Reflection by Mark Hochstetler

Friday, 29th February 2008

Reflection

by Mark Hochstetler

This photo was taken in the Taisetsuzan Mountain Range in Hokkaido Japan.

Equipment: Nikon D70

Mark Hochstetler

Pretty new to photography. I got my first SLR 3yrs ago. I currently live in Hokkaido Japan, home to some beautiful natural scenery.

22 Comments

david Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 1:33 am
this is a fantastic photograph. i love the reflections … and with a nikon, no less!!

congrats!

david
www.davidsmeaton.com
david Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 1:51 am
beautiful shot!
i lived in japan for almost 3 years!
its vary beautiful there
istvan Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 2:15 am
you captured a perfect moment, lovely place!
Miguel Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Domo arigato gosaimashita for the picture! I spent 2 months in Japan but unfortunately could not make it all the way to Hokkaido. I definitely have to go back!
colin Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 5:55 am
certainly among the better photos iv seen on here!!
Eli Shams Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 8:47 am
The reflection is certainly beautiful but too much contrast for me in this one.
Anurag Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Bookending due to the dark clouds and their reflections makes an average landscape scene special.
Pauline Jones Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Are the colors real or did you saturate them?
Reuben Chircop Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Looks very nice but Its almost surreal.
Lori Harvey Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Beautiful, kind of a “dreamy” quality to it! Nikons and thier users take the best shots! Like you took a pair of brushes and painted the whole thing! Love it! Congratulations on photo of the day!
Chris Reardon Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Wow, really cool. It looks like you put some great planning into this picture. I love how the sky has both the storm clouds and the white clouds. Then the blue separates the two beautifully.
Renee Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I like the shot..but to me it looks like alot going on in the photo!
laurens Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
he olours re ascinating ! ery ice!
a. Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Oh wow. I love the mountain! This looks like a wonderland of sorts. It reminds me of the word: Supercalafrajelisticespialidocious!
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Everybody is really enthusiast, so it must be me … I am not that thrilled and I find the dark parts too dark, the light parts too light and I also think the saturation is a little too much. I do like the scene as a whole though.
Yanaar Lee Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I too am not pleased with the saturation. It’s a nice photo, but routine, and kind of boring.
Terry Everson Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Some people are hard to please but I guess it depends on what you like in a photograph but again it`s a personal thing. To me this is my kind of photograph,just superb.
Billy B Says:
February 29th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
The mountain offers a mix of snow and greenery that I’ve never seen before.
Mark Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 12:45 am
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I can see some things now in the photo I never noticed before. I did add some saturation, but not that much. It really was stunning that day. I can see that the dark in the bottom corner is distracting as well. The contrast is a little high in the white clouds. I shoot RAW, so I almost always have to edit some. But I guess that means maybe I can go back and re-edit the image and make it better.
Rama Raju Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 3:47 am
The dark clouds on top and white fog enveloping the mountain make a wonderful picture.
Ellie Says:
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:53 am
Hi Mark,
You’re on your way to making more and more good ones like this. You will find that the more you exhibit and show your creativity and images, you’ll find more acolades and more critiques. It’s the natural way of this thing we call art photography. And do not forget art is SUBJECTIVE. What I find stunning someone else may find boring or routine.
And don’t forget that. Keep shooting that Nikon It’s a great shot, keep reading and learning, it’s a great journey.
Chris Burney Says:
March 4th, 2008 at 4:22 am
Will the E.S. in four years time be as good as this!