Arrow Peak Over Bench Lake by Buck Forester

Wednesday, 9th July 2008

Arrow Peak over Bench Lake, High Sierra

by Buck Forester

Bench Lake is one of the prettiest lakes in the Sierra, in my opinion anyway, and Arrow Peak dominates the skyline in a spectacular way. It was so beautiful we took a layover day here and we saw no one else the entire time. I love this magical place. It is in Kings Canyon National Park.

Equipment: Shot with a Canon Elan 7; Fuji Velvia 50 film; Canon 17-40mm lens; 81B warming filter; 2-stop soft GND filter.

Buck Forester

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20 Comments

ChrisB Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Looks like an awesome place. Lovely double refections in the water.
Eileen Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 3:51 am
I love seeing pictures of places I have been. I like that you can see logs in the water with the reflection of the mt. Good show. EZ
Lakshmi Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 4:06 am
Excellent scenery ..so tranquil and peaceful! The composition and colours are lovely. The reflections provide for some wonderful symmetry!
Anurag Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Yes indeed a wonderful landscape with the exposure perfectly managed for the slide film. In these days of digital, managing the exposure is not an issue anymore. You have instant review on the LCD and of course you have Postprocessing to manage even the biggest goof ups in exposure. It is altogether a different ballgame with transparencies. Very well done sir! I cannot even makeout the line of transition of the Soft GND over this uneven Horizon. - Wonder if that was post processed.
Specially noteworthy is the detail of the floor of the lake partially visible through the reflection.
Ahmed Sharif Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 7:59 am
beautiful reflections!!…… the water almost looks like a glass table!!
David W Bailey Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Very nice, glad to see some new photos. Where have you been?
TomBrooklyn Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Above the tree line? What’s the elevation?
Pauline Jones Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 9:26 am
I like the tree in the water underlaying the reflection of the mountain and giving the picture a further dimension.
s k sen gupta Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 9:34 am
appropriate composition for a landscape photography
instrument used also has a class of its own .
very refreshing view to see
a. Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Beautiful! As Pauline said, I love how one can see the reflection and the lake’s bottom! Well done!
Renee Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Beautiful! It does look like a glass table and also a mirror! Nice!
Paul Dass Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Stunning reflection and very powerful picture.
Stu Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Stunning landscape. The transparancy of the water is beautifully captured.
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
July 9th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
This photo does justice to the clear air and water that is unique to the Sierra Nevadas! Fantastic shot–almost like I’m back in my mountains again.
Sue Gagnon Says:
July 10th, 2008 at 1:24 am
One of the best reflections I have seen…nicely done!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
July 10th, 2008 at 3:05 am
I’m not surprised you stayed over. This looks magnificent.
Reuben Chircop Says:
July 12th, 2008 at 9:22 am
awesome picture, all colors are in perfect symphony and the reflection is as perfect as can be. very nice shot.
Don Berry-Graham Says:
July 12th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I wish I was there and not here where it is foggy.
k libby Says:
July 15th, 2008 at 3:31 am
Wow!! Simply gorgeous!
Alizadeh Says:
July 17th, 2008 at 5:57 am
very good reflection in clean water.
fresh air.