deirdre.lyttle
Milky Way & Canoes @ Moraine Lake
Banff National Park, AB
It was a beautiful warm night sitting under the amazing sky at Moraine Lake. Most astrophotographers climb the rockpile to photograph the lake & Milky Way. I climbed the rockpile to photograph the lake then decided to go down to the shoreline to shoot the colourful canoes with the Milky Way & mountains. I was glad that I did because the canoes were a great foreground element with the mountains & Milky Way in the background. There was a considerable amount of air glow in the sky!
Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 1,884 metres (6,181 ft). The lake has a surface area of 50 hectares (120 acres).
The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until middle to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinctive shade of azure blue. The unique colour is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis by surrounding glaciers.
Milky Way & Canoes @ Moraine Lake
Banff National Park, AB
It was a beautiful warm night sitting under the amazing sky at Moraine Lake. Most astrophotographers climb the rockpile to photograph the lake & Milky Way. I climbed the rockpile to photograph the lake then decided to go down to the shoreline to shoot the colourful canoes with the Milky Way & mountains. I was glad that I did because the canoes were a great foreground element with the mountains & Milky Way in the background. There was a considerable amount of air glow in the sky!
Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 1,884 metres (6,181 ft). The lake has a surface area of 50 hectares (120 acres).
The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until middle to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinctive shade of azure blue. The unique colour is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis by surrounding glaciers.