I've been driving in and out of Jasper National Park a few times this past few weeks. I have made a few trips to Edmonton, Hinton, and Rock Lake. The trees on the eastern edge of the park had been getting better and better with every trip. I knew the photo I wanted to get, I knew where I would set up, and I knew what type of conditions I wanted to have. So this past Tuesday, after dropping some friends off at the North Boundary trail head, I stopped at my pre-determined location, set up my camera with the 70-200 attached, focused on the pattern of trees that looked the most interesting to me, and I then I proceeded to wait....and wait...and wait. After about 30-40 minutes of watching the clouds roll by, and shooting a few other interesting forest shots, I saw the sun coming, I quickly reset my camera to the previously chosen set of tress, and fired away as the sunlight danced across the different shades of yellow. Was it worth the wait? I think so. Look above, the image is just of the pattern in the trees with no sunlight, just clouds above, cool colors and patterns, but it's lacking something. Now look below, the shot with the light has that edge that makes it that much better than the original shot. I could have packed up and drove home right away, but instead I chose to wait around for a bit, and I think I'm glad I did! So a little lesson for y'all, sometimes it pays to wait around, something sort of interesting, may get very interesting if you have the patience!
Photos: Nikon D300s, 70-200mm f/2.8
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