[ 14mm - f/11 - 1/160 - ISO125 ]
This is an image of about two weeks ago. I was hiking in Bourg-Saint-Pierre near the top passage of the Grand Saint Bernard pass in Switzerland. I ran into this small lake at an altitude of about 2700 meters (8858 feet). It had very clear water and copper colored stones on the bottom. I shot it at various wide angles, but liked this 14mm version best. All feedback is appreciated as always!
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Amazing!!!! Perfect combination of the rocks and the sky!!!! I love how the rocks lead you into the image.
Thanks Dave!!!
Very nice work Johan
Thanks John!
Wanneer gaan we terug?
Wanneer jij wil
Beautiful capture Johan!
Thanks Miles!
Amazing, period.
Awesome!
How pretty! I want to walk to the far side of the lake and see what’s on the other side.
Thanks all! @Elizabeth Hahn: the walk would be a bit less far then expected. The 14mm makes the lake look a lot larger then in real life
mhmm! very nice as well
I love the clear water and the perspective in this shot.
Thanks Kevin and Tal!
The rocks under the water are a beautiful entryway into the scene.
Simply one of your best!
Thanks again Jill! Thanks Guisong!
this is fabulous. peaceful too
great depth of field
A nice subtle reflection. Brilliant job.
Thanks Thamer and Sam!
Oh yeah
Thanks for sharing!
Joe: glad you like it!
this is beautiful. love the colors in the rocks.
Thanks again Shane. Appreciated!
Great shot!
Wooooow….magnificent!
Lovely shot…the water is so clean…beautiful
Thanks Toño! Milena: thanks. I was glad the little lake was there. It’s quite a challenge to make an interesting photograph at that altitude
wow!! this shot is beautiful!!
Love this shot
fantastic image
great shot.
I love the rocks pattern in the water, great shot! Did you use a polarized filter to remove reflections in the water (for the rocks close to the camera)?
Thanks Sébastien. No polarizing filter used here …. to be honest I hate those. I think the time of day helped me a bit here.
Dave, Pawel and Daniel: thanks
Appreciated!
Love the shallow water and submerged stone
Wonderful use of fg here to balance the frame – so sharp and vibrant too!
Thanks Andy. Really appreciated!
hermoso trabajo, me gusta su encuadre. Saludos desde Chile!!
Gracias Felipe !
Fabulous!
Thanks Robin!
Looks beautiful.
SUPERB!!!!
GRÜZI
Danke sehr Peter Paul!
Very nice!
Thanks Craig and nice to meet you !
Johan – Nice to meet you!
Johan, nice vanishing lines, color and reflections on this image.
taken under non-ideal circumstance, so glad it turned out like this
Thanks Johan, looks like a low camera angle.
very low and very wide
Very very beautiful
Just beautiful! This photo shows everything I love about being outdoors.
@Fabio: thanks!
Although it is not easy to shoot something interesting up this high!
@Margaret: thanks! Me too
Prachtige plaats en prachtige foto!!
Dank je wel Ibolyka
Really nice mountain landscape scene you have captured here.
Beautiful! Such clear water!
Great shot, love the perspective
I do like this one. How the clear water becomes reflection…
Really like the transparency on FG, well done Johan
Thanks Sinead and Eric!
John, Elke and Maru: thanks as well!
Stunning shot!
This is crazy beautiful Johan. I am a little bit sad that you found it without me!
this one wasn’t that big and there are zillions of them. In this case the lens made it look a bit more special
Nice…
thank you!
beautiful …
similar landscapes I have seen in Norway. beautiful!
thanks for the compliment. I can imagine Norway having loads of amazing scenery. The stupid thing is that I never visited even not when I was living relatively near in The Netherlands!
Absolutely breathtaking!
@Nathan and @Patrice: thanks
Great shot Johan
Thanks Sumit! Hope all’s well with you!
Lovely foreground and depth in this photo.
Fantastic scenery Johan!
Laurent and Eustace: Thanks!
Sweet light and interesting perspective, Johan !
Thanks for the compliment Francis !
Great image Johan
Thanks!
ahh, clean air, clear water…
This is stunning. Definitely feel the fresh air and I love the vantage point. Beautiful.
Absolutely lovely
@Peter and @Kerry: thanks
what a beautiful scene and a most wonderful clear water. The purity of the mountain. A great shot Johan!!
Thanks for the compliment Julia. Purity of mountain life indeed
@Elizabeth: thanks as well!
Love the foreground Johan
Is it for sale Johan?
Really nice image Johan.
Thanks for the compliment!
@Richard: thank you
@MeyNoush: yes it is. What is it you are looking for?
love the shot!
Thanks Beverley!
Sweet shot Johan. Nice comp, lovely water. Just goes to show that you don’t need clouds to make a lovely shot
Agree Gerard. I was having a tough time up there though. It’s hard to compose something decent with a clear blue sky above a high altitude rock landscape with moss
So Beautiful
Love the depth in this photo!
Thanks Rolf!
love this capture.. the depth is awesome..
Lisa, Daniel and Hope: thanks for the compliments!
Beautiful image Johan!
Very beautiful image, Johan!
Your photo is beautiful, definitely the right perspective. Thanks, Johan!
thanks for the compliment wilfried!
thanks Maciej and Maggy
Love this image, such clear water I have not seen for long tim
Thanks for the compliment Joanna !
Beautiful image Johan
Thanks a bunch Charles!
Wonderfully expansive image Johan!
Thanks John!
Another awesome shot Johan !
thanks a bunch my friend for the comments and the vist!
Wonderful shot!
Great capture of a glass-clear lake Johan
Thanks Meg and Christof!
The photo looks great Johan. Love that low angle view with the details in the water!
Thanks for the compliment
wow cool shot
Dank je wel Robert
Welkom!
Great photo Johan . I really like stones under clear water in FG.
Thanks for the compliment Davorin
Nice wide angle memory!
So beautiful! Loving that clarity in the water!
@Don, @Charlotte and @Patricia: Thanks for the compliment!
Oh this is something special Johan. Love the drop!
Wonderful photo as always from you, great work! Johan
Wonderful transparency my dear friend!
Oh my god … this lens is so great.
Thanks Myrna and Robert !
Francesco: thanks my friend! Hope all’s well on the other side of the Alps
Carsten: yes it certainly is ….
Wonderful as usual~! Have a happy weekend.
Stunning shot Johan – wonderful foreground detail…
Thanks aprile. Have a nice weekend too!
Simon: thanks!
Freaking awesome!!!! I love these low to sky photos, and yours is “Right On”
Thanks for the compliment and the vist Stuart !
This is a gorgeous scene. That water is sparkly clear.
i love the clarity and the details in here. Great shot as usual
Thanks Kurt!
Nora: thanks for the compliment
Love the foreground rocks here, really nice work!!
Thanks a bunch for the nice compliment Dene’.
Oh my!! And this?
Have I missed this wonder?….
Yes, you did Gemma, but glad you came over to check it now!
Nice photo Johan Peijnenburg.
Thanks Patrice!
nice one
feel like freedom
Thanks Pawel and Hendrick !
Great image, Johan!
Thanks a bunch Eduardo! Hope all’s well!
Very nice!!!
Thanks again Dan. Thanks for stopping by!
So sorry to hear about your lens
Hope its fixed. Beautiful photo indeed!! Love the color tones and the POV
Yes it’s fixed again Rute and so glad to have it back
Great work Johan, and thanks for the circle! (-;
Thanks and you’re welcome Mark!
Love the rocks in the foreground, Johan!
Thanks Sarah. Glad you like it
A fantastic play between transparency and reflection, superb picture Johan !
Thanks again Cédric. I will be posting a B&W version of this one soon with a slighty different composition. It is a difficult scene to get right in B&W though …
Great, I love Alpine mountain lakes in Switzerland. Do you know this page:
http://www.seelis.ch ? I met Christian last October at “Göscheneralpsee”
Torsten: thanks you very much for that link. That can come in very handy! I see that you are very close to Switzerland and love pano’s and the Alps. If you want I can include you in the group of “Swiss” photographers. We organize photo walks regularly!
Oh that would be great. I like to go to the Alps to take pano’s. Thanks for that offer … and for taking me in the circle. see you
you are very welcome. Nice to meet you!
Замечательная работа!Wonderful work!
Mit guten Stiefeln würde ich auch gerne dort rumwatschen ….
his is on my Bucketlist for sure. Great clarity in the water. Beautiful color.
What is Dave? The location or shooting a lake in this manner?
Thanks!
the location:)
I can imagine
It is a very rugid place with some very nice photo locations. Plenty of lakes and the Mont Blanc massif as a back drop 
Very beautiful capture, Johan.
Thanks Don.
this looks cold, are there any fish in there?
Yes, trouts. This is at an altitude of about 3000 metres!
We’ll have to “wet a line”, (fish) next time I get over that way. Great day for you my friend.
Ow I know some great locations for that up in the mountains Don. I don’t go often, but it is always fun. And the trouts taste great when they’ve been bbq’ed
Johan, looks like you found “gold mine”, literally, this place is special, take us back there again sometime:-)
Thanks Claudia
I did in my last post. That image is from the same area and also has the gold colored rocks on the bottom of a lake 