Lake Casitas, A Bird's Eye View Photo

Photographer’s Note

Please see my last post for introduction about Lake Casitas. This is a bird's eye view of the lake, from west to east.

Looking from the lakeshore to surrounding mountains, I found a house (posted in WS), on the top of the mountain. I believed that there should be a road lead to the top. I found the road, the house. While I was on the side of the house taking pictures, the house owner, Dana, invited me to his backyard to take picture. This is one of the pictures I took from Dana's backyard.

elihesamian, papagolf21, nwoehnl, Fixfocus, Tue, singuanti, Jeppe, ChrisJ, john_c, Steft, Didi, berek has marked this note useful

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snuggleaphagus (4138) 2005-07-08 2:16

One helluva backyard view. i can only imagine wow...
The composition is fantastic and the colors are too. What I like most is the ondulating levels of nature you through out this photo. I'm not sure if I like the partial tree on the left. Once Again you've done well.

jinju (14265) 2005-07-08 3:24

I like this view a bit more. No road:) Anyway, thats a fantstic POV and you got the whole scene wonderfully with nice quality of colors.

bantonbuju (48574) 2005-07-08 3:35

hi wes, a very beautiful mountainscape, i like the brown and green supplementing each other, and surrounding the lakes of blue;
very attrctive picture;
have a nice day, jerzy

elihesamian (26091) 2005-07-08 6:25

Ahaa!...great POV,glad to see the lake again in this angle,indeed a beautiful place,woww!
I wish could see one day!
Very well detailed and nice colors really,very well composed and I have a nice feeling to look at the view now,can look hours and hours.
Thanks for posting,Wes!
Yours
M

papagolf21 (56261) 2005-07-08 14:44

Bonsoir Wes,
L'on connaît l'ivresse des hauteurs, des profondeurs, et maintenant des étendues sans fin. Merci de nous faire partager des paysages qui gardent leur origine. Le propriétaire de la maison (très aimable) a une chance extraordinaire de pouvoir contempler ainsi ce paysage.
J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiés.
Philippe

nwoehnl (120) 2005-07-08 16:00

Hi Wes. A beautiful wide-angle shot to portray the scenic setting in which this turquoise lake is embedded. A very appealing color ensemble, and good color contrast. Some plant or other object in the foreground (more than the few branches at the right) might be nice to enhance the depth, but I know it is not always available. Very nice plays, thanks for showing it.

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-07-08 16:51

Hi Wes,
A great overview of a beautiful and impressive landscape.The dark foreground stands out against the bright and hazy background.Maybe it would be better to crop out the tree on the right,-or to take a bigger part of it into the compo.
Have nice weekend,
hermann

Tue (25608) 2005-07-08 18:19

Hi Wes,
Wonderful landscape again. Unfortunately I'm not able to see or take pictures of such nature here in Holland, and neither in my next home country, Denmark, these countries are too flat ;-), so I just enjoy your shots of these landscape. It's lovely, thanks! :-)
Groetjes,
Lars

Emile (19917) 2005-07-08 18:20

Another beautiful photo from Lake Casitas.
Well composed, with very good depth. The mist in the mountains give you a nice touch.
Very good colors and good DOF.
Well done Wes.

singuanti (15240) 2005-07-08 20:51

Hi Wes. What a magnificent view! The only thing that could possibly be improved is the clarity in the distance. Perhaps the burn tool could hide the haziness a little. But the colors are really eye-popping. Another good one Mr. Wes.

Jeppe (18623) 2005-07-09 3:05

Hi Wes
What a backyard view - I cant beat that ;-) A very fine capture of that wonderful landscape - thanks for visiting Dana and sharing this great job.

ChrisJ (70153) 2005-07-09 4:11

Hi Wes

A superb outlook over this attractive blue lake, with good color, lighting, & sharpness. Well done!

PJE (19421) 2005-07-09 9:15

This is a lovely vantage point of view Wes. I am sure you were glad that Dana let you capture a better view.
Suggestion for you. Whenever you shoot a photo with a contrasting elements you have to consider how dark the land is in comparison to the sky lake. You have a real difference in contrast between the two. What we always battle with is how the sensor will respond to what you are shooting. I highly reccomend photoshop CS because of its shadow/ highlight feature. The latest versoin has other little perky elements like a smart sharpen which I use all the time. So taka a look at the workshop to see what the Shadow / Highlight feature does. Nice place Wes to live down there.

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maphoto (8076) 2005-07-09 23:59

Lucky to have a backyard like this, very beautiful view, nice shapes surrounding this lake, excellent colors, well seen.

apache (1426) 2005-07-10 11:45

Hi Wes,
Another lovely landscape...but without the hawk...:). Dana must be really lucky to be staying there..! Lovely view of the lake and the mountains.
Good shot
Ranjith

john_c (24635) 2005-07-10 14:33

Hi Wes,
A fine landscape shot, well composed. The different arms of the lake extend like an octopus in various directions, taking the eye along. The foreground hill is displayed in rich green foliage and angles nicely from left to right, providing a sense of depth and balance with the lower land masses. A pleasing, well taken shot. Regards.
John

jbweasle (9294) 2005-07-10 15:16

Hi Wes, a beautiful scenic shot. The dark vegetation of the foreground contrasts well with the blue lake and the lighter hills in the distance.

cam (8880) 2005-07-10 23:03

Hello Wes.
What a view!I guess that everybody wish to live there.I do.
The color of the water is almost emerald,like the water coming from melting glacier.
Good POV and composition.
Great place and great photo
Charles

Steft (5962) 2005-07-11 5:59

Amazing view of a beatiful landscape! The lighter colours of the water give good contrasts in combination with the lighter blue of the water. I like the misty shapes of the mountains in the background.

mumek (17468) 2005-07-12 20:00

Good evening Wes!
Excellent view at the lake. Very lovely colours and nice misty atmosphere in the background. I like more your original version than workshop.Your capture is for me more realistic,less noisy and very artistic.
best regards
ziggy

MoosicMan (1231) 2005-07-12 22:22

Nice one here, Wes, although I might have tried to catch this scene before the haze kicked up during the day. It's a beautiful place, and your POV is awesome. Good job,
Matt

oochappan (22032) 2005-07-13 16:29

Pure wild nature almost no human activity then enjoying it nicly seen from up over the hills, lake and the eclosing hills dissapearing in the mist, a place to be.

Didi (36064) 2005-07-17 6:14

Bonjour Wes
J'apprécie beaucoup ce paysage qui me rappelle la région montagneuse d'Auvergne en france.
Le point de vue est excellent.

Hello Wes
I appreciate much this landscape which remind me the mountainous area of Auvergne in France. The point of view is excellent.

naxius (16679) 2005-07-18 11:20

Hi Wes,
Wow!! Great view and we can see very far..
The POV is excellent.
I like this landscape.
Alex

kclai (2267) 2005-07-24 23:47

Hi Wes
Another polarizes shot and given those "darkening" effect.
Maybe you could work out some adjustment in PS to improve the greens and increases the brightness.
Eric Lai

berek (28875) 2006-05-14 1:33

Hi Wes,
i know this picture has a little focus problem but beautiful landscape and panoromic view my friend. i like it very much. colors and compo are magnificant.
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-)
Framing :-))
Idea :-))