The leaves are now in full bloom along the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park and around the Jasper townsite and this makes for some great spring nature photography. Combine this with the fact that bears and other wildlife are now being sighted daily in the park and you have the perfect storm for a…
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The Bears are Coming Soon to Banff and Jasper!
For all you wildlife photographers and photographer wannabes out there, we’re getting closer and closer to the start of ‘bear season’, the gorgeous spring season where both black and grizzly bears can be found and photographing regularly throughout Banff and Jasper National Parks. In fact, last week the first grizzly tracks of the season were…
Jasper Photography – Landscape Location Tip for Spring
One of my favourite Jasper photography spots for some great landscape photos each spring is along the Athabasca River just south of the Town of Jasper. There are a number of great spots to set up and photograph from, but my personal favourite is 3 kilometers south of the Athabasca Falls turn-off on the side…
Ice Update – May 19th, 2011
Just a quick update for all of you following conditions here in the Rockies: – there are very few ice-free lakes to date in any of the mountain parks, lakes that are currently ice-free include Vermilion Lakes in Banff and Horseshoe Lake in Jasper. – Waterton Lakes National Park is still largely snow and ice-bound,…
Landscape Photography in Jasper National Park
Acclaimed Canadian nature photographer Darwin Wiggett has just released his most recent eBook, How to Photograph the Canadian Rockies: Jasper National Park. For more information on the eBook, check out Darwin’s news release on his blog. Happy shooting! John
Banff Photography Update – Winter 2010
Photography in Banff and Jasper has been interesting this winter. For starters, there hasn’t been much fresh snow in the past month, and temperatures have been unseasonably warm. Just yesterday I played hockey on a Canmore pond in short sleeves!! However, there are still numerous great photo opportunities throughout the parks. All of the great…
Jasper Wildlife Photography: Maligne Lake Road
One of the premier drives for Jasper wildlife photography is Maligne Lake Road. In fact, this is one of the premier drives for wildlife photography in the entire Canadian Rockies, and wildlife lovers and photographers alike won’t be disappointed spending a few days, or even a week, cruising up and down this road looking for…
Favourite Jasper Photography Locations: Cavell Pond
One of my Jasper Photography favourites is Cavell Pond. It combines everything a landscape photographer dreams of…a beautiful emerald green lake (Cavell Pond), a magnificent hanging glacier (Angel Glacier), a towering snow-capped peak (Mt Edith Cavell), and if you’re lucky, some icebergs floating around in the pond! The Cavell Pond loop is one of Jasper…