Our last visit was during the summer; this time we made the trek in the middle of May. To my surprise, we found many of the trails still closed due to snow. According to the locals, most of the trails are open by the beginning of May, but not this year. In fact, one of Banff National Parks most famous sites, Lake Louise, was still quite frozen, as you can see by the photo.
I wanted the image to be a classical landscape photo—the rocks in the foreground anchoring the bottom part of the photo, the lake with some interesting shapes and colors and finally the majestic mountains and sky acting as the background to the whole season.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 at 17mm shot at ISO 200, f/13 and 1/180th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set black and white points, adjusted hue and saturation of various colors and added some mid-tone contrast to photo.
Photoshop—used Topaz Adjust to bring out the details in the rocks.
Your photo makes me want to go there. The depth and colors are great.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Great choices on composition and post-processing!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Barry
The colors are great and the composition is spot on. With all the lines leading towards the center of the canvas, I do think you need something in the middle. Maybe you can get the boy and his dog walking on the ice.
ReplyDeleteAnne
Looks a little cold. Wished there was more color.
ReplyDeleteMel
Classical landscape shot with extensive depth of field. Composition is right out of Ansel Adams. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteThe Professor
Pleasant photo, but nothing that is grabs you and screams look at me. Do not know what it needs.
ReplyDeleteSya
I have only been to the area in the early Fall. My pictures are more standard reflection shots. Your timing produced a less common impression.
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