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Mount Allan


Mount Allan
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Copyright: Roland Roesler (Roly) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 181 W: 4 N: 58] (551)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-30
Categories: Nature, Pets
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-12-01 21:52
Viewed: 440
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Mount Allan (2819 m) is the reddish shale peak on the upper right. The higher peak on the left is Wind Mountain (3153 m), the 4th peak of the Lougheed Range, whose majestic north wall offers a spectacular view from the Trans Canada Highway east of Canmore. In this image taken from the other side, Mount Allan is the shallow peak on the left, and the pointy one next to the right is Wind Mountain.
The windswept ridge leading to Mount Alan is known as the Centennial Ridge, a well marked and maintained hiking trail that does not present any technical difficulties but requires a better than average fitness level. The bowl immediately to the right harbors the Nakiska Ski Resort and the image suggests that the ski conditions might be still less than ideal. This is not unusual, since most of the snow in this area falls between February and May.
I prefer to post landscape shots on TE, but in this case I thought that the golden retriever with a dignified posture added a very welcome element of interest. Lacking a body of water or colorful vegetation, the image was rather plain without the dog. The only other people on the ridge were a couple of bow hunters stalking bighorn sheep without much success. The sheep are remarkably tame and confident most of the year, but they seem to have the hunting season well marked on the calendar and are noticeably more nervous during this time.
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ciao roland

this is nice shot.. good tone and the dog is cute its like a dramatic senes.. keep it up


best regards

bhot

Hi Roland, I really like this. The sky and peaks in the distance are very dramatic ... and the dog! A perfect addition to the shot. Love his expression. He looks just about as happy as he can be, and is taking in the vista before him. Great note too.
Trudy

The "solemnity" of this photo made me click on the thumbnail, Roland. There is an interesting interaction between the "respectful" pose of the dog and the "majesty" of the mountains in the background. A well observed scene...
However, I'm less convinced about some other aspects:
- the shadows that are visible in the right lower corner of your picture. They dectract from the quintessence. Perhaps you could have avoided them by adopting a slightly different POV: still more to the right + lower. The dog would then have been more visible without loosing the majesty of the mountains in my opinion;
- the depth of field, which looks too strong to me, making the mountains too sharp and detracting from the dog. I would have preferred a shallower depth of field in order to balance fore- and background. The background and its colours are impressive enough to remain "present" with a shallower DOF, I think.
Anyway, I like this photo and these are just my personal thoughts about it. Perhaps you just had to be quick to capture this interesting scene... So, feel free to (dis)agree.
TFS & kind regards,
Erik

hello roland,
great capture, beautiful colors and light, good composition and pov, the dog is a nice addition th his lovely scene.
angela

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15141)
  • [2008-12-06 20:24]

I never did get around to critiquing this the other night, but I fell in love with it. Both the dog and the scenery are gorgeous, and I love the lighting which really brings out the shiney color of the dogs fur. The detail throughout is excellent. A beautiful picture. TFS

Hi Roly,
Your photo teaches me something: it is hard to climb the mountains but even harder than that is to take good photos from up there.
Everything is so dry and you have a heck of a time to find a good subject.
At least for me it is very difficult to transmit to the viewer my feelings when I`m on the top, to make the viewer see what I see.
Well,because of my knee, I will not have to worry about that for a while:-(
I think you did well here,believe me.
Thanks,
Nelu

The dog definately adds that much needed degree of interest into the picture, but I would have prefered more of a 3/4 turn pose than a straight side on - the dog looking into the frame rather than out of the side of it would have much more impact. The shadows in the bottom right are a little distracting, especially with the contrast in light between foreground and sky.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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