landscape Chillin-Out-

Really beautiful work, Alf!

MICHEL

Good to hear from you I hope you are keeping well!.

Sincere thanks for your visit and positive feedback. I had a few images to choose from to post but this was amongst the ones I liked best and for the reason you mention, that little reflection..

Kind Regards

Alf

NEIL

Many thanks for your interest and encouraging comments. The light was very transient, it changed by the second because of the swirling clouds, I just waited for an opportune moment when all the elements combined to allow the shot.

Best Regards

Alf

BEN

Thank you for stopping by and taking time to comment, much appreciated. Snow can be a bit tricky, but with the amount of wb control both in camera and in editing software these days, it isn't as much of a problem.......well as long as you don't burn out the whites that is.

Best Regards

Alf

MARJOLEIN

Late.......I just count myself as fortunate that you turn up : - )  As  I do appreciate your thoughts and encouraging comments.

My Sincere Thanks

Alf

RUUD

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments.

Best Regards

Alf

Excellent result from a difficult exposure Alf,the composition is very good as well,the right amount of FG for the eye to travel through the image,very nice enjoyable work,regards

Alf, This is absolutely stunning. The colors are brilliant. And I am most impressed that you put both feet into the icy cold water to get this! Well worth the effort.

This is absolutely stunning!  I could have sworn I commented on this before, but apparently I didn't hit the confirm button or something.  The scene is magnificent, made even more interesting by including the 'pillows' of snow in the foreground.  Very nice work, Alf! 

Lovely shot! Warm regards, Ilkka

STUNNING! great composition too. compliments -koushik

Very intriguing photo, I am drawn to the mountains and the river rock covered in snow. Nicely done, thank you for sharing. Also thanks for your comments on my Barnegat Bay photo, your suggestion about the water was very helpful. I tried to redo it, with mixed results. Regards, Bob

Spectacular, Elf. This is internationally award winning. You are a genious. Well done, my friend. Regards, Lawrence. This goes to my fav's folder. Thank you!

Alf, excellent work from top to bottom!!! Lovely light, and color, in this superbly composed image. very Well done, regards Grant.

great composition, mood and colors...cograts.......

HARRY

Sincere thanks for your thoughts and positive feedback, much appreciated. I couldn't resist getting a shot of the rocks in that crytal clear water.

Best Regards

Alf

LINDA

Errrm well I did cheat a bit I had me thermal neoprene wellingtons on that kept my feet nice and warm : - )

I'm really pleased you liked it Linda, thank you so much for your positive feedback.

Best Regards

Alf

CHRISTAL

Many Thanks for your visit and thoughtful comments, much appreciated. I like that description of "pillows" of snow, it's a good analogy I'll steal that one and use it myself : - )

Kind Regards

Alf

ILKKA

Thank you for stopping by and adding your kind words, much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Alf

KOUSHIK

I'm very pleased you liked it! My sincere thanks for your visit.

Best Regards

Alf

BOB

Many hanks for your visit I appreciate your positive feedback, and I'm also very pleased my comments on your image were of some help,

Regards

Alf

LAWRENCE

I'm really pleased you liked this and thank you for your generous comments, I'm very honoured you would consider this a favourite.

Best Regards

Alf

GRANT

Many Thanks for stopping by, Sometimes all the elements converge in a moment when you have your eye to the viewfinder, I think maybe this was one of those times Cheers Grant! I really appreciate your encouraging words and feedback.

Best Regards

Alf

AHMET

Many thanks for your interest and encouraging words, much appreciated.

Best Regards

Alf

Awesome atmospheric scene, well composed with interesting foreground details. Well done and best regards..JB

REALLY chilling out, that is. The tonal range is fantastic, as usual.

This is pure beautty!! Excellent work as usual.

Cheers.

good use of the apparently super-wide lens.  the distortion seems well under control.  best, j

JOHN

Sincere  thanks for stopping by and for your encouraging words, much appreciated!

Best Regards

Alf

EMMANUEL

Nothing quite like cooling off at -5C : - )  Many thanks for your positive comments.

Kind Regards

 Alf

ALBERTO

I hope you are keeping well, many thanks for your ineterst and encouraging words.

Best Regards

Alf

JAMIE

I used a Nikkor 16 - 35mm 1: 4G ED Brilliant sharp lens

16mm 1/60th sec @ f22 Tripod. I got down low and kept the lens level to try and minimise any barrel distortion.

Many thanks for your interest Jamie.

Best Regards

Alf

Very nice colours and composition. Congrats.

just a little suggestion.  you'll get significant diffraction blur at f/22, and you don't need that much depth of field at 16 mm.  if you're out there again, try f/8, f/16, and f/22.  f/8 will almost certainly be sharpest.  could you have a look at my latest four.  i'm trying to choose which to include in my blur tutorial.  best, j

gosh, this is so beautiful!

RAYMOND

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments, much appreciated!

Best Regards

Alf

JAMIE

Yeah I think your suggestion is spot on, though I'm more inclined to go with f11 or f16 .......But I will try f8 simply because it's not a setting I'd normally use and now you've got me curious. The f22 setting I used here was to try and level out the light, there was some really bright spots and I thought this might work, I think it did to some extent. Thanks for your positive imput and feedback Jamie.

Regards

Alf

DROR

I'm really pleased you liked this one.

Sincere Thanks

Alf

Hello Alf,

I commented on this yesterday but it didn't show up.  Probably forgot to confirm it.  It is already in my favorites folder.  One of your best so far IMO.  Superb lighting.  Everything is spot on IMO.  Did you use a polarizer?

Cheers...

Jerry

Many Thanks for looking in, and for all your support and positive feedback, much appreciated!

I didn't use a polarisor on this ocassion, but maybe I should have, and probably would have if I hadn't been standing in 12" of water. (The filter was in my backpack, and difficult to get at without putting the backpack on the ground first) I think the polarisor would have enhanced the submerged rocks to a greater degree. Theres a lesson there for me......."always put your filters in your pocket" I'm very honoured you have considered it a favourite Jerry Thank you!

Best Regards

Alf

Stunning shot Alf, love your composition and the colours.

It is too hard to find the right words in order to express my opinion here, this image is what called Perfect Work, every element contained inside this frame work, work with each other remarkably, your exposure is so well balanced and the amazing DOF obtained maximum details all over, the clouded sky and its reflections in the water along with mountains layers is another add to the well engineered composition of this well presented image.

Thank you my friend for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.