Rockies Splendor Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of the Spray Lakes from near the summit of a mountain in Kananaskis Country. The Road seen by the lake is the Smith Dorrien Trail that connect Canmore to the Kananaskis Lakes. This is a gravel road that extend 60 kms and is kept that way to avoid hordes of tourist buses that plague other areas of the Rockies. A beautiful area of Alberta. Enjoy.

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besnard (30182) 2009-06-25 0:18

Bonjour Roberto
Une belle vue plongeante sur ce paysage aux belles couleurs qui respire l'air pur.
Merci pour cette belle image et bonne journée.
Nicole

giorgimer (20732) 2009-06-25 0:21

Hi Roberto,

easy to imagine, since the thumbnail, that it's another of your wonderful natural shots. As usual perfect composition and quality.

Well done!

Gio

bakes888 (18055) 2009-06-25 0:45

Hi Roberto. I always enjoy your wilderness photos, vast vistas of beauty! Well composed with good FG for depth and perspective. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

I_WanderingSoul (652) 2009-06-25 0:52

Hello Roberto,
Splendor indeed! The blues are magnificent.
Wonderful POV which show a bird's eye view of the landscape.
TFS,Neelima.

snunney (34146) 2009-06-25 1:05

Hello Roberto,
A splendid view over this magnificent and grandiose scenery. The light is very pleasing and the colours natural looking. Superb sharpness. I like also the sky, whihc contributes much to the atmosphere.

axiotea (15929) 2009-06-25 1:18

Hello Roberto
Splendid view from a well chosen pov, giving a good idea how looks this area!
The lake naturally framed in between the gravel roads caught my attention already from the thumbnails! Love as well those clouds in the blue sky.
Cheers
Marilyn

Budapestman (41066) 2009-06-25 1:44

Hi Roberto,
Amazing panorama with spectacular composition. Beautiful colours and lights, the depth of the photo is superb. Picturesque shot. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

Hellas (5097) 2009-06-25 2:29

Hello Roberto!
I noticed the graveled road and I share your outlook.
The view is amazing and the place is so charming for exploring and photography.
Blue and green tones catch viewer’s eyes!

Happy to be there, through your lens!

Greetings,
Athanasios.

npecanhuk (13101) 2009-06-25 2:32

Hello Roberto!
Magnificent natural view!
The high pov was quite privileged and the composition was effectively and wonderfully done!
Sharpness is pretty suitable to the image!
Exposure is correct! Colors are naturally beautiful!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

dareco (17024) 2009-06-25 3:27

My brother and his family take their horses to this area each summer and ride for 2 to 3 weeks. Very beautiful!! Nice composition and excellent colors and detail. TFS

phwall (5424) 2009-06-25 3:44

Hi Roberto,
I know you only post shots like this to make all of us over here in Australia as envious as hell because you know we don't have any mountains. Well it works, I'm as envious as hell.
Beautiful photograph, crystal clear and as pretty as a picture.
Regards
Peter

siamesa (12465) 2009-06-25 5:00

Hello Roberto

It's your mark, mountains, sky and water. Simply marvelous. Congrats.
Regards
Maria

chpp (3936) 2009-06-25 8:08

hola Roberto
excellente foto, como siempre las rockies son un espectaculo desde cualquier punto de vista
buen framing
TFS
C

danos (31740) 2009-06-25 9:04

Hi Roberto,
splendid the view of the Rockies,with the river to penetrate almost the whole scene.I like the snowy slopes of the Mt.,as the brilliant light of the scene.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

wolf38 (12525) 2009-06-25 10:11

Hello Roberto. A fantastic landscape and a photo as from the picture book. Very beautifully. Regards, Wolfgang.

Cricri (42853) 2009-06-25 10:41

Bonjour Roberto
Très jolie vue plongeante sur le paysage, sublime la couleur de l'eau, la belle lumière et les quelques trainées de blancs sur les montagnes, belle qualité d'image
Friendship
cricri

Selmik (1338) 2009-06-25 11:40

Hi Roberto,
it is beautiful area indeed.Wondering how high did You go to catch this excellent scenery view?
Looks like a panorama,at least it creates this viewing effect.Colors and details are superb.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Mike

stego (22336) 2009-06-25 12:11

Hi Roberto,
This reminds me the wonderful posts of yours that delighted me in my early days here - a great compo that makes great use of the vintage point, a mesmerizing play of light and shadow and dark rocks and remaining snow, fabulous colours... It's a lovely view!
Regards,
José

gneufeld (15007) 2009-06-25 20:48

Hi Roberto,
Seems I can recognize your gorgeous mountain scenery shots from a mile away - wow, I love the high vantage view of the Spray Lakes. I travelled the Smith Dorien last year and loved the area. Excellent light and colors here. Well done and TFS. Gerald

jjcordier (24158) 2009-06-25 23:17

Roberto
Quel beau POV sur ce superbe paysage magnifiquement photographié.
Amicalement
JJ

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-06-27 5:55

Hi Roberto,
Perfect landscape photo, just your style. very beautiful, in all aspects. Nothing to pick
tfs
jorge

ghilain (1714) 2009-06-27 8:27

Bonjour Roberto,

Magnifique paysage très bien capté!
Grandiose, tu nous donne une impression de grandeur et d'immensité.

Bravo pour la finesse du cliché

TFS

brigitte

aadilj (17950) 2009-06-28 22:01

This is beautiful and captured from a great POV which takes such a avst wide look at everything thats around. I like the composition and the balance

vmf-214 (1620) 2009-06-29 14:31

Hi Rob,

The title fits the image, Just splendid view of the mountain range with a lovely lake below, Beautiful nature scene with excellent color contrast and sharpness. Great job Rob.

Best regards
Jason.

emka (21143) 2009-06-29 22:16

Hi Roberto, indeed the view is superb. this lake looks like a wide river. The colours are amazing. Fantastic panorama. I love such places.

Regards

Malgorzata

Graal (57292) 2009-06-30 0:20

Hi Roberto,
greatlandscape, good POV and glance on the river and valley. Nice Canadian wild nature. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

mkamionka (4226) 2009-06-30 9:56

O my God, this is a wonderful view.
I like the variety of the landscape: sharp mountains, broad river with fantastic color, dramatic shapes of the trees.
Fantastic work,
TFS
M

Clementi (42957) 2009-06-30 15:14

Ciao Roberto,
splendid rich landscape with many elements and from the beautiful colors, snow creates a very particular and splendid effect, the sky are marvelous.
compliments
Giorgio

cdmonson (2751) 2009-07-01 6:34

This is my wife's cousin's favorite place to hike, but I've never been to this part of K-Country. We're planning on visiting Calgary next summer. Looks like I'll need to spend some more time in Kananaskis--I've only ever been in the winter, haha. Like the composition here, and the light's not too bad. Something seems to be mising, like a bit of sharpness, or perhaps a bit more contrast in the mountains. Can't quite put my finger on it. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

Clark

jlbrthnn (37000) 2009-07-02 4:31

Hello Roberto,
I hesitated between the Festival of Canada and this image. I prefer this one, and his splendid landscape. It is really a fantastic country by its vastness, by omnipresent water, its varied landscapes. The realization is remarkable. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Focales (514) 2009-07-02 23:40

Bonjour Roberto et merci de ton passage.
J'aime beaucoup le cadrage de cette photo avec ce fjord au bleu presque turquoise qui serpente entre les montagnes encore tachetées de neige. Un beau paysage.

Fellini (4956) 2009-07-03 1:43

What incredible lookout!!
The scenary is stunning and the way how you have composed the picture is excellent, the result is a really pleasant image, excellent work Roberto, my best compliments!!!
Greetings
Alex

AiresSantos (41418) 2009-07-04 23:48

HI Roberto
Excellent POV and depth.
I like a lot the River's colour and how you framed it. Amazing place
TFS and have a nice Sunday
Aires

mvdisco (11370) 2009-07-05 20:14

Hi Roberto,
Beautiful landscape nicely composed and well presented with a nice panorama of the splendor Rockies, great colors and light, and excellent POST CARD. of this beautiful place,,
all my compliments
Michel

Angshu (33324) 2009-07-05 20:48

Hello Roberto
Spectacular how the turquoise water of the lakes girdle the mountain peaks, their sheared rock strata bearing the traces of snow. From your high POV, this is a lovely presentation of the spectacular beauty!
Regards
Angshu

dip (12410) 2009-07-05 21:14

Hi Roberto,
wonderful landscape image!
excellent framed and composed,
splendid view from this POV,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

Charo (31651) 2009-07-06 15:44

Hola Roberto,
Los paisajes del norte de Canadá siempre me han atraído mucho, con sus grandes bosques y sus magníficos ríos, lagos y montañas. La perspectiva es espléndida y de una gran belleza y atractivo.
Un abrazo,
Charo

westozman (2863) 2009-07-07 2:10

G'day Roberto!
You know how to really upset me, eh? All I can do from this distance is lust at your wonderful image of this great scene, and curse the tyranny of distance! My 'other half' (Colleen) is in Radium BC as I write (7/7/09) - how could she be so cruel & not take me!!
Best wishes,
Jeff
PS: Your daughter is growing up so FAST!

danyy (68040) 2009-07-12 23:19

Un peu comme les montagnes suisses, les Rocky mountains sont magnifiques et les photographes se doivent de bien les réussir pour les honorer, chose que tu as bien comprise en choisissant un PÖV parfait.
Regards.
Daniel.

HimalAnda (1042) 2009-07-15 12:34

Hello Roberto,

This picture is a little masterpiece ! The composition is perfect, the colors are great and there is so much things to see there.
The river drives the eye across the picture, from the left to the right.

Stéphane

Giorgio (8628) 2009-07-17 0:18

- Impressive and splendid view Roberto, it's rare to find at the same time so nice mountains and this broad river which encircles them, it's a splendid framing and PoV, bravo and TFS!
Have an excellent weekend.
giorgio

InasiaJones (19811) 2009-07-17 0:41

Hi Roberto,

I didn't had the chance to visit Kananaskis Country, but I know that I have missed an opportunity to see some wonderful landscapes that are out of the usual circuit.

This overview shot is a fine example of the other natural treasures left to admire. You had some great weather conditions to create a remarkable photo, where the sense of wilderness and vastness is showed corner to corner.

One very bad critique is following... :-P) Roberto, you have to pay more attention when cloning a part of your photo, selecting different sources to avoid an obvious repeating pattern like you did in the left lower corner.

A bad post-process can damage a good image... This shot deserves a better intervention!... ;-)

André

anducina (8070) 2009-07-22 23:27

Hi Roberto,
Superb and impressive scene, the snow-covered mountains, the incredibly green water, the fir-trees, the sky...
TFS,
Andreea

emjleclercq (14133) 2009-07-28 13:44

A beautifull lanscape. The point of view is psectacular and gives a excellent sight.
I like very much the color of the lake, a bit narrow (I thought it was a large river), but here it is nice because you can see both sides.
All the best,

Emmanuel

jmcl (13721) 2009-07-29 20:19

Hi Roberto,

Tremendous view from a tremendous point of view .. love the power .. the vastness .. the vibrant river really adds a distinct and inviting flavor into all the power .. tremendous. take care, John

testmaniac (11832) 2009-08-28 0:17

Hi Roberto,nice landscape and great view! Only a little bit more sharpness can be better!

TFS

Phil