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Kalamalka Lake, BC


Kalamalka Lake, BC
Photo Information
Copyright: Jas Pahal (JasPahal) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 123 W: 61 N: 58] (336)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-01
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D), 18-55 f3.5-5.6 ef-s, 58 mm UV
Exposure: f/20.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-20 3:54
Viewed: 1786
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a shot of Kalamalka Lake, British Columbia. For those of you who are somewhat familiar with the area, it's between Kelowna and Vernon.

Kalamalka Lake (Lake of a Thousand Colors) is known as a 'marl' lake. When the lake warms in the summer, dissolved limestone crystallizes giving the lake a distinctive blue and green hue. When the lake cools, the limestone crystals disappear. More here.

The Okanagan Valley is one of the warmest regions in all of Canada. For those of you who think that Canada is all about snow and igloos, think again. There are literally hundreds of wineries in this area. "Outside the Lower Fraser Valley, the Okanagan is one of British Columbia's most important agricultural areas, and provides the country with one-third of its commercial apples. Apricots, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, prunes and grapes also line the valley floor, where warm temperatures and long growing seasons make for ideal conditions." More here.

I could go on forever about this place.. I'll be posting a few more, so I'll elaborate more in those..

***Post-processing: the first thing I usually do is adjust levels and curves to get a nice balanced picture. Next I adjust brightness/contrast (not always adjusting brightness but usually contrast), up the saturation a bit (+5), and sharpen. I resize, add a frame, and save it at maximum quality (12 I think) in PS, and open up the pic with NeatImage. Even if I don't remove any noise, I like using NeatImage to reduce the size of the image (kb wise). The reason I'm going into so much detail is because it might be helpful to new members..

Thanks for stopping by.

Jas
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Hello Jas,
Excellent! wonderful capture again, very well composed, good colours, appreciate your note.
Well done!
Best regards,
Vivek

Jas,

This is beautiful place that you show us in a god way,can take a deep breath !
A nice soft effect of the water you reached,and a very good gradiant effect you managed and resulted for the sky,great colors and contrast,a lovely nature,very well composed and like it a lot,Jas,

Best Regards
M

Hi Jas Pahal, i like this photo very much.
This road and the water, mountains it’s a beautifull sight.
This photograph radiates silence.
Good capture and sharpnes.

Greets, Jack

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  • veve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 505 W: 13 N: 587] (4221)
  • [2006-06-21 1:22]

Hello Jas Pahal!
I like the colors,perspective and framing.
Beautuful place!
Regards,
Veronica

Jas,
Long wide view.
Clear shot.
Nice colors.

Impressive composition.
very well done.
TFS,
Shailendra

Hello Jas,
Splendid composition.
Silky texture.
Good colors and tones.
Well done.
Danilo

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