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Lake Pymatuning


Lake Pymatuning
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Copyright: Shelby Morris (shelbee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 329 W: 74 N: 617] (4192)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-25
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-F717
Exposure: f/2, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): About LAKE [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-10 14:22
Viewed: 519
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lake Pymatuning
"All human accomplishments begin with a dream." These words were spoken by the Honorable Gifford Pinchot, then Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, during his address at the dedication of Pymatuning Dam on August 17, 1934. The Pymatuning dream began over a century ago. In 1868, the General Assembly provided for a survey and an estimate of the cost to reclaim the Pymatuning swamp lands. The project began in 1913 when the Pennsylvania Legislature passed "The Pymatuning Act", and appropriated $100,000. In 1921 the first land purchases were made and ground breaking ceremonies for the dam were held on October 6, 1931. When the first scoop of earth was turned the dream started to become a reality.

The "Pymatuning Act" states that the primary purpose of Pymatuning Lake shall be for the conservation of waters entering the Pymatuning Swamp and for regulating the flow of water in the Shenango and Beaver rivers. A secondary purpose is to use the dam and lake as a reservoir to impound flood water during periods of excessive runoff from the 158 square miles of drainage area above the dam.

In the distant past, beyond the period of legend and history, the area in and around Pymatuning Lake was occupied by the "Mound Builders." Whether these people were in any way related to Native Americans found by early European settlers is a question open to considerable doubt and discussion. The name "Pymatuning" is derived from the Iroquois, probably from the Seneca tribe of the great native American confederacy. It means "The Crooked-Mouthed Man's Dwelling Place", with "crooked-mouthed" referring to deceit rather than facial disfigurement. Previous to the Iroquois occupation, it was home to the Erie tribe who were then ruled by a Queen noted for her cunning strategy and crooked dealings.

Many settlers from Connecticut and New York moved into the area secured by Pennsylvania in the Native American Treaty of 1785. The treaty was signed at Fort Stanwix by the Iroquois and Wyandot deeded the area north of the Ohio River to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The area is now one of the most important recreational centers in the Commonwealth. Although many modern facilities exist, primitive areas are maintained to provide a rustic setting for outdoor recreational activities. source:http://www.pymatuning.com/History.htm

Hi Everyone!
We drove around this lake looking for photo opertunities and I found many op's
I cloned the seagulls out of the sky and thier reflectiuons. I aplied hystogram adjustment and brightening of individual flowers or weeds (whatever they are)
Thanks,
Shelby
shelbeesmom, inaam, Tomek, Refugee, WTS, grimmel, Teresat has marked this note useful
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Hi Shelbee,
Very nice composition. The flowers are a wonderful "decor" for that very nice lake. Fabulous detail and DOF.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2008-01-10 18:03]

Hello Shelby,

What a beautiful landscape you have captured in this frame. Control over luminosity is awesome and the brown frame is adding more charm. An excellent image, well done.

Thanks for sharing this shot.

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  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1191 W: 39 N: 2237] (13030)
  • [2008-01-10 19:54]

Hello Shelby:)
I love that kind of DOF with BG of lake or see - nice work:)
Tom:)

Hi Shelby,

Interesting picture of showing very sharp plant with blurred lake at BG . .
Lovely composed . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Many thanks for your kind words on Sleeping tiger .

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2929 W: 271 N: 6369] (24321)
  • [2008-01-11 6:06]

The colours in this are amazing and your PoV is exquisite!
Great colours and details, superb composition

TFS
silke

Dave would be so proud of you! This is a super shot, really nice DOF here! You really did a great job!...
B-).......pt
Mom

Very nicely executed Shelby. Lovely colour and well presented. A slight loss of focus on the flowers towards the edges, perhaps f4 may have been better? TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment and workshop on ‘Brown Eyes’

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  • timtim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 961 W: 74 N: 453] (7873)
  • [2008-01-13 22:22]

wow like the DOF
nice colours and framing

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  • WTS Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 272 W: 73 N: 238] (1223)
  • [2008-01-14 6:51]

Hi Shelbee
I found your frame is what sets this picture apart from your normal lake shots, as others have siad the DOF and compostion well done, but I find how you framed this, draws one into the picture and then you start to notice the details.

Wayne
(corrected all my spelling errors)

beautiful image simple but attractive, good DOF and nice colors, the lake posed to be a wonderful background.
regards..........andres

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  • peetol Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 586 W: 66 N: 636] (5329)
  • [2008-01-18 16:04]

This one is very nice. I like the composition very much. The shallow DOF made the picture appealing and more interesting. TFS!

Pierre

hi shelby,
i like your choice of DOF and this smooth low lighting.
the decent colour tones are making thie composition very sensitive - great job :) like it,
TFS carole

Beautiful frame great composition. It´s apainting. Great composition.

My regards

Teresat

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  • yanm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 528 W: 32 N: 749] (7572)
  • [2008-02-26 23:53]

Sometimes breaking the rule is great :) and I like it here. Instead of focusing on the lake which is I believe most people will do, you focused on those flowers :) But if you want to make something like this, with all those lake in focus, try to use a hyperfocal

Yan

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  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 671 W: 10 N: 469] (3303)
  • [2008-04-01 19:27]

I usually do not like landscapes that are only partially in focus -- but this works wonderfully. Maybe it works because the background is simple. Well seen and captured. TFS. K2

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