Gorgeous Day Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is another shot taken at Waterfowl Lake on the Columbia Icefields Parkway a few weeks ago. I chose the vertical portrait perspective here because I wanted to feature the foreground complete with those interesting red algae or whatever, but also wanted to capture the reflections and the big blue sky. Enjoy.

happypoppeye, Matthew-Watt, danielswalsh, asajernigan, leo61, carper, Floydian, Dpbours, zeca, ChrisJ, gary91, AgaA, robertosalguero, bebep, gunbud has marked this note useful

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happypoppeye (4064) 2007-09-09 18:45

Wow, great saturated colors Gerald. Maybe a little dark for some, but I like colors like this, although some of the details look a blacked out as you go towards the back of the photo. Really nice composition, especially catching the red specks of algae on the rocks. Super smooth and sharp also.

Great work.
John

danielswalsh (13330) 2007-09-09 18:57

Nice shot Gerald;

I like the composition of the rocks in the forground as well as the reflections off the water. The shot is very striking, but personally a bit to contrasty for my taste. I'd like to see a little more detail brough out from the shadows in the opposite shore and mountain.
Sharp detail, nice composition, rich colors- but a bit too contrasty in my opinion.

All the best,
- Dan

asajernigan (14304) 2007-09-09 19:26

Gerald,
Your composition is outstanding here using the reflection to create balance and depth to the shot. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF. The contrast is very nice with the areas of deep shadow on the mountain side.
TFS,
Asa

Nelu_Goia (2742) 2007-09-09 19:55

Yes indeed Gerald,gorgeaus day and gorgeaus photo.
You are getting better and better,you know?
Have a good night,
Nelu

leo61 (43816) 2007-09-09 21:18

Hi Gerald!
Great shot of this fantastic very well composed with these rocks in the foreground.Nice reflections and a wonderful deep blue sky.
Regards,Leo

carper (65742) 2007-09-09 21:58

a very Gorgeous Day Gerald,
a very nicephoto. with a fine pov, a good perspective and a piece of quality, very good photojob and nice to look at, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

Dyerco (9310) 2007-09-09 23:00

Beautifully sharp and well exposed.
Phil

Dpbours (220) 2007-09-09 23:03

Hi Gerald,

The gradient in the blue sky is wonderful! The diagonal in the shot with the rocks and the reflection being spot on. A bit of something to see in the foreground to create depth. Nice shot!!

Greetings,
Dennis

cherryripe (19187) 2007-09-10 2:06

Hi Gerald
Beautiful mountain see with such a blue sky. Excellent details of the rocks in the foreground and I like how they're dotted with red. Lovely reflection too.
Regards
Nikki

Floydian (30970) 2007-09-10 6:11

Hi Gerald,
Wonderful view from this location. A superb gradient blue in the sky sky and even the reflection in the lake has a nice piece of blue inside. Your vertical framing works very good, makes the whole composition more powerful in depth and presentation.
Regards, Henk

dcawker (5691) 2007-09-10 7:32

Beautiful perspective and really nice colors as well.. I've driven past this scene numerous times - including this past summer - and you did an excellent job of capturing it here! Regards, Doug

jemaflor (39759) 2007-09-10 10:39

Hi Gerald,
another great view, nice composition and great colours with this light, well taken and interesting effect with the orange colour on rocks.

Ann75 (0) 2007-09-10 19:05

Hi Gerald,

Oh my, another fantastic shot from this amazing place! I love the deep blue colours as well as the light in this scene. The rocks in the foreground create amazing depth which is fantastic in this shot. Excellent composition with beautiful details, stunning reflections and crisp colours! Fantastic work, Gerald!

Greetings,
Ann

gary91 (15321) 2007-09-11 1:33

Hello Gerald,
Again a wonderful reflection. I love the bright saturated colors and the variety of blue and green existing between the sky and the lake is gorgeous. Your vertical composition is very good and the red lichens on the rocks in the foreground give a nce touch. A beautiful and peaceful image, congratulations.
Have a nice day.
Christian

zeca (20026) 2007-09-12 18:38

Wow Gerald!
Excellent colours! The image is very clear, sharp, and the framing to down is well choosed including those rocks to the nice foreground. Well taken!
Regards,
Zeca
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PJE (19533) 2007-09-12 21:01

Good Evening Gerald. I like the close up details along the shoreline bringing added interest to this photo, including the red dots of algae on these rocks. Now I can also see how clear the glacier water is from this photo. It does not look as clear as the lakes we know in our area. Good work Gerald with excellent results.

AgaA (2634) 2007-09-13 21:21

The choice of those colored rocks as foreground works perfect here, I like also mountain reflection and nice blue sky, altogether it is very striking composition.
Regards,
Agnieszka

robertosalguero (110) 2007-09-17 0:25

Gerald this is in my opinion one of your nicest images. It is well composed with the shoreline nicely leading the eyes into the background. The colours are well saturated. The sky is very striking here. It does have that deep blue that is often found in the Rockies. I guess the twp peaks in the disance are Howse Peak and Mt Chefren. I hope I am right. Thanks Gerald.

Roberto

testmaniac (12262) 2007-09-18 8:59

Hi Gerald, very nice photo with great composition of this wonderful place make this shot very attractive. I make some mode of shadows

TFS

Philip

bebep (2087) 2007-10-01 8:00

Hi Gerald,
very beautiful colors for this pic, and above all the amazing sky, I like the reflex on the water, good contrast and sharpness.
what are those constructions that are seen on the left of the photo, can they be teepee?

Ciao and TFS

Giuseppe

feather (50168) 2007-10-29 5:08

I've been looking at some of your earlier posts and have to say I am envious of where you live to have so many wonderful photo opps. There are so many wonderful elements to this image, not least the stunning reflections and the strange red lichen/algae. Excellent shot.
Kath

gunbud (28165) 2007-11-03 19:18

Hi Gerald,
Beautiful vertical presentation of this prestine Canadian lake catches a striking reflection of the snow capped mountain in its lovely clam turquoise waters. The red dotted rocks contrast nicely with the water grass and sky.
Regards, Tom

delkoo (34810) 2007-11-07 4:05

hi gerald
The shapes and reflection are quite appealing,You captured fantastic light in a really good composition. I am impressed by the details and colours of your photo
really good one
didier

corsicastorm (3224) 2007-12-02 1:43

Le Canada dans toute sa splendeur !! joli reflet, j'aurais juste cadré un peu plus bas.