Lake Toktogul Photo

Photographer’s Note

The photo was taken at sunset off the shore of lake Toktogul.

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fayeulle (26547) 2006-04-14 10:42

Hi Mircea
Very impressive and rough landscape. You captured it very well and colors are great
Cheers
JP

russte (0) 2006-04-14 11:02

Mircea, welcome to TE. A very impressive first photo in your gallery. Beautifully lit and very well exposed. The sky, bare mountains and still lake all work together to create a nice abstract. I can almost 'feel' the mountains. Very well observed. Stephen

ramthakur (1501) 2006-04-14 11:13

Hi Mircea!
I must at once congratulate you for shooting such a monumental photograph of a part of this earth that does not look like anything anywhere. It is a landscape that leaves me gaping at it with wonder. There is no trace of vegetation and those barren mountains stretch far and wide in their stark beauty and grandeur.
The POV, DOV, colours and contrasts are all first rate.
Thanks for sharing and welcome to the TE.
Ram

GG_Poland (722) 2006-04-14 11:26

Hi Mircea

welcome to TE. great capture to start with. something special and different. you choose great time to shoot. i've never seen place like that so thanks for sharing and keep going with such a pictures :)

best wishes
Grzegorz

saguzar (862) 2006-04-14 11:33

Hello Mircea,
Welcome to TE. Excellent first picture, I love the colours and composition a lot. Perfect details and exposure.
Regards
Hernán

lejczer (248) 2006-04-14 11:34

very very very beautiful photo!! As from my dreams... very good frame and colors

ozpaul (276) 2006-04-14 12:06

Hello Mircea, Excellent image. The shadows certainly make it, but the colours of the stark landscape are also impressive. I wonder how you got there though? Regards Paul.

nicoz (1963) 2006-04-14 12:06

Hi Mircea,
Welcome on TE! It's an amazing picture. The lanscape looks like nothing else and your perfectly capture the stillness and hostility of that place!
Great job, Nicolas

Buin (38574) 2006-04-14 12:36

Hallo Mircea!
What a breathtaking scenery, what a wonderful landscape! The game of light and shadow is incredible. Alltogether a really great Photo! And - by the way: Welcome to TrekEarth! I hope to see more of "Mircea"!
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

tjanze (5674) 2006-04-14 13:29

Hi Mircea!
Welcome to TE.
Wow! Fantastic landscape.I like graphic lines through all photo.Colors,sharpness,depth of field...+++.Bravo!

ayobami (1343) 2006-04-14 14:19

What a wonderful first post!! Such a unique and stunning environment - I've never seen anything like it! And you've captured it wonderfully here with perfect lighting and excellent composition overall! Would love to know a bit more about this area and why you were there though in your description... but really fantastic post!

And welcome to TE!

tontonjc (6617) 2006-04-14 14:27

Hello,
des couleurs et un paysage impressionnant . C'est une image simplement splendide.
Les détails et les couleurs sont superbes.

Bravo

MichaelTrezzi (3170) 2006-04-14 14:48

Hi Mircea, welcome to TE. You rised the bar prety high by such a nice first picture. Wish you a lot of fun with TE. Cheers, Michael

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-04-14 14:54

Hi Mircea!
Welcome to TE!
Great forst photo! Excellent POV, composition and beautiful colors. Well done!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

nicol_g (769) 2006-04-14 15:49

Buna Mircea!
Uauuu! Excelent inceputul! O compozitie superba, extraordinar peisaj! Cum de ai avut ocazia sa vizitezi aceasta tara? Se stiu putine lucruri despre ea! Deci fotografia ta este binevenita!!! Mi-ar fi placut sa scrii ceva mai multe informatii in note! Imi place lumina calda, aurie (presupun ai facut fotografia aproape de apusul soarelui !!???), aproape "desertica" (la acesta impresie contribuie si forma reliefului!). Felicitari!!!!!!
Bine ai venit pe TE si mult spor la fotografiat si postat :-))
Numai bine!

Rossignol (2289) 2006-04-14 18:15

Welcome to TrekEarth and thanks for a terrific first posting. I've never visited a landscape like this - it is fascinating. The topography of the land looks like folded and pleated fabric. The low light shows the landscape to great effect with the interplay of light and shadow.
Very nice - I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Regards
Peter

jjcordier (25446) 2006-04-15 1:22

Fabulous landscape and good light.
TFS, Mircea
Best regards
JJ

Amandine (1026) 2006-04-16 2:32

superb landscape, your pic succed well in giving the impression of immensity, the decreasing light reinforce shadows wich point out relief. I made a WS in order to see if I can get more sharpness. It's very very well done

[workshop] [compare] +

tonyking (1599) 2006-04-17 4:07

Hi Micrea,
Welcome to Trek Earth! I only came across this pic by chance but I'm glad I did: It's really impressive.
The landscape is beautiful and I love the colours and contrast of the rugged mountains against the water. It's just a shame the sky wasn't clearer but my guess is there was a lot of dust in the air at the time. I do like the effect created with Amandine's workshop. Sharpening it has brought out a lot more detail.
My other observation is that, although there's no clearly defined horizon, the image appears to need to be rotated slightly to the right. It's an easy thing to correct and I'm sure you know what I mean so I've resisted doing a workshop to show that.
Anyway, keep up the good work. I hope to see many more wonderful pics from you in the future.

Best wishes,
Tony

ChrisJ (70485) 2006-04-17 4:12

Hi Mircea & welcome to TE.

I like the repetition of the scalloped ridges, & superb color contrast, between the red & blue. Fantastic pov & lighting. Tfs!

OT12 (159) 2006-05-01 15:36

Just wonderful ...

manub (920) 2006-05-09 10:08

absolutely beautiful picture, though it could be a little bit sharper. great colors and composition.

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edge (619) 2006-05-14 23:46

Hi Mircea, Amazing picture. Does not look like any area that I have ever seen. It is a lovely scene, and I changed my mind about the colors. I think the color is what makes it so striking. Keep up the postings. Roger

rajhema (1867) 2006-05-25 16:49

That is a spectacular landscape Mircea! I'm amazed to see the formation and the colors . Picture has superb depth and the sun shades add more depth.

sedmikraska (69) 2006-06-04 16:02

Hi Mircea, very beautiful colours and composition.
Regards,
Jozef

aralda (1240) 2006-06-16 15:53

Buna Mircea,
Peisajul e aproape ireal, parca ar fi creat pe calculator. La ce fel de roca ne uitam? Pare nisip, dar n-are cum fi!
Raluca

pasternak (13756) 2006-06-16 16:05

Gorgeous scenery and light, Mircea, and shot in the part of the world where not a lot of photographers come... The colours are wonderful!

Thanks
Alexander

Xplorator (667) 2006-07-14 14:56

You dont see a place like this everyday, its either one or the other not the two elements together... Foarte fain!

Amaniman (1122) 2006-07-25 10:21

Quel paysage !

clempsv (16) 2006-08-31 12:22

This is fantastique, the landscade don't even seem real. I love the way the light is captured.
bye

rdias (68) 2006-09-11 3:14

Wow...
The reflection of the sky in the lake, makes an unusual, yet balanced, contrast with the color from the land.

Unique =)

riclopes (33137) 2006-09-11 3:24

Hi Mircea, Impressive landscape with a beautiful lighting.
Ricardo

sadeik (3175) 2007-02-09 3:43

Superb shot, you have many fine photographs of this country, it looks a nice place to visit

Simon

bugger the green pills have gone

franciru (112) 2007-03-28 8:25

What more can I say that others have not??
Accept for my appreciation.

Spectacular!!!

Thanks For Sharing!!

Russ

Krispyt (180) 2007-05-16 23:13

Beautiful landscape shot, such an unusual shape of the land. Great capture, good sense of lighting and composition. Thanks!!
-kristy

Merou (3108) 2007-08-20 14:45

Very attractive photo. Composition and light are excellent
TFS
regards

JBotelho (147) 2008-06-03 17:40

Hi Mircea
Great picture anda great place. Bravo.
I tihnk that WS made by Amandina is nice but the level of sharpness was e litle bit exagerate. I like more the original...
Regards
João Botelho

MLINES (11054) 2008-06-03 17:42

Hi Mircea, An excellent perspective showing this desert and lake environment. It is a classic landscape. Welcome to TE. TFS. Murray.

zahoor_salmi (2463) 2008-08-29 7:37

I love the colours and composition a lot. Perfect details and exposure.

francio64 (12128) 2008-09-06 5:44

Hi Mircea,
excellent colors and contrast in a fantastic POV for this shot!

Well done!
My compliments!

Francesco

kloppenborg (861) 2008-11-17 8:50

Whoah!! What an amazing landscape...what a place and what a photo.
Cannot really make any constructive comments besides the fact that your picture makes me wanna go explore Kirgistan. Looking forward to see more of your pictures.

Henrik.

Ultrablue (555) 2009-09-05 13:24

Ahh...these curves...I can only imagine what signify to be there. Only you and Nature that with its strength has been able to make this! It is so strange for me to see the complete absence of human being. But I'm happy there are still places like this.

TFS

Elena

Photo Information

Copyright: Mircea MM (Mircea) (307)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-11-06
Categories: Nature
Camera: Minolta Dimage A1, UV
Exposure: f/11, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Kyrgyzstan Miffy O places to go, Landscapes II, Exotic places II (stego) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-14 10:40
Favorites: 14 [view]