Hi everyone! It’s been a great last few days in Banff, with a nice mix of warm weather and sunny skies with a bit of cloud cover. Today is cloudy, but still has some pretty decent light hitting the mountains in the mornings and evenings. With spring comes the first itchings to get out and…
Tag: landscape photography
Best time for Flower Photography in the Canadian Rockies
I know, I know, it’s the middle of winter and already I’m here to talk about summer. But the fact is that a lot of you photographers out there are already planning your summer vacations and many of you want to know when the best times to be here in the Canadian Rockies are if…
Photographing Mount Assiniboine
For landscape and nature photographers that love to get out into the backcountry to a stunning location that can provide a week’s worth of photos in a variety of light and weather, few places in the Canadian Rockies can compare to the spectacular environs of Mt Assiniboine in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park just south of…
Visit Waterton this summer for some great landscape photography
If you want to get off the beaten path a bit and try photographing landscapes in the Canadian Rockies that are not in Banff, Jasper, Yoho, or Kootenay, then drive south for three hours and take in the wonderful vistas of Waterton Lakes National Park, part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. The park is…
Photographing along the Icefields Parkway – Pay Attention to Details
It’s pretty easy to cruise along Banff and Jasper national park’s glorious Icefields Parkway and capture at least some of the glory you see in the form of ‘trophy’ landscape photography pictures — beautiful lakes like Peyto Lake enveloped below stunning snow-clad mountain peaks. However, it’s a tougher assignment to look beyond the obvious and…
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…
Landscape Photo Tip: Keep those horizons straight
Today’s landscape photography tip is a basic one, but one that seems to constantly be in need of refreshing for many photographers when they hit the Canadian Rockies. Don’t let your excitement make you forget the basics, so strive to keep your horizons straight on lake edges and shorelines, which you’ll find a lot of…
Banff Photo Location: First Vermilion Lake
One of the best early-season (April-May-June) photo locations to free up from ice and snow is First Vermilion Lake in Banff National Park. It’s a classic photo stop for any serious landscape photographer visiting the Canadian Rockies because of the stunning reflection you can get of Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mountain in the shallow waters…
Wildflower Photography in the Rockies: Aim for July – August
For those landscape photographers among you who are hoping to get up to the Rockies this summer for some wildflower photography, try to aim to visit in the last week of July and/or the first week of August, though this late and huge snow pack may affect things slightly, so it might be prudent to…
Photo Location: Haffner Creek Falls, Kootenay National Park
If you’re already in the Rockies and/or are planning a trip here in the next few weeks, then try Haffner Creek Falls in Kootenay National Park for an out-of-the-way (but awesome) photo destination. The falls are still frozen and you can get some stunning shots of them if you can handle the short snowshoe or…