That sounds incredible! Was it high up in the mountains?
Oh, I was referring to the shutter speed. So essentially how fast the camera blinks when taking the photos (which determines how long light reaches the sensor or film).
Yeah, I cropped the image to make it taller. I believe I made the dimensions 9x16.
It is in California, but nowhere near where I live. The drive there is 12hrs xD I had gone on a backpacking trip there with a couple friends. It's a lot of work carrying all our gear, but such an adventure! We set up our tent with views of the lake and mountains
I really like the colours in this one and how there are different shades of blue.. like the sky has certain shades/gradient and then the water does as well. It's pretty cool how the mountain splits the two and yet we still feel a connection with it all.
There is an intense sense of balance, further accentuated by the very straight water line going right across from left to right. The lighting is brilliant and.. yeah, it's just a lovely shot overall.
I do think it's a shame it's not a landscape piece, but other than that, it's pretty cool.
As you said, it would be nice to have a more peripheral view that a landscape shot provides. Unfortunately, that wasn't much of an option here. The areas on both sides, in my opinion, would've detracted from the composition and story I was aiming to create. Admittedly, being a vertical piece is constricting, but that's why I included the granite foreground - to give some perspective of being there in person.