Mount Thompson

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 9, 2012160 views6 comments

While shooting at Bow Lake last August, I looked behind me towards the marsh and noticed the reflection of Mount Thompson in a pool of dirty still water. I quickly changed my position and took this single image. That old saying about look behind you worked again!

Canon 40d
Tokina 11-16 @ 14mm
CPl to cut the glare and bring out the reflection

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on May 9, 2012 at 7:05 PM

Nicely done, Jeremy. A very tranquil mood from this image. I like how you composed it and the exposure is right on the money. Colors seem very natural and the reflection is a nice bonus. Excellent detail from FG to BG, so assume you were using a small aperature and a longer shutter speed to capture to right amount of photons.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 9, 2012 at 10:39 PM

What a pretty scene, Jeremy...and you had to look behind you! I really enjoy the look here, quite natural looking to me.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 9, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Excellent image Jeremy. Nice colors and composition. I like how the foreground pool leads the eye into the frame. This is a very peaceful scene.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Calow on May 10, 2012 at 8:16 AM

Thanks for the comments, Peter you are correct. I used a 1.3sec shutter at f13 for this image (potentially a 2 stop soft grad to hold the sky back but I dont remember for certain).

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on May 12, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Jeremy, I appreciate your composition with the near and distant elements working perfectly together for me. The reflection just makes the difference to my eye, and the tangible details and natural colors make me feel like standing in the middle of the scene.

Peter

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 12, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Really like the comp, color, and detail in the foreground. Mountain color feels a bit washed out by comparison, but that could easily be brought down.

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