Blue Mesa Reflection

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 21, 2010240 views13 comments

Hi everyone,
Hope you all are having a great winter. I know I am! The more it snows, the happier I am lol.
Here is a shot from a recent outing to the Blue Mesa Reservoir in Colorado. It was a beautiful day, and the ice on the lake had melted just enough to allow for this beautiful reflection.
I have another version of this posted on the RMNP forum. Not sure which one I like better. Any C&C is well-appreciated.
Thanks in advance, and happy winter shooting!

20 mm, f/16, 1/100, ISO 100, hand-held.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 21, 2010 at 9:28 PM

Lovely serene shot. Gotta lose the reeds bottom left though. Might be worth a bw try too

aF

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 21, 2010 at 10:25 PM

Kelly, pretty nice find! Liking the fresh dusting of snow too.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 21, 2010 at 11:15 PM

I like this comp better, but lose the intruding grass on the llc. Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on January 22, 2010 at 2:45 AM

What a beautiful scene
The reflection is gorgeous

on the lower left there is like distracting grass

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Comment posted by Greg Maklae on January 22, 2010 at 6:12 AM

The reflection is great, the colors are great, but I would either include more grasses in the LL corner, or eliminate it totally.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on January 22, 2010 at 9:02 AM

Kelly,I think this is perfect just as it is,beautiful scene and reflection. Ron

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 22, 2010 at 10:40 AM

Looks very good, especially for clear blue sky conditions. The grasses are a distraction.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 22, 2010 at 12:02 PM

I like the reflection, the crisp conditions, and the nice curve in the ice in the foreground. I have to agree about the grasses in the LLC, but that's an easy fix via cloning, cropping, or perhaps a bit of both.

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on January 22, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Fantastic! I wish I had snow!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 22, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Beautiful scene with perfect reflection.

D&L

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 22, 2010 at 2:31 PM

This is great, Kelly, one of my favorite spots to stop for some photos, in fact my recent post 'alien ice thingies' was taken just off the right side of this photo. I know how tough it is to get a good comp here, and i think you did really well, using ther blue skies to your advantage. One nit--needs to be a tad sharper--would like to see the pinnacles nice and clear.

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Comment posted by Nick Holland on January 22, 2010 at 6:16 PM

I agree with Aaron - those beautiful deep blues would make a fantastic mono conversion (and lose the reeds!)

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 22, 2010 at 10:54 PM

Hi Kelly

A beautiful scene and reflections. Really well done..
Albert Darmo Canada

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