Maligne Lake, a photo from Alberta, Prairies

Photographer's Note

Maligne Lake
For sure Maligne Lake was one of the most beautiful places we visited on our whole trip. The weather was great that day with almost no clouds in the deep blue sky, so it was really nice to take pictures, especially with my polarizer. We stayed three days in Jasper National Park on Whistlers Campground, a really nice campground about 2 kilometers in the south of Jasper, where you can see many wapiti elk browsing on the meadow next to your tent (or RV). On our second day we drove about 50 kilometers south. Our ride through the park was already really beautiful and of course we made lots of stops (maybe you remember this one) and walked some trails to see as much of the wonderful landscape as possible. And then, in the afternoon we arrived at Maligne Lake located at an altitude of 1670 m. I immediately made friends with the whole scenery because I liked the lake, the red roofed Maligne Lake Boat House, the forest and the mountains in the background. But before I took any pictures, I went swimming in the ice cold but amazingly clear water that is brought to the lake by a glacier river. It was really nice to swim there, like in all the Canadian lakes, though you couldn΄t stay much longer than thirty seconds inside :) After that, I instantly got my camera and my tripod out of my bag and started to think what would be the best way to capture the scenery. When I was looking for a suitable point of view I discovered a group of ducks swimming on the lake and a yellow boat some metres behind them, so I immediately stopped and took some pictures.

F/14 gave me an exposure time of 1/20 seconds and as I had my tripod with me, it worked quite well. I originally took this picture in 14-bit RAW (NEF) , so I converted and edited it with Adobe Photoshop CS3. But again, the polarizer was mainly responsible for the colors.

I΄m glad for any advice, hint or proposition, that could help me to improve my photography.

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ls7902 (7380) 2008-10-11 4:16

Hello Jonas,
Really great photography. Good useful technical notes. It seemed to me that we should be learning from you! Clean & high quality presentation with good composition & timing. I like the positioning of the kayaks and the diamond formation of the ducks. Well done. Regards. Latiff.

aadilj (18102) 2008-10-11 4:28

Nice and very crisp with beautiful and vivid freshness and tones that have a wonderful balance and poetic clarity Jonas

mark_mk (266) 2008-10-11 4:38

Hi Jonas,
du hast Recht, es ist ne echte Pracht, das gelbe (!) Boot war natόrlich ein Glόcksfall, es dient zum Kontrast und als ein guter focal point. Der Himmel ist super, klasse was dein Polarizer da geleistet hat. Die Enten sehen super aus, das Haus, die Berge, die Kompo, absolute klasse, du ahst mir nicht zu viel versprochen!!!

Beste Grόίe
Mark

PS: Weiίt du wie viel ein Graufilter fόr mein 77mm Objektiv kostet, 80(!), also falls du dir einen zulegen mφchtest, weiίt bescheid, die sind teuer ;-)

Tobias__Ortmann (2638) 2008-10-11 4:42

Hey jonas stell ich grad mit mόhe mein Bild rein(computer ist schrott)
da seh ich dein Lieblingsbild wie scho gesagt find ich auch hamma.
Super tiefe und gute Szene
lg Toba

papon (1487) 2008-10-11 4:46

Hi Jonas!!
Magnificent view....
Thanks for sharing with us...I like the color and composition here..very sharp and clear...

Have a nice day!!
Sunandan.

dta (98848) 2008-10-11 5:23

Hello Jonas ,
Really a beautiful picture ! You have chosen to give a large place to the sky , and that gives a feeling of immensity . The composition is excellent , with the hut , the canoes , and the ducks on the beautiful lake , and of course , the nice mountains in the background . Very fine colors , too .
Congratulations
Denis

Sistercosmo (242) 2008-10-11 5:26

Hi Jonas,
wow! Simply beautiful. You've composed it perfectly with the ducks, the boats, the house. Very well done!!
Thanks and take care,
Linda

leo61 (0) 2008-10-11 5:32

Hallo Jonas!
Ohne Zweifel,das Bild ist toll.Ich habe es schon gestern abend gesehen aber Du hast es gelφscht!?!?!?!?!?!?
Den workshop,den ich gemacht habe ,habe ich aber gespeichert.Ich wollte mal sehen ob man da noch ein par krδftige Farben herauskitzeln kann, was die Qualitδt Deines Bildes nicht schmδlern soll.Die Kompo ist toll.Alles ist am rechten Fleck und Dein POV genial.
Gruί,Leo

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alexisborel (755) 2008-10-11 7:56

Hi Jonas
Another great landscape with a large place to lake ended by mountains who really enbeauty your picture. Composition of scenery is excellent too with peoples on boats and ducks on the right. It remenber me alpine landscapes i seen on Yosemite.
An excellent picture and sorry, no idea to do it better than it is actually.
Have a good day

Alexis

Burberry1 (6041) 2008-10-11 7:58

Beautiful postcard with excellent view. Great colours and light management.

A.

trekks (14348) 2008-10-11 8:37

hi Jonas

The combination of a blue clear crisp sky, good direction of light, use of CPL, well composed POV, f/14 and slow shutter makes this a magnificent capture of a wonderful landscape view of JNP's Maligne Lake.

Shooting from a level angle helps to show the space of the lake. The sharpness is great.

I like the group of ducks nearer to you and the kayaks. Simply excellent.

tfs, bill

besnard (59196) 2008-10-11 9:03

Bonjour Jonas
Un superbe clichι qui respire le calme et la tranquilitι. Ton cadrage est parfait et les couleurs magnifiques.
Merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Nicole

estan (1279) 2008-10-11 11:53

Hi Jonas,

Really good shot. I very like this fabulous landscape. There is bright colours and the sharpness is so good. Well done shot !
See you
Pascal

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-10-11 11:54

Hello Jonas
It is a wonderful shot from this famous lake, I see the ducks were in attendance to when you were there. I also like the Kayak in this also. The polarizer had made some excellent colours here.
Regards
Jim

Floydian (30970) 2008-10-11 15:45

Hallo Jonas,
Man what a luck you had there. Mine are all in the clouds...terrible. Seeing this it really makes me jealous. What a great sky, full with light...wonderful.
But, did you made the boattrip to Spirit Island...having this weather it's a must..!!!
Maybe i will post mine later from the boathouse..., but this one is really good.
Regards, Henk

devimeuxbe (58557) 2008-10-11 15:51

Hi Jonas
very beautifull picture. The landscape is very well managed; The light is amazing. It's a very nice typical picture from Canada
Excellent
Bertrand

zeynepe (0) 2008-10-12 3:26

Hello Jonas,
f/14 and slow shutter and your polarizer make the composition splendid and you are so lucky that your tripod with you.
Congrats and have a nice weekend,
zeynep

sacavem (18620) 2008-10-12 3:35

Olα Jonas,

Wonderful landscape! Good snapshot and good lightening.
Good work to capture this image. Good color and contrast.The ducks in 1Ί plain add very beautiful a visual impact.
Well done.
Best wishes,
Filipe

gracious (20025) 2008-10-12 10:13

Hello Jonas,
I thank you for sharing for such a beautiful and quality image on the lake scenery which captured well!
excellent depth here with good sharpness, wonderful colour and superb details for what a landscape require!
great job well done
my compliment
Tony

danyy (0) 2008-10-12 13:54

Bonjour Jonas,

Un endroit extrκmement connu et proposι ΰ maintes reprises sur TE. Il n'empκche qu'on est ΰ chaque fois admiratif devant surtout ici grβce aux couleurs vives et au point de vue avantageux.
Regards, Daniel

Waylim (25436) 2008-10-13 11:39

Wow, Now I can really see what it's like at Maligne Lake, when I was there last August it was snowing here and I could only see partially the landscape. I'm so depressed that I miss this fantastic landscape all togather. Thanks for showing me what I missed. Sniff Sniff. I will post in WS to show you what it was like when I was there. So Sad, so Jealous. Lucky you.
Way

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Dpbours (222) 2008-10-13 14:20

Hello Jonas,

Wonderful. Very nice with those geese in the foreground. Or is it some kind of large duck?! The toning in the greens is very natural and the colours in the blue gradual nicely punchy. Very nice!

Greetings,
Dennis

Greg1949 (9011) 2008-10-13 17:23

Jonas, another nice one for your gallery. I love these scenes of nature at its best, the places we have disturbed the least I suppose. This is peaceful, like the perfect picture of it, great capture.

Greg

hispic (9658) 2008-10-13 20:08

Hello Jonas,
What an incredible crystal clear image! A group of ducks plays a very important part. Brightness of the mountain increases clarity. I like this clarity a lot.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

riclopes (35577) 2008-10-14 0:51

Olα Jonas, hehe, funny comparison with the experience of Way. It΄s impressive because both situations were taken in August. And I can't imagine how could you swim - the temperature of the water must be freezing! Anyway, the scenery is gorgeous and you did a great job, as usual. Lovely inclusion of the ducks on the corner and the yellow canoe further away.
Have a nice day,
ricardo

Didi (61589) 2008-10-14 10:05

Hi Jonas
Well done for this nice view with a very good luminosity; I appreciate well this composition.
However I give you my opinion about the polarizer used with a wide angle; there ise some difference in th blue colour in the sky between the right and the left part.
Friendly regards.

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2008-10-16 0:51

Das ist ein Foto wie man sich Kanada vorstellt. Landscahft mit begen, ein See und ein kanu. Und alles perfekt ins Bild gesetzt.
Viele Grόίe,
Achim

toto (0) 2008-10-16 1:17

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce lac superbe, bonne profondeur de champ dans laquelle on voit beaucoups de choses, ces canards a l' avant,ces pyrogues, ces arbres,ces montagnes et leurs reflets puis ce ciel magnifique.
Merci de ce partage.

Amitiιs Thomas

pablominto (53746) 2008-10-16 1:20

Hello Jonas,

All elements of the classical postcard!
And the ducks as an extra bonus, very romantic...
This is a fine composition with outstanding colours, all together the tech quality also is top shelf!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Angshu (56760) 2008-10-23 20:52

Hello Jonas
A wonderful landscape with f/14 and that slowish shutter speed. Thanks to the tripod, the sharpness is excellent. Love the compo really with the geese in the FG, and the boathouse with the canoes in the lake waters. The yellow canoe catches attention. Fine polarised blue sky you've got as well. A fine shot Jonas, well done
Best Regards
Angshu

JCG (35153) 2008-11-01 7:42

Hi Jonas,

Good use of polarizing here which gives to this sky a splendid blue, emphasizing the remainder of this marvellous landscape. I like much this point of view, what a superb holiday place !!! Cheer for qualities of the photograph as well in the colors as in the smoothness of the image. Beautiful work and thank you Jonas.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

fds (9963) 2011-08-10 11:31

great image with fantastic light and great colors

Photo Information

Copyright: Jonas Schmitt (Jonas_Schmitt) (3074)
Genre: Τοποθεσίες
Medium: Έγχρωμο
Date Taken: 2008-08-14
Categories: Φύση
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikkor 16-85mm AF-S f/3.5-5.6, 67mm Hama Polarizer
Έκθεση: f/14.0, 1/20 δευτερόλεπτα
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-10-11 4:02
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