Originally posted by Jewelltrail Hey Roland--great stuff--really like that 2nd shot especially.
I see the shots were taken 5 days apart, and about a half hour away from each other. Were you also out on a boat of some sort for the 2nd shot?
JT
Hi Jewelltrail, yes the shots were probably taken 5 days apart as I went camping on back to back weekends. I live about 4 hours away from here and at this time of year I try to get as much camping/hiking/mountain photography in as I can. I find it the best time of year to go because 1) the summer crowds are largely gone, although I've found it to be still quite busy this year because of the nice late summer/fall weather, 2) the fall colours and fresh dusting of snow make for great photos, and 3) it's cooler and makes for more comfortable hikes.
On both of these weekends I hiked and travelled in Jasper National Park but the first weekend I was "forced" to stay in Mt. Robson provincial park because ALL of Jasper's campsites were full, even the overflow sites, which I was glad because Mt. Robson & campground were very nice. On my travel from Mt. Robson to Jasper (about 30-45mins) about half ways along is Yellowhead Lake with the nice views of Yellowhead mountain which is where the second photo was taken. I took the photo from near the boat launch on the shore. The lake is very clear and starts off shallow which is maybe what gives the impression of being on a boat.
I actually just came back from yet another camping trip (last one of the season as most of the sites are now closed and night temperatures are starting to drop below 0), but this time from Lake Louise, Banff National Park. Once again, my 8-16 came in handy and provided some spectacular shots. These 3 were from Bow Lake taken about an hour apart, the skies and weather conditions changed very rapidly:
Last edited by Roland303; 05-11-2012 at 09:21 AM.