Waterton Reflections
Waterton Reflections on Middle and Upper Waterton Lakes - as viewed from Driftwood Beach (Waterton Lakes National Park - 2018 June 28)
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Waterton Reflections on Middle and Upper Waterton Lakes - as viewed from Driftwood Beach (Waterton Lakes National Park - 2018 June 28)
Waterton Lakes National Park - WORLD HERITAGE SITE
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Waterton Lakes National Park - WORLD HERITAGE SITE
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People's Choice in Enjoyable Escape Photo Challenge
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October 08, 2020
Congratulations on being the People's Choice Winner in my "Enjoyable Escape" Photo Challenge. It's a wonderful capture of this vast and beautiful landscape, a place that would certainly provide an "enjoyable escape" from the stresses and strains one encounters. Thanks for your entry!
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Maadhatter
October 08, 2020
Thank you very much. 😀 Waterton is my most favourite place to visit. Whenever I go there, I feel like I have come home... even though I am a prairie girl.
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Maadhatter
October 05, 2023
😀 Waterton Lakes National Park is my favourite place to be. It has held my heart since the very first time we went there.
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Location
This photo was taken standing on "Driftwood Beach" in the beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park (located in the far southwest corner of Alberta, Canada).Time
I captured this photo at 10:25AM CST (2018 June 28).Lighting
It was a beautiful mid-morning with a mostly cloudy sky. With the sun mostly behind the clouds, the reflections were more intense (and with very little wind, the water reflected the mountains and sky as if it were a glass surface.)Equipment
I shot this photo hand-held with my Nikon D750 Camera and a Tamron SP 24 - 70mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD lens at 24mm. The camera was set in Manual Exposure mode f/6.3 1/1250 ISO 320 White Balance set at "Cloudy". Pattern Metering mode. Handheld.Inspiration
Waterton Lakes National Park is my favourite place to visit and has a very special and tight hold on my heart. Just being there is an inspiration to me. Waterton Lakes National Park experienced a large forest fire that started on August 30 2017 and burned into September 2017. My inspiration for this photo was to capture the raw beauty of this special place that even the big fire could not take away.Editing
This photo was shot in JPEG. I used ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2020 to straighten the horizon and to make adjustment to the exposure and lighting -- to bring out the detail in the clouds. To bring out the clouds just slightly more, I then made an adjustment using the Light Realistic HDR effect in Topaz Studio V1.14.5In my camera bag
I have my Nikon D750, D200 and D5100 cameras in my bags along with my Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, a Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD, a Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F/1.8G Lens, a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens, Nikon f/2.8 105mm Micro f/2.8 lens, and a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. I also always have my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.) If I am going to go for a drive to spend some time out and about shooting, I like to take all my cameras and lenses... you just never know what you're going to need. If I am going out to shoot something specific, I take my Nikon D750 along with the 70-200mm lens, 24-70mm lens, 50mm lens, and depending what my shooting goal is, sometimes the 105mm lens.Feedback
My advice for others is to keep all your batteries charged up, keep your camera(s) handy (you never know when an opportunity to shoot will arise), and to appreciate everything around you and to always look for photo opportunities. Then shoot, shoot, shoot.... shoot as often as you can and get off the main roads. This photograph was taken inside a beautiful National Park. Also, take the opportunity to use all or most of your photographic equipment including your cellular phone.... Always take more than one photo... you can always delete them if they do not turn out. When you download your photos, don't immediately discard the photo because the colour isn't what you had wanted it to be or the horizon isn't straight. I believe one of my legs must be shorter than the other because I rarely have a perfectly straight horizon. Using an editing program of your choice, straighten the horizons, and try adjusting the lighting, exposure, etc. Also convert the photo to sepia or black and white... sometimes even just one of these is the only adjustment you need to make to the photo in post-processing. Most important of all... always have fun!!!!
