BC Coast Range - Unnamed Lake and Glacier - Provia

[Laurence]

I loved the way the waterfall drops into the lake. The scale here is
hard to grasp - the waterfall is actually quite large.

This image was more for the colors than anything else, and Provia
nailed it. Of course, Velvia might have intensified colors even more,
but this is actually what I saw with my eyes.

The sense of isolation and beauty was strong here.

The image lost a lot of detail in the conversion, but at least you'll
see that this was a nice place to rest and contemplate.

Unnamed Lake (Deer Lake)
Pentax 645
Pentax-A 55/2.8 lens
f:16 and 1/60th (Averaged sunny-16 rule for various parts of
the scene - exposed for mid-tones and let the sky expose
on its own)

[spleenone]

Man, this is fantastic!

[rbelyell]

fabulous as always! let me ask, do you find that you use the 645 a lot horizontally? i ask because i have been thinking about acquiring a 645 but i like horizontallly oriented landscapes and was wondering if this was a problem/issue for you as well?
thanks
tony

[greg]

extreme vista

[Attila]

Majestic! Nice Christmas gift to us! Many thanks Larry!

[poilu]

superb location, surrealistic green water & magenta snow!

[Laurence]

Thanks all! I always like to hear other opinions.

poilu: I tried to desaturate the magenta channel as well as the
red channel, but was not successful in toning down the
magenta at all. There definitely WAS a magenta hue in the sky,
but it was not as saturated as shown here. As far as the lake goes,
the color is right on.

Re: Question about 645 vertical or horizontal format: I use horizontal
about 70% of the time, with 30% going to vertical.

[goombles]

[rbelyell]

thanks laurence. so i take it that you dint find it an issue holding the camera in an odd fashion 70% of the time? i should think that would be a little awkward...

[F16SUNSHINE]

Nice to see you here Larry! Which Glacier were you near too?
A BC trip ehe? Is that why we did not see you for so long?
I can vouch for the magenta hues in the sky in this region.
Many times I have had sailboats with off color sails due to the colors in the evening sunlight.
Poilu you would have to see it to believe I suppose.
Same the alpine lake water color. There is nearly now way around these realities

Here is an image to demonstrate. Hope you don't mind Larry.

Here at sea level and with blue skies to reflect. The waters look right anyway.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4964935385_1d768b56ca.jpg

[Laurence]

rbelyell: A nice thing about the Pentax 645 is that the company
tried to make the vertical orientation as ergonomic as possible.
So...though maybe a BIT awkward, it's really easy to get used to.
When I shoot verticals, my trigger finger naturally rests on the
shutter release.

Another nice thing, is that there are tripod mounts both horizontally
and vertically. Overall, the Pentax is really comfortable to shoot, and
I pretty much use it as my "go to" camera. All of the Pentax lenses are
simply GREAT, of course. And, as you can see, I also use other lenses
as well, with the appropriate adapter.

I am biased, of course, but I think you would be very pleased with
a Pentax 645. The standard 75/2.8 lens is simply stunning, and sharp
corner to corner wide open.

[rbelyell]

thanks laurence, i might give it a whirl, tho i am breaking in a new cintax ax that is keeping me busy! but i do love your shots. the beautiful sharpness and range of colors is always a treat for me to see!

[Laurence]

f16sunshine wrote: Nice to see you here Larry! Which Glacier were you near too?
A BC trip ehe? Is that why we did not see you for so long?
I can vouch for the magenta hues in the sky in this region.
Many times I have had sailboats with off color sails due to the colors in the evening sunlight.
Poilu you would have to see it to believe I suppose.
Same the alpine lake water color. There is nearly now way around these realities

Hello! I was near the Monarch Icefield, north side. I've been off line for
a while because of work.

In order to codify the magenta hues, I asked my hiking partner
about it. According to my partner the sky WAS, in fact, of a magenta hue.

If I had pointed my camera farther to the right (west), the sunset was
actually a superb combination of orange and purple (which I missed as
I was busy with this shot).

The lake's color is true, as I indicated above.
The coloration is a combination of slanting sunlight and rock flour
in the water. Many glacial lakes take on this bright aquamarine hue.
I also checked the video taken of this lake, and the color was the same.

Thanks f16, for helping to clarify!