Hunting Creek Lake Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is Hunting Creek Lake in Cunningham Falls State Park in northern Maryland. I took this last year about a week or two after the peak color. I was lucky because I was there as sunset was approaching and it gave me that warm light and the wind had died down to help the reflections. The leaves are a lot deader than they appear to be but they are being boosted by the light. I did not increase the saturation at all.

I forgot about ever taking the pictures until I rediscovered them again a few days ago. I've got one or two more from this lake I hope to post in the near future. Taken close to 5pm.

axiotea, sabyasachi1212, PJE, ramesh_lalwani, SamB, ChrisJ, feather, john_c, huynt, papagolf21, fayeulle, jhm, Jeppe, plimrn, alford, quantabeh, Emile has marked this note useful

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axiotea (15933) 2006-11-30 22:23

Hi Stephen,
Good color contrast between the warm autumnal foliage, the dark tonalities and the blue sky. I like as well the reflections in the lake and the trees which add a touch to your compo.
Cheers,
Marilyn

sabyasachi1212 (19528) 2006-11-30 22:37

Hi Stephen,
This is nature at its best. A perfect combination of the autumnal colours and the light of setting sun. The reflections are fantastic as well.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

PJE (19357) 2006-11-30 22:51

I think that the tree here really breaks up the horizontal lines of the trees from across the lake and the reflection. A very nice balanced framework. Good stuff... thanks for sharing. I think I would have from my own perspective allowed a little more in the frame showing the trees on the other side of the lake. Just my perspective!!

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2006-12-01 2:36

Hi Steve
Good that you remembered this great shot.Lovely reflection of red bushes and barren tree in foreground.

SamB (1948) 2006-12-01 2:40

Hello, Stephen--

This one is nice, the foreground tree and rock make nice compositional elements, and you exposed the intense colors very well.

Thanks for this one!
sam

ChrisJ (69618) 2006-12-01 3:37

Hi Stephen

Wonderful reflections & colour. It looks like outback Australia around Alice Springs. Superb sharpness. Tfs!

danyy (68088) 2006-12-01 6:20

Hi Stephen,
il est bien reposant ce paysage bien cadré au couleurs de l'automne.
Une photo qui donne envie d'être plongé au bon milieu de la scène et de savourer un moment de repos au bord du lac.
Un cadrage particulier toutefois avec cet arbre qui masque un peu l'arrière plan.
Best regards.
Daniel.

feather (49848) 2006-12-01 6:40

Lovely shot Steve. The reflections are beautiful and make good symmetry. However you have added the foreground tree that works a treat to add an extra element. I like looking through the spindley branches to the autumn colours beyond.
Kath

jemaflor (38911) 2006-12-01 6:41

Hi Stephen,
Very well seen this frame, superbe effect with reflections and light, well done.

MIG13 (0) 2006-12-01 8:19

Hi, Stephen! Impressive and beautiful landscape! Great composition, colours and reflections! Well done! TFS! Greetings from Rio! Miguel.

carper (64194) 2006-12-01 10:20

very good photo Stephen,
the lines are nice, the atmosphere is good, the light and the pov is very nice, well seen and good job.
gr. jaap

Cormac (26449) 2006-12-01 10:59

Hi Stephen - I like the two lines of sunlight in this, and the gorgeous colour that they show. The tree in sihoette gives us some nice detail and helps also to give this a good sense of depth. Well done!

john_c (24635) 2006-12-01 11:13

Hi Stephen,
An interesting composition, with the charismatic tree dominating amidst blazing tones and hues of late fall. The reflection is impressive, particularly given the dark foreground. This low angle perspective has yielded good dividends with a warm ambience. Rather artistic, Steve. Well done.
John

huynt (5077) 2006-12-01 18:37

hi Stephen
It is wonderful shot with the great relection and yellow autumn. Thanks for sharing. Huy

izmirli (2935) 2006-12-01 21:04

merhaba dear stephan
very good lake and reflection.beautiful trees and lovely colours.well done.
best regards.
gükan akçakır.

cessy (13647) 2006-12-02 2:13

Hallo Steve
interesting colors of autumn with nice reflection on the lake
that huge wood on the right, .. I thought it was a big turtle hehehe

have a nice week end

papagolf21 (56044) 2006-12-02 5:09

Bonjour Stephen,
Ce qui saute aux yeux, c'est cette très belle lumière douce et caressante.
J'aime cette roche près du lac qui s'apparente à une sorte de grosse tortue venant se désaltérer.
L'ambiance générale est très bien restituée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

repaulson (607) 2006-12-02 18:17

Nice shot Steve. Like the colors here. Nature never lets us down... When are you going to get that D80?

Ross

fayeulle (26541) 2006-12-03 3:44

Hi Stephem
Strange landscape ! The rock at the bottom of the tree look like an enormous beatle giving to the shot a prehistoric aspect. Nice contrast between blue and orange.
Cheers
JP

jhm (81817) 2006-12-03 5:08

Hi Stephen,

I can enjoy this wonderful picture, good colour contrast between the warm autumnal foliage, the tree in foreground gives a nice composition. Very well done.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

Jeppe (18623) 2006-12-03 16:56

Hi Stephen

Amazing autumn colurs you present here - the mix of close and far objects works nicely and gives extra depth. Too bad I missed those kind of shots this year - tfs

plimrn (19558) 2006-12-03 21:38

Hi Steve,
The lacey branches of the tree provide a great filter for viewing the autumn colors and the pale sky, the reflection seems to have no clear connection to the trees but insead seems almost to appear magiclly as a flection of the heat of the intense colors.
Regards, Pat

alford (3897) 2006-12-04 1:56

Hi Stephen! The vibrant colors during this time are very much suited for photographers - you were rewarded for waiting for the right light. The dead tree gives a dramatic effect to the photo. The reflections and sharpness are excellent! Why is it called Hunting Creek?

quantabeh (5203) 2006-12-04 10:13

Oh wow! This is truly something. excellent composition, I couldn't enjoy it more!!! The contrast is superb and even the foreground is perfectly exposed. Nice job, you should have posted this earlier.
B

capthaddock (28640) 2006-12-06 13:12

I Stephen - gorgeous colors and reflections, the branches are a perfect solution for the "blank sky" problem, excellent details in shadows while maintaining proper brightness in highlights.

Emile (19811) 2006-12-07 11:47

Hola Stepehn.
Excellent shot with beautiful colors and reflection, another beautiful autumn scene with an amazing composition captured from a low angle with a very good point of view.
Well done.
Regards.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-12-11 11:24

very nice work, i like the calm shot, very good colours

well done

mumek (17464) 2006-12-26 14:04

Hi Stephen!
Great scenery from Hunting Creek Lake. Lovely autumnal colours of the trees and fantastic reflections in the water. Beauty.
Thanks for sharing
ziggy