mike_van_essen

Any commetns and or critiques welcome.

Chip, I'm a huge fan of your work so please don't take this the wrong way. You are miles ahead of me as a photographer. This image seems to be manipulated a bit too much for my taste.

The color of the sky just isn't right. Also it appears darker than parts of the lake.

The lighting of the trees on the right shorline seems off to me. The lower part is lit up but higher up the ridgeline is dark. This seems improbable to me. I know this area well. I shoot several times a year there. The angle is very steep from the mountain on the left allowing very little light in early morning, even less so in the fall. I suppose it is possible that clouds played a role.

I'll give you a tip. There is a thin trail on the left shoreline. Very few people venture over there. You can get some unique angles from there. 14mm lens or 17 tilt/shift would come in handy there. I've only seen a couple of published shots from over there and they are by far my favourites. Watch out if it is wet though. The rocks are extremely slippery.

I have taken hundreds of pictures (if not thousands) of Mt Rundle and have never achieved anything like this. Pictures like this always make me feel guilty about sleeping in all the time.

Beautiful photo. Lake Louise and Moraine do get some incredibly warm colours at sunrise and sunset. People either question the colour of the lakes or the red glow. You captured it perfectly.

Lake Louise always looks a little strange to me when captured wide angle. I don't know why can't put my finger on it. Perhaps because I'm conditioned to see the more standard shots.

I visit there several times a year. This is one of the best shots I've seen. I'm jealous.

The Vermillion Lakes are one of my favorite places to photograph.

It's sort of my baseline location for trying new techniques and equipment.

I love this spot. Been there a few times myself. Last time a car came flying through and spooked a herd of mountain sheep. They came jumping over the guard rail. I thought I was going to have to jump in the pond to avoid getting trampled.

Great capture.