Banff Mountain Photography Competition

Ann McRae

Details:
http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/photo/#competition

Categories include mountain landscapes - wondering about entering one of my canmore resevior photos:

thebigsky

That's a very pretty shot, it looks a little wonky to me?

Charlie

Ann McRae

thebigsky wrote:

a little wonky ?

Charlie

Thanks - can you expand on this?

ann

Phyxius

Ann McRae wrote:

Thanks - can you expand on this?

Ann, you do need that slang dictionary!

Wonky is like crooked or broken. I think thebigsky thinks the picture is tilted? I lined up the shoreline and it seems pretty even to me, but I can see a bit of the optical illusion that makes the right side appear higher.

That's a beautiful shot! It looks like you've got a bit of highlights on the "white" rocks on the right side though. I'm not much at photoshop, but that looks like something you may be able to burn a bit?

This is one of the places you're thinking about for the pre-shootout, right? Gosh, it's nice!

Ann McRae

Hi Christina

Thanks. This spot is just a few minutes away from the condo I hope to arrange to rent for us.

I took this shot early Sept. 06, just after sunrise (which in Sept. is about 7:30 a.m.). That is why there is an exposure difference across the shot - the right side has sunlight directly on it. It is much more pronounced in the pano I made



To tease you about what we may see on our trip:

The whole gallery from that weekend:
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/gallery/1859064#97319619

and from summer 2002
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/gallery/58566#2034922

http://www.pbase.com/canadian_ann/rockies



January 2005:
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/gallery/394852#15748189

Or there is this shot, from Banff:

Phyxius

Ann McRae wrote:

Hi Christina

Thanks. This spot is just a few minutes away from the condo I hope to arrange to rent for us.





To tease you about what we may see on our trip:

clap Those are great! I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait!

Is a 12:30pm (so, early afternoon) arrival on the 18th to Edmonton okay?

Skippy

Ann McRae wrote:

Hi Christina

Thanks. This spot is just a few minutes away from the condo I hope to arrange to rent for us.
I took this shot early Sept. 06, just after sunrise (which in Sept. is about 7:30 a.m.). That is why there is an exposure difference across the shot - the right side has sunlight directly on it. It is much more pronounced in the pano I made
To tease you about what we may see on our trip:
The whole gallery from that weekend:
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/gallery/1859064#97319619

and from summer 2002
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/gallery/58566#2034922

http://www.pbase.com/canadian_ann/rockies
January 2005:
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/gallery/394852#15748189

Or there is this shot, from Banff:

Awwwwwww I wanna go there I dooooooo I dooooo
gawwwwwwwwd that looks so pretty Ann .... Skippy
.

thebigsky

Ann McRae wrote:

Thanks - can you expand on this?

ann

Sorry, wonky means crooked, I didn't realise it wasn't a universal term.

I notice the shot isn't 'wonky' as the trees are upright, however there's some kind of trick of the eye going on to make it look wonky.

It's a wonderful shot however.

Charlie (wonky but a diamond geezer)