Meeting of the Two Rivers

Every year I need to drive up Yoho Valley, to enjoy the great drive, to see the Takakkaw Falls and even more falls when hiking in this area. Beginning of the season, I’ll pop down to the confluence of Yoho and Kicking Horse Rivers. Spending an hour or two to enjoy watching the water and to see if I can get a few good pictures. The sound of the water passing through the area dominates all other sounds, except on occasion I might hear a train going by.

It was the middle of the day when I was there last. With the overcast sky, the conditions were perfect for long exposures. You tend to lose more details when directly the light the water. Much of the green water was thanks to the Yoho River, bringing in the rock flour from the glaciers, reflecting the beautiful colour. Yoho River coming in from the left.  Kicking Horse River is straight ahead in the picture, starting as an outlet at the nearby Wapta Lake.  A few days after I had taken the pictures, the melt water had kicked in, all the rocks in front of me were under the water. I got there just in time to safely enjoy and get the pictures I wanted.

Yoho River

It was too cloudy for sunset picture, so I decided to just focus on the river, taking long exposures.

Bow River Sunset

 It was a nice end to the day, standing near the Bow River and waiting  to see what the sunset was going to look like. The sun had left the valley, the clouds above were getting brighter and brighter. Showing golden yellow and touch of red, same colours being reflected in the water front of me. While enjoying this beautiful view, I started to hear the howling of wolves. The calls lasted for about eight to ten minutes, not a bad way to end the day. 

Until next moment, 

Amar

Bow River

A sunset full of colours is always hard to pass. Wildfire smoke was moving into the valley and the sky were full of clouds, it was then just a matter of finding the right spot to take the picture along the Bow River.

Until next moment,

Amar

Calm and the Power

The calm and the power of nature.

Until next moment,

Amar

Vermilion River

Was in Kootenay National Park taking long exposures of part of Vermilion River. I waited until it was end of the day. The hard part is what to include or what not to include in the picture and how long to make the exposure, it a nice way to be creative.

Until next moment,

Amar