October On Maple Ridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

High up on Maple Ridge Ski Area is this peaceful little snow making pond that seems to reach up and touch the sky.
Usually when I hike over here from my daughter and son-in-law's house I'm in the company of 3 dogs and one or both of my lovely granddaughters.
The color is mostly gone now in fact there was about 3 inches of snow up here on last Thursday.

gracious, yedirenk, cfreire, Charo, Kielia, vmf-214, Dyerco, Royaldevon, Floydian, fulvio52, danos, trekks, dareco, phwall, JorgeCK has marked this note useful

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phwall (5570) 2008-11-02 19:22

Hi Tom,
Very pretty shot, you've had good value out of this location so far. Good composition using the foreground reeds to add interest and depth. On my monitor the shot looks to be a bit oversharpened but, everyone sees it differently. I posted a shot that I thought looked as sharp as and got the response twice that the shot looked a bit soft, go figure.
Anyway a really beautiful image, I'm looking forward to some posts from this spot covered in snow.
All the best
Pete

gneufeld (15173) 2008-11-02 19:39

Hi tom,
Late day light is always the best for shots like this, but I am of the mind this shot could have done with a slightly tighter crop on the bottom - just a thought. TFs. Gerald

dareco (17104) 2008-11-02 20:33

Very beautiful framing, and I love the scene! Very nice colors and detail. TFS

trekks (14314) 2008-11-03 1:18

hi Tom

3 dog! That would be fun.

Very nice countryside to hike with such good company and to enjoy a lovely landscape view of this nature.

For this shot, I would probably crop off the FG grass, leave the water just enough to reflect the trees at the right and make it look like panorama. Try it on your PC and see how it goes.

tfs, bill

p/s for last 2 Sundays, I took my 3-yr dog to climb 560m hill and so far he is able to take it well. I wonder, nobody has trek that steep hill with a dog. It takes about 2hrs to reach the top.

danos (32512) 2008-11-03 2:23

Hello Tom,
very effective landscape view with the little pond with the reflected color of the sky to be an eye catcher.I like the light that falls on the background as the wild grass the decorade pleasantly the foreground.Well done.

Have a nice week,Danos

John_F_Kennedy (31427) 2008-11-03 2:41

Lovely autumnal shot. Fabulous colours. You've captured the taste of autumn very well!
Best wishes,
Achim

jplebrun (16986) 2008-11-03 4:47

Hi Tom
encore une belle photo a faire rêver de ces belles journées d'automne ou il fait bon de se promener dehors, belle réalisation mon ami.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-11-03 5:39

Hi, Tom.
Wonderful and totally truthful to Autumn, both in terms of colors and atmosphere. I'll have to show this magnificent pond to Freddie... he, he!
LOVELY shot, buddy!
And thanks for taking time again to go all the way back through my gallery, I greatly appreciate.
Hugs to you & 4-legged pals, see ya later.
Have a great day,
Fulvio.

Floydian (30970) 2008-11-03 6:17

Hi Tom,
Good to see Rotterdam showing up again ;-)
Good use of the reed in front to create and extra lyer in the composition and the depth that is created by it works very good.
Warm colours on the other side, very good composition..!!!
Regards, Henk

Royaldevon (5934) 2008-11-03 6:29

Hello Tom,

Oh, the thought of snow makes me shiver!
No ... in truth it would probably raise the temperature a little, which is below freezing today!
This shot has a lovely atmosphere with the low sunlight catching the distant trees and making them glow warm gold and orange.
The f/g reeds provide an interesting, textural border whilst the sky, with its soft cloud formations adds interest to the upper section.
Excellent composition.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Dyerco (9092) 2008-11-03 7:29

Hi Tom
WOW! The light is fabulous as it does real justice to those BG colours.
Phil

Greg1949 (8507) 2008-11-03 7:57

Wow Tom, this is a shot wit huge detail, it is really great. You are certainly one of the best photographers od rural America here on TE, Great capture.

Greg

vmf-214 (1622) 2008-11-03 10:27

Hi Tom,

Great shot and this photo brings back memories of fishing ponds when I was kid. Perfect angle in you shot and the background of the sun hittings the trees is perfect. Great job Tom.

Regards
Jason

Kielia (8505) 2008-11-03 10:40

Hi Tom,
I am also looking forward to seeing this place covered with snow. It is a beautiful spot in a very nice light, but from my point of view there is too much reed in the FG. Anyway, a very pleasant composition! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

Bluejeans (32335) 2008-11-03 12:26

Ola Tom
Que bela foto de final de dia muito bonitas as cores de outono , gostei muito deste primeiro plano com estas plantas e do céu , boa profundidade de foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Charo (31671) 2008-11-03 13:20

Hello Tom,
Beautiful composition in which the dominant colors ochres give you a great warmth to the image.
Excellent with very good depth and detail.
Best regards,
Charo

cfreire (11647) 2008-11-03 14:33

Hi Tom
Great composition with nice warm colors. The vegetation in foreground under a low POV is attractive and beautiful. I've enjoyed some little flowers at the bottom image. Good POV, depth and framing. Well done. Regards, Consuelo

yedirenk (7371) 2008-11-03 19:35

Hi Tom,
this is a perfect view.warm sun light,cloudy sky and calm lake are superb details.an elegant composition.also very nice frame.well done.TFS
Greetings

Cevdet

gracious (20017) 2008-11-04 9:32

Hello Tom,
Excellent image on this geat Maple Ridge Ski area well captured with the best pov in depth!
very good fg element and a awesome distance view in perfect colouration and details over it!
a very calm and peaceful presentation well pleased!
many thanks always
Tony

JorgeCK (2596) 2008-11-07 14:07

Hi Tom,
Wonderful landscape shot. The composition is excellent. Love how the sunlight brightens the village and the hills. Good choice to include the tall grass in the foreground. Like this picture alot.
Congratulations Tom and thank you for sharing.
joRge