Unbeaten Pathway

© Laura E. Swan

Unbeaten Pathway

Uploaded: July 05, 2009

Description

There Are SO MANY Places To Walk
And Hike And to Discover
IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES

JUST ENJOYING A WALK ALONG THE RIVER
IN THE WILDERNESS.

CANADIAN ROCKIES
ALBERTA, CANADA

TV 1/320 Av 7.1



Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

Comments

Ann Coates level-classic July 05, 2009

Beautiful scenery Laura and look at the snow on those mountains. Love your composition. You must have got down low to get this shot. #1149839

Kerry Hill July 05, 2009

Very beautiful scene, Laura!! Lovely composition and colours!! #7705691

Karen Engelbreth July 05, 2009

It looks so wonderful, Laura... #7705711

Lynne Morris July 05, 2009

Beautiful scenic capture with gorgeous colours and great pov Laura. #7705717

Brett Dolsen July 05, 2009

I think I could spend a few years wandering around these landscapes Laura!!Beautifull composition !!Brett #7705725

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict July 05, 2009

Lovely scenery here, Laura.


Dominick #7705744

Melissa G. Meiselman July 05, 2009

Exquisite scene taken with a great sense of composition, stunning cloud formations, great choppy water and sharp detail, Laura!!! #7705748

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 05, 2009

I found Earl walking along the river in the other direction!

HERE. I'll put you back here Early Pearl!!!

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Paul E. Earl
BetterPhoto Member
paul-earl-photography.com

member since: 3/18/2005

How lovely would that be. A beautiful image, Swanee!!

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Thank you everyone! Your images were fantastic tonight!

Glad you liked mine too!!! -Laura

#7705781

Renee Doyle July 05, 2009

LOL at your comment resub for Paul!!!!
Another gorgeous scene composed and captured so beautifully Laura!! #7705810

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 05, 2009

Breathtaking scenery, SSSL!!! So beautifully framed and composed. Fantastic clarity and colors. Soothing for the soul just to look at it. #7705821

Stefania Barbier level-classic July 05, 2009

gorgeous scenery aND capture Lala!!!!! #7705830

Carol Teal July 05, 2009

Looks like a great place to meet a hungry bear! It is definitely a beautiful scene though, and I hope your hike was uneventful! At least, no encounters of angry wildlife! :) #7705916

Ujjwal Mukherjee July 05, 2009

Beautiful scene, very well seen and taken,Laura! It reminds me of few such places in the state of Himachal here in India surrounded by the the mighty Himalayan ranges.... #7705941

Deb Koskovich July 05, 2009

A photographer's paradise for sure, Laura! This is just lovely -- we'll be in the Colorado Rockies for the first week of September...can't wait! #7706038

Max Aureli July 05, 2009

Beautiful scenery and love the POV Laura!!! #7706280

Monnie Ryan July 05, 2009

Wonderful composition and colors -- an all-around gorgeous scene, Laura! #7706285

Carol Sawyer July 05, 2009

Beautiful scene, colors, POV and capture, Laura!! #7706319

Mary L. Graham July 05, 2009

Beautiful Laura.. Love the Pov! =) #7706371

Patrick Rouzes level-classic July 05, 2009

Fantastic perspective, clarity, detail, tones, comp & mood captrued here!!! Lovely work again,Laura!!! #7706531

Carolyn J. Connolly July 05, 2009

Gorgeous vista...and capture of it, too, Laura!! Fabulous scenic image with superb lighting, point of view, colours, depth and composition!! :o) #7706603

Nadya Johnson July 05, 2009

What a breath-taking shot this is! This reminds me very much of Powell River, on the BC Coast (the most recent wild place I stayed in Canada, back in 2004). Gorgeous, Laura! #7706800

Teresa Burnett level-classic July 05, 2009

So beautiful, Lala! I just love your Canadian Rocky shots!! We were hiking all day yesterday in the Sawtooth foothills yesterday, and I didn't see anything as lovely as this!! I love your pov and composition!!
BTW, you are good!! You nailed it girl... TV 1/1000 #7706828

Eugenio Diaz July 05, 2009

Nicely composed photo with sharp detail and bold color, AMAZING scenery! #7707612

Wm Nosal July 05, 2009

Cool Shot! #7707949

Barbara Waldoch July 05, 2009

Beautiful place and capture, Laura! Wish I was there. #7708032

Tammy Espino July 05, 2009

I thought I saw bigfoot, I had to do a double take! :) Gorgous scenery captured! #7708129

Mukesh Srivastava July 05, 2009

Super comp, depth and colors,Laura!!!! #7708400

ROLAN NARMAN July 05, 2009

I apologize for Tammy...she's been too much under the sun!!! This is a gorgeous image and you have neglected to take me there Lulu! I was on vacation for couple of days and I see you posted lovely images! Gorgeous capture of the new location of N.B.!!! #7708611

Tommy E. Burgess July 06, 2009

Outstanding capture of this gorgeous scene Laura!! I really like your pov and the inclusion of the rocks in the foreground. Wonderful work! #7708709

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 06, 2009

Thank you folks for your awesome comments! I really enjoyed them and had fun, too!

Brolan, no need to apologize for sweet Tammy. That WAS big foot she saw there under the tree. She was the only one to mention him! I could sell this image to the TABLOIDS for BIG BUCKS, Maybe?! HA!

Where is SAWTOOTH Teresa? I'll have to look it up!

Powell River Nadya? I haven't been there yet.

Deb, I really love the Colorado Rockies too! Have a great trip!

No Hungry Bears on THIS walk Carol! HA! There are MANY bears in this area however. Wild Cats, too!

SSSKiki, it WAS soothing to the soul!

I know what you mean Brett. Truly! I never tire of it. EVER.

Tommy, I almost worried that I had too much of the rock there breaking the 2/3 1/3 rule a bit but I just really did like it better including them as I shot them. Thanks for backing up my feelings on it!

I have been to visit you all! Thank you so very much! #7708970

Robert S. Grauer July 06, 2009

Lovely shot here Laura. Here's a PS tip to make it even better. 1. Select all. 2. Find the Transform in the menu wherever it is in your version, Adobe keeps moving things, choose Distort. 3.While using the shift key pull down the bottom left corner just a tad until the lakes shoreline is level it will make the picture stronger. 4. You may have to go to file / "save as" afterwards to get the apply / don't apply window to appear. On my Mac in my version of Elements I have to do this. On my older PC which has Photoshop 6 the window appears as soon as I click any tool in the tool bar. #7710120

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 06, 2009

Super Robert. Thanks! I'll try it!!! Why not just crop? Because I'd lose some stones? #7710613

Karen Kessler July 06, 2009

Lovely scenery, Laura! Your POV is perfect! The colors are gloriously rich! #7710663

Robert S. Grauer July 06, 2009

Yep #7711228

Robert S. Grauer July 06, 2009

On You Tube do a search on "you suck at photoshop" and a bunch of tutorial videos will magically appear. No charge for the info lol. #7711236

Tiia Vissak July 06, 2009

a wonderful view! #7711317

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 06, 2009

Oh, thanks a lot Robert. You picking a fight because that school teacher scolded you???!!! NOW you want me to admit right on UTUBE that I suck a photo shop???!!!

Thanks a lot! Karen thinks my POV is PERFECT. Did you read what she wrote???!!!


P-E-R-F-E-C-T.

HA!

(Laughing here. Thanks for the advice. The good news is that if YOU knew about that part of UTUBE that means YOU TOO have been there to study things!)
#7711983

Robert S. Grauer July 06, 2009

I'm sure there is more than that on Photoshop in you tube and elsewhere on the web. I've found many tutorials for Final Cut Studio 2 on the web as well. Thats the video editing software suite I use to earn a living. Why waste money on books, once you have a basic knowledge of a program whatever you need to know can be found on the web without even a nominal charge. #7712576

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 06, 2009

WOW! NO NOMINAL FEE? That's unheard of in the teaching profession, so I hear! #7712626

Maria Zammit July 08, 2009

The rocks are perfect Laura! I feel present and it's wonderful to be there at one with nature!!! #7720226

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 10, 2009

Thank you for your very ZEN comment Maria! MUCH APPRECIATED!!!

-Laura #7723827


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