EMERALD LAKE

The subdued light, warm spiritual hues, extraordinary depth of field and the skillful arrangement of the elements of this "z" motif are spectacular. Brilliant work, Evgeny. (Would you mind sharing the F/stop used)

@Wayne Sadler.

Thank you Wayne for the comment! EXIF is as follows 10mm. f/8, ISO 640, 1/40 sec. Focus stacking from two shots. During the processing, I realized, that I needed an exposure bracketing. As the dynamic range was quite wide and I was trying to prevent my sky from being washed out. As a result, the foreground is darker than I wanted (there is a noise seen). Cheers, Evgeny

Hi Evgeny,

 

as we have become used to, you present a very wide view that leads the eye. In this case however, my eyes are drawn to the sky first. Then I look at the reflection in the foreground, discovering the way the fallen tree parts (beautiful foreground detail) make me follow the submerged branches and plants to end at the appealingly lit house on the island that I've seen so many times by now I would recognize it. I really like the colors and composition, but light and dark parts are far apart in luminosity (as you've hinted at in your reply to Wayne's comment) , making this wonderful image less 'readible' than some of your other work. Great image nonetheless. Kind regards, Vincent

A beautiful place, you captured it well.

Hi, Vincent. I always appreciate your detailed criticism. It makes me have a look from a different perspective, "out of the box" sometimes. Which is great and thank you for doing that. You motivate me to do better photography. It is an amazing thing that you follow precisely the route I am building in my shots. You have a great artistic eye. Cheers, Evgeny

And a technical accomplishment too. Thanks for the info on this gallery piece.

@Glen McWilliams.

Thank you very much for your good words and interest. Regards, Evgeny

@wayne Sadler.

My pleasure!