Lake Louise Red Canoes Photo

Photographer’s Note

Not much needs to be said about this place other than the fact that these red canoes became the center of my attention while enjoying the morning hours at Lake Louise. I do not think I have seen much scenery more visually stimulating than what I saw here that morning. As mentioned previously its best to get here early morning hours for this kind of lighting. Thank you.

robertosalguero, hardyuno, besnard, carper, saxo042, mikolaj_kawa, Kielia has marked this note useful

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mariani_josep (352) 2009-09-02 21:27

Hi Paul

It's an eyecathing picture with the red canoes and their reflection

TFS
MJ

hardyuno (2221) 2009-09-02 22:46

Hi Paul,
what a shot. The reflection and exposure are great. POV, colours and depth magnificent. Canada at it's best.
TFS
regards
Hartmut

besnard (30656) 2009-09-02 22:46

Bonjour Paul
Un très joli cliché de ces barques rouges bien alignées avec des reflets bien saisis. Il se dégage de cette photo une grande sérénité.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

carper (64804) 2009-09-02 22:49

very nice pone Paul,
well composed shot here, good perspective, nice balance an eye catcher, very good photo.
have a nice day.
regard jaap

pajaran (3117) 2009-09-02 22:50

Dobro jutro iz Srbije.
Zaveslao bih ...
Dobra kompozicija, boje, ostrina snimka i reflex u vodi.
Pozdrav Paja.

saxo042 (15650) 2009-09-02 23:26

Hi Paul,
A marvellous picture! The red canoes on the green water are a perfect motive! A beautiful landscape and this is also a beautiful and perfectly composed picture.
Kind regards
Gunnar

mkgoyal2004 (666) 2009-09-02 23:53

Hi Paul,

Nice lake, still water, colourful boats, lot of greenery in the background, you have all the ingredients to take the superb photo and you have used these things beautifully. Excellent work. Congrats.

Dashab (917) 2009-09-02 23:56

Hello Paul,
A marvellous shot. You are right about going early in the morning, not just for the light, but also, if you go later in the day, the canoes are in use, not posing idly for the photographer ;-) Cheers from Prague, Dasha

delkoo (34296) 2009-09-03 0:03

hi paul,
I definitely like your POV in this shot ... it provides such good perspective. The low light hasn't prevented you from getting rich colours and great sharpness.

best regards
didier

Tweety (3372) 2009-09-03 0:05

Salut Paul,
Quelle incroyable photo ! Et quelle sensation de calme ! Un paysage magnifique, des couleurs superbes. u super boulot !
Christophe

smarcell (14279) 2009-09-03 0:13

These red canoes are perfect to contrast the blue-green of the lake.
Regards Stefano

fanni (8737) 2009-09-03 0:33

Hello Paul,
as a painter, I much appreciate this capture which, to me, looks like a painting - a modern one, though :) Very effective, impressive combination of quiet, almost soft, greenish-blue and vivid bright red colour and its reflection in the water. Excellent composition!
Best wishes,
Elena

pauloog (6483) 2009-09-03 0:47

Hello Paul,
A fine capture of the canoes and their reflection radiating from the small wooden pier.
A fine colour combination under soft light.
Regards,
Paul

mikolaj_kawa (30117) 2009-09-03 0:48

Hello Paul! Wonderful red boats, canoes, amazing lake, excellent landscape. Nice lightness and brightness, good natural colours. Very good POV and exposure. Original picture. Well done!

MGHPARSI (76) 2009-09-03 0:52

Hi Paul,
Very nice capture and great shot!
thanks

MGH

dta (5157) 2009-09-03 0:59

Hello PAul ,
Wow ! A great picture , no doubt ! Composition , sharpness and light management are just perfect .
Congratulations

john1 (2048) 2009-09-03 1:58

Hello Paul,

Great perspective and reflection. Good shot.
Very good composition, the colors are natural and beautifull. Sharpness and light wonderfull.
Thanks for sharing.
Best regards.
john

Morac (20397) 2009-09-03 3:42

Bonjour,

J'aime la pureté des couleurs et de la lumière.
C'est une belle et agréable composition.
Amicalement
Marc

CLODO (4202) 2009-09-03 4:08

Hi Paul
the canoes litterally get out of the picture, the red colour seeming to be in front of the darkest tones. Well seen, and taken
Kind regards
CLODO

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-09-03 4:30

Paul, this is like decisions decisions, where to start. I like the LP panorama but for starting I think I like this one better. What I discovered on close inspection was that the view of the mountain is almost complete when adding the bg to the fg below the canoes. The colors are awesome and the shaft of light across the lake half way back is a wonderful highlight, great work.

Greg

eversmile (6125) 2009-09-03 4:38

Hello Paul!

I like very much your capture! The composition is excellent but above all, that's the colors and reflections that makes it almost supernatural. The softness of the texture is also very agreable and the subtle variations of hues on the water's surface, are attractive. Congratulations!
Regards
Marine

magalik (1312) 2009-09-03 9:14

Elle est magnifique cette photo !!
Les éléments sont d'une douceur incroyable.
Une photo qui fait rêver et qui donne très très envie de voyager !
Bravo et merci pour le partage !

Magali K.

PaulVDV (5184) 2009-09-03 9:33

Hello Paul,
Wonderful composition. The people who let the canoes had the brilliant idea to use red ones.
No other colour could ever create such a strong contrast with the lake and the surrounding forest.
Best regards, Paul

yaya13baut (2303) 2009-09-03 10:44

bonsoir Paul,
des couleurs et un reflet épatants que cet alignement de canoës rouges qui viennent fendre cette eau claire, miroir des montagnes alentour.
Yannis

LOOOK13 (2854) 2009-09-03 10:57

Salut.UN SEUL MOT...MAGIQUE!

zanzi (4504) 2009-09-03 12:30

Hi Paul
What a beautiful composition ! The vivid red of the boats is superb.
Bravo
Chris

emka (21423) 2009-09-03 13:09

Hi Paul, No wonder these canoes caught attention. They look a bit unreal, so smooth. Beautiful composition. Regards

Malgorzata

anesugur (16858) 2009-09-03 13:13

Hi Paul,
Wonderful landscape, superb light and colors.
Very well done.
Best regards. Uğur

gneufeld (15169) 2009-09-03 18:08

Hi Paul,
A stunning view with perfect reflections make this eyecatching image a real beauty. Excellent clarity and sharpness - very well done and TFS. Gerald

Kielia (8487) 2009-09-04 8:25

Hi Paul,
this is almost unreal! The wonderful light of the early morning creates a fantastic atmosphere. Amazing colors and perfect reflections! Excellently composed impression of this famous lake. Bravo!
Warm regards
Harriet

Wandering_Dan (3221) 2009-09-05 8:58

Hi, Paul -

Great composition of colors, with the beautiful reflections in the still water. There's a lovely surreal quality to it all.

I'm not sure about the mountain scene at top left, though. I think I'd like to see less or more of it; as it is, the bit of snow seems somehow incomplete. But it's a minor nit.

Best,
Dan

macjake (1684) 2009-09-07 12:00

Hi Paul
I love this photo even more that your last one i critiqued of the same area
The red canoes are just superbly reflected in the water.
I'm going to add this to my favorite list.
Great shot!
Craig

lightsensor (721) 2009-09-09 6:06

hi, Paul,
you absolutaly right, you have to wake up earlier to catch this type of light! and you did good on it! since the lake is so quiet, the reflecting light on these canoes are so soften, seems like lightbox been used. good job!

J-P,

patdeph (17846) 2009-09-28 9:32

hello Paul
Woooooooooooooooooooooowwwwww!Magnificent!How I could miss a so beautiful picture!How beautifil is this lightened red in the emerald water!Fantastic!
Regards
Pascale

jaywalker (12190) 2009-09-30 10:51

Hi Paul, Just a magical picture with the glass like water & the wonderful reflections, brilliantly composed & TFS kind regards Wilson.

francio64 (11032) 2009-10-04 8:46

Ciao Paul,
bellissima immagine con bei riflessi nell'acqua e fantastico contrasto cromatico tra il rosso delle barche e il colore verde prevalente.

Complimenti!
Francesco

PainDivine69 (115) 2009-10-15 10:04