Burke Lake Park on a Warm Winter Afternoon

Wow, Sj, this album is wonderful. Looks like you had a really good afternoon shoot. I don't know where to begin - there are so many good ones. The 'Obstreperous Goose' entertained me thru several images, and 'Here's Looking at You!' is Minden quality! Great shot. I like the lighting in 'Graceful Goose'. Did you use flash? The water detail on the goose is good too. I also really enjoyed your late afternoon work with the tree trunks. Good stuff! 'Illumination' is so warm and golden. 'Dying Light' is too and in 'Forest Primeval' you're "losing the light" in a very beautiful way! Everything is absolutely right-on in 'Late Afternoon Jungle' - wow! You have excellent detail and saturation, and you nailed the exposure!! My god, I think I could go on and on! Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing this one.(:

said anireya 2006.02.03 at 00:12:10 PST

Beautiful album; thanks for sharing, Uwe.

said uwe49 2006.02.04 at 22:10:22 PST

I enjoyed this. If I'd been along, I'd have picked up one of the smaller pieces of white rock. ;-) Quite a few of the tree shots are lovely. And the tree in the water, when examined, does have some interesting possibilities. Thanks for sharing. Joyce :-)

said mjayz 2006.02.05 at 12:53:19 PST

Hi Sj, thanks for your kind comments in my webshots guestbook. I thought to call over and share your images this morning. I see you have a very Creative eye for detail and lighting, and there are some very nicely thought out images in both park albums. The Canada goose is an excellent action capture, hissing tongue included and I see you made good use of those beautiful relections on the day. I also enjoyed the floating leaf in the stream and several of the woodland tree images. Tells a good story too, like the Old Mill on the bank. Adds a little more interest to the shared images. ------------------------- ----- My work is nearly all digital these days I a Canon D10 and favour the Canon eos range for the lens speeds in wildlife situations. Post processing is very important as digital cameras create soft images and can lose saturation easily in difficult lighting. If you use the unsharp mask once in adobe photoshop viewing the image at full size and then one sharpen images you wont be far out. Hue and sat setting up 5-15% if required too. I do try to just do the basics so as not to lose the natural tones of the original. Hope this helps, kind regards and good shooting. Chris

said silverstreak1955 2006.02.07 at 01:31:30 PST

Sorry sharpen edges! not images :)

said silverstreak1955 2006.02.07 at 01:32:55 PST

Hello SJ..Saw your comment on the BLOG & wanted to check out some fo your albums..This is a very interesting one with great captions & inf which adds to the quality of your photos..Thanks for sharing & continue to enhance us with more of your wonderful photos..God's Blessings from Texas....Ken

said bigdaddy8x14 2006.02.14 at 21:16:47 PST

<font color='blue' size='2'> Hello, thank you for your nice comments in my guestbook! Your photos are also great like this album. Please comeback sometime to see my other/new photos? Best regards, Tom from The Netherlands.</font> <font color='red' size='2'><center>Please click here to see my Webshots albums? </center></font>

said hereistom 2006.02.16 at 11:22:21 PST

Hi, you have very beautiful pictures in this album. Thanks for sharing them with all of us. Best wishes from Israel, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2006.02.17 at 02:41:19 PST

I'm gad you answered the call, because you got some excellent photos on your visit to Burke Lake. Good captions and comments really add to the viewing pleasure: well done. Best wishes from Keith in Sydney.

said magikeith 2006.02.17 at 15:39:54 PST

Hi SJ! What a wonderful album - I particularly love you photos of the geese with their reflections and the tree trunks in the evening sun - gorgeous! Shows you really don't have to go far to capture the beauty of nature and take great photography! Thank you very much for your comments in my featured album - I really appreciate it! Best wishes, Kate

said klb49100 2006.02.22 at 22:59:39 PST

Hello SJ, Thank you for your kind words about my 'Thistle' album - I sure had fun doing it! This album of yours is just lovely and I enjoyed it very much. Oh, and your Collyn is quite a handsome gentleman! Regards- Lynne from (Piedmont) Virginia

said donolew 2006.02.25 at 19:39:23 PST

Hello again, Thank you for visiting my albums and for inviting me to this album. I enjoyed the stroll around Burke Lake. My favourites are natural barrier and fading away. I also enjoyed the geese (actually, I enjoyed all the pictures). iijoki, Finland

said iijoki 2006.02.26 at 11:05:31 PST

I see "Featured Album" lurking in your future. I found each photo to have a unique quality all it's own. If I had to pick any favourites, I'd have to choose the geese. Btw, how did you ever manage to catch that flying saucer sailing over the lake in "Sunset?" {^; Your captions are good and added even more interest to your images. Kudos to you for this excellent work. Char*

said charjer 2006.03.12 at 00:54:50 PST

I see "Featured Album" lurking in your future. I found each photo to have a unique quality all it's own. If I had to pick any favourites, I'd have to choose the geese. Btw, how did you ever manage to catch that flying saucer sailing over the lake in "Sunset?" {^; Your captions are good and added even more interest to your images. Kudos to you for this excellent work. Char*

said charjer 2006.03.12 at 00:54:50 PST

This is a lovely album. I agree with char, it has a "Feature Album" quality to it! I partcularly love "Hanging Around" LOL! Thanks for your comments on my snow album, it all melted away, but today we have another heavy fall! This is an exceptional year for Chester. I enjoyed your album very much. Debbie, UK.

said zebbiezebra 2006.03.12 at 09:08:45 PST

What a great album your Burke Lake Park is - congratulations on the time it took to get this collection together. I enjoyed all the shots with the straight up trees and about face geese as favourites. Great captions too that add to the effect. Sincere thanks as well for your comments on my featured album Aussie Sunrises/sets - I really appreciated your contribution. Have a great weekend, Lorraine - Australia

said aussiegypsy 2006.03.17 at 16:56:35 PST

sj-the photos of burke lake are very soothing. and I will definitely take u up on your thought about placing the watercolors and photos side by side so you can see what i saw! I am going to use your "Greenwood" photo for a w/c also. I am going to add some creative license in the form of color. MaryFrances

said maryfrances125 2006.03.19 at 01:11:22 PST

Hello SJ! I certainly agree with you! This is my favorite kind of forestland I love to walk around, which I can only fully enjoy in my overseas vacation trips (I live in a concrete jungle which I hate)! I love looking at trees, I love communicating with trees! My admiration to you for your easy access to this natural wonderland with these natural beauties! My admiration to all these tall and straight lines, with some tangled wires ... HeeHee! Nature's great great great arts! Congratulations to you for this wonderful enjoyment of the beautiful nature! Thank you so much for your kind and nice compliments to my abstractive arts by Mother Nature! Best wishes and warm greetings from CS :D

said csfoto 2006.03.24 at 22:24:08 PST

You have a great album here of the lake. Many shots are so tranquil that make you to want to linger a little longer. Thank you for visiting my 'Winter scenes aroud Aspen' and leaving such warm comments. Take care! Best wishes, Suresh from India

said suresh_krishna 2006.03.25 at 05:31:14 PST

Hi! This is a wonderful album! Very well done and fun to view!! Thanks for sharing!! PS- The album you saw was taken in the high peaks area of the Adirondacks. In the area of MT. Marcy and Whiteface Mountain if this is any help to you!! Bob-New York State

said rgarrow2 2006.12.10 at 22:03:04 PST