Upper Kananaskis Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 20, 2011441 views17 comments

Here is a shot from yesterday morning at Upper Kananaskis Lake in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. The snow was deep and some of the hike to get here was a little tough without snow shoes, but my friend and I managed to get there for sunrise. I'm on the fence about this one and thought I would run it by you guys for your thoughts. I have a hard time achieving accurate colour in this type of light so please let me know what you think about the colour especially. Thanks for looking!

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17 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 20, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Color seems to be right. I'd expect a lot of purple and magenta in that light. Comp feels a bit lonely in the top left corner. Some fun textures and lines in the fg. Good effort :)

aF

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on December 20, 2011 at 10:45 PM

Love the foreground textures, Wayne! Hard to tell with a web view but the colours all come across as accurate.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 21, 2011 at 1:51 AM

Processing looks very natural to my eye. Love the way you've used the shapes in the foreground. Beautiful scenics.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 21, 2011 at 3:15 AM

Wayne,

Not sure what you might be on the fence about - this is beautiful! I think the composition is well balanced and I like how you've given the edge of emphasis to the foreground ice and snow patterns. The color balance seems quite natural to me, although the purple hues remind me so much of what Velvia would display in these conditions. Beautiful color in the sky and the whites on the mountains are lovely. The square format is doing justice to this scene nicely. Well done.

Lon

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Comment posted by Adrian Metzelaar on December 21, 2011 at 5:19 AM

Wayne, what a superb image. Colours, composition and aspect ratio all work really well together!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 21, 2011 at 8:29 AM

This works beautifully for me as is, Wayne. The colors look very natural to me and I simply love the detail and texture in the snow. This is being super picky, but do you have any comps just a bit to the left? I am curious as to what it would like like if the one section of snow on the middle right side did not bleed into one of those in the water. Either way this is fantastic.

Ed

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on December 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM

Love the shot, Wayne.. some beautiful conditions and light. Tack sharp, too!

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 21, 2011 at 2:23 PM

Wonderful color and fantastic texture in the snow Wayne. Something about the peak of the foreground snow on the right merging with the mid-ground snow tuft bugs me a bit, but that's getting pretty picky. This is really great, looks cold.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on December 21, 2011 at 4:26 PM

Looks like a solid image to me

The sky colour looks fine, and so does the overall composition.

Buy some snowshoes

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on December 21, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Nice shot and the square comp works although more room on the sides would be nice. Color looks good to me. I'm really wishing we had snow like this in Manitoba.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 21, 2011 at 9:24 PM

The foreground shapes and textures could be their own picture. You really got some nice light here.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 22, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Wayne, This is a beautiful winter scene!! I like your comp and the square format, and then there is that wonderful winter color and light that I just love. A also enjoy the textures of the foreground ice and snow. Very nice Wayne! Happy Holidays to you.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 23, 2011 at 1:41 AM

Awesome! This one has some nice detail throughout, well done, Wayne.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on December 23, 2011 at 4:50 PM

The color of your image looks very neutral to me. But I would also try a slight increase in intensity, you may be able to get a little more impact out of this one.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 23, 2011 at 11:17 PM

My thought is you nailed the colors. Really nice texture in the snow.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 24, 2011 at 1:17 PM

No fence sitting needed here Wayne! This is beautiful. Absolutely no nits from me. Well done - worth the long walk.

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Comment posted by Hillary Younger on December 24, 2011 at 4:18 PM

Like the f/g textures and patterns....you must have been flailing around without snowshoes!

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