A Final View from Paradise
Spirit Island, Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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I've uploaded three previous photos of this wondrous scene over the past six months. Each is of the same scene, each taken within 100 meters of each other with the same camera (though two different lenses) and each is a Pano combining several shots. Yet each one is significantly different from the others. Part of the difference is because two were taken with a 50mm lens and two with a 35mm lens--part due to the fact that two were taken at lake level and two were taken atop a 10 meter rock (as this Pano was). But just as important, the weather/lighting conditions and cloud patterns changed rapidly throughout my brief time spent here. There are other differences as well--one was developed as a B&W, and this one used an evergreen tree as a framing device. In any case, this spot is so astoundingly beautiful, I hardly need an excuse to post a hundred photos of the place, let alone four, :-)
This was the last series of photos I took here, and it was probably the one with the best light.
I say "final," but in reality, I'd like to go back and spend a whole day here. If that occurs, still more photos would be in the offing. But for now, this is definitely the last upload of Spirit Island from this trip.
This is a Pano combining three photos using my 35mm lens.
As someone pointed out in one of the other photos, this shows up on the maps here as "Improvement District No. 12." I personally don't see how it could be improved upon. The only thing I've seen with my own eyes that I would consider just slightly more beautiful would be the Grand Canyon, and I've seen many, many gorgeous sights/sites, from Alaska to Europe.
If you wish to compare the other three photos, they are side by side near the (presently at least) end of my "The Northwest Trips" album.
A Final View from Paradise
Spirit Island, Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Best viewed in Lightbox, i.e., click on the expand arrows at upper right.
I've uploaded three previous photos of this wondrous scene over the past six months. Each is of the same scene, each taken within 100 meters of each other with the same camera (though two different lenses) and each is a Pano combining several shots. Yet each one is significantly different from the others. Part of the difference is because two were taken with a 50mm lens and two with a 35mm lens--part due to the fact that two were taken at lake level and two were taken atop a 10 meter rock (as this Pano was). But just as important, the weather/lighting conditions and cloud patterns changed rapidly throughout my brief time spent here. There are other differences as well--one was developed as a B&W, and this one used an evergreen tree as a framing device. In any case, this spot is so astoundingly beautiful, I hardly need an excuse to post a hundred photos of the place, let alone four, :-)
This was the last series of photos I took here, and it was probably the one with the best light.
I say "final," but in reality, I'd like to go back and spend a whole day here. If that occurs, still more photos would be in the offing. But for now, this is definitely the last upload of Spirit Island from this trip.
This is a Pano combining three photos using my 35mm lens.
As someone pointed out in one of the other photos, this shows up on the maps here as "Improvement District No. 12." I personally don't see how it could be improved upon. The only thing I've seen with my own eyes that I would consider just slightly more beautiful would be the Grand Canyon, and I've seen many, many gorgeous sights/sites, from Alaska to Europe.
If you wish to compare the other three photos, they are side by side near the (presently at least) end of my "The Northwest Trips" album.