Born With Our Eyes Wide Open
Moraine Lake, Alberta Canada. We woke up at 3:30am and headed towards the lake for a 5:35am sunrise. When we reached the lake the parking lot was already full by 3am they said. I drove up a little bit to photograph Lake Louise as a consolation that morning and when we were headed back towards Banff we noticed they had opened the gates for four cars to pass through. We were one of them. There are about 120 parking spots at this lake and they fill up quickly. It's the hardest "lottery" to get in without a bus reservation of some sorts and those don't let you for sunrise. It was 6:51am when I shot this photograph. While I didn't get the early morning blue hour, I was quite happy to come away with this shot for myself.
I raced up the rock pile to get this view. I don't mind sharing that I was huffing and puffing going up that trail, running like a kid on Christmas morning. After I thought all hope was lost, I sat in and took in the views of this iconic location. For those that don't know, this image is also on the Canadian twenty dollar bill. They call it the "Twenty Dollar View".
We ended up visiting four National Parks (Glacier NP in the USA), Banff, Jasper, and Yoho in Canada. A long roadtrip with so many memories.
Born With Our Eyes Wide Open
Moraine Lake, Alberta Canada. We woke up at 3:30am and headed towards the lake for a 5:35am sunrise. When we reached the lake the parking lot was already full by 3am they said. I drove up a little bit to photograph Lake Louise as a consolation that morning and when we were headed back towards Banff we noticed they had opened the gates for four cars to pass through. We were one of them. There are about 120 parking spots at this lake and they fill up quickly. It's the hardest "lottery" to get in without a bus reservation of some sorts and those don't let you for sunrise. It was 6:51am when I shot this photograph. While I didn't get the early morning blue hour, I was quite happy to come away with this shot for myself.
I raced up the rock pile to get this view. I don't mind sharing that I was huffing and puffing going up that trail, running like a kid on Christmas morning. After I thought all hope was lost, I sat in and took in the views of this iconic location. For those that don't know, this image is also on the Canadian twenty dollar bill. They call it the "Twenty Dollar View".
We ended up visiting four National Parks (Glacier NP in the USA), Banff, Jasper, and Yoho in Canada. A long roadtrip with so many memories.