This week’s photography gallery is all about reflection and symmetry. Mountains and lakes often go together and never fail to make fantastic subjects for landscape photographers. One of the most appealing things about photographing mountains beside lakes is that they can cast fantastic reflections. When shooting, try using a ND graduated filter of about 2 stops to enhance the reflections in the lake. For more on using ND grad filters, read ND grad filters: What every photographer should know.
The examples below all make the most of the symmetry of the reflections and often abstract the mountain range into shapes and flowing lines against the sky and water.
Tranquility © Marc Adamus
The Twin © Cheung Law
The Bow © Viktoria Haack
The Blue Awakening © Xavier Jamonet
Strength of Conviction © Jim Patterson
Sparks Lake Sunrise © Massimo Squallice
Rush Lake 4694m © Atif Saeed
Race for Reflections © Miles Morgan
Pure Serenity © JC Shamrock
Pic du Midi d’Ossau © Jordi Sole Joval
Perfect Morning © Len Saltiel
Mt. Rundle Sunrise © Peter J
Mount Rainer and Reflection Lakes © Michael Russell
Magestic © Jorge Maia
Little Lakes Valley © Jordan Ek
Lake Reflection © Teryn Wilkes
Kalum Lake – Golden Winter Sunset © Evan Spellman
Just another Autumn Day in the Cascades © Michael Riffle
Jewel of Oregon © Ben Canales
In the Land of the Dragons © Mary Kay
Hoar Frost, Grasmere © Wolfy
Heavenly Reflection © AtomicZen
First Light at Two Jack Lake © Jeff Clow
Fire and Ice © Richard Bernabe
Fall at Mount Shuksan © Michael Russell
Estany Balu de Siguer © Jordi Sole Joval
Day Comes © Jim Dollar
Colourful Dreaming © Michael Breitung
Bow Lake Sunrise © Jason Fris
Battle of the Suns © Roberto Bertero
Balloon Flight Over the Dolomites © Franco Mottironi
A Wind Swept Reflection © Jeff Jacobson
1,000 Words Are Not Enough © Aaron Reed
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Posted on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 7:00 am under Inspire.
Tags: landscape photography, ND Grad
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