Medicine Lake, Jasper


Posted by Steve Mason on Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:24 am

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I think I'll start my participation here by "recycling" one of my few good landscape shots (so far)
This image was made during the 2002 Jasper STL with Charles Glatzer & Tom Hill.
I could not have made this image without the great instruction (and a borrowed ND grad) on that trip, thanks Chas & Tom (and E.J. provided some good tips along the way too).
After showing my family my awesome Bighorn Sheep portraits, and elk shots, they all said "yeah, whoopie it's another animal... let's see that andscape again" :roll:
My mother in law talked me into entering a contest (Canadian Reader's Digest "Show Us Your Canada" where it won 1st place. Shows you what I know... :) Canadians, See page 56-57 of the July issue.
Now I need to hone my PS skills to make this ISO400 image printable in time for Christmas :)
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Canon D30 16-35 L @ 17mm 1/8 F16 ISO400 (oops) Partial metering -.5
Cloned out a tripod leg on the far right (Hi Len)


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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:34 am
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Welcome to NS Steve! Now I recognize this shot - I have one just like it and remember how cold it was with water splashing up onto our camera and face while taking this. It is a cool shot, especially when you think about how we got them. I'd rotate it clockwise just a bit.
 

by Rich S on Fri Aug 22, 2003 10:37 am
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Love the colors, the composition and that cloud twisting over the mountain. I can see why it was a winner.

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by Guy Tal on Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:14 am
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Steve - we're all using the opportunity to recycle some old favorites. I love the perspective in this image and the depth you captured.

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by Heather Forcier on Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:37 am
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I do not recognize this and am glad to have the chance to see it! I like the feel of sweeping motion here with the water and clouds, this is sweet!

I am enjoying looking through some of my older images and putting them up. :)
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by Steve Mekata on Fri Aug 22, 2003 4:20 pm
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Awesome light, great scene!

I'd have to say that the ISO400 oops probably worked out in your favor, as the water flow at lower left looks wonderful, and you'd have had to back down the aperture at ISO100 for the same effect.
 

by Campbell on Fri Aug 22, 2003 4:45 pm
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by Dan Baumbach on Fri Aug 22, 2003 5:08 pm
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Nice job. I like the way you made all these compositional elements work.

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by Kelly on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:37 pm
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Steve, Congrats on the contest! I can see why this won. The curve of the cloud and the water motion nicely "frame" the mountain. It makes me want to go there! :D
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by thapamd on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:40 pm
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A well deserved 1st place award for this breath-taking shot. The lighting, the clouds, the water...all come together in harmony.
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by Robert Ludwick on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:43 pm
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Steve,

This is really cool, I really like all of the strong diagonals you have going here, nice use of the grad too!

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by Darwin on Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:05 pm
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Superb composition, excellent use of leading lines, a very different view of Medicine lake (coming from someone who has lived in Jasper). My only suggestion for improvement would be to lighten the right 25% of the image. The Maligne River leads to the right and deposits the eye in disturbing darkness. In Photoshop, select quick mask (Q) and the gradient tool (G) - make a gradient selection of the right 25- 30% of the image. Hit (Q) again to get a selection and then do a quick adjustment in curves to lighten the right and the shot will be improved for my tastes. There are other ways to lighten the right in Photshop, I find that a gradient selection looks the most seamless (like a soft-edge grad held sideways on the image).
 

by Steve Mason on Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:54 pm
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Darwin wrote:the eye in disturbing darkness. In Photoshop, select quick mask (Q) and the gradient tool (G) - make a gradient selection of the right 25- 30% of the image. Hit (Q) again to get a selection and then do a quick adjustment in curves to lighten the right and the shot will be improved for my tastes. There are other ways to lighten the right in Photshop, I find that a gradient selection looks the most seamless (like a soft-edge grad held sideways on the image).
I'll give that a try, thanks for the suggestion. I may add this to my CPAWS entries, unless you're entering again, in which case I have no hope :lol:
 

by Tom Hill on Sat Aug 23, 2003 12:38 am
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I very much remember this image. Mine isn't nearly as well composed. I wouldn't worry too much about the tonal qualities but I sure like Darwin's technique.

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