This is the view across Two Medicine Lake with Sinopah Mountain in the background. The water was so clear that it made visible the colorful submerged rocks. To...
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This is the view across Two Medicine Lake with Sinopah Mountain in the background. The water was so clear that it made visible the colorful submerged rocks. To exaggerate the perspective I held the camera almost at the water's surface.
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Winner in Composition Rules! Photo Challenge
People's Choice in #CanadianRockies Photo Challenge
Chatter Award
People's Choice in National Parks of North America Photo Challenge
Zenith Award
Winner in Low angle shot of water Photo Challenge
Winner in PHOTO TAKEN FROM INSIDE A US NATIONAL PARK Photo Challenge
Winner in Unique Landscapes Photo Challenge
Legendary Award
Winner in Above the Lake Photo Challenge
Member Selection Award
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Contest Finalist in Simple Landscapes Photo Contest
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JyoScapes
May 23, 2016
Love the way you included the foreground. :) Makes it a little more than a simple reflection shot. :)
Paul_Joslin
July 10, 2016
Thank you for liking the photo Tanya. Hopefully you get a chance to visit Glacier NP if you haven't already. It is a beautiful park.
Eduardbetz
August 01, 2016
Love the foreground as a lead in to the mountain. It's a fantastic image !
terrymccollum
January 24, 2021
WOW, stunning colors. Your AWESOME photo just made my favorites list!
terrymccollum
January 24, 2021
I don't how you choose this photo but you have plenty of Awesome photos to choose from. Well Done Paul!
sallyG11
February 07, 2021
Congratulations on your challenge win, beautiful capture and well deserving! :)
PreissAlex
March 24, 2023
Congratulations on winning the People's Choice in National Parks of North America Photo Challenge. Outstanding image.
carolcardillo
Mar 04
Beautiful scene, nicely composed with good foreground, reflection, color, and depth. Congratulations, Paul, you are the Winner of my Composition Rules Challenge!
winnerslens31
Mar 04
Hello Paul, congratulation on your win. Excellent Capture.
Have a good evening. Chad
Have a good evening. Chad
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Behind The Lens
Location
The photo was taken in Glacier National Park, Alberta, Canada.Time
It was late morning when the photo was taken, not generally the most optimal time. However the rather flat lighting may have helped in this case because it softened what would have been a sharp transition from the exposure of the rocks under the water to the mountain in the background.Lighting
While I am always looking for lighting to help give direction and focus to a picture, in this instance it was the landscape more than anything else that dominated and controlled how the picture could best be perceived.Equipment
The scene was photographed with a Nikon D300 camera and a superzoom Nikkor 18 to 200 mm lens. Accept for making camera and lens upgrades I try my best to stick to using just one camera and one lens in the field. I didn't use a tripod or a flash.Inspiration
I am always looking for beautiful settings where I can create a lot of depth in a picture as well as have visual lines that draw one's eye across an image from one corner to the opposite corner. This definitely had all the elements. Photographing in portrait as opposed to landscape mode is often a more powerful way to bring out the full effect of depth, as in this case.Editing
The post processing focused on two issues. I used the de-hazing filter in Lightroom to improve the clarity of the water and I increased slightly the vibrancy and saturation of the colors.In my camera bag
In my sling bag designed for quick access is but one camera and one lens -- currently the Nikon D500 and the superzoom Nikkor 18 to 300 mm lens. It does it all, landscapes, wildlife, sports, fast action and even close ups of insects. For years I used a Nikon D300 (or Nikon D300s slight upgrade) camera and the superzoom Nikkor 18 to 200 mm lens. With an SB 900 flash I also have done a lot of portrait photography with this camera and lens setup, using walls or halos to bounce the flash off of. A couple of years ago when Nikon came out with the Nikkor 18 to 300 mm lens, I upgraded to that. Because the camera is a DX format (smaller than full frame) the lens becomes effectively a 24 mm to 450 mm lens which is ideal for photographing wildlife, fast action like catching swallows in flight, as well as capturing landscape shots with plenty of depth, as in this Glacier National Park photo. While I like using a single superzoom lens to do everything because of the versatility it gives me in the field, I also like the fact that my almost never taking the lens off minimizes the chances for getting dust inside the camera.Feedback
To exaggerate the strength of the foreground and create a lot of depth I set the lens at wide angle and held the camera about an inch or so above the water, a technique I often use. Since it was much lower than my head was at, I took several shots, hoping one of them would turn out the way I wanted. The fact that the water was very clear and the rocks colorful was a real bonus. To ensure that everything was pretty much in focus from the foreground to the background I used an aperture of f14. Having the lens set at wide angle also helps to accomplish that goal.