Lake Louise, Banff National Park, a photo from Alberta, Prairies

Photographer's Note

Lake Louise on a stormy late summer evening. The milky color of the lake is due to the presence of rock flour (also called glacial flour).

For this shot, I used 2 stacked grad ND filters.

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grifos (908) 2007-02-05 9:53

perfect shot.great composition, colors, sky.
TFS

trinko (2950) 2007-02-05 10:03

huge blue cast but it contributes to a great surreal atmopshere incredibly placid lake and nice reflections.

Robpulp (917) 2007-02-05 10:07

Keith,
Great shot! The colours are brilliant with the red contrasting with the blue. The water is so still. Brilliant composition and mood. Good work

Rob

parbo (11092) 2007-02-05 10:08

Hi Keith,

You got excellent result with your clever idea and filters too. Splendid contrast between red and blue is stunning in your photo. Dark mountain ridges, snowy hills and their reflections are very nice. Congratulations.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

jiridracek (2038) 2007-02-05 10:18

Perfect picture, excelent colours and interesting contrast between red boat and blue.
TFS.
jiridracek

flory (4848) 2007-02-05 10:22

ciao Keith,
what blue!!!it's unreal atmosphere here,nice idea to use filters..feel like around is stopped the time ..for this blue!
nice day,
flory

sabanuluca (5176) 2007-02-05 10:52

h,
perfect colour and contrast. perfect photot.
Congratulationsgreetings
şaban

TravelerNL (3011) 2007-02-05 10:56

Hello Keith,
Beautiful photo with the dramatic sky and difficult light conditions. The contrast with the red kanoes and the water is excellent. Just unreal this photo, well done.
Harko

anducina (8407) 2007-02-05 11:07

Beautiful compo and colours. Very nice.

TFS,

Andreea

jeanguy (686) 2007-02-05 11:16

Hi Keith, Such a nice shot! Misty mood, framing are good. I like the touch of red too. Cheers.
Amicalement, JG.

ManuMay (36447) 2007-02-05 11:39

WOOOOOW!!!
Absolute colours and contrast.
Is this real??
It seems to be a dream.
Thanks for sharing

Manuel

mala-zaba (102) 2007-02-05 11:43

Hi,

I like this composition and the colors of this picture. Nice DOF.

I have a question. Technically, What makes the ND filters on the photograph. I know that it is used to decrease the exposure , but on a statics picture, was are the utility?

P.S. Sorry for my english

Eric

jcdurka1 (1950) 2007-02-05 12:18

Very nice colors and tone. I like the contrast with the canoe. It's just a bit too centered for me. I prefer with less water.
Regards,
Jean-Claude

tatadalou (7459) 2007-02-05 14:04

Hi Keith.
The colour of water is really astonishing! The red kayak , as the clouds and the white line in the lake give some attraction to the eye.
Beautiful!
Delphine

scientific (405) 2007-02-05 14:17

Hi,
wonderful scenery. Very nice colors, reflections and composition. It's like a dream. Thanks for sharing..
hülya

baba_flies (8829) 2007-02-05 14:40

Dear Keith ... I almost wanted to give up "Lake Louise" ... so many times seen on TE - as if no other lake would exist. But I had to open it and I must say I am glad I did. This is extra class work. I love the milky blue tones, just "disturbed" by the red canoe which of course gives the special touch to the whole. Super cool, I love it. Barbara.

Viera (948) 2007-02-06 10:02

Hi Keith,
perfect blue landscape,it is artistic shot.Very nice, I´m looking forward to your next photos.
Cheers,
Viera

isabela_sor (47748) 2007-02-06 11:12

Ohhh,what a start on TE,Keith!!!Only perfect pictures!!!Excellent contrast between blue tones and the red boat here!!!Thanks for posting
Greetings from Romania

Nelu_Goia (3116) 2007-02-06 11:46

Perfection 100%!
What a genial use of those filters…But it`s not only the filters that make this picture my favorite Lake Louise photo.
Thank you for delighting my eyes with such a beautiful image.
Not that it matter but I would award it 4 points:)
Nelu

kagemusha (1288) 2007-02-07 10:57

perfect shot, there is nothing to say. but i like the contrast by red boat.
regards

mali

cdmonson (5304) 2007-02-16 18:04

Cool effect Keith. I love that the bright red stands out against the solemn blue of the rest of the scene. A much moodier shot of Lake Louise than we normally see. Nice job.

Clark

Zelanda (5692) 2007-03-06 15:02

Hola Keith
Fantástica composición, colores muy bellos y gran definición
Cheers
Saludos
Zelanda

Voltri (1777) 2007-06-07 10:12

Keith, the excellent photo, I am amazed by the color of water -- so unusual!

grattounet (0) 2007-06-07 10:17

Magnifique photo pour son ambiance par contre j'aurais placé la ligne horizontale au deux tiers ...

codiac (1756) 2007-07-26 3:27

Amazing shot, love everything about it, the water looks like milk.
I just bought this camera and lens yesterday. Hope to get some shots as good as this. well done

Gary

MarcT (20964) 2008-07-03 6:41

Hi Keith,
That's a stunning picture. I'm happy to discover your work here on TE. It seems to me that you're not a beginner and, looking at your equipement, that you know what's excellent to achieve this type of results.
Cheers
Marc

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4814) 2010-06-19 4:35

very surreal!! nice tones!! great composition!! would love to visit this place!! TFS!
all the best!