Burgaeschisee

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 12, 201175 views6 comments

This small lake is just about a few minutes from our home. I have visited this place so many times. There are almost no iconic places to photograph in my area so I'm always looking for some interesting and beautiful locations in the swiss middle land to photograph. But it's a pretty tough job since it's a very populated area. Cities and villages are so close together that it's really hard to come up with a decent composition with no disturbing elements in it.

Nikon D700, AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm @16mm
0.8 sec, f16, iso 200, ND Grad 0.6

Thanks for any comments and thoughts.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 12, 2011 at 3:33 PM

Love the tranquil mood your image evokes Bill. The pastel colors in the sky and smoke rising off the water are gorgeous. The dock is a good lead in and adds some anticipation of the beautiful view that lies ahead.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 12, 2011 at 7:06 PM

Makes me want to walk right out and drink in the view. Very nice image with the mist rising off the water and pastel sky

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 13, 2011 at 12:35 PM

I like the mix of warm and cooler colors and the mist superimposed on the reflection.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 13, 2011 at 8:44 PM

You did fine with this one. I'm a big fan of local and beautiful, not necessarily iconic. The dock and its surrounding vegetation is a great lead in and the pastel clouds and mist rising speak of a lovely peaceful morning watching the sun rise and listening to the birds call.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on June 14, 2011 at 3:06 PM

I feel your pain regarding proper landscape destinations in densly populated regions. central europe is great for street photography and architecture, not necessarily bad for nature and landscape, but one needs to search harder for the right spots. And it was really successful here. The composition works very well, and you captured some really appealing conditions. Good work!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on June 15, 2011 at 2:10 PM

Bill, this simple composition works very well for me and tells me a lot about beautiful and tranquil moments at the lake. I especially appreciate the fresh greens in the foreground. Excellent processing too in my opinion.

Peter

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