When Beauty Beckons

Artist: Paul Tupman
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When Beauty Beckons

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
March 2008

Behold the frozen lake and exquisite beauty beyond… you can’t help but want to cross and satisfy the pioneer in you.

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Mark Tull

Super image Paul, real picture-postcard…
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks so much Mark.
Zaldy Infante

amazing sense of scale!
Paul Tupman replied

Thank you Zaldy.
Diana Orabi

this is beautiful.. wow!!!
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks again Diana… :-)
Dan Biggins

This is stunning Paul – the sense of scale is magnificent here, and great composition too.
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks again Dan, it certainly was a magnificent place.
Cornelia Togea

great image! looks so good in b&w!
Paul Tupman replied

Thank you Cornelia… much appreciated.
Christine Wilson

is that a figure in the picture really emphasizes the scale, wonderful shot
Paul Tupman replied

Hi Christine, and thanks again. That certainly is a figure in the picture… crossing the frozen lake.
Mark Tisdale

I keep trying to be sure that tiny little dot is actually a human. wow, the scale in this is really dwarfing… Really nice shot!
Paul Tupman replied

Hi Mark and thank you! This lake is absolutely huge with the mountains either side disappearing into the ice. The figure (or I should say figures) is actually a couple returning from the other side, crossing the frozen lake… who knows where they had been!
Mark Tisdale

It’s even more dwarfing knowing it’s a couple! Really incredible bit of landscape! I’m not sure I’ll ever wrap my head around crossing a frozen lake as it never gets that cold in my part of the world! lol
Bob Wickham

Beautiful image. I’ve been to Lake Louise in the summer. Looks like I’ll have to plan a winter trip.
Paul Tupman replied

Hi imagebytes and thanks… actually I am just in the middle of planning a summer trip! A stunning location.
Mark Bateman

Lovely image, love the person in mid foreground too – gives it a real sense of perspective and awe!
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks Mark.. glad that you like. It certainly was an awe inspiring location!
carpenter777

gorgeous
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks carpenter777… :-)
Laurette Ruys

gosh! stunning landscape. how belittling the mountains are :)
Paul Tupman replied

Thank you Laurette… it was stunning and very belittling!
Deborah Parkin

oh wow!!!! What can I say Paul – it is simply stunning – it’s a wonderful landscape but the person in it just makes it for me – it really gives an almost spiritual perspective – we are but mere mortals :)
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks so much Deb… its wonderful to see you round the bubble again! :-)
Stuart Chapman

I have been caning the X files at home of late and watched the film (the 1st one) the other day. It starts off with some stone age guys running across the snow 30,000 years ago and looking at this shot reminds me of that again.

The beauty of nature is it’s never timed, it doesn’t date. Buildings of even 20 years ago look so bad now in comparison but this shot could be 2,000 years old and you wouldn’t know any different.

That individual (not even I will guess the gender from this distance!) just shows off the immenseness of this. That’s an impressive amount of beautiful scenery all packed into one shot with gorgeously white tones dusted down with a gentle feather. Powerful, yet peaceful.
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks so much for your comment on this Stuart.. I know what you mean about the X-Files film… its amazing the stories that can be conjured up from a picture!
Luka Skracic

Oh, just perfect. This wouldnt have worked as well without the individual, it gives it such an eerie scale.
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks a lot Luka.. really appreciate you stopping by. I know what you mean about the individual and the placement couldn’t have been better for me!
pmistric

This is mind-blowing. Great shot of the couple…I still can’t believe the size of them. II am cold now after seeing this pic….I got the chills. OK, that’s crazy to be walking quite a distance in the cold. Burrrrrr…noooooooo. makes a cup of hot tea
Paul Tupman replied

Thanks so much Trish… you really do feel the enormity of nature when you are out in a place like this! Any tea left?
secretagentman7

DAMN that is majestic !
Jane Keats

Holy crap!!
Elizabeth Bravo

I LOVE Jane”s comment. That’s it in a nut shell….Holy Crap. Great job. The person really does make you see how very small we are.
Paul Tupman replied

Haha.. Thanks Elizabeth… I know what you mean about Janes comment – made me smile too! :-)
linda858100

FABULOUS .MERRY CHRISTMAS
Magnum1975

A favorite spot int he Rockies. I have only been in summer. Will be going this coming winter so that I can walk the lake.
handheld-films

structure and use of scale are both superb!
Mary Campbell

Nice composition, great tonal range.
kemal91

Awesome shot. Love it.
Robert Elliott

superb photography
Sharon Mau

Aloha Paul, congratulations on your homepage feature with this beautiful landscape.
CapturedByKylie

Congratulations on having your image featured on the Red Bubble B&W landscapes-themed home page.
October 12th 2009.
KazM

Beaut B&W
Super Shot
Lovely Lake
HomePage Honour
Well Warranted
Aleksandar Top...

beautiful shot.
Donald Cameron

Amazingly dramatic positioning of the mountain against the man, great shot and good to see it on the homepage.
Ryan Davison 3 days ago

absolutely glorious! instant fav – do you know from what months the lake is frozen by any chance?