One of the most photographed mountain in Banff National Park is Mount Rundle. People are either taking pictures of the mountain or taking pictures of themselves front of it. One evening I was out to take pictures of the mountain, when i noticed people taking their own pictures. I decided to include them in my picture.
Until next moment,
Amar
No luck with a picture of the meteor shower, but had some luck with star trails pictures. I was taking 15 second long pictures, hoping to catch one or two images with meteors. I got to see several but none made the frame of my pictures. So I decided to combine the 15 second images to make the one posted.
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Amar
I did not think the sky was going to light up with warm colours while I waited along Two Jack Lake, but it did just less then a minute before the wind took away the calm water. Luck was on my side.
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Amar
Was back at the Vermilion Lakes to take pictures of Mount Rundle during a sunrise. I never get tired of taking pictures there, knowing I will always come back with something I like. Most of the landscapes pictures I have taken there have been during the mornings. The calm water, Mount Rundle and colourful sky go well together, no exception the last time I was out there.
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Amar
Just over an hour ago I was returning home, when I decided to stop over the Vermilion Lakes. A storm was moving in, creating a dramatic sky. The best spot was where few people were taking their own pictures, I decided to include them in mine.
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Amar
Rain was coming but I headed outside anyway, behind the rain clouds was sunshine pushing through. Thanks to the weather pattern, double rainbow soon followed.
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Amar
Crazy weather helps create dramatic skies. A storm had passed, leaving behind scattered clouds about an hour before the sunset. And with calm water, it was hard not to get a nice picture.
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Amar
It was the night of Northern Lights. With the warm weather it was not hard to time outside taking in the lights and taking as any pictures I could.
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Amar
I was at Two Jack Lake to take a pictures of the sunrise, there were two geese in the area, one in and one out of water. Just as I was about to take the pictures, the goose on the land walks into the lake, causing ripples. But after few minutes it found a position it liked and stop moving. They stayed still, just occasionally staring at me while I took the pictures.
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Amar
Left where most were watching and taking pictures of the Northern Lights to a quite place. I decided to to do long exposures to create star trails, but there is always a chance one takes. In this case others playing a role in the picture unintentionally. In this case a car leaving on the right. I decided to let it be part of the end picture.
Cheers,
Amar
Mount Rundle at night from the other week. Did not get to get out at night as much as I had hoped, but the few times I did I was happy with the result. The ice I was standing on and also what you see is no longer there, the warm weather has taken it away. Which will provide other opportunities for picture taking, always have to adapt to the changes.
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Amar
One time or another we all looked up toward the dark sky and tried to count the stars. Growing up in the city you would think there are not many, the city lights making it difficult except for the bright ones to be seen. Here in the Banff National Park all that changed, there seems to be no end to how many can be seen on a clear dark night. Just in our galaxy the Milky Way along a conservative estimate is that are at least hundred billion stars. Beyond Milky Way there are at least hundred billion more galaxies, that's lot of fingers needed to count them all.
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Amar
It was a surreal feel to the night, thanks to bit of a fog and low clouds in the valley. The lights from the town doing their part lighting up the surrounding. And throw in a bit of Northern Lights colour, it all added to a dramatic look and feel.
I was up the Bow River from the town of Banff, looking to get pictures of Massive Range during sunrise. The light reached the peaks but due to lack of clouds, the picture was rather plain. But when I turned around I saw a better picture, I set up the camera again and got the picture. Massive Range will have to wait a another morning.
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Amar
I was bit under the weather, but decided to bundle up and head outside anyway. With me taking too long to decide if I should go, as soon I stepped outside I could see the warm colours in the clouds. Kept my fingers crossed, hoping to make it to the Vermilion Lakes before it was too late. With the heavy winds, there was only one place where I was going to find still water. It was a small area, but that was all I needed. When I saw all the clouds on fire, I forgot about the aching joints and started clicking the camera. It was a morning to remember.
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Amar
This image is the last of the series taken few nights ago. Before the clouds moved in, my eyes and of course the camera's sensor could see the Northern Lights. I was bit under the weather that night, but it was hard staying inside. Glad I got out.
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Amar
This picture was taken the same night as the previous one, I just moved about 40 meters to the right. The clouds had almost covered all of the Northern Lights, but the water was still and Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mtn were visible. I took a ten second exposure.
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Amar
More experimenting with star trails pictures. Northern Lights were out, but I could only include them in part of the frame. I thought with the Northern Lights I would include star trails, so I took several pictures over a 15 minute period. When I started there were less clouds, but they soon moved in. In the end I lost some of the star trails and the northern lights. But I was still happy with the experiment.
Until next moment,
Amar
Was out enjoying the cool night while practicing taking pictures of star trails. Everything else about photography is the same, it's about trying to decide how the start trails can enhance the overall picture. It will be fun to see what I can come up with, there is no limit to photography and imagination. Looking forward to more trials and errors.
Until next moment,
Amar