Algonquin Edited Photo Contest - March 1st 2010 until June 1st 2010 - www.algonquinoutfitters.com
1st PLACE WINNER - Rainbow in Quasi-HDR" - This photo was taken on the island of Little Island Lake. I took 3 exposures (pictures) with a polorizing filter in 3 different positions and merged them into one. The rainbow was real! - Little Island Lake, Algonquin Park - Ryan McGovern - Kitchener, Ontario [ http://www.guats.com T-shirt winner #5]
2nd PLACE WINNER - "Tranquility" - This is a photo taken along Highway 60 in Algonquin Park. This emphasizes the beauty that can be seen from the road. - Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario [ www.guats.com T-shirt winner #1]
3rd PLACE WINNER - "Oxtongue River in HDR" - Fall scene along Oxtongue River south of highway 60. This image is two exposures combined in HDR to get the best range of lighting. - Oxtongue River - Roger Casement - St. Catharines - Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Mew Lake" - A winter shot of Mew Lake. I played with the saturation levels in Photoshop. - Mew Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Snowy Forest" - The contrast of this scene caught my eye. I added some sharpening via Photoshop. - Fen Lake Ski Trail, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Barron Canyon 2000" - From our "millennium" trip to the Barron Canyon in 2000. A photo mosaic effect. The picture hangs on my office wall. - Barron Canyon, Algonquin Park - Tom Yates - Sarnia, Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Autumn Loon" - This loon was taken while paddling on Rosebary Lake in September. I played with the contrast and Graduated Filter tool in Lightroom. - Rosebary Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Just Add Wine" - We were just out for a sunset paddle, and came across some chairs on a dock, all we needed was a couple of glasses of wine. Edited in Photo shop. - Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park,Ontario - Terr Rilling
HONORABLE MENTION - "Lonely Lake" - Early morning on a very overcast day....I adjusted the colors and levels in CS4 and applied a GND filter effect. - Hwy 60, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Reflection of a Reflection" - Pog Lake morning mist. I added a reflection and colour to the bottom so now there is a reflection of the reflection in the water. - Pog Lake, Algonquin Park - Chris Sterne - London, Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Whiskey In The Timber" - While hiking the Whiskey Rapids Trail in early spring I captured this Whiskey Jack (Grey Jay) looking for insects in the timber along the shore of the Oxtongue River. The photo was done in Orton-effect which gives the photo a soft like painting effect. - Whiskey Rapids Trail along the Oxtongue River, midway point - Dwayne Oakes - Ontario
HONORABLE MENTION - "Starry Night Sky" - The trees are lit with the fire below. I had to brighten the sky a bit to bring out the stars in the sky - Lake Opeongo - Danielle Coupland - Burlington, Ontario?
"Algonquin Island" - I used Lightroom to edit this photo of an island on Lake of Two Rivers. - Lake of Two Rivers, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Loon Life" - Tracey and I were paddling up in North Tea lake early one morning. we were startled by a splash in the water, I turned around and to my suprise there was a loon coming up for a breath of air. - North Tea Lake, Algonquin Park - Olaf Schneider - Toronto, Ontairo (Website: www.olaf.ca/)
"Shy Little Fox" - This little fellow was being very shy. - Shall lake Access - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Bright Red" - When we where paddling I picked up a bight red leaf out of the water. I told my husband to hurry and get the camera. I think that the rings in the water add to it. - Crow River, Algonquin Park (location plotted by photographer) - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Winning for the Heart of a Loonie Love" - My father and I were out canoeing and we were on our way back to the campsite when we saw 2 loons fighting, my father had told me that they were competing for the love of the one of other 2 loons. -Magnetawan lake, Algonquin Park - Lisa Clements - Shelburne, Ontario
"Inspiration" - I was coming back from canoeing and I saw this red cedar strip canoe that looks like my father and I's idol Bill Masons canoe. I then took in photo shop and kept only the canoe in colour. - Magnetawan Lake, Algonquin Park - Lisa Clements - Shelburne, Ontario
"Two canoes on Rock Lake" - Tracey and I were paddling along Rock Lake having a break, we had just taken a photo of some ducks when we came across this pair of canoes. The composition struck me in a profound way so I took a quick shot and was happy with the reward. - Rock Lake, Algonquin Park - Olaf Schneider - Toronto, Ontairo (Website: www.olaf.ca/)
"Relaxation At Its Best" - Out for the day and checking out the empty camp sites for next years adventure. I just liked the relaxing and comforting look of what was infront of me so I snapped it. Now I have all of my family with this photo framed on their walls. - Shall Lake Access - Croatch Lake - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"The Brightest Bug" - This is the coolest bug we'd ever seen. We found it on Beaver Pond trail. I increased the contrast on this photo to show just how bright it was. - Beaver Pond Trail, Algonquin Park - Karen Martindale - Jordan, Ontario [ http://www.guats.com T-shirt winner #6]
"Kitty Lake Tree Roots" - I thought this looked amazing, this is something you don't see often. - Kitty Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Sunset" - What a beautiful night - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Beautiful evening colours" - A sight to see - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Chippies like Chippies" - This little guy liked potato chips. - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Maganza" - Seen these in Shall Lake - Shall Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Evening Colours" - A gorgeous site to see in the evening - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Beautiful Night Time Serenade" - Beautiful Night time - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"nature" - Another joy sign of nature - Booth lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Sunset Delight" - A beautiful sunset on Croatch Lake - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Beautfiul Sunset" - Beautiful sunset while camping on Croatch Lake - Shall Lake Access, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Misty Morning" - A beautiful sight to see when you open your eyes - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Frogger " - This little fellow was enjoying the nice right sunshine - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Hummingbird" - I waited and watched to see this little fellow. They are just way to quick. - Opeongo Outfitters - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Sunset" - The photo was taken on Grand Lake. I changed the hue of the photo and added some more color to it. - Grand Lake, Achray Campground, Algonquin Park - Brennen Rolofs - Pembroke, Ontario
"Walking the Plank" - This was take on my first canoe trip in Algonquin. Its a portage between La Muir and Merchant. I played with the saturation levels and sharpened it. Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Access Road" - I added a zoom effect to a shot taken while on the Tim Lake access road. - Tim Lake access road, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Extreme Sunset" - Taken during a beautiful sunset walk, the original is breath taking, but playing with the contrast & colour settings makes it "art" - Falcon Road, overlooking lake Vernon, Huntsville - Shannon Taylor - Ajax, Ontario
"Mizzy Lake Moose" - taken while hiking Mizzy Lake, just up over the ridge of post # 9, we see a moose less than 20 feet from the shore looking us square in the eye. Adjusted colour settings to bring blue tones to match our basement, where we will frame this photo for the wall. - Mizzy Lake interpretive trail, post #9. - Shannon Taylor - Ajax, Ontario
"Sunset on Tea Lake" - It was a long day hiking in Ragged Falls. We were walking back to the Wolf Den Bunkhouse where we stay on cold or rainy nights to sleep. I wanted to get clse to the opening in the treeline to shoot the sunset. it was nice to see and capture the colours off the water and ice - Tea Lake, Algonquin Park - Olaf Schneider - Toronto, Ontairo (Website: www.olaf.ca/)
"Pink Lily" - We were just passing by some lily pads and i had to stop and take a picture of the pink one. Little Joe Lake. - Little Joe Lake, Algonquin Park (location plotted by photographer) - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Glowing Love" - My husband and I were camping with my son and my parents. My dad had just recently got a new tent that resembles our idol Bill Mason's tent from his movies. I had told my parents to go to the tent with the lamp and with the lighting it created a beautiful silhouette. I then took it in photoshop and created the black edge so you can only see them. - Lake of Two Rivers campground - Algonquin park - Lisa Clements - Shelburne, Ontario
"Home At Last" - This is a sign that means a lot, after a long paddle. I did something with Picnik to make it look like that. - Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Summer Nights" - My family and I went to go drive around on a late July night. We stopped at Lake Opeongo and watched the sun set behind the hills of Algonquin. The picture was edited by trimming the picture and adjusting the colors. - Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park - Evan Bunch
"Comfort" - We were walking by a cottage somewhere in the Park and I thought it would look nice. - North Tea Lake, Algonquin Park - Olaf Schneider - Toronto, Ontairo (Website: www.olaf.ca/)
"Sunset Loon Race" - Loons at sunset, I played around with the colours and contrast a bit in Photoshop - Lake Opeongo - Danielle Coupland - Burlington, Ontario
"Fire!" - I brought up the exposure in the background a bit to even out with the bright fire, then played with colours in the sky and fire - Lake Opeongo - Danielle Coupland - Burlington, Ontario?
"The Natch" - From our trip on The petawawa river. The actual picture with a little enhancement. - Petawawa River, Algonquin Park - Tom Yates - Sarnia, Ontario
"Flowing Waters" - Every year we usually travel down Oxtongue River Road on our way back to our campground after a day in Huntsville. It is a great place to stop for a snack and rock jumping. - Oxtongue River, Oxtongue River Road - Karen Martindale - Jordan, Ontario
"Watery Walter" - Very rarely will you see Walter poke up from the depths of Opeongo. Luckily enough he needed some sun while we were camping last summer. Created in photoshop. - Opeongo Lake, Algonquin Park - Adam Excell - Burlington, Ontario
"Algonquin gone wild" - The original picture, which had my 3 children laying down on he boardwalk to have a look in the water, was taken in Algonquin Park on the Mizzy Lake trail. I edited it in Photoshop and blended into it all of my family's favourite animals that we have seen in Algonquin Park. All of the pictures used were taken by me in Algonquin Park. - Mizzy Lake Trail, Algonquin Park - Michelle Holmes - Shelburne, Ontario
"Algonquin Awe" - After a long hike on the Hemlock Bluff Trail we decided to take a break. My 3 children found themselves a comfy spot to relax and take in the incredible view. I snuck behind them and snapped this shot. In the editing process I cropped the photo slightly, increased the saturation and added a frame. - Hemlock Bluff Trail, Algonquin Park - Michelle Holmes - Shelburne, Ontario
"Early To Rise" - I woke really early one morning while we were camping and this is what I could see directly infront of me. A beautiful relaxing look. - Croatch Lake - Shall Lake Access - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"The Early Sign of Night Fall" - A beautiful sight to see while relaxing on shore after a long day of paddling. - Croatch Lake - Shall Lake Access - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Loon" - We paddled beside him for quite sometime - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Blue Heron 2" - Seen out on our canoe trip in Opeongo River - Opeongo River, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Fly Away Home" - he was tired of getting his picture taken - Croatch Lake, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Young Buck" - I saw this Buck and stopped to photograph it and I took my usual strategy with wildlife "take what you can get first, then try for better" So I took a series of shots, but to my amasement he let me get to the point to where I was no longer using the zoom. I was so close I could almost touched him. Orginally this photo was in colour, but I converted it to black and white. - Along Highway 60, Algonquin Park - Chris Sterne - London, Ontario
"Mini Moose" - Out on our daily canoe trip we spotted this little guy. - Opeongo River - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Roadside Bouquet" - After stopping to watch a moose near the highway, I spotted these beautiful daisies growning along the side of the road. My edits: cropped, adjusted exposure and saturation - Highway 60, Algnoquin Park - Vicki Zandbergen - Kitchener, Ontairo
"Silver Lining" - It was a gorgeous sunny afternoon (one of the few in the midst of a rainy week) so we decided to take to the trails. When taking a quick detour to a clearing to see if we could spot any wildlife, we only saw the grass, trees, and sky, but it was worth the walk to see this view. This final product is an HDR using 3 exposures. - Big Pines Trail, Algonquin Park - Vicki Zandbergen - Kitchener, Ontairo
"Sunset Paddle" - This photo is my husband out for a paddle on Pog Lake in July 2009. My edits: I cropped the photo, adjusted the exposure and the colour to bring in more of the yellows and pinks as the original photo was almost entirely blue. - Pog Lake, Algnoquin Park - Vicki Zandbergen - Kitchener, Ontairo
"Blue Sky" - This was taken on the Highland backpacking trail. I sharpened and edited with photo-shop to give it more of a vibrant look. - Highland Backpacking Trail, Algonquin Park, Ontario - Terri Rilling
"The road to adventure" - On our way into the park, to Canoe Lake! This photo was cropped,sharpened and edited in photo-shop. - Highway #60, Algonquin Park, Ontario - Terri Rilling
"Baby Joe" - It was a nice day, and we were racing another couple, to make sure they didn't take our site. I used a cross process and aged it. - Baby Joe Lake, Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontariocan
"Blue Sky" - This is a photo with our friend. - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Summer Times" - We went for a day hike to find a little lake that was located near our site, we never did find the lake, but it was still amazing. I played with the saturation levels. - This was taken bihind our Burnt Island campsite, when we were off to find a small lake - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Breaking in my new Paddle" - This was one of the many paddle strokes, that it took to make it to our campsite for three days. I sharpened, and used sepia with vignette. - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Around the corner" - Out for a paddle, on our last night,on Burnt Island Lake. This was cropped, sharpened and edited in Photo-shop - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario - Terri Rilling
"Refections" - This is where that little creek connects Joe Lake to Lost Joe Lake. It was smooth sailing to our campsite. - Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Caught with his mouth full" - This was taken at our campsite. It was entertaining to watch him rip the peanuts open. Edited in Photo shop. - Algonquin Park,Ontario - Terri Rilling
"Burnt Island Lake" - This was taken across from our Burnt Island Campsite. - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park (location plotted by photographer) - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Burnt Island Sunset" - This was taken one afternoon when the sun was ending the day, on our Burnt Island Lake campsite. - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park (location plotted by photographer) - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Little Bird" - a little visitor we had at our campsite. - Algonquin Park Mew lake campground - Heather Green - Ontario [www.guats.com T-shirt Winner #8]
"Campfire" - Taken on our family's first camping trip to algonquin 2009 - Tea Lake campground - Kathryn Moeller - Huntsville, Ontario.
"Dew on some bog plants" - a phot of some dew captured on some bog plants. The contrast was increased for this photo - Hemlock Bluff Trail, Algonquin Park - Liz Sanli - Hamilton, Ontario.
"Centenial Ridges" - Our favourite spot to stop for a snack, overlooking Whitefish. Taken with a Nikon camera and touched up with corel paint shop. - Centennial Ridges Trail, Algonquin Park - Scott Wright - Vineland, Ontario [ http://www.guats.com T-shirt winner #7]
"trying to be artistic with dead trees" This photo was taken the last day of our 3 week camping trip last August. I was trying to be artistit, and now making it edited was even more fun - Booths Rock Trail, Algonquin Park - Karen Martindale - Jordan, Ontario
"Burnt Island Sunset" - I was coming back from a walk in the bush, and when i got near the edge i could see the warm rays of the sun setting. - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park (location plotted by photographer) - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Two Rivers Sunrise" - Early morning photo of two rivers beach. The contrast ratio was altered. - Two Rivers Beach, Algonquin Park - Toran Sanli - Hamilton, Ontario [www.guats.com T-shirt winner #9]
"Sunrise on LOTR" - I set my alarm early to capture the sunrise on Lake of Two Rivers. This photo was created by combining layers of photos taken from different times during about 30 minutes, starting from before the sun was visible until it was over the island. - Lake of Two Rivers, Algonquin Park - Liz Sanli - Hamilton, Ontario.
"Looking for Mama" - On our way to the portage at the north end of Canoe Lake we saw this young one with her mother. I softened the edges. - North End of Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park - Chris Sterne - London, Ontario
"Roasted Corn On the Cob" - My buddy and I take our boys back country camping. Here the boys are enjoying roasted corn for the first time. We didn't have enough. Although it doesn't look like it but it was a photo at one time. I used the embose function using Photoscape - Joe Lake, Algonquin Park - Chris Sterne - London, Ontario
"Campsite Visitor" - I stood by the feeder for quite a while, until this guy came back. The photo itself wasn't that great to start, but once I inverted the colours, the hummingbird stood out much better. - Lake of Two Rivers Campground, Algonquin Park - Liz Sanli - Hamilton, Ontario [ www.guats.com T-shirt winner #2]
"Joe Lake Sunset" - The is setting over Joe Lake. It was a beaufiful sunset in August. The way I played with the backlighting in this photo it almost looks early winter. The tree look like they have snow on them. - East Arm of Joe Lake, Algonquin Park - Chris Sterne - London, Ontario
"Little Joe Lake Portage" - My buddy and I were just discussing how much longer we could do this back country camping when this gentleman came along several years our senior. Needless to say we felt a little sheepish. I altered this photo by making the fringes black and white - Little Joe Lake, Algonquin Park - Chris Sterne - London, Ontario
"Burnt Marshmallow" - t took my husband a few marshmallows to get him in the groove, of making the perfect golden one. - t took my husband a few marshmallows to get him in the groove, of making the perfect golden one., Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling, Lucan, Ontario
"Portage Store" - The Portage Store docks. We had just got back, and loaded the canoes, before everyone showed up. I edited this with Picnik. - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Bee Box" - I like taking close ups of the smaller things in nature. This bee was kind enough to stick around for me. - Along Highway 60, Algonquin Park - Chris Sterne - London, Ontario
"Algonquin Panorama" - This photo was taken along the Tim River last fall. - Tim River, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"A Moment Of Peace" - Took two different exposures of this scene and processed/blended them together with CS4. - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario.
"Surreal Sunrise" - I dragged myself out of a warm bed nice and early and was rewarded with this wonderful sunrise and mist rising off the lake. I blended two exposures together in CS4 but didn't add saturation or contrast. - Hwy 60, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontairo
"Lying In Wait" - I love seeing mist rising off the water and really liked the old wooden boat in the foreground. Added a cooling filter and contrast. - Hwy 60 , Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"New Life" - This picture was taken in early fall of 2009 on the Peck Lake trail. For the last few years I have been amazed at how many mushrooms and other fungi grow on what some of us call dead wood. The remaining stumps such as the one in the picture provide prefect oportunities for new life plant and other creatures to grow or feed from them. Sometimes what we may think as dead actually gives "New Life". - Peck Lake trail, off HWY 60, Algonquin Park - Wendy Alward - Welland. Ontario
"Made In Canada" - Bright red maple leaf found along a trail in the park. Background made black and white to emphasize the red in the leaf. - on the trail near Ragged Falls, Algonquin Park [ www.guats.com T-shirt winner]
"Algonquin GMC" - The truck at Oxtongue Lake Algonquin Outfitters store taken in October 2009. Used HDR to enhance the colour and depth of the image. - Algonquin Outfitters store, Oxtongue Lake. - Roger Casement. - St. Catharines, Ontario
"Put-in at Squirrel Rapids" - Converted to HDR from a RAW image - Squirrel Rapids , Algonquin Park - J.J. Guy Longtin - Renfrew, Ontario
"Barron River Canyon" - another HDR from RAW image captured as I was paddling solo up the Barron River Canyon above Squirrel Rapids. - above Squirrel Rapids put-in, Algonquin Park - J.J. Guy Longtin - Renfrew, Ontario
"Canoeing down the Barron River" - I was awaiting for the portage to clear so I could continue on up the Barron River and decided to photograph these tow guys heading downstream. Used tone mapping and poster edge effect. - Barron River just above the gorge, Algonquin Park - J.J. Guy Longtin - Renfrew, Ontario
"Roots" - Went for a hike along the Barron River and the roots caught my eye. Used tone mapping along with poster edge. - Squirrel Rapid put-in, Algonquin Park - J.J. Guy Longtin - Renfrew, Ontario
"Snow Trail" - It was very early on our hike through Cache Lake. I really love the warm orange colours that comfort the cold snow. We met some campers that were walking for hours in the snow pulling their sleds and their dog had just slipped into the water. He was ready for a warm bath. The campers were happy to have made their way close to their car and ready for home. - Cache Lake, Algonquin Park - Olaf Schneider - Toronto, Ontairo (Website: www.olaf.ca/)
"Burds Eye View" - drove up Barron Canyon Road heading towards Sand Lake Gate, parked my car, and hiked to Number One Lake with my camera. I took this photo looking down on a Bur bush close to the portage. I played with the contrast of the picture in hopes of bringing out some finer detail. I also added a "zoom" effect to give the picture some action. Other than that, not much else was changed. - Number One Lake (180m portage), Algonquin Park - Brennen Rolofs - Pembroke, Ontario
"Winter on the Whiskey Rapids Trail" - Winter in Algonquin Park is beautiful. I adjusted the camera so I got a 3 D affect and the snow flakes didn't look like snow balls. - The Whiskey Rapids Trail, Algonquin Park - Emmie Bowers - Atwood, Ontario
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"The great Algonquin moose" - We were driving out of the park from a weekend camping trip with our kids and met this mama and baby moose. - Algonquin Park summer 2009 - Kathryn Moeller - Huntsville, Ontario [ www.guats.com T-shirt winner #3]
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"Lost Joe's, on Lost Joe Lake" - We got to Lost Joe Lake portage and decided to skip the portage and line the canoe down the stream to Baby Joe Lake. We were not sure where the stream was so we ended up paddling to the other end of Lost Joe. - Algonquin Park, Ontario - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario.
"Tea Lake Damn" - This was taken from the top of the Tea Lake Damn in the fall. - Tea Lake Damn, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Smokey Forest" - This was taken at the Kearney Lake Campground. The rays of light were enhanced through Photoshop. - Kearney Lake Campground, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Kitty Lake Cabin" - Early May at the Kitty Lake Cabin, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Mew Lake at Night" - A night shot taken of our campsite on Mew Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario [www.guats.com T-shirt winner #4]
"Madawaska in Winter" - The hike from Mew Lake along the abandoned airfield leads to this nice area... - Madawaska River, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"A Wintery Paddle" - This was the view from the back of the canoe on a late fall trip along the Tim River, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Lone Tree" - Taken along a hike along the Hiway 60 Corridor, and edited in Photoshop. - Hiway 60 Corridor, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Winter Campsite" - This was taken at the Mew Lake Campground. An Orton effect was added to soften the image. - Mew Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Icy Lake" - This is a photo of my friend on Mew Lake. The saturation was adjusted in Photoshop to make the colours "pop" - Mew Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Leaves on the Tent" - Taken on a rainy fall day from inside my tent. - Rain Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontariolea
"Lookout Trail" - Taken on a stormy winter day along the Lookout Trail, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Ragged Falls" - Tone mapping added to a photo of Ragged Falls in the winter. - Ragged Falls, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Winter Camping " - HDR effect added to a photo of our campsite in the winter at Mew Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Falls on the Madawaska" - Falls seen along the Madawaska River along the Tim River access road. I converted the photo to black and white. - Madawaska River, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Lillypads" - Just a simple subject of some lillypads taken along the Tim River. I increased the blacks and contrast and upped the saturation of the pads. - Tim River, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Fall Road" - Tim River access road in the fall. I increased the saturation slightly to accent the oranges - Tim River access road., Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"View From Kitty Lake Cabin" - The ground looked "frosted" as we opened the door one May morning at the Kitty Lake cabin., Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Winter In Algonquin" - A simple shot taken along Hiway 60 on a winter day. - Hiway 60 Corridor, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Algonquin Winter" - A shot taken along Hiway 60 in the winter. I love the contrast between the snow and the trees and ground in the winter. It makes for some great scenes. - Hiway 60 Corridor, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Logging Trail" - This is a shot of the old ship located along the Logging Museum hiking trail. I used tone mapping to make the picture pop a bit. - Logging Museum trail, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Algonquin Outfitters" - We always make a stop at the Algonquin Outfitters on our way into the park for a trip. This shot was taken one winter when all the canoes were stacked and stored for the season. - Algonquin Outfitters, Oxtongue Lake, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Mizzy Lake Moose" - This was one of five moose we saw all together while hiking along the Mizzy Lake trail. Tone mapping was done to get more detail out of the fur. - Mizzy Lake trail, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Campsite Fire" - This is one of the may camp fires that we had on our Burnt Island campsite. - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park (location plotted by photographer) - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Two Meter Portage" - We had to lift the canoe over the little 2m portage.This was taken at Tom Thomson Lake. Entrance to Tom Thompson Lake from Little Doe Lake, Algonquin Park (location plotted by photographer) - Terri Rilling - Lucan, Ontario
"Winter Bliss" - This photo was taken after snow shoeing in the park. The picture is of the Lake of Two Rivers island. I have been coming to the park since I was young and this was the first time enjoying Algonquin in the winter. - Lake of Two Rivers, Algonquin Park - Ben Wright - Vineland, Ontario
"Moose on the Loose" - The collage was created on Picasa, the collection of images were taken over a period of years...I love the spring for the great opportunity we have to capture these amazing mammals in their natural habitat. Most of these Moose are from the #60 corridor, as well as in the interior on Cedar lake and The Tim River Landing. - #60 corridor between Lake of Two Rivers and the West Gate, Tim River Landing and Cedar lake, Algonquion Park - Susan Oling - Novar, Ontario.
"Mystic Moose" - This shot was taken very late in the evening with a slow shutter speed and large f-stop....I added a strong red hue on Photoshop to give it it's special warm glow.... - along #60 corridor in-between the West Gate and The Art Center in Algonquin Park - Susan Oling - Novar, Ontario
"Pink Sunset" - Looking out across the lake. I played with the hue of the photo and added some more color, to big out the lake and clouds. - Burnt Island Lake, Algonquin Park - Terri Rilling, Lucan, Ontario
"Father and Daughter" - Took this on an early morning walk. The picture is not edited but cropped from landscape to portrait. - Rideau Lakes - Donald Danis - Ottawa, Ontario
"Mizzy Lake" - I took this photo on a warm early spring day while hikingthe Mizzy Lake Trail in the park. The photo is done in Orton-effect which gives the photo a soft like painting effect. - Mizzy Lake, south east side on the trail looking north - Dwayne Oakes - Ontario
"Wood Duck" - At Burnaby lake saw a nice looking duck - Burnaby lake, Burnaby British Columbia - Ken Campbell - Surrey, BC
"Spring Time Duck" - Love the colors on this Duck - Burnaby Lake, Burnaby, British Columbia - Ken Campbell - Surrey, BC
"Our Easter Hike-Centennial Ridges" - This has to be the earliest we ever experienced the Great Trails in Algonquin...with remains of snow and ice along the trails and sheets of black ice on the larger lakes. I increased the saturation to give the ice clouds definition then played with the contrast to give the dark values more form. The rest speaks for itself...... - Post 12 on Centennial Ridges...overlooking Whitefish Lake - Susan Oling - Novar, Ontarip
"A Little Algonquin Gem" - Most of the work was done on my Nikon D5000, but It was cropped then the shadows and highlights were adjusted...to give the dark areas more detail.... - roughly around 5 klms from the West Gate on the south side of the Hwy. - Susan Oling - Novar, Ontario
"My Home" - This picture was taken in 2005 at the Shall Lake Access. This little fellow followed us around while we were unpacking the car to head off to Croatch Lake for a week of mere peace, quiet and relaxation. At first I thought he had something wrong with him because I had never been that close to a wild animal before, but come to find out his mother had been killed and he was in need of a new family. - Shall lake Access, Algonquin Park - Cheryl Paul - Stirling, Ontario
"Tears of Spring" - It was a rainy, cloudy day but that did not stop us from venturing out to capture some macro shots of the wildflowers around Ragged Falls....it wasn't till I had this shot up on the monitor did I notice the rain drop...what a wonderful surprise.I worked on the saturation a bit then boosted the darks and lights, I also cropped out some of the background clutter. I tried a soft filter but I wanted the water drop to stay crisp....I cloned out a few imperfections and the rest speaks for itself.....I Love this Red Trillium or Stinky Benjamen's as called in my North American Wildlife Digest. - Ragged Falls Provincial Park - Susan Oling - Novar, Ontario
"Pat 59" - Early foggy morning - Manitou Lake, Algonquin Park - Pat McCarron - Wallaceburg, Ontairo
"Inukshuk" - I scanned this pic from a very old 35mm shot I took back in the late 80's. I played with it a bit in Photoshop and Lightroom and tried to bring out the detail in the rocks and clouds (very hard from a scanned picture as I learned!). - Unknown lake in Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Misty Paddle" - This is a scanned pic from an old (1982) 35mm shot taken on a trip with my dad on the Petawawa River. The origional scan is full of scratches and dust marks so I used Photoshop to do my best to clean it up. - Petawawa River, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Early Launch" - This is another scan from an old 35 mm shot taken while on a trip along the Petawawa River. Editing was done to remove scratches and dust marks on from the scanned image. - Petawawa River, Algonquin Park - Steve Elms - Waterdown, Ontario
"Shhh..I am hunting wrabbits" - I made it look like it was a painting. This was created in photo-shop. - Smoke Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario - Terri Rilling
"Spring Sunrise" - Sunrise at 5:34am on May 24th. Merged three different exposures in CS4 and adjusted levels. - Smoke Lake, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Dawn Of A New Day" - Early morning sunrise over Smoke Lake. Created in photoshop from two different exposures. - Smoke Lake, Hwy 60, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Pretty In Pink" - It's amazing how quick the light changes into different hues and intensity in the morning. First light over Smoke Lake. Merged two different exposures in CS4 to balance the pink hues in the sky and the lake. - Hwy 60, Smoke Lake, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Reflecting" - Sunrise over Smoke Lake in May. Processed in CS4 by merging two exposures and using a cooling filter. - Hwy 60, Smoke Lake, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Reflections Of Nature" - Sunrise along Hwy 60. I adjusted curves in CS4 and added a slight warming filter. - Hwy 60, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Loudmouth" - Moose along Hwy 60. Color-corrected in CS4 to deal with harsh light and added a warming filter. - Hwy 60, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Moose On The Loose" - We came across this young Bull Moose on Hwy. 60 and he seemed convinced that he could hide behind the sign and we wouldn't see him. Processed in CS4, changed levels and added a warming filter to deal with the harsh light. - Hwy. 60. Km 17, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Big Brute" - Big Bull Moose on Hwy. 60. Added a texture to this photo in CS4 to give it a bit more depth. - Hwy 60, km 24, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Funny Face" - This moose just made me laugh...I processed in Photoshop CS4 by adding a mosaic texture and changing the color tone. - Hwy 60, Algonquin Park - Megan Lorenz - Etobicoke, Ontario
"Last Portage - Last Snow May 9 2010" - Increased granularity to boost frozen look - Allen Lake Portage - Oswald Eichberger - Toronto, Ontario
"A peace of Heaven" - My husband and I had taken a hike on one the trails in Algonquin Park, it was a cloudy day and when we reached the top look out the sun was peaking threw. I took a few photos to create a pan image and then I combined them in photoshop. - Look out trail in Algonquin park - Lisa Clements - Shelburne, Ontario
"Lily Pad Ecology" - I created this photo by using a collage editing program. I wanted to show the lily pads close up and some of the ecology that is found in these areas. - These photos were taken at the Wildlife Research Station - Neal Jankowski - Stoney Creek, Ontario
"Above to Below" - I wanted to show the entire perspective of what goes on in the lakes. From above water and also below the water. I used Arcsoft Collage Creator - Wildlife Research Station - Neal Jankowski - Stoney Creek, Ontario
"Above to Below Skewed" - I wanted to show above and below the water in the same photo. I used a collage program to combine these photos - Wildlife Research Station - Neal Jankowski - Stoney Creek, Ontario
"Collage Entry" - I wanted a collage that emphasized all the photos that I thought were good. This was to encompass all of the Algonquin landscape and ecology. - Wildlife Research Station - Neal Jankowski - Stoney Creek, Ontario
"Canopy Collage" - I wanted to show tree canopies. People rarely capture them, but they can be so diverse depending on the type of trees. - Wildlife Research Station - Neal Jankowski - Stoney Creek, Ontario
"Opeongo Sunset Panorama" - 5 photos of an Opeongo Lake sunset stitched together in Photoshop - Opeongo Lake - Danielle Coupland - Burlington, Ontario
"Early Riser on Rock Lake" - This is what it looked like after we got out of out tent on early morning across from our campsite on Rock Lake. - Rock Lake, Algonquin Park - Olaf Schneider - Etobicoke, Ontario I used 3 photos to create this image.
