Upside Down, a photo from British Columbia, Western

Photographer's Note

Two friends out enjoying some early morning fishing, on Yellow Lake, near Penticton. Fishing is a popular activity in this area. This is lake fishing, where you cruise very slowly around in a small boat, dragging your line. River fishing involves standing on the shore and throwing your line out into the water, which is called casting. Ocean fishing would take a much bigger boat (and much bigger waves!). A friend of mine jokes that hunters are loud crazy, and fishermen are quiet crazy, which makes it easier for other people to be around them.

mbasil, pboehringer, prezntime, Angelillo, ChrisJ, kebek, PJE, Philippe, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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AthaPan (0) 2006-10-03 20:31

Hi Alvin

BRILLIANT, all the green colour pallet.
Technically fine and without a point to "claim".
Well seen

sakis

osmarq (921) 2006-10-03 20:32

Alvin this is maybe the best reflection picture I've seen in trek earth, for me it simply beautiful to see it.
Congratulations
Oscar.

Carlo (260) 2006-10-03 20:43

Beautiful shot that allows the water to show more than you'd ever get from the "real" subject, thanks to a great use of reflection.

humanist (695) 2006-10-03 20:57

I love the composition. I am told that it is a typically Canadian perspective to include far more ground than sky. So perhaps this is an uberCanadian photo! I love the red against so much green, especially the darker bits. The reflection and sense of space are just wonderful.

ollie59 (796) 2006-10-03 21:10

hi alvin ,well composed view just a great idea to use mostly the reflections in that splendid green
well done

mbasil (2129) 2006-10-03 21:53

Very cool, Alvin! The light on the boat is great. But the wonderful reflection, and the imbalance of it really takes this to the level of stunning. Great idea and great execution. Well done, man!
Mike

pboehringer (770) 2006-10-03 22:07

Perfect framing placing the red (red!) boat a little bit aside and exploring all the green luxious reflections, instead of raising the camera to get the forest involved in the picture. Your title just demonstrates exactly your intentions when your triggered the release.

prezntime (3946) 2006-10-03 23:23

Hello Alvin.
Wow.

The reflections, as you know, are really well handled. Using the top third to place the boat and shoreline was a very original and creative idea. The depth of the evergreen reflections is amazing. Incredible shot Alvin.
Regards,
Chris.

MIG13 (0) 2006-10-04 0:34

Hi, Alvin! What to say? Outstanding composition, like a painture! Great colours and reflections! Well done! Regards! Miguel.

ksvijayb (385) 2006-10-04 1:42

Hi Alvin,
A perfect and a flawless shot.

Well done.

Regards
Vijayabaskar.

Angelillo (9374) 2006-10-04 2:26

Hi Alvin,

Great idea this shot absolutely green with this red-white point. Nice colors contrast. I like this little-little boat in this vaste landscape, and great idea too give almost all the frame to the reflection. The autumn colors begin and the nature becomes a great spectacle. Very well seen! Thanks.

Angel.

vinicio (23423) 2006-10-04 2:36

Amazing view Alvin, compliments, beautil landscape and great reflection on the water, magic image.
Ciao
Vinicio

fotonick66 (1420) 2006-10-04 3:21

Hi Alvin,
i like very much this shot. Great atmosphere with the almost monochromatic green, the reflection and the small boat right placed!
Well done as always.
Regards,
Nick

brevbrev14 (140) 2006-10-04 3:35

Hi Alvin!!!WOW!!!!GREAT GREEN REFLECTION HERE!!never seen in Italy a scene like this!!!WONDERFUL COLOURS and compo with little boat as subject!!
BRAVISSIMO!!

ciao!

Valeria

nwoehnl (122) 2006-10-04 3:42

Beautiful photo, Alvin, the lush greenery of the seasonal colors is well amplified by the reflections on the lake, and even at quite a distance we seem to be able to tell the marvel of the two people in the single boat traversing the splendid surroundings. Framing-wise I did a similar thing at Moraine Lake last year. Nice photo, greetings from Austria.

PixelTerror (0) 2006-10-04 4:19

Hi Alvin,
Ah this looks like one of my photos !
So I will certainly not tell you it's a bad idea LOL, good placement and lovely reflections, the whites are a little bit hot as it seems.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Benedict (7076) 2006-10-04 5:36

magnificent foto. excellent reflections!
benedict

ChrisJ (171888) 2006-10-04 5:38

Hi Alvin

Wow! Fantastic repetition of the inverted reflections of the pine trees. Good lighting, sharpness, & pov. Tfs!

greg64g (11193) 2006-10-04 6:03

hi Alvin
great work as reflection, i like how the forground is more clear than background.
great contrast
greg

kebek (5438) 2006-10-04 8:49

Serwus Alvin !
Grand photography. Minimum elements for an outstanding result. Just the variety of greens and exceptional light. And the fishermen, naturally. Creative and remarkable.
Best wishes,
Mat

Fis2 (170945) 2006-10-04 9:02

Witaj Alvin!
Super idea wonderful effect. I like the reflektion in water. Beautiful place. Good composition and colors. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

darrasin (2860) 2006-10-04 13:55

Hello Alvin! Very creative composition! Usually we expect the brighter part of the frame to be the upper half but here you have reversed it here for good effect. Also, you cleverly show us the forest above the fishermen but only in the reflection. Nice idea!

The colors are all very nice and the addition of the boat really adds that human touch.

Nice work!
Doug

agbonavita (0) 2006-10-04 14:15

A great shot Alvin! Love this green degradee. The reflection are wonderful. And the boat gave some romantic aspect to the photo.

tfs
Andre

euryan (8442) 2006-10-04 16:57

The intense reflection is very stunning. I like you have really emphasized it with your composition. The two fishermen are perfectly placed. Nice shot.

PJE (20758) 2006-10-04 22:27

Excellent composition Alvin. I love the water details in the lower section of the frame and the darker shades in the upper frame. A very nice effect in this frame. The hint of red on the side of the boat really finishes off this photo. Excellent results and a pleasure to view!

setenay (7706) 2006-10-05 3:08

Hi Alvin,
wonderful and perfect composition and colors, magnificent reflection.Boat's location is very well.Congratulations.
setenay

Ann75 (0) 2006-10-06 0:15

Alvin,

Wow, this one really captured me! Excellent shot with fantastic colours and wonderfully composed with the small boat in the water! Fantastic work!

Greetings,
Ann

veronika (6058) 2006-10-07 8:15

Hi Alvin,
excellent idea to compose it like this, it's very... fresh :) Attractive, i like it a lot, such a peace!
Vero

jrj (34843) 2006-10-09 5:23

hi alvin
Perfect shot with regard to the reflected area of the water combined with just the right pov and disposal of the compo. Good work

AmiBe (6042) 2006-10-10 15:33

Hi Alvin,
the trees reflection is absolutely great and the little boat catches the eyes.
Excellent compo to give importance to the water.
Well done

Philippe (11836) 2006-10-10 17:36

Hi, Alvin. i like how you've used the reflections on the water surface to show us the surrounding landscape. I find the blurred vision excellent here. The boat is very well placed in the picture and the colours are very relaxing.

rozy975 (3047) 2006-10-11 11:07

This is just amazing.
Beautiful greens.
Great reflection.
Well done!

mumek (20226) 2006-10-12 17:51

Hi Alvin!
Great composition, fantastic scenery, very artistic shot. Lovely contrast between the boat and lake's water.Super reflections and very good light. Thanks for sharing
regards
ziggy

nbournas (3229) 2006-10-25 11:23

I love the reflections in this shot and good choice in making your shot bottom heavy.

TFS Nikos

isabela_sor (47748) 2006-10-25 11:28

Beautiful picture and a beautiful composition! Nice play on the reflection with the addition of the boat as a good bonus..the contrast of the boat with its sorrounding is fantastic...
All the best
isabela

Clairedelune (4923) 2006-11-01 21:09

This is another beauty in your gallery (that has many!). A symphony of greens. Light-green, dark-green, deep-green, yellow-green... Excellent idea of framing, where you gave a place of choice to the reflexions, that gives a bit the feeling of a painting. And the fishermen, quiet in all this greenery.
A pleasure for the eyes. Especially at the time of the year where there is almost no more leaves in the trees...
Claire

capthaddock (28790) 2006-11-06 18:02

Hi Alvin - what a sensational symphony in green, brilliant crop, leaving the boat the only part under direct sunlight, thus drawing more attention to it than its diminutive size would otherwise get.

Perro (262) 2007-03-22 10:28

Hello Alvin,
A perfect shot! Composition, colors, light et what more can I say about the reflection? Magnifique photo!
Janette

robiuk (10807) 2007-04-02 16:16

I've just realized I missed
this fantastic image - when I
was absent from TE, last autumn.
This showing us lush greens as a
reflection rather than direct
shot - this is very clever as is
the composition that reminds me
of some earlier painters...
Robi

marietom (34611) 2007-04-13 6:59

Difficile de comprendre sur la vignette de quoi il s'agit... Mais en cliquant, on d馗ouvre une merveille de composition. Bravo !
Marie

pierrefonds (114608) 2007-07-19 5:02

Hi Alvin,

A nice photo of Yellow lake and of the reflection of the trees in its water, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

deud (1920) 2008-08-29 22:36

nice reflections! good colors. tfs

Stepan (27210) 2008-08-29 22:38

The reflection is great and the frame really inspired. The red spot/boat floating over that psychedelic world is striking. You composed that very very well. Simply excellent.
St駱hane