Time and place for reflection, a photo from Wicklow, South

Photographer's Note

To have a chance for taking a good picture you have to be in the right place at the right time. So what are the odds for that when you are in travel? The possibility for such coincidence increases very much when you can visit a place many times. Yesterday together with darek1978 we went to Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin for a "TE meeting". Our first stop was the viewpoint to the Lough Tay. For a very short moment we had perfect weather conditions: no wind to disturb the surface of the lake and thus a perfect reflection, amazing clouds in a fantastic sunlight were an extra bonus. The weather changed every couple of minutes so in every shot we caught different clouds, different color of the sky. Both me and darek1978 we have already uploaded a view of this "Guinness lake" but I believe we both will show it again...

Ireland is a very windy country so water reflections are rather rare here. Now in the recession time the country certainly needs a reflection more than before.
My salary was cut this year 7.5% and is scheduled for 7.5% more cut coming year. Additionally we will be forced for 2 weeks unpaid leave. All public sector workers, we need to gather certain amount of money to pay the debts caused by some bank managers, who still get great Christmas bonuses. Government decided to cut the child benefits and decrease the prices of alcohol... Still it is not cool in Ireland to show that you are unsatisfied. Certain group of people very skillfully managed to create a tension between public and private sector workers, and the argues happen now along this artifical line. In the meantime people who are responsible for the situation are untouched and probably focused on Christmas already. I wish they have Ebenezer Scrooge's dreams.

Buin, andywo, Leconte, Waylim, danos, jafadabret, darek1978, jjanczyk, jlbrthnn, Cretense, Longroute, s_lush, denisn72, Deruso, brianmcc, ikeharel, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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dta (98848) 2009-12-14 1:17

Hello MAriusz ,
The perfect moment for this shot : for sure ! It is one of the most perfect reflection that i've seen . It seems to be unreal . I don't know how you've managed this , but the result is stupendous . The landscape is superb , too .
Congratulations

pauloog (11751) 2009-12-14 1:18

Hello Mariusz,
A wonderful landscape photo indeed, with marvellous light playing around the hills and a lake ready to capture a sculpted sky.
Regards,
Paul

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-12-14 1:24

Czesc Mariusz! Swietne swiatlo, wspaniala kolorystyka. doskonala perspektywa, bardzo poruszajacy widok, krajobraz nie z tej ziemi, jak to sie kiedys mowilo. Klaniam sie!

Jonathan_Tree (0) 2009-12-14 1:51

Witaj Mariuszu!
Krysztalowy staw, piekne odbicie, swietne lsnienie, wspaniala ostrosc, doskonaly wrecz kontrast.
Serdecznosci!

Buin (42580) 2009-12-14 2:05

Good morning Mariusz!
What a sight, what wonderful light conditions! A photo which doesn't need much words - a photo "to dream into...". Really great ...! Interesting note!
Greetings from cold Germany!
Frank

thrpy (46) 2009-12-14 4:36 [Comment]

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ajschenning (226) 2009-12-14 4:40

fantastic image lovely soft light regards aj

andywo (4725) 2009-12-14 5:52

Czesc Mariuszu
Widze ze w Wicklow Mountains dziala prezna komorka TE;-)
Piekne krajobrazy macie tam do fotografowania i musze przyznac ze takie prace robia na duze mnie wrazenie. Bardzo interesujacy, dobrze wybrany kadr i doskonale swiatlo. Niepowtarzalne kolory i refleksy w jeziorze. Nie uwazam Cie za "pocztowkowca" raczej za goscia ktory wie o co chodzi w fotografi.
Dzieki za ta prace,
Andrzej

Dyerco (10185) 2009-12-14 7:43

Hi Mariusz
This one of the best I have seen from you and it is going to my favourites. I like the play of light and the incredible tones,colours and textures at work here. Well done.
ps I agree whole heartedly that this whole crisis has been caused by the total relaxing of regulations that started back in the Reagan era of the early eighties.
Phil

Pablo25 (3186) 2009-12-14 8:09

czesc Mariusz,
no widze ze wszyscy mamy podobne zdjecia z tego samego miejsca. Zarowno Darek, Ty i ja ostatnio wrzucamy fotki z widoczkiem na to wlasnie jeziorko. No coz ja tekze tam ostatnio bylem i mam ujecie rowniez od tej strony. Co do samej fotki to jest na co popatrzec wszystko znakomicie dopracowane, a klarownosc wody robi wrazenie.
pozdrawiam
Pawel

PixelTerror (0) 2009-12-14 10:30

Hi Mariusz
Looks like you have put some HDR wizardry into this shot, good is that you have not overdone it but pushed the levels just enough to give that extra spectacular touch
have a nice day JY

diomed (13926) 2009-12-14 11:46

Hi Mariusz,
an other of your spectacular landscapes: impressive play of lights and shadows,fantastic colours, superb sharp and depth. Congratulations!
Nice Monday
Antonio

Leconte (5795) 2009-12-14 12:12

Bonjour Mariusz,

incredible reflections of this lake more truer than true! great sharpness, beautiful landscape and depth of field,
a big thank you for your valuable advice,
best regards,
Val駻ie.

Waylim (25436) 2009-12-14 12:17

Hi Mariusz,
While the light is very low and cloudy, you managed very well here. The colors are subdue but really rich in tone and such a variety in of colors collected here. Beautiful composition, the Reflection is clear and smooth like a mirror on the ground. It is amazing to see the slight difference in perspective of the reflected landscape.
Way

marcdemoulin (1870) 2009-12-14 12:23

Incredibly sharp picture with very nice tones and textures!!
Marc

Fis2 (172049) 2009-12-14 13:45

Witaj Mariusz!
Bardzo ciekawy krajobraz.
Kolorystyka kadru i odbicie nadaja klimat tej fotografii.
Dobra robota.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

emka (158936) 2009-12-14 15:18

Witaj,

Wykorzystałes sprzyjające warunki pogodowe znakomicie. Wspaniałe odbicie gy w jeziorze, śliczne kolory traw i czegoś czerwonawego, piekny krajobraz (podobny do bieszczadzkiego). Fantastyczna ostrość, skały jak zywe.
Interesująca notka, rzeczywiście przykra sytuacja finansowa. Tak, bankowcy zawsze wyjdą na swoje, zwolnią ludzi, zmienią oprocentowanie, byle tylko ich pensje nie tylko nie zmalały, ale wzrosły. W Polsce jest tak samo. Ale na to nic sie nie poradzi.

Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

lousat (140058) 2009-12-14 16:08

Hi my HDR master! This is impressive,a composition fantastic and i like a lot the colors and the dark atmosphere,you are incredible,my best compliments for your work,have a nice day,Luciano

skerdreux (3184) 2009-12-14 23:42

What I love about shooting picture in Ireland is the result is alway different.
Your picture is really amazing ! I love water reflection and colors are just amazing !
Thanks for sharing !
Have a nice day
Sylvain

danos (110407) 2009-12-15 0:28

Good morning Mariusz,
excellent presentation of this pond on the Mts,with the reflections to make the scene splendid. I like the rocky foreground, as the spectacular environment with the lot of colour tints.Well done.

Have a good day,Danos

delpeoples (60342) 2009-12-15 1:38

Hi Mariusz, I have stood in this exact spot - and taken a photo that is appallingly bad. Whereas yours is appallingly perfect :) I love the title, the reflection, the definition and the large FG. Excellent work, you really are an excellent advertisement for Ireland. Warm regards, Lisa

macjake (98544) 2009-12-15 5:08

Hello Mariusz
First of all, sorry to hear about the salary wageback, that must hurt - especially when like you say, others are getting bonuses still!
You have captured an astounding photo here, with great DOF, and beautiful water reflections.
I particularily like the sunlight shining on certain select rolling hills.
Beautiful
Have a great day
Craig

jafadabret (56501) 2009-12-15 8:46

Bonjour Mariusz,
En Irlande on a parfois la chance de tomber sur des lumi鑽es extraordinaires comme pour cette photo. Tu en as profit� pour faire une tr鑚 belle photo. Le lac semble un morceau de ciel tomb� de la vo皦e du ciel. Tout autour, la nature sauvage 馗lair馥 par endroits fait un beau cadre color� � l'騁endue d'eau.
Bonne soir馥 !
Jacques

darek1978 (13361) 2009-12-15 8:48

Czesc Mariusz,
Uwierz albo nie, ale moje zdjecia wciaz siedza w body aparatu i nawet ich nie przegladnalem. Nic dodadc nic ujac- sami wiemy jak tam bylo i na takie warunki to trafia nasze wnuki za 100 lat. Zdjecie powala na kolana kolorystycznie. Dobrze, ze mnie tam z lewej nie zlapales ;) Typowy widoczek do druku. Wiem, ze w porownaniu z USA to blado wypada, ale jak na IR to prawdziwy rarytas. Gratuluje- mistrzowska robota!
Pozdrawiam,
Darek

coco (30439) 2009-12-15 13:57

HI Mariusz.

What impressive landscape and picture. The exposure is amazing and I like it a lot.

Well done.

pal_claudia (458) 2009-12-15 14:57

Hi Mariusz

Very professional photo ... as usual :)
You work is incredible, I like yor photo very much
Great photo, everything is great here
Also thank you for the useful note
Congratulations
Clau, form Romania

jjanczyk (2579) 2009-12-15 16:38

Witaj,
Wow!!! Szczeka mi opadla z zachwytu :)
Nieziemski wrecz krajobraz,...coz za wspaniala kolorystyka i fantastyczne refleksy.
Czemu gdy ja sie gdzies wybieram zawsze pada :(
i nawet aparatu nie chce sie wyciagac, bo i po co.
Pozdrawiam

jlbrthnn (76043) 2009-12-16 3:17

Hello Mariusz,
It is a masterpiece of framing, composition and realization. It is an authentic pleasure of contemplating a photograph of such a quality and such an interest. The spectacle, the light, the colors, clearness are splendid. congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Jo�l

janusz2054 (2) 2009-12-16 11:56

Witaj.
Piekny gorzysty krtajobraz Irlandii.Lubie takie miejsca gdzie sie jest sam na sam z przyroda tak jak na twojej fotce .Niestety w naszych gorach takiego pustkowia raczej nie znajdziesz.Rewelacyjnie uchwycone odbicie gor na tafli wody.
Pozdrawiam
Janusz

jmcl (14535) 2009-12-16 12:39

Hi Mariusz,

Wonderful colors ... the vibrant tones and contrast levels (especially of the water) are tremendous .. great play of light and shadow .. I love how the stone leads me down to the water .. nice layers of distant vastness. wonderful image. take care, John

AiresSantos (56155) 2009-12-16 23:51

Hi dear Mariusz
Amazing colours in this wonderful picture from Lough Tay
Perfect sharpness and light management
Excellent photo work my friend
Have a nice day

Cretense (68709) 2009-12-17 4:52

Hello Mariusz!

Amazing landscape photography, top quality job, worth to be published in the best magazines of the world! Excellent composition and framing, huge depth of field! amazing light management, fantastic colours, very impressive reflection! The note, on the other hand is very interesting, I couldn't agree more with the things you write about the crisis! The same ones will pay for this, as always! anyway, congratulations for this outstanding photo!

Hercules

Longroute (19600) 2009-12-18 8:27

The title is very fit! (in both senses)
And so you had a meeting with Darek eh? Naturally!
Say hello to him from me next time you see him!
Wonderful is the word that comes to my mind. Wonderful photo of a wonderful place. You are right: to be in the right place at the right time... our island too is very windy and so it's hard to find a decent reflection! (:-)
The effect here is very peculiar, it looks like a world seen in a chrystal sphere, the sphere of a magician. And it needs a real magician to create such a dreamlike photo!
Well done my friend!
TFS,
Donato

s_lush (16602) 2009-12-20 2:24

Hello Mariusz,
It seems that this shot Irish travel is not less fruitful for fantastic shots than the American one. I like all elements of the picture - the expressive foreground, wonderful lake with nice reflection and so dramatic sky in the background. Brilliant job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

jemaflor (148334) 2009-12-23 11:44

Hi Mariusz,
Great landscape well taken, well composed your photo with this fg and wonderful result for the lake.
Bonnes F黎es !

Juntas (7960) 2009-12-30 2:36

Ol� Mariusz. I have already seen Dariusz photos from this place and you both have done wonderful jobs. The colors and sharpness are very good and the dof is great. Beautiful reflections of the clouds in the lake. A really nice work.
Have a great 2010.
Paulo

denisn72 (8314) 2010-01-12 13:42

Hello Mariusz,
Very impressive colours and sharpness. The reflection is so pure and perfect! The atmosphere is really calm and peaceful. You were at the right place at the right time. Good work!
Best regards
Denis!

Deruso (117) 2010-04-02 5:52

That photo is magic. You framed it perfectly and the light was on your side. I like your note. Difficult times. That is when arts get even more important and obviously, you are an artist. Keep on your good work! TFS

Vague (307) 2011-05-13 0:11

This is a unique place! The photo is a tide of colours and sensations, bringing up intense feelings! You can almost feel the nature murmuring, growing, expanding, entangling... Perfect cadre and magnificent shot in all aspects. Congratulations!

Alfoja (676) 2012-06-05 8:57

I've travelled here but it was 1987!

If I'm not wrong there was a place called Sally's Gap or something like that, I remember it was in the Wicklow mountains, maybe not far from this place...

This image is really fantastic! Great!

No_One (4) 2012-11-25 8:38

Hi Mariusz

This really is a jewel in your fantastic galley. I have never seen such clarity in a reflection in an Irish lake, and the sky both in the reflection and in the sky have a life and power of their own, and appear to move inside the image. The lighting, speckled across the landscape as it is is wonderful, and all of the rich intense colours of the land. Fantastic shot.

Thanks also for your interesting note. As I sit here almost three years after you submitted this shot, nothing has changed in Ireland. New government, but no matter, still corrupt to the core and taking everything from the people to line their own pockets and to make the rich richer. I seen on the news lately of a Soup Kitchen opening in Athlone. It sometimes feels Ireland may never have a responsible government again.
All the best
NOel

bend1k (934) 2012-11-27 14:36

trail biking heaven

npecanhuk (79329) 2014-09-28 8:45

Hello Mariusz!
Very beautiful place1
Very attractive and pleasant-looking nature photograph!
Special regards to the exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

fds (9963) 2014-09-28 8:53

dear friend another very beautiful landscape from Ireland with very warms drammatic colors and very suggestive sky

ikeharel (114715) 2016-06-02 1:51

Hello Mariusz,
Abraek in the clouds gave the small lake, as you stated "to be in the right place at the right time", that's a perfect description.
outstanding colors compo., with special mild light.
Bravo,
Ike

kiks (12805) 2016-06-10 2:02

What a light!! very beautiful and the reflection on the water make it even more interesting.
tfs
KIks

PaulVDV (63546) 2020-12-14 5:21

Hello Mariusz,
Today this older picture of yours is a 'Featured Photo' on the homepage of TE.
Looking at the thumbnail I wasn't sure if it was a low hanging cloud I saw or something else. So it turns out to be the reflection of the sky in a lake. Also a part of the mountain slope is reflected.
We see a grandiose deserted and wild landscape.
Not immediately as I imagine Ireland. But this is also part of the country.
The note was written nine years ago, also in dark times.
Best regards, Paul

COSTANTINO (117908) 2021-01-19 22:23

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
fantastic impressive view...
thanks for this excellent shot quality
with delicate details which are
very well composed
regards
costantino

Photo Information

Copyright: Mariusz Kamionka (mkamionka) (75217)
Genre: 場所
Medium: カラー
Date Taken: 2009-12-13
Categories: 自然
Camera: Canon EOS 450D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Details：　Tripod：　Yes
Photo Version：　Original Version
Theme(s)：　Irish landscapes by Mariusz, The Best of Ireland [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-12-14 1:12
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