Lake Louise II, a photo from Alberta, Prairies

Photographer's Note

About the location: This is the world famous Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada. This lake has a spectacular turquoise color caused by glacial dust suspended in the water. This fine dust is ground off the mountain rocks by the glaciers.

About the photo: This photo has the exact same composition as this photo, but this one was taken the day before. The sky was completely overcast for this shot while the other has clear skies.

Taken at sunrise.
Scanned with Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED.
Levels adjusted in Photoshop.

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poulinp (4528) 2006-04-22 18:54

Ideal climatic conditions to create a mysterious environment. Superb composition also. Excellent.

KIZIL_BARON (0) 2006-04-22 18:56

very good....

yacro (188) 2006-04-22 18:56

I love this kind of photos, very atmospheric.

peter1892 (1681) 2006-04-22 18:58

The composition & viewpoint are perfect here, I really like how you used the 'portrait' framing which then gives us either side of the valley converging in the distance. The low clouds make the whole scene even more imposing. colours & sharpness are excellent too.

bubu (824) 2006-04-22 19:00

hi ryan,
The low clouds make the different impact this work..
strange composition and perfect colors..
well done.

f2000 (21) 2006-04-22 19:02

Looks a lot like Lake Marian (maybe sisters???) in Southern New Zealand to me. Reminds me I could post a photo of it... Your compo makes it appear 3d! Really lovely...

EvaIG (106) 2006-04-22 19:12

Absolutely beautiful. Great mix of softness and sharpness. Good work.

mn_tak (11) 2006-04-22 19:27

this is great,

SelimAzad (477) 2006-04-22 19:46

I think i like this one more than the other one tht u took ... the overcast sky gives a mystic look to the photo ... Looks like a scene fm Lord of the Rings .. LOLZ

andante (7092) 2006-04-22 19:47

Very 'Adam Burton', and I mean this as a compliment. Great composition Ryan, the color palette make this image very appealing and soothing. Thanks for sharing,
Enrique

huerta45270 (4) 2006-04-22 19:58

wow this is just awesome you took an advantage of the climate and the enviroment all together

martou (1660) 2006-04-22 20:07

bonjour Ryan,
great vertical view of this beautifull place, superb atmosphere, I like the frame effect, good work,
bravo martin

bigtim (3518) 2006-04-22 20:57

Bonjour Ryan
C'est une photo vraiment magnifique que tu nous presente la!
J'aime beaucoup le cadrage et l'ambiance generale de ta photo!
vraiment bravo!
tiM../.

Propofol (1790) 2006-04-22 22:13

Ah - thought it looked familiar (and I gave your other photo of this composition two points too!)

Terrific colours. About the only suggestion that might improve the image would be a ND filter and long exposure to smooth out the water completely.

Lovely spot - well captured and thanks for sharing it!

Valeski (906) 2006-04-22 23:12

Molto piů espressiva questa che quella del giorno dopo, piů vuota...
Eccellente foto!

imrek (4) 2006-04-23 1:46

Hi Ryan,
nice shot (a la adam burton) with marvelous colours and misty atmosphere!
Well done!!!
regards
imre

tjanze (5674) 2006-04-23 3:09

Hi Ryan!
Beautiful composition.Very good depth of field.
I like details on stones in front.Black clouds over mountains give the dramatic look.Bravo!

Floydian (30970) 2006-04-23 8:57

Hi Ryan,
Great mood, perfect atmosphere.
I like this one more than the other post, color toning is much better and the soft light here is very well choosen.
Great work..!!!
Regards, Henk

talatbay (2428) 2006-04-23 9:04

Hi Ryan
It's a good work of you.
Good POV. Colours and saharpness are perfect.
Regards.
Talat

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Polonaise (5802) 2006-04-27 1:05

Quite possibly, the best photo of Lake Louise I've ever seen (including those in numerous albums designated to the beauty of Canadian Rockies).
Unreal view of a very real wonder of nature.
Thanks Ryan. It's been a pleasure to visit your site.
George

Jeweller (4) 2006-04-28 20:26

Wow. Really nice shot. Good composition and great DOF.

dolin (7369) 2006-05-06 18:44

Hi Ryan.
An excellent idea of framing ans focus.
I like the mood, very strange atmosphere.
The colors tones are marvelous
Nice shot
Fred

dsidwell (9783) 2006-05-07 1:18

I've very much enjoyed going through your photos, Ryan! This one really strikes me as amazing. The proportions and clarity are all just perfect. Really super work!

pridel (233) 2006-05-07 5:46

Hi Ryan
superb photograph
I like it very much,little mysterious mood, and calms at the same time.
congrats
Pascal
please see galerie's Thierry here for example

apazevedo (5469) 2006-05-07 12:39

I don't have too much to say about this one, Ryan, it is just beautiful, a real paradise...
It is good to have the possibility to be in Mem Martins and then here, isn't it? :-)

olopez (4959) 2006-05-08 6:55

Hi Ryan,
Different scenary but similar shot,
Well seen,
Oscar

dHitman (0) 2006-05-15 23:37

Hi Ryan,
Awesome shot! Great foreground interest right up to the mist/clouds on the mountain. Lovely colors and mood. TFS!
Regards, Jino

Prisley (1485) 2006-05-17 4:28

Wow, What can I add to this. Simply beautiful. It's funny to see that with an exact similar framing, a pic' could look totally different from one day to another (even from an hour to an other). I like the coldness, the neutral tone and the fog that creates sort of a misterious atmosphere. Well done. TFS ;o)

bfly (5775) 2006-05-22 2:17

hi Ryan,
you shot beautiful landscapes..and this green of velvia really comes out of pages..good quality of scans are very relieving as we do not need to imagine the originals..to transfer analog on digital medium is really a pain, and you did that very good too...

I love the tranquility in this photo..and congratulations for all your photos..
fusun

greg64g (11193) 2006-05-22 4:27

Hi Ryan

Excellent picture, that's the style i love, a great long exposure i guess, the foreground is great.
cheers
greg

leiju (1697) 2006-06-11 5:04

Perfection. Simple and absolute perfection.
I do not know what else to say! Is there anything else to say?

0_o

Brilliant Perfection! :D

rmatthews (945) 2006-06-15 15:39

Very nice. I really like some of your work. Very well done. I'm going to post workshop with a couple of minor editing changes...mostly sharpening & color. But this is really nice.

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chicken (1557) 2006-08-21 17:58

This is my favourite of your "basic composition" list. I guess I prefer it because of the weather, I like non-postcard-blue skies. Also being that close to the foreground rocks gives the image a lot of depth.

eveshall (41) 2006-10-17 7:46

Hi Ryan
THis is a lovely photo which has captured the atmosphere of Lake Louise. I think the colour of the lake is quite brilliant as is the composition. There are two things you may want to think about in this photo and that is - the photo is slightly flat to look at , and I think the rocks are a touch soft.

chpp (4283) 2008-03-07 11:47

Hi.
I see you've also been in Alberta, good :)
Very nice compo, I never saw Lake Louise like this. Very nice quality, good depth and great colours (I know the lake helps a little)
The light on the rocks in th FG is amazing
very nice shot
Cheers
C

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