Big Almaty Lake

Critiques [Translate]

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• leo61 (29758)
• [2008-04-27 10:54]

Hi David!
We had the first warm springweekend and you post Ice and snow...
It`s a fantastic landscapeshot,taken from a good POV.I like the curves of the lake and the turquoise tones of the ice.Great light and a nice view at these mountans.
Regards,Leo

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• amfdj (1868)
• [2008-04-27 11:32]

The way you captured this frozen lake is really fantastic, David.
Beautiful light conditions and very well composed.
Congratulations,
Eddie

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• devimeuxbe (44661)
• [2008-04-27 12:17]

Hi David
this is a beautifull landscape. Your picture is very nice and we don't see a lot of pictures from this country. So it's also an interestin report.
Well done
Bertrand

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• smarcell (7767)
• [2008-04-27 12:42]

A nice landscape, and a place where nature dictates the rules.
Very good POV
Stefano

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• kensimage (6948)
• [2008-04-27 17:51]

You DO get to some out-of-the-way places, David! This is a beautiful one, especially as you have brought it to us, with the lake spilling into the foreground all the way to the edges of your frame. Nice light, nice clouds--what more could you want? Regards, Ken.

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• TGULUMSER (4844)
• [2008-04-28 1:17]

Hello David,
I think it must be an enjoyable and nice adventure for you to climb up here and take very nice photos,
Best regards,
Tulay

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• eversmile (998)
• [2008-04-28 2:15]

Excellent POV, enhancing the beauty of the shapes, in the glory of a frozen light. A graceful composition. Cheers, Marine

BTW, yesterday I saw the movie "Ulzhan", from Volker Schlöndorff, filmed in Kazakhstan, a rare occasion to have a look on this country -and an enjoyable moment of cinema- so, your picture extend the pleasure... I don't know if you'll have the occasion to see the movie there but I recommand it anyway...

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• kschanna (681)
• [2008-04-28 4:34]

Hello David,

Almatay, Kazakhstan, critiques believe it will be the land of the next conflict, I want to believe otherwise. Nature seems oblivious of that though, busy painting with its magnificence, the blue against white,

Beautiful shot.
Regards
Kamran

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• plimrn (15209)
• [2008-04-28 17:22]

Hi David,
It is a big change from your frightening prervious post. It's hard to conceive that 2.5% all the plastic made is floating in the sea. I had heard of this floating garbage dump but your post really brought home its size.

This post is full of pristine beauty, yet a critiquer comments that it is predicted to be the next war zone.

In the light of these events, the loss of a piece of art is truly trivial yet my inability to have significant impact on promoting peace doesn't feel trivial at all. We really thought we'd had an impact in the 60's, but we were too naive.

So the best I can do now is to try to avoid adding to the problem,
HLJ, Pat

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• PixelTerror (70158)
• [2008-04-29 0:24]

Hi David,
It does look genuinely empty and cold, and the curvy shapes of this lake offer good foreground to the mountains, excellent exposure as well.
Have a nice day JY

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• edal (5440)
• [2008-05-04 13:28]

Hello David!
It's a photo, deserving a place in Asian geography. It's rare and of excellent quality. Congratulations!
Anton

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• sacavem (4365)
• [2008-05-06 3:40]

Olá David,

Beautiful photo, taste very of the lakes and forests of the Canada and of course this.
Excellent POV, Very beautiful place.

With My compliments,
Filipe

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• pboehringer (18164)
• [2008-05-09 7:55]
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David,
I can't see any sign of rubbish in your shot and that is good. A nice landscape with rubbish is a real killer and this image wouldn't deserve that at all. At least not as your previous shot done in India.
Amazing how much you get around, David. I wonder if you do this related to a job or just a convicted globetrotter.
Peter

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• IgorDeleze (14256)
• [2008-05-09 8:50]

Hello David,
Beautiful view and landscape. The frozen is realy nice.
Great shot.
Greetings.
igor

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• rjb874 (527)
• [2008-05-14 22:35]

Алматы is not a place that strikes me as having much in the way of snow covered mountains! So this is a welcome and unusual perspective. Well done.

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• ChrisJ (55282)
• [2008-05-21 0:29]

Hi David

A superb alpine scene, with wonderful colour & sharpness. I like the sweeping, circular curve, of the frozen lake. Tfs!

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• batalay (14248)
• [2008-05-21 18:01]

Hello David,

End of April and still frozen. It appears like a God forsaken land, but home to the inhabitants. I imagine that most of the snow will have disappeared by now, three weeks after you shot and posted the photo. There appears to be sled track marks on the lower left corner of the ice covered lake.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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• riclopes (25669)
• [2008-05-23 5:04]

Olá David, your last part of the note made me remember what I've seen in Egypt - rubish everywhere, polluting the incredible beauty of the desert...What a great photo your previous post is, but I would rather prefer to be here ;-) Even considering the cold it must have been there at 9:30 in the morning. Good thing that you didn't got there too late for the light. This time isn't the unique photo of the place in TE, but it seems to be the only capture from this POV. A very beautiful one. Excellent work as usual.
Cheers,
ricardo

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• jmcl (11694)
• [2008-05-26 15:50]

Hi David,

Well it feel pristine from here .. beautiful and powerful nature .. love the tone of that frozen water ... and the motion of the sky .. stark, meditative and powerful image. take care, John

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• jhm (64892)
• [2008-05-30 0:30]

Hello David,

I like your style with this wonderful landscape picture.
The froze lake and the light snow on mountains, give a nice composition.
Pleasant picture for look it.
Very well done.

Best regards,
John.

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• asajernigan (7080)
• [2008-07-26 4:36]

David,
This is a beautiful yet forbidding landscape. Your composition is fine with the inclusion of the frozen lake in the foreground balancing the snow covered mountains rising in the rear. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa