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Monsanto Lake, Autumn
Monsanto Lake, Autumn
3eyedcrow


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Reflections Without Mirrors II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: St. Joe State Park
Date: Oct 16, 2005
Aperture: f22
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/6"
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2005

 I hadn't planned on entering either challenge this week. I was out trying my hand at some night photography.
The sky began to lighten and I started to go home when I decided on the spur of the moment to drive down by the lake to see if the leaves were turning yet.
As the sun crested the hill I was greeted with this! I grabbed the camera & tripod, set up at the waters edge and started shooting. Only when I got home did I realize that I forgot to change the ISO setting.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 371
Avg (all users): 6.5479
Avg (commenters): 8.0714
Avg (participants): 6.3739
Avg (non-participants): 6.6610
Views since voting: 1992
Views during voting: 441
Votes: 292
Comments: 21
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 07/09/2006 09:45:04 PM
wow, this is sooo pristine. i love the clarity and the gorgeous fall colors. beautiful!
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 10/27/2005 04:55:56 AM
One of the nicer fall scenes in the challenge. Great reflection! I really like the color transition in the sky.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/25/2005 01:51:02 PM
very nice landscape shot! the reflection actually holds its own against the landscape. nicely done.
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 10/25/2005 12:56:32 AM
nice composition, very natural
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 10/24/2005 06:08:03 PM
cool composition--it would also be great in B&W or perhaps infrared
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 10/24/2005 01:27:36 PM
Very nice colors and location. I personaly don't like this kind of composition where the
frame is splin in 2 very similar parts. Ofcorse this is the challenge to blame :-)
But I would cut alot of reflection OR real trees. Don't have to show it all.
That way you'd be able to get more creative composition and/or apply the rule of thirds,
one thing this photo misses so much.
But I don't mean to puch this critique too far. I love the picture! Congrats
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 10/24/2005 11:15:24 AM
One of the nicer foliage shots from this challenge.... Good angle & good selection of color. Nice job!
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 10/23/2005 06:32:29 PM
very pretty, what a calm day!
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 10/23/2005 06:49:40 AM
Favourite mirror: flat surface water. Most impressive are the colors in the trees: fall has started...
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 10/21/2005 01:41:07 PM
I love the colors of this shot. The use of the lake and the sky greatly enhances the colors of the foliage. The water is so calm and peaceful it makes me want to go here... wherever this place is, I'm there :)
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 10/21/2005 09:41:24 AM
Nice crisp colors, left side is blown out a bit. A graduated ND filter might have helped with that.
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 10/21/2005 05:24:42 AM
gorgeous site,gorgeous photo,fits the challenge.great.
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 10/20/2005 08:14:13 PM
8 - Very nice, good color combinations and capture. Criticism; if it were possible, I keep imagining (cropping with hand in front of screen) how this would have looked cropped tighter (from right, perhaps up to the bench(?)), and then 'bigger'. The reflection is nice as is, but I wonder if 'more reflection' (ie: more vivid) could have been gained with a different focus, but you may have already done this (apologies if so), as I can even make out the bottom of the lake(?) at the foreground.
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 10/20/2005 07:53:16 AM
Beautiful reflection! Nice work. - 9
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 10/19/2005 07:14:31 PM
Absolutely Beautiful !!!
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 10/19/2005 06:35:13 PM
The colours in this photograph are amazing. A beautiful shot.
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 10/19/2005 03:42:33 PM
Pretty
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 10/19/2005 12:32:16 PM
Wow! what a beautiful capture. The reflection coupled with the colors is a great scene. Good luck!
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 10/19/2005 05:32:35 AM
great picture this should be a print sale
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 10/19/2005 03:59:41 AM
This is a classic 'reflection in water' image. You have captured it very well. I know we often see such scenes but few take the time to compose and time their shots as well as this one. Congrats.
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 10/18/2005 08:41:37 PM
beautiful
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