Spring At Willow Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 2, 20063,023 views27 comments

My favorite little lake, not far from my house. I shot this one morning last week before work. It had rained the night before, so I was hoping for fog. There was a little mist on the lake, and nice bright greens and interesting reflections. Nikon D70, f-16, 1/6.

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27 comments

Comment posted by Mark Curtis on May 2, 2006 at 9:48 PM

No fair you have this much green already....love the reflection and the conveying mood.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 2, 2006 at 9:51 PM

This is absolutely wonderful Alice. Very pretty - looks like a painting. Lovely.

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Comment posted by Doug Dolde on May 2, 2006 at 9:54 PM

Simple and effective. I like the light and composition...the clump of reeds in the LRC makes it.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on May 2, 2006 at 9:56 PM

Wow, this look slike a scene from a fairytale. So beautiful.

Guy

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on May 2, 2006 at 10:43 PM

Wow!

Awesome!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on May 2, 2006 at 11:06 PM

Really nice Alice. It gives a sense of wonder and peace.

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Comment posted by Joe Baltimore on May 2, 2006 at 11:20 PM

Wow, wow, and WOW!

Beautiful image!

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on May 2, 2006 at 11:48 PM

This is outstanding Alice.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on May 3, 2006 at 12:15 AM

Very painterly, beautiful spring impression.

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Comment posted by Michael Renner on May 3, 2006 at 12:45 AM

Alice,

Amazing soft light, beautiful comp. Well executed on all levels.

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Comment posted by Michael Hansen on May 3, 2006 at 2:07 AM

Fantastic Image Alice...love the peace and serenity conveyed here.

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Comment posted by Keith Tate on May 3, 2006 at 9:22 AM

A beauty Alice

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 3, 2006 at 10:19 AM

Perfect combination of saturated color and light fog. A bit of a crop of the right seems like it would hold the viewer in the frame a bit better.

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Comment posted by Bruce VanPatten on May 3, 2006 at 11:42 AM

Very nice. The lines and curve of the water draws you into the image and gives a feeling of depth and beauty.

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Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on May 3, 2006 at 11:45 AM

soothes my spirit - but that probably wasn't the effect you were going for, right?

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on May 3, 2006 at 11:47 AM

This is beautiful, Alice, like a classical landscape painting. I love the light and haze. It's not better or worse, just different, but I think another possibility exists in cropping off the right side to eliminate the brown.It then becomes this enveloping sea of green. Really nice painting

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on May 3, 2006 at 2:38 PM

Very pretty cove you got there. The reflection is so delicate

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Comment posted by Erik Lundh on May 3, 2006 at 4:00 PM

Hi Alice,
I'm all over the soft paintery look this has. Well done!

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Comment posted by F Timothy Kingst on May 3, 2006 at 5:05 PM

Beautiful scene, very , very nice. However I agree with the crop suggestion, well a different suggestion acutually. I like the reeds but don't like the green area past them. It looks like a lawn that has been mown at some point. Therefore I would suggest a crop to eliminate that, but keep some of the reeds, just to the right of the small tree.

Beautiful image, no wonder you like this area. Pretty near in your own backyard, imagine that!

Tim

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on May 3, 2006 at 9:11 PM

Gorgeous soft colours like a very fine watercolour. great shot Alice.

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Comment posted by Mary Dennis on May 4, 2006 at 8:11 AM

Positively pastoral Alice!!

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Comment posted by William Vrolyk on May 4, 2006 at 10:43 PM

Beautiful, Alice. I enjoy every minute of the time I took to look at this.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

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Comment posted by Roger Rouch on May 8, 2006 at 10:09 AM

A beautiful scene that I somehow missed seeing until the EP. Congratulations aand admirations. Quite stunning.

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on May 8, 2006 at 10:11 AM

Alice,

Somehow during my busy schedule, I missed this! Beautiful! Congrats on the Editors Pick!

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 8, 2006 at 12:51 PM

Congrats Alice, awesome image.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on May 9, 2006 at 10:52 AM

Absolutely beautiful Alice! Watercolor painters will be jealous of this shot, great job! Congrats on the EP too!

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on May 10, 2006 at 7:46 AM

wonderful tranquil scene - congrats

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