andrewpmorse
Emergence
This was actually my first morning in Alberta during my winter trip this past January. Joined by a couple friends, we headed out to this spot in complete darkness, other than our headlamps (which annoyingly really only illuminated my breath in the cold winter air). After a quick snowshoe and a really slow (and frustrating) post-holing process we arrived at this incredible location, where we waited. And waited. And waited.
Eventually, the sun rose behind a thick bank of clouds, illuminating the landscape. Unfortunately for us, we could barely even see castle mountain, and it seemed that we’d get no great light. Eventually the tummy growls were loud enough to motivate us to head back to the car.
Within 60 seconds of starting our walk back, I noticed the colour temperature changing on the snow to become warmer. I stopped in my tracks and looked at Castle Mountain - the clouds had broken, and warm light was just starting to make it through to the landscape.
Andrew - “Oh man. Look behind you.”
Scott - “Oh no. Should we go for it?”
Eric - “I’M GOIN’ FOR IT!!!”
Everyone - *runs*
Once again, a scramble to set up and get shooting. The light lasted less than 5 minutes before going back to a completely overcast mess. Thankfully, for that 5 minute period we were all right where we needed to be. Sometimes it pays to hike slowly!
Emergence
This was actually my first morning in Alberta during my winter trip this past January. Joined by a couple friends, we headed out to this spot in complete darkness, other than our headlamps (which annoyingly really only illuminated my breath in the cold winter air). After a quick snowshoe and a really slow (and frustrating) post-holing process we arrived at this incredible location, where we waited. And waited. And waited.
Eventually, the sun rose behind a thick bank of clouds, illuminating the landscape. Unfortunately for us, we could barely even see castle mountain, and it seemed that we’d get no great light. Eventually the tummy growls were loud enough to motivate us to head back to the car.
Within 60 seconds of starting our walk back, I noticed the colour temperature changing on the snow to become warmer. I stopped in my tracks and looked at Castle Mountain - the clouds had broken, and warm light was just starting to make it through to the landscape.
Andrew - “Oh man. Look behind you.”
Scott - “Oh no. Should we go for it?”
Eric - “I’M GOIN’ FOR IT!!!”
Everyone - *runs*
Once again, a scramble to set up and get shooting. The light lasted less than 5 minutes before going back to a completely overcast mess. Thankfully, for that 5 minute period we were all right where we needed to be. Sometimes it pays to hike slowly!