Synevyr is the biggest mount lake in Ukraine. This picturesque lake is a diamond of the mountains. Cold. Clear. Marvellous. The beauty of local landscapes here is so unique that even those who have traveled to many parts of the world, who have seen many wonders of the world, will not remain indifferent to the modest and wild beauty of the Carpathians and one of their marvels - Lake Synevyr. Synevyr shines like crystal-clear brilliant in the diamond-green setting of the Carpathian forest. The water in the lake is amazingly transparent, and the reflec­tion of the blue sky in il must have suggested the name - Synevyr (the word suggests that two roots could have been combined: syni — "blue" and vyr - "whirlpool").
It is a rather deep lake - in some places it is 20 meters (60 feet) deep, with the average depth being 8.2 meters. Four mountain rivers empty into the lake which is also fed by some under­ground water sources. Even in summer, the water in the lake, except for the surface layer, is pretty cold - 4 or 5 degrees Centigrade (about 40 Fahrenheit). So you have to he an expe­rienced winter swimmer to enjoy a dip in Synevyr.
The lake is situated at an elevation of 989 meters. The most advantageous view of the lake opens from the mountain sum­mit which is located close by and is called Mount Ozrnya (Lake).
From the height of 1496 meters above the sea level, to which you can climb following a path through the forest rich in berries, you will enjoy a breathtaking panorama of the Carpathians in all their green glory. And right in the midst of it you will see the blue eye of Synevyr staring at you.

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Indeed, a very strong image. Maybe even better dan het coloured one.

(and no... still no naked lady visible... she must be still hidden in the high grass/weeds ;)

Congrats Mikhail!! I like this one much better that the color one. Hey, BTW, have you tried Nik Software's Silver FX Pro?? It is a great way to convert digital to look like B&W film:

www.niksoftware.com/silverefexpro/usa/entry.php

Beamer, thanks... I am glad You like it. I make convertion to B&W with Nik Software plug-in (color gradient filter) but not with Silver FX Pro. I found Silver FX Pro onlu two weeks ago... so I have it and from now make all conversion to B&W and sepia only in it =)

Yep, I am really liking the results I am getting with the Silver FX Pro plugin. It is creating quite a dilemma for me. I recently started shooting film again and bought a Nikon F100 which I just love. But this software does such a nice job of converting digital to look like it was shot on film. And the problems associated with trying to get a good scan off a silver base negative are tempting me to just shoot digital and convert...??? Anybody have any thoughts?

great shoot!!

I agree about the saturation being a bit too high. Another suggestion would be capturing either 1/3rd of the sky or the grass setting the other element take 2/3rd. Excellent image nonetheless!

high contrast, high saturated !!! just the one that i like !!

Eye catching image for sure. I might have preferred a)less saturation on the colors and b)a non-square "landscape" view.

I would crop 10% off of the top. The 10% has interesting clouds, but I think it would look better without it. Did you get any longer exposures showing the wheat moving?

wow

wow! looks like a painting or an animation! very interesting!

Interesting processing here. A bit of Orton maybe? It does look like a painting. I personally find the trees in the background a touch dark, but that's just being a bit picky on my part. Nice image.

Nice image.
Not a huge fan of the treatment but i think the effect came out well here.

i like the shot and the color, i'd like to see it without pp

Interesting subject and great processing. Love the colors!

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cool shot!

interesting composition and light, eye-catching :-)

Very nice Mikhail, beautiful light. Unique composition, shows good imagination.

Beautiful light and great composition. minor thing is that it looks as if the pillars are not completely vertical.

Beautiful macro color palelle!

that should have been "palette" :)

Really awesome, such a beautiful speech in her eyes.!
Congrats -

Interesante y misterioso retrato. Enhorabuena.

stunning!

Nice angle on the lighting. The white background works nice with this.

Love this, absolutely love it! Perhaps just a bit too dark around the face, but that is subjective.

This has the potential to be a great shot, but the photographer has taken it too far. The inclusion of genitalia ruins the whole shot for me. ... as it has several other shots in this series.

Tammy, You have some tabu with genitalia on photos?

No, I do not. I just feel there is a time and a place for it, and this is neither.

Hm... can you explaine me what You meen "time and a place for it"?

I have to agree with TammyLynn. It seems to me this site is posting more and more nudes, which I can understand the artistic value of when done tastefully. However, I feel this photo crosses the line.

This picture would have had far more impact and intrigue had you cropped just below the ring finger.