Reflections

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 19, 2011150 views14 comments

This is an image from past spring. I took it end of April in the swiss Jura at Lac de la gruére. It's a small lake in the french speaking part of western switzerland.

Nikon D700, AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm @ 200mm
1/50 sec, f8, iso 200, polarizer

Thanks for any comments and thoughts.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Bruce Omori on June 19, 2011 at 4:28 PM

Gorgeous, Bill!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 19, 2011 at 5:00 PM

What a lovely peaceful scene. The clean reflections of the tree trunks are very attractive.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on June 19, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Bill,

Very nice I like reflections, sometimes just the reflection, sometimes the subject and it's copy. The bright white trunks with the green and yellow foliage is really pleasing.

Paul

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 19, 2011 at 5:54 PM

This is a nice shot! Very crisp and detailed. Those ripples make the reflections look awesome. They would make a nice abstract pano on thier own!

Chris

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on June 19, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Hi Bill - I love images like this and this is no exception. I especially love the reflection - there are some beautiful patterns in that part of the image. I like the dark shadows but might want to see just a bit more detail. Otherwise, beautiful!

Registered on November 10, 2008, 23 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on June 19, 2011 at 9:02 PM

Love the light on the trees and the lines in the water. I think the 50-50 split isn't as strong as a more pano-style crop with a trim off the bottom of the frame.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 19, 2011 at 9:28 PM

I like the comp with slightly higher-than-center horizon and the reflection really makes it. The ripples in the water are just perfect.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 20, 2011 at 2:21 AM

i very much like this and the colours here. i would chop the trees in half at the top - it's really the reflection that makes this.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 20, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Surprised this hasn't gotten more looks or comments--this is very well done Bill!!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on June 20, 2011 at 11:47 AM

Thanks to everyone for your feedback and suggestions. I really appreciate.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on June 20, 2011 at 1:06 PM

Bill, this reflection is amazingly beautiful to me. The ripples of the surface work extremely well for me, as well as the delicate colors. Your show me a wonderful serenity.

I think of giving more space to the reflection, maybe about 2/3 of the vertical, as this is the main point of interest for me. Just a thought. I enjoy exploring your image as it is.

Peter

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 20, 2011 at 4:31 PM

Bill,

I like what you've seen and captured here. I like that you were able to take a subject in direct (often maligned, "bad light") and used the reflection and graphics of this to make a very pleasing image. I also think the exposure, contrast, color, saturation and all that technical stuff is beautifully presented. I like this very much.

Lon

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 22, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Bill, This is beautiful, and that reflection is awesome! Such a nice feel to this too. Sorry I didn't comment on it earlier. Not sure how I missed it, but very glad I caught it now. Excellent work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on June 22, 2011 at 1:27 PM

I am afraid I am too late. This is a very beautiful image - very elegant and classy. The white trunks, particular the reflections look excellent. As much as I like the whole scene, the lower part looks even better. I do not suggest a crop because I think it would not work alone with a pano-aspect ratio, but knowing me I would have tried focussing on the reflection to make some abstract images. Really good stuff man!!

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