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Maligne Canyon


Maligne Canyon
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Copyright: Bruno Ethier (Silversnow) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 53 W: 10 N: 78] (365)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-04
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon A620, 35-140 f/2.8-4.1, 1 GB SD Card
Exposure: f/3.4, 1/100 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-05 10:31
Viewed: 164
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Maligne canyon est l'un de ces petits joyaux cachés de plus en plus envahis par les touristes.
Heureusement, les nombreuses passerelles d'observation ajoutent au décor époustouflant de ces gorges fracassantes où l'eau bleue-gris des glaciers s'est taillé un chemin dans la roche friable comme une hache dans un gâteau.
Pas évident de photographier autant de majesté, mais une panoramique verticale s'imposait pour cette chute-ci, la plus haute du canyon. Pris en 3 potraits recollés, j'ai dû enlever une petite partie du haut et du bas afin de garder assez de largeur pour qu'on voie bien l'échelle de la chute (oui, c'est bien un gros tronc d'arbre en travers de l'eau). un petit peu de correction des blancs à cause du couvert nuageux désaturant, et un petit soupçon de dégradé pour corriger la surexposition dûe à la grande différence de luminosité entre le trou et la cîme. Un peu d'ajout de netteté aurait pu être intéressant vu la petitesse de l'image réduite, mais ça serait trop pour les belles roches lisses.

Maligne Canyon

Maligne Canyon is one of those small hidden gems becoming flooded with tourists.
Fortunately, the many observation bridges add to the extraordinary scene of those smashing ravines where the blue-gray glacier meltwaters hewed itself a path through the limestone like an ax in a cake.
It's not easy to photograph such majesty, bu a vertical panorama imposed itself for this particular fall, the highest in the canyon. Taken in 3 stitched portraits, I had to recrop portions of the top and bottom in order to keep just enough width so that we could see the scale of the fall (yes, that's a full-sized tree trunk down in the water). A small white balance correction to compensate for the desaturating grey skies, and a tiny bit of progressive shadingto compensate the slight overexposure due to the huge luminosity difference between the pit & the skyline. A bit of sharpening could have been interesting because of the small scale image, but it would prove too much for the smooth stones.
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  • dumbo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 172 W: 19 N: 90] (832)
  • [2008-05-05 10:50]

Hi Bruno,
Interesting shot with beautiful colors and nice composition.
This point of view is really good!

Best regards,
Eino

Bonjour Brono
un autre bel attrait de la nature que tu nous présentes sur ce cliché, belle composition bien cadré, bravo.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

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Hello Bruno,

Maligne Canyon! It's spectacular and I had never heard of it. You've chosen an excellent vantage point for this photograph, revealing the lagoon through the opening. You've stitched the three images seamlessly, and preserved a high resolution. A vertical format, I think is wise here.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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  • leo61 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3364 W: 306 N: 6424] (27464)
  • [2008-05-06 21:43]

Hi Bruno !
This format underlines the depth of the canyon,good choice.Great POV and good stiching work.
Regards,Leo

Hi Bruno, splendid canyon with fantastic waterfall, wonderful composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

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