Yukon River Beauty
Looking up the Yukon River Valley from the edge of the River. For this photo, I was standing where the 98'ers would have landed at Canyon City during the Great Klondyke [sic] Gold Rush. One and a quarter centuries ago, a mass of people struggled against the elements to reach Dawson City in the Klondyke. Their quest for gold was to end in disappointment for many, while a very few would gain incredible, though often, short-lived, wealth.
Looking up river from this point many hundreds of kilometres from the Klondike Creeks, I can’t help but imagine the trials, tribulations and stories of those long ago seekers. Still, I'm pretty sure that I've found my gold, and it isn't any metal dug from the ground, but the natural beauty and freedom that an unspoiled land has to offer.
This photo was taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens, which is absolutely my favourite all purpose carry-around optic. I also used a circular polarising filter and a graduated neutral density filter. The camera was mounted to a tripod and triggered by remote. The final image was processed in Adobe Lightroom from raw.
Yukon River Beauty
Looking up the Yukon River Valley from the edge of the River. For this photo, I was standing where the 98'ers would have landed at Canyon City during the Great Klondyke [sic] Gold Rush. One and a quarter centuries ago, a mass of people struggled against the elements to reach Dawson City in the Klondyke. Their quest for gold was to end in disappointment for many, while a very few would gain incredible, though often, short-lived, wealth.
Looking up river from this point many hundreds of kilometres from the Klondike Creeks, I can’t help but imagine the trials, tribulations and stories of those long ago seekers. Still, I'm pretty sure that I've found my gold, and it isn't any metal dug from the ground, but the natural beauty and freedom that an unspoiled land has to offer.
This photo was taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens, which is absolutely my favourite all purpose carry-around optic. I also used a circular polarising filter and a graduated neutral density filter. The camera was mounted to a tripod and triggered by remote. The final image was processed in Adobe Lightroom from raw.