Blue water, a photo from Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur, South

Photographer's Note

An image from last summer in the Alps. Reou d'Arsine lake in Ecrins National Park has an amazing blue color caused by mineral particle in suspension. An enchanted location near the mountain called "The Lambs".

The Velvia 50 film used to take this photograph contributes to render very saturated colors, particularly the blue color of the lake wich was naturally saturated.

asajernigan, chpp, carmia, CMJC, anvlaan, luisafonso has marked this note useful

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Lukasso (645) 2008-07-22 10:10

Splendid view, perfect light, awesome compo. And don't expect me to write anything else. It's enough to express my feelings about this shot. Maybe I'll add also "WOOOOW".

Regards

npecanhuk (79319) 2008-07-22 10:20

Hello Xavier!
What a wonderful picture!
Great mountaineous landscape! Beautiful colors, lights and shades, sharpness!
The reflection on the beautiful blue lake is also very interesting and eye-catching!
TFS - Congratulations!
Greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan Peçanhuk

bennyfunky (795) 2008-07-22 10:22

Superbe prise de vue, vraiment magnifique, le paysage est splendide, les couleurs et le cadrage sont là, de même que la lumière. Il faut vraiment se lever tôt, mais c'est dur en vacances....

asajernigan (21427) 2008-07-22 10:23

Xavier,
This is a well composed photo dividing the shot into three distinct zones (blue in the fg, green in the center, then blue again in the bg). The lighting is great with the top of the mountain being spotlighted while the foreground is in shadow which helps to lead the eye to the mountains.
TFS,
Asa

chpp (4283) 2008-07-22 10:54

Salut Xavier
very nice shot, excellent light management, beautiful intense colours, nice reflection and sharpness and very nice dof
compliments
chris

estan (1279) 2008-07-22 11:01

Bonsoir Xavier,

Les couleurs sont parfaites. J'aime particulièrement la couleur du ciel, avec ce petit nuage. Et la touche de soleil sur le coté ,c'est juste ce qu'il faut pour dynamiser la photo. Bravo !
A bientôt
Pascal

chawax (20760) 2008-07-22 11:10

Bonsoir Xavier,
Vraiment incroyable la couleur bleue de ce lac, on croirait voir un lac de peinture ! C'est évidemment ce qui marque le plus dans cette photo. Bon cadrage, bonne netteté et une belle lumière sur les montagnes au fond.
Amicalement,
Olivier

Jeppo (17645) 2008-07-22 11:14

ciao Xavier,

c'est une photo très étonnante! les couleures et la lumière sont très particuliers et intenses

merci de la partager
Silvio

carmia (5482) 2008-07-22 11:19

I like this image.
lovely composition ,splendid colors and lovely place. Have a splendid gallery, congratulations!!Regards. Carme.

cachephotos (108) 2008-07-22 11:52

Very beautiful. Excellent composition, and the color of the lake is really amazing!!
This place has been added to my list of future travel destinations.
Thanks for sharing!

CMJC (4164) 2008-07-22 11:58

une très belle vue avec des couleurs surprenantes certes mais superbes aussi
le cadrage donne une très très belle profondeur à toute cette vue; Bravo!

dta (95612) 2008-07-22 12:24

Bonjour Xavier ,
Des couleurs peut-être pas trop naturelles , bien que superbes , pour une image de toute beauté . Le premier plan dans l'ombre est magifique ( lac , herbe , rochers ) , et met en valeur les jolis montagnes éclairées de l'arrière plan .
Félicitations
Denis

scalerman (26900) 2008-07-22 12:40

Xavier: super slide scan and great PP. I'd be interested in your exact work flow and scanner. Beautiful landscape. best, c

BoisBarb (10369) 2008-07-22 12:49

Une lumière matinale intense et superbe, une réflexion bleutée de toute beauté, une réussite quoi!
BoisBarb

Bartleby (13552) 2008-07-22 13:15

Bonsoir Xavier,
très belle compo pour ce paysage de montagne. Ce bleu est un epu 'over the top' si je puis me permettre mais impressionant tout de même. On dirait presque du plastique. La lumière qui tombe sur ces sommets dans le fond est aussi très belle. Bien vu.

Amicalement,

Philippe

barni (15751) 2008-07-22 13:44

Salut Xavier
Magnifique couleur et un sacré paysage.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

anvlaan (4) 2008-07-22 17:01

Beautiful colors and excellent exposure management, Xavier! Velvia 50 and the grad filter did a really fantastic job. Composition also seems to be very pleasing, but colors and exposure are essential here. Really well done!

Regards,
Anton

luisafonso (862) 2008-07-27 9:34

Nice one Xavier. The way you copied the sky with the blue water in the bottom was genius. It's almost the same tone... I like your limited range of colors here, only green, grey and blue. I would have cloned that something in the bottom left close to the edge of the frame. The Velvia is indeed a great film.

dreams (2) 2008-07-28 23:07

un mot

SUPERBE

azizbilgili (2111) 2008-09-09 6:38

Hi Xavier,

Very beautiful. Excellent composition, and the color of the lake is really amazing.

TFS

cdmonson (5272) 2008-11-18 11:48

Dang Xavier. Whatever beauty we have here in North America you Europeans seem to have double. :) This is a fantastic shot, and it definitely looks like a Velvia. You did an excellent job with the exposure; I'm well aware of Velvia's reputation of being very unforgiving of incorrect exposures. This is just lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Clark

Tobias__Ortmann (2638) 2009-03-14 11:33

Wow very impressive picture Xavier,
I really like the colours and the contrast
also beatifull landscape
great gallery you have
I will add your image and you as favorite
regards Toba

Photo Information

Copyright: Xavier JAMONET (XavierJamonet) (2213)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-07
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 300 (35mm), Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM, Fuji Velvia 50, Cokin Grad Grey Filter
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-22 10:06
Favorites: 6 [view]