King Creek

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 20, 2010404 views23 comments

Here is a shot from a few days ago at King Creek in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. I went back the following day hoping to catch the full moon a little lower as well as the last light hitting the mountains... but it never happened! The light was snuffed out and the creek was frozen solid! I have always had trouble making a photograph I was happy with here, but I think this one comes close.

5d II
17-40 @17mm (which I ended up cropping a little anyways!)
f/18 (for depth of field and nice star effect)
30 sec
iso 800

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 20, 2010 at 2:32 PM

amazing work Wayne. Stellar processing, I like it a lot! It must have been freezing!

Michael

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on December 20, 2010 at 2:36 PM

Thanks Michael. Ya, it was about -22 at this point. It was -25 that night and I slept in my car!

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 20, 2010 at 2:56 PM

Wow Wayne, this is spectacular! The detail, composition and processing are right on the money.I like everything about this image. Incredible job!

Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments

Comment posted by Joshua Hardin on December 20, 2010 at 3:16 PM

I'd be really happy with this shot. This is a very pleasing composition. I love the moonstar and glow on the ice. The only thing I'm not quite sure about is the icy twig along the lower left corner, but it's a small distraction.

Registered on July 29, 2006, 40 Posts, 414 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on December 20, 2010 at 3:23 PM

Thanks Joshua. I have struggled with removing that weed in the lower left or leaving it there. In the final image I may remove it just to keep things clean. Thanks for confirming my suspicions!

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on December 20, 2010 at 3:25 PM

Looks great. Love the light on the fg ice. -22 degrees? you're tougher than i am. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 20, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Beautifully composed, Wayne! This is the kind of scene that comes to my mind when I think of winter in the mountains. Cold, quiet beauty.

Guy

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on December 20, 2010 at 5:09 PM

Pretty cool Wayne. Nice glow off the ice.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on December 20, 2010 at 5:30 PM

I love the moonlight reflection on the ice! The FG twig is a bit of a distraction but I respect your decision to leave it in.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 20, 2010 at 5:33 PM

Beautiful, Wayne. Really nice work. I like the reflection off the ice too. A wonderful winter Scene.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 20, 2010 at 6:22 PM

Ya there is just something about this shot Wayne. It has a great vibe to it. The adventure and cold beckons you with this image. Nothing to add but fantastic job

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 20, 2010 at 7:38 PM

Wayne,

What a gorgeous mountain winter landscape. Ya know, the very first impression I had was that this would make a fantastic metallic print! either printed directly on metal, laminated or presented and a transparent something or other... Very striking.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on December 20, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Wow, this is a beautiful and tranquil photo. I love the reflected light in the foreground ice. The detail and clarity throughout this photo are excellent.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 20, 2010 at 10:42 PM

I really like these "night as day" images, Wayne. The moon's reflection in the water adds a nice character to the scene. Does that star effect happen naturally to the moon, or is that a start filter? Sure is nice.

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on December 21, 2010 at 9:16 AM

This is just stunning....i`ve done my share of full moon adventures and this one is top-notch. Exif?

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on December 21, 2010 at 9:21 AM

the reflection of the moon light is amazing

very nice indeed

Hamed

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on December 21, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Sorry guys, forgot to add the exif! Here it is:

5d II
17-40 @17mm (which I ended up cropping a little anyways!)
f/18 (for depth of field and nice star effect)
30 sec
iso 800

Did a little burning on the mountain, and desaturated the blues in the fg ever so slightly

Registered on December 11, 2006, 303 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 21, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Just a beautiful image. I makes me wish I was there.

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on December 21, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Wow, nice image. I like the composition and the full moon light.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on December 21, 2010 at 9:20 PM

I can just feel the cold here Wayne, and that makes me like it that much more! Crystal clean and sharp work from you as I have come to expect. Keep it up!

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on December 21, 2010 at 11:17 PM

That moonlight reflection in the foreground looks wonderful! Really marvelous winter scene.

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Comment posted by Genny K. on December 22, 2010 at 3:49 AM

Nice. I really like the moonlight on the ice in the FG.
Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 22, 2010 at 3:52 PM

Excellent comp and exposure Wayne, the light is exactly how I would imagine it to look if I was standing there with you.

Gary.

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