Autumn Shoreline Reflection

Gene Walls

Autumn Shoreline Reflection

The rain and clouds finally cleared, just in time to allow me to get out to the lake while the leaves are still showing their finest colors. This is the shoreline of Rose Valley Lake in Gamble Township, north central Pennsylvania. Rose Valley is 5 miles east of the community of Trout Run.

When you visit a beautiful place like Rose Valley Lake, please leave it exactly as you found it! Your food wrappers and empty containers must go back home with you for proper disposal. I had to do some cleaning up to be able to capture this pristine shot. Let’s all do the right thing, OK. Everyone benefits when we keep our “green” places green!

This photo was taken on October 10th, 2009. It was shot with a Canon EOS 10D using a Canon EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L zoom lens set to 90mm. The shutter speed was 1/45th sec. at f/8. The camera’s ISO was set to 100.

Your comments are always welcome! Constructive criticism is appreciated.

© 2009 Gene Walls

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Autumn Shoreline Reflection by Gene Walls
Autumn Shoreline Reflection by Gene Walls
  • CanyonWind

    CanyonWind

    A superb shot . DOF , POV and overall color and ballance are perfect .
    POP’s

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very much, POP’s! I really appreciate your very kind assessment. However, this image on RB shows a “blown out” area in the clouds, but the original doesn’t have that problem at all. I think RBs algorithm is changing my images exposure quite a bit. Have you noticed this problem in any of your photos? I wanted to keep this shot “as-is”, but I might have to compensate for the changes that RBs software applies. I would be very grateful for your thoughts on this matter.

    My best,

    Gene

  • Debbie Meyers

    Debbie Meyers

    Perfection! Fab reflection.

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much Debbie! I was so relieved when the sun came out this afternoon so I could get out to the lake before the leaves were gone. It’s been nasty around here, weather-wise.

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Debbie Roelle

    Debbie Roelle

    Wow beautiful image I love the autumn colors, reflections and lighting!!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Most appreciated, Debbie! I love fall! I was thrilled that the sky was so nicely reflecting off of the lake today.

    Best regards,

    Gene

  • CraigsMom

    CraigsMom

    Beautiful shot, Gene…and I love the reflection!!!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much, Mary-Ann! Greatly appreciated!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • tanmari

    tanmari

    Lovely shot, and I thank you for preaching to litterbugs – they are low life forms.

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thanks! I am so pleased that you like the shot! Doesn’t it just make you mad when you go somewhere as beautiful as this and there is garbage littering the shore? Oh, well, it didn’t take much effort to pick the junk up.

    My best,

    Gene

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Wow, beautiful

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thanks, Joy! This is one of my favorite places to enjoy fall’s colorful display!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Paul Gitto

    Paul Gitto

    Excellent Capture!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thanks a lot, Paul!

    Best regards,

    Gene

  • BCallahan

    BCallahan

    WOW, Gene!!!! this is glorious!!! the fall colors, the reflection, the lighting…. all works together beautifully to create a fantastic photograph!!! ~Barb

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very much, Barb! I realy appreciate your extremely kind comment!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    All around terrific shot.. the dof, the light, the soft treatment.. terrific, Gene. Right up there with my favorites of yours. xo

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much for your very thoughtful comment, Maureen! I can’t fully express how important your friendly support is to me.

    Most gratefully,

    Gene

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    ps Gene.. yes. RB uploads are different than our originals….... they DO get blown out, or otherwise muted, sometimes too dark… blah.. But i have adjusted my eye to see it here on Rb

  • Gene Walls replied

    I am so relieved that I wasn’t just imagining the problem. I uploaded the picture twice, thinking that something was wrong. Some of the detail in the clouds has been “washed out” and the contrast looks different. Does the top left portion of the sky look “blown out” to you?

    I think I’ll see if I can compensate for the difference and re-load the image again.

    Your friend,

    Gene

  • MarianBendeth

    MarianBendeth

    Just downright exquisite! A true winner of a capture!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Much appreciated, Marian! Thank you so much!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    It seems worse since the hiatus before last…. very frustrating.. you are not alone. Other people are complaining and asking me the same things. Not sure what can be done about, but it is very frustrating to work hard to achieve a certain look to our work, only to have it not represented as done. I have looked at my work from other screens, worked on my images from other places as well, and it always looks the same.. so again, it isnt me lol Yes, the top left looks blown out to me…...I cant keep compensating for RB stuff, ya know? Already having to upload smaller images to be able to upload at all here. sigh

  • Gene Walls replied

    I am so sorry that you are still having problems uploading full size images! I thought that matter had been resolved.

    I love almost everything about this site, hopefully these technical issues can be fixed quickly.

    Sincerely,

    Gene

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    and, as a postscript, i often find that work here looks far more two dimensional than it is

  • Gene Walls replied

    I do see that too. Oh, well, I’ll try try adjusting the image a bit with the highlights & shadows tool to see what I can do to fix it.

    Gene

  • RajeevKashyap

    RajeevKashyap

    Beautiful Work!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very much, Rajeev!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Mukesh Srivastava

    Mukesh Srivastava

    Great colors and reflections!!!!!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Deeply appreciated, Mukesh! Thank you!

    My best,

    Gene

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Brilliant scenery.
    Fantasic lighting & reflection on the water.xx

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much, Laureen! Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous out at the lake! This was taken just as the sun was setting. I’m so glad you like this shot!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Carlie Hensley

    Carlie Hensley

    Brilliant!!!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thanks, Carlie!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Beautiful!!!!!!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very much, Lorilee! Greatly appreciated!

    Gene

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Brilliant shot.

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much, Jason!

    My best,

    Gene

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    WOW! Perfect and an instant FAV for me Gene. Don.

  • Gene Walls replied

    Most appreciated, Don! Thank you very much for the kind words, and especially for the very generous “FAV”!

    Your friend,

    Gene

  • Paul Thompson Photography

    Paul Thompson ...

    stunning reflection

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much, Paul! Definitely appreciated!

    My best,

    Gene

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Wonderful image, Gene!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank so much, Béla!

    Best regards,

    Gene

  • Lisawv

    Lisawv

    Beautiful and the reflection is terrific. Great composition.

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very much, Lisa!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Uncle Artmonger

    Uncle Artmonger

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very, very much for Featuring my photo in your fantastic group!!! I deeply appreciate this wonderful honor!

    Most gratefully,

    Gene

  • Carol Smith

    Carol Smith

    This is just BEAUTIFUL ;))

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thanks a bunch, Carol!

    My best,

    Gene

  • ccwri

    ccwri

    How beautiful, CONGRATULATIONS on your well deserved feature, Gene!!
    :) Carolyn

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much, Carolyn! Much appreciated!

    Gene

  • dmarie

    dmarie

    WOW…it must be heaven…awesome capture!!! :-) Dawn

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very much, Dawn! Yes! It was a “heavenly” day at the lake!

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Simply beautiful, Gene. Vivid hues and a lovely reflection!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thanks so much, Jan! Supposedly, we’re getting snow tomorrow, so I might not get another chance to shoot any more “flaming foliage” shots this year. So sad…

    Best wishes,

    Gene

  • Ben Luck

    Ben Luck

    Absolutely perfect, great capture, well done!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you very much, Ben! I really appreciate your kind words!

    My best,

    Gene

  • shaneran

    shaneran

    This deserves a standing ovation!! breathtaking scenery! fantastic!!

  • Gene Walls replied

    OK, I’m taking my bow, now. LOL

    Thank you so much, Jan!

    Sincerely,

    Gene

  • Cindirelli

    Cindirelli

    This is absolutely beautiful Gene! How the trees and colors are mirrored in the lake is outstanding! Also would like to add a footnote here in reference to the above conversation you had with Maureen Maliha. I had always thought it was just me because some of my photo’s look washed out when I post them when they did not before. Perhaps RB can attend to this technical problem. They are usually very attentive to things like that. ~:)

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thank you so much!

    Regarding your footnote, It was a problem for me, but I figured out a way to compensate my images to reduce the “washes-out” difficulties to an acceptable level. I just reduce the brightness of all of my RB uploads (-5 in PS brightness in “Brightness / Contrast” control panel) before I post them, and then they look fairly normal to me now. I already fixed this image since I noticed the problem and I don’t see the “blown-out” areas in the clouds any more. Do you still see a problem in this photo?

    Much appreciated,

    Gene

  • Cindirelli

    Cindirelli

    No, Gene, I do not see any problems in this at all! This is a very beautiful piece and the brightness is right on, I think. ~:)

  • Gene Walls replied

    Thanks a lot for the follow-up! I’m glad that you can confirm that it looks OK on your computer.

    Gratefully,

    Gene

  • walela

    walela

    So awesome!!

  • Gene Walls replied

    Much appreciated! Thanks!

    My best,

    Gene

  • Ernie LeBlanc

    Ernie LeBlanc 27 days ago

    WOW WOW WOW!!!!! I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME LEAVING THIS WONDERFUL PLACE. PERFET CAPTURE

  • Gene Walls replied 25 days ago

    Thank you so much, Ernie! I visit Rose Valley Lake as often a possible. It is truly one of my favorite places around.

    My best,

    Gene

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