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…
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Elk Photography at Vermilion Lakes in Banff National Park
As we approach the middle of June here in Banff National Park, we approach the heart of elk calving season, a wonderful time to attempt to get some new elk photography shots into your portfolio. One of my favourite spots to try to photograph newborn elk calves and their attentive mothers is along Vermilion Lakes…
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…
Banff Winter Photography Favourites
It’s 5 pm on February 6th, 2009, and for the first time in over a month, it’s snowing outside here in Banff!! So with that in mind, I give you my three favourite Banff winter photography locations, which, in my mind, are always better when there’s fresh snow on the ground and trees: 3. Lake…
Banff Winter Photography
The short, cold, crisp days of January are some of my favourites in the Canadian Rockies for photography. While it’s often frigid (we had several days this winter close to 40 below — F and C!!), there are several advantages to spending a photo holiday in Banff or Jasper in the dead of winter. For…