Enjoying the view, a photo from Alberta, Prairies

Photographer's Note

Morraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks. Banff is probably the most well known and popular national park in Canada, and Morraine Lake is one of the best known destinations in the park. The lake is fed by melting glaciers, it's ice cold water mixed with rock dust, creating this beautiful blue colour. There is a big rock pile at the end of the lake, with huge boulders. Many people climb the rocks to get a better view of the lake, including me. It's a beautiful place to just sit and enjoy the view, like this woman perched on the rock.

This was taken with Fuji Velvia - the reason is that I needed a super wide angle, which I can't get on my digital because of the crop factor.

Roly, vvujisic, singuanti, alainh, Emile, gary91, ChrisJ, nwoehnl, wilkinsonsg, Fis2, erdna, PJE, supereira, Fixfocus, kebek, joergen115, aznegrao, jrzufferey has marked this note useful

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Roly (2024) 2005-09-28 22:52

Beautiful indeed. The view is great, the light falls on the lake under the right angle for producing a clean, pleasant blue. The red color spot is an excellent diversion from the usual tourist shot and the air is surprisingly clear for this location.

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vvujisic (349) 2005-09-28 23:03

Hi, Alvin!

Simply - perfect! Amazing, awesome, beautiful! Everything is perfect! Thanks for sharing!

Greetings,
Vlado

leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-09-28 23:09

Hi Alvin,
Wonderful view, very nice landscape. Very good composition, I like the woman enjoying it. Great colours, sharpness and superb lightness.
Greetings,
Leonor

maphoto (8082) 2005-09-28 23:50

Very nice Alvin, the colors and contrast are gorgeous, wonderful landscape, I particularly like the trees pointing into the water and the light on the lake in this area, well seen.

chaity (1539) 2005-09-29 0:09

Hai Alvin, you have such a beautiful photo here. The colors are intense and the photo is sharp and clear. Nice touch with the lady siting there.

selman (371) 2005-09-29 0:11

Great composition
Great colors

alainh (33209) 2005-09-29 0:18

Hello Alvin.
the atmosphere is not too cold !!!
great colours in your composition. the perspective is fantastic and we want be at the place of this person.
splendid
regadrs
alain

Emile (20352) 2005-09-29 1:04

Excellent picture Alvin.
This is a beautiful place, captured from a very good angle. The differents colors of the lake are impressive. The lady on red give a great perspective to your picture. Very good composition.
Well done.

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gary91 (15348) 2005-09-29 1:38

Hello Alvin,
Woooaou
So beautiful colors !!!
and more than this your success in avoiding the "post card" image. Very good idea to have this person included which give life to your landscape.
Regards. Christian

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Gregtom (7169) 2005-09-29 2:46

Hello, Alvin!
This is really fantastic landscape with completely outstanding colors, contrast and a good composition with a person contemplating this beautiful view! Beautiful place, amazing rocky mountains simply falling into the water of clear lake. How I wish to be there!!!
Thanks for sharing!
regards,
Greg

tars (882) 2005-09-29 3:16

Excellent picture of a beautiful landscape, Alvin, good lightness and sharpness. Very nice colours with wondrously contrasts. The woman in red give a special touch. A nice shot here, i like it.
Greetings ... Tars

riclopes (35577) 2005-09-29 3:48

What a fantastic and idyllic place. We can forget about everything in our lifes in places like this one. The lightening is apealling and I liked the information you wrote as well. Thank you for sharing.
ricardo

tityop (6225) 2005-09-29 3:58

Bonjour Alvin,
Waouuuu alors la j'adore!! Cette photo est très bien composé avec cette femme en rouge qui regarde ce paysage grandiose.
Le lac est d'un bleu comme j'en ai rarement vu.
C'est GRANDIOSE !!!
Thierry

pt tout a l'heure

nwoehnl (122) 2005-09-29 10:33

Hi Alvin. I am on my last day of a 2-week visit to this beautiful part of Canada, and among all I have seen in the Rockies, Moraine Lake is certainly one of my favorites. You made a beautiful framing here to present the scenery in all of its magnificence, with the woman seeming equally awe-struck as anybody else who would witness this sight. Also a nice disposition of light at the time of day you took it, and a beautiful rendition of the deep blue hues of the lake's almost translucent waters. Very nice.

kensimage (8563) 2005-09-29 10:39

Wow, Alvin, are you sure you didn't hire her to wear the red sweatshirt? It's the perfect accent. All people appearing in landscape shots should be required to wear red. Anyway, this is a beautiful classic composition, with the woman obviously looking at the same thing we are, which creates a connection (we'd like to be in her spot!) Outstanding! Regards, Ken.

john_c (24666) 2005-09-29 13:21

Hi Alvin,
What a great wide angle shot you have rendered. Even without the woman in red this would have been a winner, but she definitely enhances. I like the rich hues and textures and your POV is well chosen. The unique character of the rock jutting out on the right gives the shot a real edge over similar postcard scenes. First class work.
John

singuanti (15250) 2005-09-29 14:06

Hi Alvin. Well that Velvia also did such an amazing job with the saturation of the lake. The red sweatshirt adds a good splash of color too. Nice work Alvin.

wilkinsonsg (8662) 2005-09-29 15:21

The introduction of a person to the scene makes for added interest - not that it was needed for a view like this!

jbweasle (9393) 2005-09-29 15:26

Alvin, I love these mountain pics of yours. Just keep 'em coming. I particularly like your model with her red coat - she really draws the viewer into the picture. Great composition.

Fis2 (158301) 2005-09-29 16:55

Hi Alvin!
Your photo is wonderful!
Super colours and sharpness.
Good composition.
Regards
Krzysztof

erdna (5713) 2005-09-29 18:17

It is a very nice photo Alvin! The blue color of the lake is amazingly beautiful. The woman's red jacket makes a very nice accent.

Also, thank you for your comments on my photo, "Sundial Bridge at Sunset".

Andre'

PJE (20758) 2005-09-29 20:14

Alvin this is one of those WOW photos in your gallery. I know you have posted this before but with added human dimension in red adds so much appeal to this scene. A definate favorite of mine now. I have to say thanks for posting this. Cheers Paul.

ChrisJ (162770) 2005-09-30 3:40

Hi Alvin

Superb, saturated color, with marvellous lighting & contrast. I like the red vs blue color contrast. Bon travail!

supereira (9576) 2005-09-30 6:11

Great view.I like the composition and DOF.Beautiful place.I like the contrast between the mountains and the sky.Very good colors,light,textures and sharpness.I like the details and framing.Good job!

sicily198x (2026) 2005-09-30 14:32

An other world on earth that you captured. Wonderful shot, GREAT WORK Alvin.
Thanks for sharing.

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-09-30 19:34

Hi Alvin,
Indeed an impressive superwide view on this breathtaking landscape.A well balanced composition with wonderful colors and contrasts.
Have a nice weekend,
hermann

Corny (1706) 2005-09-30 22:14

This is a stunning shot !!
The red against the blue and even the tree on the left to give you a sence of hieght.
There are several shots posted of this lake and area from people all over the world coming here to see the beauty that Canada has to offer and I love to look at them all!!

PixelTerror (0) 2005-10-01 5:29

HI Alvin,
A superb place and photo, I did not get such a weather when I visited the place in 1993. Excellent PoV and stunning colors, the woman adds here the contemplating dimension as well as a bright red color touch.
Have a nice week end,
JEan-Yves

kebek (5438) 2005-10-01 9:08

Serwus Alvin !
Wonderful, well considered composition - just a Man and the Nature. And what a Nature. This is well presented place, here on TE. But the most inspiring and interesting are Your Works. Here i appreciate the use of single tree on the left for creating adequate height of the viewpoint. Incredible overall scenery.
Be well,
Mat

joergen115 (2246) 2005-10-01 11:07 [Comment]

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danielswalsh (13597) 2005-10-01 21:18

Superb shot Alvin, truly spectacular.

The detail here is amazing... very sharp & clear. Many people may think that the colors here have been manipulated, but the waters around Banff really are that color.
Did you use a polariser Alvin?

Cheers,
- Dan

aznegrao (10316) 2005-10-03 18:53

Fantastic Alvin!!
Fantastica composição. A sua ótima sensibilidade para a luz gerou ótimas cores e contrastes. Ótimo trabalho
Um abraço.
Aznegrao.

cam (9043) 2005-10-04 21:29

hi Alvin
A very beautiful view of this most famous site in the rockies.And the inclusion of the lady acts like it is putting us right there beside her and sharing the view
Charles

dolin (7369) 2005-10-05 15:22

Hi Alvin
Superbe paysage, un vrai réfal.
J'adore ces couleurs saturées et cette touche de rouge avec cette femme parfaitement posée dans le cadre.
La DOF est très bonne et le contraste ombre-lumière également.
Nice shot
Fred

perryhooter (2424) 2005-10-07 1:46

Super shot Alvin,

Beautifully composed. Nice touch to keep the woman with her bright red sweater.

TFS,
Robert

sarju (5324) 2005-10-11 12:35

Hi Alvin
good thinking to include the human element in this photo, it distinguishes this photo well from the many others taken from this place on TE .... cheers ...sarju
PS: I like the way bright red of the jacket contrasts with the rest of the image

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jrzufferey (7305) 2005-10-13 11:06

Vraiment magnifique ta composition, ce somptueux paysage avec cette superbe densité des couleurs et cerise sur le gâteau, cette personne qui nous apporte une belle note de rouge. Amicallement/jr

bliard (1120) 2005-10-13 22:40

Surealistic scene. Definitely, you are one of my favorite photographer on Trekearth. I'm always amaze by your picture. This one again with the light touch of clear blue and the other color are just wonderful!

flashlight (579) 2005-11-05 0:12