Mountain Mirror Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is early in the morning at Lake Louise in Banff, Canadian Rockies.

From a Raw photo - cropped and contrast altered in Photoshop.

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NellyD (1872) 2006-10-01 10:34

Wow, this is an absolut beauty. A great perspective with a lot of depth and the colours and reflection just looks amazing!
Love the POV you took it from, the bright red canoe (or is it a kayak?) makes a nice detail.
Thanks for sharing this.

Greetings, Nel

pascal13 (1632) 2006-10-01 10:39

Bonjour Doug,
Superbe paysage,ce lac est un vrai miroir,et l'eau si cristalline.La composition est excellente,toutes ces lignes qui convergent vers un même point...
Super!
Pascal

Robbienight (613) 2006-10-01 10:41

Wonderful image, the landscape of Nature here is really attractive and fascinating.
Reflections on the still water create an effect of "perfect mirror". And colours are also very bright and attractive.

zenskat (656) 2006-10-01 10:44

thats fantastic,,,,,,i wanna go there

bostankorkulugu (33532) 2006-10-01 10:50

fab! this one is like a painting. congrats. loved the pastel purples and greens. congrats.
TFS korkut

Cpamoi (10327) 2006-10-01 10:52

Hi Doug,
excellent composition, great colors.
the nice detail : the red kayak!

Raphaël

jaywalker (12190) 2006-10-01 11:05

Hi Doug, A superbly sharp photo with great DOF, love the composition, excellent lighting & reflection, the canoe adds a nice splash of colour kind regards Wilson.

angeliki (211) 2006-10-01 11:07

hi,
impressed once again...
great reflection great perspective!!!
so nicely soft colours and that red boat(?) so vivid!!
well done (again)
TFS

Emiel_Skyfreak (2976) 2006-10-01 11:08

Wow. Another Wow.
Amazing image man! Excellent.
Great foreground, some wood, some stones, some leaves.
I like the details in the water still being visible. The reflections of the sky and the landscape in the water is marvellous. It gives a bit dreamy appearance. The canoe, also reflected is indeed a very nice addition to the image, just the colour that was missing if it wasn't there.
Great sharpness from front to back aswell, lovely details because of that.

The light and shadows above the mountains in the distance are also very nice, you've captured it all well.
Bravo, splendid shot!
TFS

martusia (512) 2006-10-01 11:16

Lovely lovely lovely lovely!
Thanks for sharing!
Marta

mbasil (2117) 2006-10-01 11:17

Marvelous shot, Doug. Great details and composition. Incredible sharpness (I thnk youi were shooting at a small aperatre and long exposure here jusging from the quality and use of a tripod). My only nit is the shot looks a bit washed out -- you could get a lot more contrast and color out of it. I got a lot more even using an "auto" setting.
Mike
P.S. I would post it as a WS but you didn't allow them.

PJE (19425) 2006-10-01 11:29

Doug kudos to you for getting up early! The posted results confirm that its worth it every time. Lovely reflections and gorgous lake...just as every photo of this lake is usually outstanding...which confirms that seeing this place is a definite must! I love it!

gramma (3519) 2006-10-01 11:33

Hello Doug,

A very nice composition. Disconcerting element that the presence of these red boat compared to the quietude of the places. The clearness of the reflection is perfect, just like framing. Very good work !

Christophe

vincent24 (9038) 2006-10-01 11:33

Hello Doug,
Amazing light!everything is so pure,i like your compo...very clever,good job,
vincent

mlopes (492) 2006-10-01 11:39

Hi Doug,
Just contrast? or did you change the shadows/highlights? it looks like you did.
However this looks incredible good, the compo is quite nice.
Mario

vincz (19039) 2006-10-01 11:57

Amazing picture, surreal beauty. This early morning light has been captured perfectly everywhere in the picture. Thumbs up! It is truely wonderful.

sebinho342 (18740) 2006-10-01 12:17

Hi Doug, still playing with your lake, Lake Louise thanks you to makes its portrait in that way i'm sure. Excellent picture, really brilliant one, all my congratulations

Albrecht (11034) 2006-10-01 12:23

Hi Doug
What a marverllous scene;great colours and reflection; good POV and the red boat is a nice contrast in the picture.
~greetings Albrecht~

teutza (10564) 2006-10-01 12:24

Hy Doug,
great view!the landscape is awsome!!what a clear water!!is fantastic!!and that red point is so good for this photo!
teo

colinb (1536) 2006-10-01 12:29

Wow, very nice relection. The sharpness and composition are great. Well done.

barni (14531) 2006-10-01 13:43

Hello Doug
Cette image est superbe. Le reflet est tout simplement incroyable.
Bravo
Chrisrophe

ALIRIZA (16197) 2006-10-01 15:30

Hi Doug,
Beautiful picture. Very good angle and POV. Composition well balanced with the red canoe touch at the right place. Beautiful reflection as well. Excellentttt!... What can I say more?
Regards and have a nice week my friend...
Ali Rıza

hamerek (466) 2006-10-01 16:11

I'm not in the mood for writing critics today but your photo is absolutely amazing! Everything seems to be perfect -the clear, calm water and gentle reflections, subtle colours with the red splash of the canoe, the sunny spots and autumn leaves in the foreground.
Congratulations!
Anna

hickthom (328) 2006-10-02 1:31

Some of these colors are just truely out of this world. The picture is amazingly crisp and the little splash of red just adds the necessary warmth in the composition... perfect..

Wanda1 (10945) 2006-10-02 1:37

Hi Doug,
An amazing landscape shot with great reflections. I like the small splash of colour from the red boat.
Regards
Wanda

delkoo (34282) 2006-10-02 5:15

hi doug,

what a wonderful and clear sight on the lake, very well compo, great colours and reflection.

this is a really good shot.

didier

gelor (3224) 2006-10-02 6:58

Bonjour Doug,
Vraiment superbe ce paysage et cette réflexion dans l'eau ! Une grande profondeur dans cette image permet d'imaginer encore plus précisément ce site qui semble merveilleux. Un grand bravo.
Gérard

baba_flies (7981) 2006-10-02 6:59

Dear Doug ... incredible beauty out here. I can feel the early morning and the calmness that lingers in the air. This is all so clear ... like a mirror. Greetings from Zurich (a little bit more busy), Barbara.

Cormac (26449) 2006-10-02 10:55

Wow, this is a beauty! I really like the reflection, which is just about perfect. The accent provided by the red canoes is great, as are the logs in the foreground. Excellent!

pady (4800) 2006-10-02 12:00

Very good reflection of the landscape, in fact a real mirror.
The touch of red add something very attractive.
Very well seen
Greetings
Pierre-André

nels (2455) 2006-10-02 12:07

hi doug,, wow!! not a lot to say apart from its about as close to perfection as you can get love the inclusion of the red canoe tfs

adrian

aralda (1240) 2006-10-02 16:10

Hello Doug,
Nice how you included the driftwood in the foreground. The reflections are also great. I think the photo could use eve more saturation and contrast, however.
Raluca

dvlazar (6476) 2006-10-06 20:40

Truly spectacular, you make great use of the polarising filter in your shots. I will be purchasing one soon...
Dave

John_F_Kennedy (31355) 2006-10-11 11:40

Great composition with the reflections of the mountains. Lovely vision - I like it
Achim

gazmo (272) 2006-10-18 17:26

Doug

W O W ! ! !

Brilliant shot with such still water. Thanks for sharing, Garry

pierrefonds (26255) 2006-11-06 8:24

Hi Doug,

A good POV of the forest, the glacier, the Rocky mountains, the sky and their reflection in the lake which is an asset to the photo. It has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

MLINES (10880) 2007-06-16 3:24

Hi Doug. A very good POV of this lake scene. Perfect reflections and some good foreground objects make this a very good composition. Murray.

jakelauer (36) 2007-06-20 21:35

Wow, what a great photo. Did you use some gradient filters here?

humayun (508) 2007-06-20 22:25

hello dcawker
very very vey great image wel compo.
just like dream weldon

Dyerco (9062) 2007-09-02 12:35

Great shot. The clouds act as a leading line as do the logs. It pays to get up early to get Lake Louise that calm.

giorgimer (21136) 2007-09-17 9:20

Hi Doug,

this natural mirror is incredible! The image is greatly composed, taken from a very good POV.

Well done!

Gio

abulafia (4802) 2007-09-17 9:25

Wow this is good Doug!
Extremely clear, but still with something that look like a soft haze over the mountains.
I really like it, also the red canoe adds to the scene.
Harry

jcsas (25) 2007-10-26 12:49

Nice photo and colours
Best WISHES FROM Malta
Regards James.c

serge44 (271) 2007-10-29 0:54

teintes pastelles pour ce magnifique "tableau" de la nature où le miroir de l'eau et la composition générale avec ces branches en avant plan sont parfaits
merci doug
amicalement serge

skerdreux (2689) 2007-11-09 3:05

your picture is really amazing. colors are so strange but it's great !
reflexion and composition are amazing too. your shot is simply perfect !
have a nice day
sylvain

boa (1338) 2007-12-31 5:09

Hi Doug,
fantastic photo again. It looks like a oilpainting from an artist. I hope i can visit your beautiful country someday.
Thanks for sharing.

Boa

aftabxt (68) 2008-02-13 13:29

One of the best shots I have seen on Trekearth. Beautiful bright colours and excellent sharpness.

LUISCOSTA (142) 2008-04-17 13:41

Hi Doug!

Excellent composition,the reflections of the sky and the landscape in the water is marvellous.

good!!!

derek3755 (2341) 2008-05-23 14:06

Hi Doug

Beautiful shot! Wonderful composition and love the soft pastel shades of colour, and what a lovely reflection too.

Regards
Derek

DzULA (838) 2008-06-25 7:30

Great HDR, very interesting place to see, the composition is just PERFECT, lovely reflection of the water you have

Greetings
DzULA

redred (111) 2008-09-28 12:23

Bonjour Doug,

Wonderful image,and
great colors.

Dana.

jramos (485) 2009-04-28 20:20

you've captured an amazing scene here. The lighting and cloud cover is very dramatic and the reflection on the water is perfect. Of course the two things that stand out are the red canoe adn the sun's reflection on the snow capped mountain in the very back.

Very well done.

lucasgalodoido (16601) 2009-07-23 9:09

Olá Doug,
uma paisagem muito bonita essa, e os reflexos e cores suaves ficaram ótimos. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço