Serenity Now, a photo from Alberta, Prairies

Photographer's Note

Location: Moraine Lake, Banff National Park. This lake is only a short drive from Lake Louise. Both lakes are world famous for their beauty, but personally I like Moraine Lake more. Lake Louise had more of a "Disney Land theme park feel" while this lake felt a little wilder to me. Don’t get me wrong, both lakes are beautiful beyond what any photograph can capture, and I enjoyed seeing and trying to photograph both of them. I guess when something is so beautiful everyone wants to see it for themselves, and it’s impossible to maintain that feeling of “wilderness”. If you wake up early though (like any self respecting amateur photographer would) you can manage to see the Lakes at their best, and without 99% of the other tourists (just several other amateur photographers).

Sorry, I really got off on a tangent there.

cmoraru, gary91, danielswalsh, zeca, Floydian, dolin, tjanze, Elaine_Blath, PJE, pboehringer, luisafonso, elmec, dmarizz, alana, IgorDeleze, Mistral, gelor, patdeph, cam heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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cmoraru (557) 2006-06-09 23:36

Great image, I love the serenity suggested by the still water and foggy background and the great colors. The water reflection is amazing! One question, though: why did you frame it vertically (portrait-style)? I would have probably thought about a landscape framing...

Catalin

gary91 (15348) 2006-06-09 23:43

Hello Ryan,
Superb image !
and a very good title... Serenity is what I can feel when I look at this wonderful picture.
Very good composition and incredible lights.
I especially appreciate the contrast beetween the foreground and the rest. Great 24-70 sample.
Best regards.
Christian

danielswalsh (13597) 2006-06-10 0:05

Superb Shot Ryan;

I like contrast of the forground shore to the first bend, and how it slowly transforms to the misty/ painting like backdrop of the mountains. Really nice captured Ryan.

Cheers,
- Dan

alana (2625) 2006-06-10 0:18

Hi, Ryan
Very beautiful image of beautiful Canada... I love that photo colors contrasts! Very well done.
Great job.
Alana

InasiaJones (31566) 2006-06-10 0:25

Hello Ryan,

I’m always really impressed to see the beauty of this region on this site, but your photo is particulary stunning. Wow! What a great shot that we can take minutes to appreciate every details. It’s pretty amazing to see cloud formation around the mountains.

Very good colours and sharpness, with extra bonus for perfect reflection.

Have a great week-end!

André

jjcordier (79299) 2006-06-10 0:28

Its a superb image with wonderful light and colours. Very nice landscape and good DOF and composition. Bravo, Ryan!
Best regards
JJ

zeca (19762) 2006-06-10 1:02

Hi Ryan!
Beautiful, wonderful, marvelous! What a landscape! Well done capture! Great lights! TFS!
Regards,
Zeca

eman68 (151) 2006-06-10 2:26

Hi Ryan,
What a wonderful landscape!
I like this POV with the reflection on the water and the rocks and wood in foreground.
Thanks for this beautiful capture.
Emmanuel

besnard (59196) 2006-06-10 2:47

Bonjour Ryan
Magnifique composition. Les couleurs et les reflets sont magnifiques. Quel bel endroit.
Merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Nicole

Floydian (30970) 2006-06-10 4:06

Hi Ryan,
I was here during the day with complete other light conditions.
And your so right, you have to be here early, very early to get the best light and the best pictures.
This is such a lovely image in such good light, it really makes me jealous seeing this.
I have to back sometime, someday.
Wonderful Ryan...very good..!!!
Have a nice weekend, Henk
P.S
Your right, Moraine lake is the place to be...!!!!

dolin (7369) 2006-06-10 4:08

Hi Ryan.
Encore de très belles couleurs, les teintes pastelles sont vraiment magnifique.
La lumière avait l'air terrible et tu l'as joliment utilisée.
Cadrage très bien fait avec ces pierre, puis ce bois sur le 1er plan.
Très bonne dof et un joli jeu de reflets.
Bref, top.
Fred

dHitman (0) 2006-06-10 4:36

Hi Ryan,
Another magnificent shot from you. Good DOF with plenty of details. I really love how the way the reflections from the mountains and trees on the left leads me all the way to the sun lit mountains. Realy nice colors and the mood is spot on. TFS!
Regards, Jino

fallan (1860) 2006-06-10 4:39 [Comment]

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Propofol (1790) 2006-06-10 4:44

Superb's the word. Clever portrait orientation to draw attention to the height of the peaks. Great DOF, detail and colour. An understated frame and title.

Well done - TFS

tjanze (5674) 2006-06-10 5:00

Hi Ryan!
Beautiful composition and angle of view.Logs and rocks in front works fantastic.
Colors,sharpness..+++.Bravo! Regards!

rbcy1974 (20758) 2006-06-10 5:17

Hello Ryan
Really well composed scene,
you have framed the driftwood perfectly to give a sense of depth.
Well done
Regards
Daniel

veve (4189) 2006-06-10 5:41

Very fain perspective!
I like the water reflection!
Great capture!
Veronica

Izobretenik (1268) 2006-06-10 8:03

That's a beautiful picture. I love the colros, the reflections, the framing, everything in it. My first landscape favorite !

Thank you for sharing such a nice moment.

Izo

craiggc (2509) 2006-06-10 10:33

A gorgeous shot Ryan. The muted colours and composition are perfect. The refelctions, the foreground, the front-to-back sharpness - it's technically faultless.
I like your simple frame of the image too.

peter1892 (1681) 2006-06-10 11:26

This is a really great shot. The viewpoint & low position of the camera gives a great image. The portrait style framing works very well here. Great colours, especially on the distant mountain peaks.

Elaine_Blath (8471) 2006-06-10 13:34

Hi Ryna,

wow, so well known Alberta, but so different! I love this, thanks for this one, really...

Regards, Ivana

lasscor (7640) 2006-06-10 17:25

Hi Ryan,
Wonderful peaceful landscape.
Great composition with soft light and soft colors.
TFS,
Corinne

PJE (20758) 2006-06-10 18:31

Ryan you rascal!! I love this lake and hope to hike up here next year. The setting here is gorgous indeed and the foreground and background details are very stunning. I think the water is a little tilted to the right though. It might be the wide angle lens though. Good shot indeed...thanks for sharing!

pboehringer (770) 2006-06-10 21:20

Nice pastel colors. Excellent DOF. The verticality helps to enhance the misty mountains. The water level is slightly tilted to the right and could be corrected easily without compromising the picture at all.

Ann75 (0) 2006-06-11 0:26

Hello Ryan,

Wow, what an amazing shot! I love this view of Moraine Lake. I agree that Moraine Lake gives a more natural and unspoiled feeling than Lake Louise, but yes they are both very beautiful. You captured Moraine Lake in all it's glory, showing off the pretty colours with the surrounding mountains as well as a beautiful reflection in the water! Great composition and well captured!

Greetings,
Ann

leiju (1697) 2006-06-11 4:53

Oh my... I hope you won't think I am a complete maniac...
So. I deeply adore the picture, yet as flawless at it seems, I can't help but see it as being tilted.
Perhaps exactly because of the fact that it is so amazingly flawless in every other way, the slight tilt wriggles its way into my eyes and my brain, creating discomfort...
The worst part of it: it's only a tilt of 0.05 degrees. I played around with it in PS but being out of uploadeable pictures (and smileys) I won't post a WS. And it's only for a tilt! Argh!
Perhaps it's like with everything perfect: one notices the smallest ripple, whereas if there were plenty of ripples such a meaningless tilt would go unnoticed.
A perfect shot... a little tilted :D *oh I am so crazy* :P

Oh, and brilliant note. I agree with you 110% on the issue :D

TFS
Julia

naxius (16685) 2006-06-11 9:14

Hi Ryan,
Splendid view of this lake and the surrounding mountains...
I think that the vertical layout was the good one...It gives a nice perspective of this landscape.
Alex

kensimage (8563) 2006-06-11 12:33

Spectacular light on those mountains, Ryan--worth getting up early for, for sure! Excellent framing, with the clear watter and lack of ripples in the foreground emphasizing the stillness of the morning. The glacial blue-green of the water contrasts well with the misty gold of the mountains. Beautiful! Regards, Ken.

hamster (104) 2006-06-13 14:07

This is truly beautiful landscape photo. Long exposure of course blurred the water nicely (I love this effect but, unfortunataly, I cannot bring my tripod everywhere). For me, in this case, the most important is composition. The foreground details usualy bring a lot to a landspace picture, sometimes making a huge difference - from boring picture to interesting one. On your photo the foreground details - the wood and the rocks - are just perfectly composed. Very good job! Thanx.

BTW, do you still shot analog? Your new shots seems all to be digital.

Rergards,
Grzegorz

rmatthews (945) 2006-06-15 15:30

Very pretty...well done. I think that a longer shutter speed would have given you a better reflection and I would love to see a little wider image of the mountains, but this is really nice. This makes me really want to go visit Canada... I would love to see what you could do with a large format camera.

Beautiful.

luisafonso (862) 2006-06-15 17:06

This is wonderful Ryan. Perfect balance between foreground and background giving an incredible sense of depth. The colors are dreamful and it really paid of getting up early. Those morning clouds really add extra impact to the scene. A true gem to my eyes. Thanks for sharing this beauty.

elmec (12210) 2006-06-16 4:47

Hello Ryan!
This is amazing place and view!
Vonderful light and colours!
Perfect composed photo!
Congratulations!
Regards!

dmarizz (2796) 2006-06-16 17:06

Hi Ryan,
all comments on this shot have already been written and, given that English is not my mother tongue, I would not be able to add anything clever or original.
I simply put your gallery in my favorites list.

Ciao, Dario

vicki007 (109) 2006-06-19 23:56

Hi Ryan,
Wonderful wide angle shot!! Great detail, colour and DOF, and amazing reflection. Congratulations!!!
TFS,
Vicki

Cormac (26565) 2006-06-20 0:05

Fantastic shot! The composition is very good, and the light is excellent, with your exposure perfectly capturing the delicate morning. I like the soft and subtle colouration too, with pinks, light blues and greens mixing in a delightful palate. Superb, and now one of my favourites.

IgorDeleze (585) 2006-06-21 15:51

Hello Ryan,

I have seen your new post. Your are a very talented photograph ! You only have amazing picture. This one is beautiful.
Thanks.
Igor

Mistral (15416) 2006-06-29 15:32

Excellent image, Ryan
Wonderful colours and composition.
A smile
Luca

veronika (6058) 2006-07-02 6:32

Hi Ryan,
wooow :) Really looks so serene and it´s beautifully composed and framed, an excellent shot Ryan!
Vero

lucinka (9976) 2006-09-24 16:02

Ryan, you've got some outstanding photos in your portfolio (I know I'm repeating myself :). This one reminds me of my own trip and amazement I felt when visited this place (and not only this) Beautiful colors, very carefully chosen composition as always in your great landscape photos. Well done. Lucie

gelor (3233) 2006-10-26 4:32

Bonjour Ryan,
De superbes couleurs et une tonalité générale fort agréable. La lumière est superbe et donne d'excellentes réflexions. Très beau travail, bravo.
Gérard

Danzi (2461) 2006-11-14 4:37

Fantastic shot Ryan!

Your shot is really powerful! Lovely colours and tones of this beautiful trunk in lake. Superb view on rock, lake and mountain with the combination of trees and fog in mountain. The light is just fantastic.
I enjoy it a lot and thanks for sharing!

*Denis

patdeph (35750) 2007-05-18 6:48

hello Ryan
what a beatiful gallery you have!Sincere congratulations!And this photo is just wonderful!Great landscape,great soft colors,great reflection.Your composition with the stones and wood on the foreground is a marvel.Best regards.
Pascale

cam (9043) 2007-07-30 18:21

Hi Ryan
Another stunning view and composition of this special place in my hearth.
The rocks and the logs are a good introduction to a natural gorgeous scenery,which is enhanced by the early sun.
I usually see sunset view of this lake,in your morning view,I find that the scene is softer.
Good work
Charles

Seb82 (2467) 2007-08-09 4:00

hi ryan
une superbe photo encore avec ce reflet des montagnes dans le lac c'est vraiment bien joué en plus la lumiére est trés belle
bravo
seb

OHara (0) 2007-09-10 15:37

Hello Ryan,

When I look at this and read your note it takes me to a crisp blue sky day, the type where I just can't stand to be inside a moment longer than I have to be.

Have only ever stood on this spot when it was covered in snow - not to many problems with tourist, bears or other photographers that day as it was -35 with a wind chill.

Thanks for making this picture.

Miffy O'

cdmonson (5304) 2008-05-06 11:22

Hi Ryan:

How have I missed this one? A unique post of Moraine Lake. This is a tough one to be original with, but you've done a good job by not shooting from the Rockpile and by going with the vertical framing. Your Canada shots are fabulous--you should dig a few more up from the archives for us.

Clark

danielz (82) 2011-02-18 6:41

Great photo. Like the composition and nature on a photo. Sharpnes and colors are just right.
I really like your photo and I thinkk that we all can learn a lot from your samples.
I will put you in to my favorites.
Best regards from Croatia,

Daniel

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Photo Information

Copyright: Ryan Thayne (euryan) (8442)
Genre: Plaatsen
Medium: Kleur
Date Taken: 2004-08-00
Categories: Natuur
Camera: Canon EOS 3, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, Fuji Velvia
Belichting: f/22
Details: Tripod: Yes
Fotoversie: Originele versie
Thema's: Rocky Mountains, Refecltion on water, My Best Shots [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-06-09 23:16
Favorieten: 7 [Zicht]