Ann Badjura Photography
Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
A beautiful evening at Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Sorry for my absence, I have been busy and not been able to go out much lately since I became a puppy raiser for the BC & Alberta Guide Dogs. Our puppy is doing well (growing fast) and learning lots pretty quickly. I am able to take her places now and will be taking her on some of my photo adventures.
About this photo: This is a photo from a few years ago at beautiful Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. The plan for that day was to visit Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park to rent a canoe, we arrived at 5.50pm and headed to the canoe rentals only to see a sign that the canoe rentals were closed for the day. On the website it says they are open until 7pm, so we figured if we get there a little while before 6pm we would be able to go. But when we got there the lady at the desk said that last canoes go out at 5.45pm and was firm about it (which I can understand). We could not rent a canoe that evening...we missed it by 5 min. We would have come earlier if we knew! That was so disappointing as we wouldn't be able to go back there again during this trip. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ 😠We went for a nice walk instead and enjoyed the views there.
After that we figured we might as well go to Moraine Lake only to find out that the road was closed due to a full parking lot. We continued on to Lake Louise as it was close by. I am glad we did end up here as it was a lovely evening and I might have not seen Lake Louise otherwise during that trip. I took this photo on that evening and got lucky that no one was at the canoe dock for a little while. On the way home an hour and some later the road to Moraine Lake was still closed!
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony ILCA-77M2
*Focal Length:16mm
*F-Number: F8
*Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual (M)
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information about Lake Louise and the Canadian Rockies: Lake Louise, named "Lake of the Little Fishes" by the Stoney Nakota First Nations people, is a glacial fed lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is the most famous lake and deemed the most photographed place in the Canadian Rockies.
Lake Louise is named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
Lake Louise is part of the Canadian Rockies which are located about 800km (500 miles) east of Vancouver on the border of the province of British Columbia and Alberta. There are 7 National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rockies which strectches out over an area of 25,000 square km (15,625 square miles).
These are the National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rocky Mountains: Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park, Kootenay National Park and Yoho National Park which are located in British Columbia and there is Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park which are located in Alberta. This amazing area is known for its beautiful blue-green lakes surrounded by mountains, glaciers, rivers, waterfalls and a diversity of wildlife. One can enjoy the endless views and there is a great variety on walking/hiking trails for everybody to enjoy.
You might wonder how these lakes have such a colours. Well, here's a short explanation for that: These lakes are can thank their brilliant blue-green colour to the light filtering effect of rock flour (a powdery substance that the glaciers grind off the mountain rocks) in the glacial runoff (meltwater). The rock flour that is suspended in the water filters out much of the light spectrum except for blues and greens leaving this remarkable turquoise blue color.
The rock flour might also leave that milky look to the water. That's why each lake looks different and each lake might look different on the same day. For example, on a calm morning or evening, the lake might look like a mirror and the colours is barely visible. But on other times of the day the lake is blue. It all depends on the weather conditions and how much rock flour is present in the water.
Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
A beautiful evening at Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Sorry for my absence, I have been busy and not been able to go out much lately since I became a puppy raiser for the BC & Alberta Guide Dogs. Our puppy is doing well (growing fast) and learning lots pretty quickly. I am able to take her places now and will be taking her on some of my photo adventures.
About this photo: This is a photo from a few years ago at beautiful Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. The plan for that day was to visit Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park to rent a canoe, we arrived at 5.50pm and headed to the canoe rentals only to see a sign that the canoe rentals were closed for the day. On the website it says they are open until 7pm, so we figured if we get there a little while before 6pm we would be able to go. But when we got there the lady at the desk said that last canoes go out at 5.45pm and was firm about it (which I can understand). We could not rent a canoe that evening...we missed it by 5 min. We would have come earlier if we knew! That was so disappointing as we wouldn't be able to go back there again during this trip. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ 😠We went for a nice walk instead and enjoyed the views there.
After that we figured we might as well go to Moraine Lake only to find out that the road was closed due to a full parking lot. We continued on to Lake Louise as it was close by. I am glad we did end up here as it was a lovely evening and I might have not seen Lake Louise otherwise during that trip. I took this photo on that evening and got lucky that no one was at the canoe dock for a little while. On the way home an hour and some later the road to Moraine Lake was still closed!
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony ILCA-77M2
*Focal Length:16mm
*F-Number: F8
*Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual (M)
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you like this photo!
Ann :-)
Some information about Lake Louise and the Canadian Rockies: Lake Louise, named "Lake of the Little Fishes" by the Stoney Nakota First Nations people, is a glacial fed lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is the most famous lake and deemed the most photographed place in the Canadian Rockies.
Lake Louise is named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
Lake Louise is part of the Canadian Rockies which are located about 800km (500 miles) east of Vancouver on the border of the province of British Columbia and Alberta. There are 7 National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rockies which strectches out over an area of 25,000 square km (15,625 square miles).
These are the National Parks that belong to the Canadian Rocky Mountains: Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park, Kootenay National Park and Yoho National Park which are located in British Columbia and there is Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park which are located in Alberta. This amazing area is known for its beautiful blue-green lakes surrounded by mountains, glaciers, rivers, waterfalls and a diversity of wildlife. One can enjoy the endless views and there is a great variety on walking/hiking trails for everybody to enjoy.
You might wonder how these lakes have such a colours. Well, here's a short explanation for that: These lakes are can thank their brilliant blue-green colour to the light filtering effect of rock flour (a powdery substance that the glaciers grind off the mountain rocks) in the glacial runoff (meltwater). The rock flour that is suspended in the water filters out much of the light spectrum except for blues and greens leaving this remarkable turquoise blue color.
The rock flour might also leave that milky look to the water. That's why each lake looks different and each lake might look different on the same day. For example, on a calm morning or evening, the lake might look like a mirror and the colours is barely visible. But on other times of the day the lake is blue. It all depends on the weather conditions and how much rock flour is present in the water.