Hard to believe with all of the snow, but this was from July 3rd of this year up at Lake Marie in the Snowy Range. I headed up for this shoot with David Kingham, and also bumped into Paul Wegemann on the shore of the lake. We were all treated to perfect conditions that morning. This first is a 2 shot horizontal pano, and I believe the prominent peak is The Diamond. Thanks for looking
3) view from the outlet of the lake. Coincidently the footbridge was completely covered in snow and there was snow and ice up another 20-30 feet beyond.
Posted by Phillip Noll on December 15, 2011 at 6:33 PM
Damn nice 1st post!! Beautiful alpenglow and reflection.............and.................you didn't put the horizon dead center!! Awesome!
2nd image is a bit dark in the shadows and the colors of the clouds in the reflections looks a little off. But also a nice pic!
3rd needs a CCW rotation.
Welcome!
Posted by Joshua Hardin on December 15, 2011 at 8:04 PM
I love the Snowies. The first image is just killer. Fantastic light and crystal clear reflection! Must have been a pleasure to experience those conditions. The second one doesn't appeal to me as much since the comp seems to lack a coherent primary subject to anchor it IMO. I like the unusual low-angled twist from the lake's outlet on the third shot though. I agree with Phil's slight rotation suggestion, but this is an interesting point of view from this spot. Great set of shots and thanks for posting Randy!
Posted by Jody Grigg on December 15, 2011 at 8:09 PM
First one is a tad over sharpened. (Still like this one the best)
First and second ones clouds in the sky do not have the same color as clouds in the reflection, this just looks weird to me.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 15, 2011 at 8:15 PM
Welcome, Randy.
WOW! You can't get a better reflection than that !
I didn't make it to the Snowies this summer, but the previous year had similar late snow. They certainly live up to their name.
Thanks everyone. I agree on the coloration of the sky vs. reflection on #2. I used a Grad Neutral Density filter and have several comps with a similar color shift. Could it be from coloration in the water? Maybe the shallow depth?
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 15, 2011 at 9:08 PM
Which brand of grad did you use?
I know the Cokin grads that I tried were FAR from neutral.
Posted by Kane Engelbert on December 15, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Welcome Randy, keep em coming! I agree with others regarding the #2 and #3. The sky is a very different hue of blue compared to the sky reflection in the water.
Posted by David Kingham on December 15, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Glad to see you on here finally! First one looks great but 2&3 leave me wanting more...or maybe less, they just feel incomplete. I remember those clouds in the second shot, they just needed to move to the right a little bit to make everything perfect. I bet it is your grads causing the color shift, you can borrow mine for a few shots on Sunday to see if there's a difference.
Posted by Jack Garrett on December 15, 2011 at 11:20 PM
Another fan of number 1...awesome reflection!
Posted by Todd Caudle on December 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Welcome to the forum! As Jody stated, the first one is over-sharpened, to the point of looking granular, but that's easily fixed. It, and the others, are really nice shots.
Posted by Stan Rose on December 16, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Hi Randy, thanks for joining the party! Pretty shots, ive gotta get up there sometime!
Discussion
14 replies2nd image is a bit dark in the shadows and the colors of the clouds in the reflections looks a little off. But also a nice pic!
3rd needs a CCW rotation.
Welcome!
First and second ones clouds in the sky do not have the same color as clouds in the reflection, this just looks weird to me.
WOW! You can't get a better reflection than that !
I didn't make it to the Snowies this summer, but the previous year had similar late snow. They certainly live up to their name.
I know the Cokin grads that I tried were FAR from neutral.