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Lac Cornu


Lac Cornu
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Copyright: Valerie Schnepp (valy67) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-16
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon EF 18mm-55mm f/3.5 - f/5.6
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Six days in the French Alps
Date Submitted: 2009-09-24 22:41
Viewed: 338
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the Lac Cornu (which means "lake with horns" in English), which is located nat far away from the Black Lakes that you can see on my previous post. We have visited both lakes on the same day. After taking the cable car of Brévent, we hiked approx. 1h50 to arrive at the Lac Cornu. We ate here - imagine, eating in such a fantastic landscape, this is one meal you won't ever be able to forget ! To be honest, I had much problems eating, because I had to keep the camera in the hands and to take pictures every now and then. I think I have not far from hundred pictures from this lake. After the Lac Cornu, we went even further to the Black Lakes, but this story you can read if you watch my previous pictures.

The Lac Cornu is at 2400 m atlitude approximately. It is covered in swow and ice during 9 months in the year - must be great to ses this landscape covered in snow, I guess - but when we visited, it was the end of summer and no snow. It really deserves his name, as its shape really looks like two horns. You cannot see it on this picture, because the rocky slope in the FG hides the second "horn", but I have included a WS picture to show you the shape of the lake better.

One of the horns is 18 meters deep, the other one 20.

When the sky is blue, the water of this lake are an amazing gorgeous blue color as well - unfortunately, we had clouds and fog so we didn't see that either.

On my picture about BLack Lakes, Niek (SunToucher) said he would have liked to see a human on the picture, to have an idea of the scale. I don't want to show a picture with hikers on it, but let's just say that if a human was on this picture, he would be so small you could barely see a tiny spot on the picture. The lake seems quite small, from here, but it was huge.

I hope you like this picture,
Valérie.
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hello Valerie
very beautiful landscape,with fine DOF,very good output in the greatness of mountain range
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

Cuidado y expléndido trabajo Valerie. De entrada el formato yo diría que es casi ideal y el pequeño lago lo encuadraste hábilmente. A partir de ahí, en poco espacio, plasmas bien todo un espectáculo inmenso de montañas muy real y espectacular. Bien trabajado por lo tanto el espacio y la profundidad de campo.
Mención especial para las tonalidades empleadas que dan un halo de misterio sin dejar de ser real. Excelente trabajo que marca diferencias.
Saludos: Josep Ignasi.

really amazing landscape!
so beuatiful that successsion of mountains and the lake on the bottom
great pic!
Greetings
Matteo

Hello Valerie
merveilleux paysage. Celle-ci est une des places plus belles que j'ai visité même cet été pour la troisième fois. Il y a toujours quelque chose nouveau de découvrir. Excellente lumière et trés belles couleurs.
Livio

Hello Valerie! Amazing vertical composition, wonderful POV and long perspective, good focus. Nice natural colours. Well done!

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-09-25 1:26]

Hello Valerie,
Very beautiful photo. It's taken from an excellent POV. Superb DOF and beautiful natural colours. Very nice composition and colours.
Regards,
Peter

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 515] (3068)
  • [2009-09-25 1:51]

Bonjour Valerie,
Excellent image. A beautiful landscape. Unfortunately in January I had so much time to manage to visit in May and the lake. It's a challenge now.
Have a beautiful day,
Adrian

Hi MF Val,

A great capture of this "horned" lake from an interesting POV Great DOF broken by the beautiful mountain ranges at back side and also clouds surrounding the mountains.
Amazing and well present scene shot with the soft colors and well composed details.
TFS and have a nice WE MF!
Cheers,

Bayram
ps. Also thanks for your kind words which you leaved to my post dedicated to Nature.

bonjour Valérie

une très jolie photo paysage de montagnes, excellent POV et DOF
un cadrage idéal, j'aime la perspective de l'image, TFS

Asbed

Ciao Valerie, wonderful landscape by fantastic POV, splendid composition with lovely lake and superb mountains, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Valerie, perfect landscape capture of this glacier lake from great POV.
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

Valerie
Lovely landscape, lovely colors and light.
Congratulation!
Horia

hello Valerie
very beautiful shot with great colours,and good details
you have walk very high ,or with a elefaither
nice shot
greeting lou

Hello Valerie,

very nice landscape picture with good deepthworking, have you this one also in portrait stand?
Personally i love portrait stand with landscape pictures.
Fine natural colours.
I visit chamonix 25 years ago.

Gert

Bonjour Valérie,
A wonderful landscape composition ...
Naturel colors and suberp focus,
Water reflection mountains and sequential ... very good.
Best wishes,
Seyfi

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2171 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2009-09-25 9:56]

Hi Valerie

Wow...you traveled to some really fantastic locations!
Great to see such amazing shot from there and this one here is indeed a true beauty!
The perspective seems endless and the lake in the foreground acts very well as a focal point. As Niek and you mentioned, the scale here is very tricky - to me too it seemed like very small before reading your note :)
Even so, the place is breathtaking and i really enjoy watching your lovely photos from it.
Good depth, exposure control and post processing here.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

You've framed this shot very well, indeed, Val! Till here, your French Alps don't look very different from our Himalayas!
The layers of mountains look superb and the light is perfect!
Goldy

Hello Valerie..
An exciting landscape from high point of view with nice natural surround.. very well done..
TFS
Best regards
Özgür

Hello Valerie!
I agree with you, I also do not like to present people on my "nature" pictures :) The composition of this one is splendid! Amazing panoramic view, it is a very beautiful place!
TFS this lovely photo.
Greetings from Lodz,
Radomir

salut Val
cette photo et celle du WS sont superbes, le point de vue est magnifique, en regardant en-bas verrs le lac cornu on doit se sentir sur le toit du monde avec une sensation de grandeur et de liberté
beaux details et belles couleurs malgré la faible luminosité
Félicitations Jacqueline

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 654 W: 0 N: 228] (4916)
  • [2009-09-25 15:31]

Slav Valerîe,
A very beautiful landscape and wonderful capture.TFS.
Dûrzan

Ciao Valerie,
encore un merveilleux paysage de montagne, très belle et naturelles couleurs, une magnifique perspective sur ce petit lac.
Merci et félicitations
Amicalement
Ciao Maurizio

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2573] (9077)
  • [2009-09-26 5:01]

Hi valerie,
indeedd a beautiful composition of an outstanding landscape. the hues and layers of the distant mountains so brilliant and captivating.
Everything is so peaceful and calm. what a breathtaking view and you have gone to a wonderful place.
Congratulations.

Regards,
Foozi

Hi Valerie,
You must had a blast beeing this high up the mountains and having such a view. The position of the lake is very interesting, as if it could spill over any minute. The hazy distant look is stunning and you did good not to include too much of the sky.
TFS,
Niek

What lovely structure this photograph has Valerie. I love the interest the layers in the background create.
Wonderful.
Barry

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