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I made a quick trip down to the Lake Louise area yesterday morning for sunrise shoot, seeing as after next week I'll be in Edmonton for a while. After a less than stunning sunrise at Lake Louise, I stopped at Peyto Lake on my way home. Peyto is probably my favorite lake in the Canadian Rockies, with the very unique Abraham Lake being my second fave. Here is a three image pano that I shot with the 24mm PC-E lens from Nikon. Shooting panos with this lens is just too easy!
Photo: Nikon D300s, 24mm f/3.5 PC-E
Here is a very short time lapse video I shot on Thanksgiving, while we ate our dinner. I had the camera set up with a remote that triggered an image every 30 seconds. It's not terrible, but I think I can do better.
I went out for a shoot on Tuesday night at Medicine Lake, hoping for a bit of a sunset. For the first little while I though it was going to just get dark, with no exciting color to end the day...Boy was I wrong!! The show started a little slow, then built and built, and ended with some color and light that I haven't seen in quite a while. What a day. Take a look for yourself. Above is what I though would be he peak of the sunset..below is what happened moments after I thought I should head back to the van and drive home! Guess I was wrong!
Photos: Nikon D300s, 17-55mm f/2.8
I had to drop a vehicle off at the Berg Lake trail head for a friend this week. Steph and I took the dog for a bit of a walk up to Kinney Lake. It's only a 4km walk to the lake, on pretty easy terrain, but it was a great day nonetheless. Here's a little view from the edge of the lake.
Photo: Nikon D300s, 17-55mm f/2.8
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
It's been a long day, I've already driven 800 kms, the sun is out and the air is cool. I take a quick look outside and I know I can't let this day pass without a taking a photo. I pack my camera bag, check all my filters and lenses for dust and off I go again. "There was patch of bushes I saw on the drive home that had some great red and yellow color in them, maybe I'll try to go there, there should be some light on Roche Miette as the sun sets." Thirty minutes later I'm standing in a swamp off the highway, away from the sounds of the cars and trucks. Just as the sun dips below the mountains I enjoy the last warm rays of light. The air quickly turns cool, the smell of Autumn is everywhere now, I shoot a few images then change spots. The light is quickly racing up the mountain face now, I had better work fast, but don't rush. I'm not just out here to make pictures, I'm experiencing the world, nature at it's finest hour. The picture will just serve to help my memory down the road. It's days like today that I realize why I love shooting pictures, experiencing nature's finest moments, then presenting them for others to view. The light is fading away now. I walk back to the van, plug in the iPod and make the quick drive back home. "I wonder what nature has in store for me for tomorrow?"
Ohhh blog, why is it that you are the first thing to get left behind when I get "busy" or unmotivated? Oh well. Lots has been going on, still shooting a bunch, more weddings these days, it seems that Sept, or Fall in general is the time to get married in the Rockies. My wife and I made a quick trip to Washington state over the Labor day weekend, it was nice to get away. The only sad part was when it was time to leave, I wanted to keep driving south, but alas, we headed north, and back home to Jasper. I did however find a new long term photo project I will pursue for the next while. Signs. Old type signs, or signs in odd places, or just odd signs in general. I found a few on our recent travels, and now I think it will be something I'll be looking for, for the next while. I may have to make a trip to the Neon Graveyard in Vegas, that would be a good time. I would have a complete portfolio of signs then! Anywho, here are a few to keep your eyes satisfied for a while. I'll post a few more pics from the trip in a day or so. Enjoy!
