preference. Nice take on Moraine.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on March 6, 2017 at 4:28 PM

Lovely scene. Would say your wb is a bit on the cool side. Unless that was to taste. Could also see putting a bit more contrast back in that seems to be lost with the hdr. Way to get out there...looks great.

aF

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on March 6, 2017 at 10:55 PM

Beautifully captured, Bill. I'm not often a fan of vertical panoramas, but I think it works well here to emphasize the vertical nature of the peaks. It also gives this image a unique feel.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 7, 2017 at 8:10 AM

I like your cropping selection here. Framing seems hard from this location with the trees and rocks, so I think this zeros in on the best features of the view. Maybe a touch too cyan in the shadows, but I might be influenced by the glacial till in the water. I do like the ripples - makes it a little more dynamic.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 7, 2017 at 1:53 PM

Gorgeous Bill. One of my favorite places in the world. Also, very difficult to get both the amazing glacial blue water with the bright snow covered peaks exposed well together. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 7, 2017 at 2:55 PM

The blues are simply gorgeous in this scene, Bill. The vertical format does a wonderful job of emphasizing the key elements in the image. I also like the S curve of the shoreline; I think that holds everything together. Beautifully done!

Ed

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on March 7, 2017 at 9:41 PM

Stunning, Bill. Excellent comp. and love the blues. Well done.

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