Some more Ice Lake

#1 - Not so Golden (just to throw a curve ball)

Here are some more from my recent trip. You won't see to many wildflower pics as I wasn't very successful and being that this was the first time up there, based on what has been reported conditions appear not to be up to par. And these are the usual scenes of the basin that I'm sure you all expected.

#2 - Now for some color

#3 - Probably seen this view many times.

#4 - What's a post without some alpen glow...not sure how I feel about the bunch of grass in the foreground.

#5 - How one more, this time with me. It's always a pain when you go solo but I like scenes with people.

I forgot to mention, these are to share with you all, feel free to comment or not to comment. I got rained and hailed on one afternoon/evening but would say that I was fortunate enough to have had some great conditions to play with.

The first four and pretty standard fair, beautiful to be sure. That last self-portrait is fantastic!

I'm not too keen on #1 because the mountains and reflection are simply too dark. The light in #2 is a bit too harsh for my tatse.
Ah, but the rest look great! May be 'pretty standard' fare, but beautiful nonetheless and I sure like 'em.
The grass in #4 is fine. Just part of the scenery that does not detract at all from the fine light and reflection.
I love that the human element in #5 that appears as a person contemplating a beautiful sunset instead of a stock (but still beautiful) sunset. Really good idea there, Dave! That's not a self portrait, is it?

Very nice, David. #4 is my favorite. Great symmetry. I like the foreground grass.

The silhouette really enhances the composition of your sunset. Perfect placement against the open sky.

John - the silhouette is of me...interestingly it was a reenactment of what i was doing, standing there just enjoying that sunrise while waiting to take photo #3 above. I took a couple and although color was awesome, the foreground didn't present anything interesting so I took a little jog. My $15 remote is probably one of the coolest photography gadget...haven't tested the limits of reach but easily goes 100-150ft. On #2, your comment about the harsh light, are you referring to the actual lighting or more about how I may have overdone the curve or brightness? Just want to clarify your comment. Looking back at my photo, I could probably tone down.

I haven't played much with B&W but have found it to be more challenging and complex than I imagined, at least for me.

John - the silhouette is of me...interestingly it was a reenactment of what i was doing, standing there just enjoying that sunrise while waiting to take photo #3 above. I took a couple and although color was awesome, the foreground didn't present anything interesting so I took a little jog. My $15 remote is probably one of the coolest photography gadget...haven't tested the limits of reach but easily goes 100-150ft. On #2, your comment about the harsh light, are you referring to the actual lighting or more about how I may have overdone the curve or brightness? Just want to clarify your comment. Looking back at my photo, I could probably tone down.

I haven't played much with B&W but have found it to be more challenging and complex than I imagined, at least for me.

Wow what a sunrise! #3 is the total standout to me! Pretty epic conditions and colors, and I like the more-unique vertical composition. (#5 is really cool too).

I was referring to the actual light/shadow mix, especially in comparison to the rest from there. Your processing is fine,

Yep, 3, 4, and 5 for me. Nice work!

3 4 & 5 really rock. In #1 I think you nailed the sky and it's refelection, just try to brighten up the land mass some and I think you'll have a winner. Good stuff!