Submerged Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I was instantly drawn to the remains of an old tree lying just below the surface of the Maroon Lake. I selected a suitable composition of a shot by positing the reflections from the clouds to avoid them interfering with the textures of the logs beneath the waters.

Maroon Bells in Snowmass Wilderness displays fantastic colors in the fall (late Sept) and it is a great place to visit for nature photographer. Most trails heads are easily accessible by car and crowds are relatively mild at that time of the year.

kiks, BennyV, pummellja, gneufeld, gyamtso, rlrad has marked this note useful

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kiks (5999) 2008-02-19 8:41

Hi Jay, i'm realy jealous of you that you succed to teke this shot! ;-)
I try a couple of times to take a shot showing objects under water but i don't get my DOF and exposure right. You succed in a fantastique way and also a great composition.
TFS
KIKs

rgarrigus (0) 2008-02-19 8:43

Hi Jay,

Very interesting foreground and wonderful colors. Good eye to have composed around the cloud. It made the shot along with your great use of the polariser.

Cheers!

Bob G.

erel (11490) 2008-02-19 8:44

MERHABA
ÇOK GÜZEL BİR FOYOĞRAF KARESİ..BRAVOOOOOO. EREL

indraajeet (1773) 2008-02-19 9:23

superb colours pov and sharpness. seems a bit oversaturated though
indrajit

BennyV (4512) 2008-02-19 9:52

The strength of this picture is what is underneath the water surface. I wonder if you saturated the colours of the mountain, they are (almost?) too much. Thanks for the upload, Jay.

Benny

Niebaotan (300) 2008-02-19 10:35

Hi Jay!

Wonderful capture of this amazing landscape. Great composition and perfect prservation of colors.

/Peter

dkeus31 (26010) 2008-02-19 10:44

hello jay,
a nice composition with the lovely reflexion and also all the details in the foreground lake, making it very nice.
regards
didier

burzum (998) 2008-02-19 10:58

hi Jay,
you saw the opportunity nicely, composed the scene effectively and the result is stunning (as is the case with the rest of your portfolio :)
regards,
kostas

pummellja (29) 2008-02-19 11:02

Jay,
A fantastic shot! Brilliant colors, clarity, and point of view. That photograph is just asking to be framed and hung in a gallery. TFS.

Regards,
John

gneufeld (15055) 2008-02-19 11:41

Hi Jay,
Wow, the clarity and sharpness is stunning. I love the vibrant colors and the submerged tree being visible in the foreground is amazing. The clouds, the reflection, what more can I say? Very well done and TFS. Gerald

ScottAndersen (45) 2008-02-19 15:08

Hi Jay,

Very nice composition and colors.
And different from normal water and mountain shots with the underwater debris.

Congratulations!

Scott.

gyamtso (153) 2008-02-20 3:54

Marvellous and wonderful. From the depths to the sky. Thanks for sharing. Regards!

rlrad (1187) 2009-02-10 5:14

Just beautiful, Jay. Excellent exposure to capture both the submerged roots and reflected clouds. The depth of field keeps my eyes busy searching up and down in the photograph - great decision to use the portrait orientation, too. I really like this one, and noticed several others in your gallery that I can study, too, so I have added you to my favorites so I can come back for a lesson at a later time.

Thank you,
Reed Radcliffe
St. Louis, Missouri, USA