Chatting by the water (page 1 of 6)

For those who want to chat quietly by the riverbanks, this is the place!

Hi Muriel,

Congrats on your win with those stunning waterfalls in Laos—we had the chance to visit them when we were... young!

I’ll try to join the new contest, "By the Water’s Edge," but this theme inspires a personal twist on a poem, I think by Lamartine: "Oh time, suspend your flight, oh enemy old age... etc."

Which I’ve turned—every time I discover a lake—into: "Oh Lake, suspend your flight....!!" 🤪 😉

Here’s the illustration, at the Biscarrosse and Parentis ponds, end of May 2025, during an international seaplane gathering... under some pretty gray skies 😕:





Good luck with this new theme! Greetings to all.

Puma2A

By the way, I have a question: Is it absolutely necessary to participate with 3 images, or can we just use 1 or 2?

Thanks Alain! I haven’t been entering the photo contest for long... and I’m not an expert on the rules. In my opinion, no, you don’t have to submit 3 photos. Since the max is 3, it seems to me that 1 or 2 photos are also allowed. More experienced members might have a better take on this.

Posting fewer than 3 photos isn't forbidden.

More on the other hand...😄

Hello,

Thanks to both of you for your replies.

A lovely discovery: Lupins by Lake Allos...



Have a great day.

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Hi Alain

My memories of Lac d'Allos are "a bit" old... but they’ve stayed with me because the place struck me with its serenity (though, that might’ve changed since then 😕).

Just a heads-up: here, we’re talking about discussions, travel photos, extra bits... basically, the ones that aren’t part of the contest. For the entries up for voting, check out this thread 😉

Hi Muriel,

I had the same feeling of serenity when I discovered this lake. But it was on a weekday and at the end of September. I remember it was the day after the parking toll closed. Needless to say, in summer, that "serenity" must be quite different. On the day of our visit, there were maybe 50 vehicles parked (only!). My biggest pleasure was seeing and getting close to marmots (or rather, letting them come to me). Pure bliss.



Thanks for the clarification about the photo spot for the contest. 😏 No worries, I understood. I posted another one of this lake, a different shot, in the "contest" thread. I thought this one was a bit too focused on the flowers and less relevant to the topic...

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Mountain lakes sometimes offer beautiful panoramas 😊

Lac Laramon in the heart of the Clarée Valley



Lac Guichard with a view of the Aiguilles d'Arves



Lac Lérié on the Emparis Plateau

So many beautiful photos already posted on the contest page (and it's not over yet!) ... I can tell the voting is going to be even harder than usual!

Hello,

I was wondering if I could ask Xrctn whether the color of Peyto Lake in Canada was edited or if that turquoise blue is natural? If they happen to pass by here....

If they pass by here... I guess they'll see the question. Otherwise, should we send them a private message?

All these mountain lakes are so beautiful 🙂

I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I often find some photos posted in the discussion more stunning than those entered in the contest (by the same person, of course!) 🤪

All these mountain lakes are so beautiful 🙂

Thanks Muriel 😊

I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I often find some of the photos posted in this thread more beautiful than those posted in the contest (by the same person, of course!) 🤪

Choosing which photo to post is tough. The photographer might feel differently than we do because they have the sentimental connection we don’t—they lived that exact moment when they took the shot.

For example, the photo of Lac Fourchu, posted in the contest, reminds me of an amazing moment: a gorgeous hike with terrible weather, insane wind, and we almost turned back. But for the photos, it was perfect. To me, that photo has more merit than the others posted in the thread because it doesn’t have the same backstory.

I particularly love this one, despite its "high-end postcard" vibe 😉 The composition, the movement, the balance, and the purity of the landscape...

It's true that it's hard to be objective about our own photos. Choosing is tricky because it involves our feelings. But the viewer couldn’t care less!

All these mountain lakes are so beautiful 🙂

I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I often find some of the photos posted in the discussion more stunning than the ones in the contest (by the same person, of course!)

At the same time, when the photo comes from Isabelle, it’s always a guaranteed hit with every post..

For sure, it's (semi) professional... and it's always a pleasure to see these beautiful photos 🙂

And to keep things fair with the contest, I found one for you on the Peruvian side...

I admit, in my photo 2, I hesitated with this one but I thought, too cliché (but isn’t that the point of a photo 😏?)



Anyway, back then, the lake didn’t just attract fishermen

I see you're replying to yourself. Must be exhilarating ;) 😏

You beat me to it, Bruno 😏 I also picked some photos of Inle Lake... but I haven't had time to post them yet!