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Leland Lake in Washington State on an early February morning. Lake Leland is just outside Olympic National Park border. But a few Olympic mountains are still visible.
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Awards
Contest Finalist in My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol18
Zenith Award
Contest Finalist in Lost In The Forest Photo Contest
Top Shot Award 21
Contest Finalist in Perfect Reflections Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Spectacular Lakes Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in 80 Stays Around the World Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 2
Runner Up in Lakes Or Rivers Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Lakes Or Rivers Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 1
Contest Finalist in Fog, Clouds and Mist Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Image of the Year Photo Contest by Snapfish
Contest Finalist in Landscapes 101 Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Along The Shore Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Landscape Painting Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Playing With Reflections Photo Contest
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People's Choice in Into the clouds Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Celebrating Nature Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Earth Day 2015 Photo Contest
People's Choice in Tranquility and Beyond Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Cloud Reflections Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Superior Skill
Genius
Virtuoso
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HappyVashonGirl
February 23, 2015
Fred, This is breathtaking. I can't wait to see a print of it or at least on a huge screen. It has an awesome dreamy quality to it.
susanbailey
April 09, 2015
Absolutely stunning image! I voted for this one and am glad to see it won!! Congrats on such a beautiful shot!
thunderlake
May 10, 2015
I can only imagine how you felt when you captured this shot!! Amazingly beautiul
b2bjacks
May 10, 2015
Thanks!! I had been to Lake Leland and got some great shots before. But the way the snow cap mountain poked out this particular morning, I knew this would be my favorite and it is!
kariwellborn
July 04, 2015
Congratulations on winning the Peoples Choice in my Into the Clouds Challenge.
b2bjacks
July 13, 2015
Thanks Rob! Sheri, January and February are the best for fog. Do you live on the peninsula or visit?
julianus
August 14, 2015
Really an extraordinary shot. Full of charm and romanticism. Mystery, too. Well done.
tamsyn-tyler
August 21, 2015
do you use any special filters? When I take photos of clouds, they dont have the same intensity...
b2bjacks
November 19, 2015
Thanks!! Getting into two contest finalist in two days is a bit of a shock! Lake Leland would like to thank you all too!!
2585lizzy
December 31, 2015
Your pictures reach all the way to my soul. They are absolutely beautiful Fred.
DianeT
February 04, 2016
Beautiful shot! I visit Lake Crescent several times each summer and have never heard of Leland Lake. I will have to go there.
b2bjacks
February 04, 2016
Leland is at it's best when the weather is lousy. Not much of that in the summer. My favorites from Leland are mostly from December thru February. This image was captured on Valentines Day in 2015.
RDVPhotography
December 04, 2016
Back again to say congratulations, really like this image, have similar shot from Beaver Lake in Colorado near Marble, have an image in finals from Maroon Bells, good luck
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens
Location
This image was captured at Lake Leland in Washington State. The lake itself is just outside the Olympic National Park. But some of the Olympic Mountain range is visible.Time
Leland is almost always cloudy / foggy in the morning in the winter months. This was taken on Valentine's Day 2015 at 8:01 am. which was 34 minutes after sunrise.Lighting
The fog was leaving fast the morning I got this. Some morning it can gradually lift over the course of a couple hours. What made this shot different was the way the highest mountain illuminated before the lower fog had totally lifted. Never saw that before and I have not seen it since.Equipment
I used a full sensor Nikon D610 with a 24-85 Nikkor lens. The image was captured at 1/4 of a second, so a bogen tripod was used.Inspiration
The reflection at Lake Leland is usually calm and foggy in the winter when it's between storms that come off the Pacific Ocean. The storms mean snow for the higher elevations.In November thru February I try to get there at least once a week. It's very easy to get expired there.Editing
This image was captured in RAW and developed in Adobe Lightroom. Another amazing thing about this image is it took very little work in post processing. Not even any cropping. Image is 6016 x 4016In my camera bag
Nikon D610 is always in the bag! And usually backed by my Nikon D5200. The D5200 almost always has the Nikkor 24-85 mounted. The FX lens on the DX body really works well! And the D610 has a Nikkor 18-35. Both wide lenses have circular polarizers. Also on the bag is a Nikkor 85 f4 macro. And a Nikkor 70-300 G (FX) telephoto. Also carry my Bogen monopod and tripod everywhere.Feedback
If you go to Lake Leland in the summer you won't find anything like this.You'll find a little ol trout lake. The Olympic Peninsula snow melts fast. A lot of the streams are way down by April. As a rule of thumb, the nastier the weather, the better this lake looks. As long as it's not storming. which kills the reflection. Be prepared to be at a lake like this about 30 minutes before sunrise. At a lake like this in the winter. The mornings are like fingerprints. Each is a little different and you never know when the shot of the morning will happen. I've seen this lake go from thick as pea soup and 15 minutes later be clear as mothers milk! Other mornings in never does clear. As for the reflection, this lake generally looses reflections at 7mph. Depending on wind direction. As for the trout .... YUM!!!