Reflections

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 23, 20052,668 views28 comments

OK - icon alert if you must - sometimes an icon is just what I need - nothing too creative but an interesting if frustrating morning - clouds rolling in and out - the sweetest light lost in the mist

this is a little assymmetric and I may eventually do a modified crop

once again that nasty old color neg saved the shadows - yeah yeah yeah I already here it in the back room

ebony
nps 160
135 or so

this may be the last new work for a while - getting hammered with an upcoming board recert exam

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Christian Kiely on September 23, 2005 at 2:13 AM

Works for me! I think the fog on the lake makes the image and parallels the clouds.

Registered on January 20, 2005, 311 Posts, 628 Comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on September 23, 2005 at 7:24 AM

Fantastic. I have made up my mind to carry NPS with me this time.
PS: what is 160 135?

Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on September 23, 2005 at 9:02 AM

I'm in love...

Joe.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 573 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Caudle on September 23, 2005 at 9:17 AM

PTK: 160 is the film speed of NPS, 135 is what he shot it at, to increase shadow detail.

Nye: Nice image. Perhaps losing the sweetest light wasn't such a bad thing after all.

Registered on November 9, 2003, 472 Posts, 3705 Comments

Comment posted by Jody Grigg on September 23, 2005 at 9:28 AM

With the fog it kind of gives it a magical feeling IMO.

Registered on February 7, 2004, 165 Posts, 1227 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on September 23, 2005 at 9:50 AM

This is magical. The far bank looks really tilted. I wonder if it's just the curve in the shoreline though since the trees appear straight.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on September 23, 2005 at 10:35 AM

I think the tree reflections are 1.5-2 degrees tilted CCW. Since the image is a 50/50 reflection, it must be tilted slightly. I don't mind very much though. Honestly, if this is a scan from neg it's one of the best I've seen. Those "old nasty" color negs are not easy scans. The image is absolutely beautiful as are many from those misty morning along the shores of Reflection lake. Long live film.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on September 23, 2005 at 10:47 AM

This image is so quiet and beautiful. I imagine that you wanted different light but you have a stunning photo here with perfect light.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 23, 2005 at 11:00 AM

Nye, this is stunning...just great. Magical is a good word too.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on September 23, 2005 at 11:12 AM

Stunning! The mist, the reflection, the light. Well done!

Registered on June 14, 2005, 147 Posts, 1550 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Walker on September 23, 2005 at 12:52 PM

I might crop a smidge off of the bottom, as I like the symmetrical aspect of this, but that's a tiny nit - the mood is so soft and subtle - a winner!

Registered on November 19, 2003, 63 Posts, 782 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Greer on September 23, 2005 at 1:40 PM

The trees are straight so I think that the shore is receding from Nye's position. This is why it looks tilted. I'd still rotate the image just a touch CCW just to make it less noticeable.

Yo Doc, SWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 404 Posts, 1977 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 23, 2005 at 2:13 PM

Nye,

Excellent! Hmmmm. I have some sheets of NPS. I guess I better start using them, based on your results. Dang.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on September 23, 2005 at 3:44 PM

I can't begin to count the number of times I've stood near this location hoping for conditions just like this. The fog rolling in and partially obscuring the mountain adds a sense of mystery and elevates this shot from the typical iconic view. (The shoreline does work its way toward you from this vantage point so the apparant CW rotation is an illusion; and as others have mentioned the trees are straight.) Looks like your NW trip was a success.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments

Comment posted by Slavomir Dzieciatk on September 23, 2005 at 4:23 PM

Beautiful, very nicely done!

Registered on November 24, 2004, 61 Posts, 708 Comments

Comment posted by Dane Glueck on September 23, 2005 at 5:02 PM

Great scene, wonderfully captured. Best wishes with the board recert.
Dane

Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on September 23, 2005 at 6:58 PM

Tremendous atmosphere and a perfectly exposed photograph to show it at it's absolute best. Wish it was mine.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Bacon on September 23, 2005 at 7:50 PM

Big wow! Great mood and color. I studied this for a long time and enjoyed myself the entire time!!

Registered on November 19, 2003, 8 Posts, 53 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on September 23, 2005 at 9:16 PM

Hey man,

I have seen plenty of "in-your-face" images from this location. But I like the subtlety of this. Its something different, its moody, and its simply sublime!

Registered on November 24, 2004, 180 Posts, 1545 Comments

Comment posted by Bret Edge on September 23, 2005 at 9:29 PM

Big wow is right! You have a real winner here, Nye. I had very similar conditions last month while I was there. Not sure I came away with anything this lovely, though. Nicely done in all respects!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 711 Posts, 6363 Comments

Comment posted by INGOMA on September 24, 2005 at 8:20 AM

Excellent! This is outstanding. Actually, I think the mist really makes this photograph. Especially the way it rises on the water, then breaks a little so that one can see the trees and then again covers the mountain. The reflections are sublime too. I have to say , I am in love too.

Regards,
Christoph

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Cory Freeman on September 24, 2005 at 2:32 PM

A very elegant pose!!

Registered on December 16, 2003, 107 Posts, 1341 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Graham on September 26, 2005 at 1:59 PM

Nye,

I ditto all the positive comments already. I really like how the reflection of the mountain fits in between the trees.!
Fantanstic...

Jack

Registered on November 26, 2003, 158 Posts, 574 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on September 26, 2005 at 2:12 PM

It looks like you've corrected the slight tilt I mentioned earlier. I will re-emphisize this is a great image. I love the sense of mystery that comes from the faded peak. Though thousands of images have been captured here, this ranks among the best.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Rouch on September 26, 2005 at 7:28 PM

Nye, I had missed this until I noticed in the editors picks. It's quite amazing! I could repeat what's been said, but I'd just say, one of the nicer photos posted here for awhile.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 159 Posts, 1014 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Slaughter on September 29, 2005 at 8:59 PM

Once again you have disgusted me, Nye.

When I grow up, I'm going to be just like you!

Registered on January 30, 2005, 1 Posts, 5 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Cole on March 31, 2009 at 9:48 PM

I agree- the fog greatly reduces the "icon" nature of the photo and really makes it your own. Well done.

Registered on December 27, 2008, 4 Posts, 43 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 19, 2009 at 4:58 PM

Wonderful image. Seems tilted to me.

Mark

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments