Peyto Lake 2007

Oof-dah ! Awesome image.

Wow, that Fuji blue is really intense.... looks like the lake is a cutout.
Doing some nice work with your 5x4, especially like the storm clouds.

Funny, I used to imagine 5x4 as big until I joined Apug, now I have size envy!

Tony

Great shot, Wayne!

Brings back memories of the photo Kodak use to have on the cover of their color paper years back.

Well done.

Lovely shot! I think I'd intend to go for Velvia 50, in preference to the 100 version, Although stocks are hard to come by now. Look forward to viewing more of your Excellent Work!

All The Best!

Alan.

THx Teasel321. Any reason why the Velvia 50 over the 100F? Just curious...

For this, I had a bunch of the Velvia 100F left over from a commission, and a 50-box of this variant was was all I could get locally at the time. Sigh...

Hi There MP Wayne.,
I find the Velvia 50 more natural compared to the 100, which I find a bit garish, if that's the right word. They both provide rich saturated colours of course, But for me anyway I find the 50 version more pleasing to the eye. I suppose it depends what subject you apply it too.

All The Best for now, Sure look forward to seeing more of your work. Both in B/ W and colour.

Alan.

Thanks for the clarification Alan. I have shot so little of either film, I just simply did not have an opinion. For this particular shot, the exposure was so long anyway, it would not have mattered which I used (from an exposure standpoint). Obviously, the subtleties of the color film itself are a more important consideration.

Hi Again! I keep looking at the Turquoise lake, As Tony stated, It looks a bit like a cutout. Mind you I'd be very proud to take a pic as good as this. I do love the cloud formation!
Still a wonderful shot!

Regards.

Alan.

Please be assured that the lake is definitely not a cut out, nor is it Photoshopped in any way. Our local souvenir shops have, for decades, been chock full of these shots of Peyto Lake and other local "turquoise" lakes (hence my opening comment about this being a "classic postcard"). Thousands of Japanese (and now Korean) tourists come by the busload to catch those colors.

The glacial silt present in the water returns, on the correct atmospheric days, this seemingly unnatural color. Granted, the Velvia punches it up a bit, but that color does indeed occur.

I will confess I was lucky (serendipitous?) with the conditions that day, particularly with so little wind and the right light/atmospherics. Ironically, this was my first ever attempt at shooting Peyto, despite living in the area for 20+ years. I think I was probably overdosed on the calendars and postcards, and did not want to bother with a 35mm format shot. Given my excess of 4x5 Velvia, and the right type of day that day, I held my nose and did the "classic postcard" shot.

I should note that several of my local photography friends over the years have made NUMEROUS attempts for this color in the lake (and some are still rolling snake-eyes). I guess that makes my one-off experience doubly blessed.

Hey, maybe consider spending some of those super strong GBPs to capture your own Velvia magic at Peyto Lake? It's been there in its turquoise glory for billions of years, and will continue to be there for a couple of hundred more - global warming notwithstanding. ;-)