Bennett Boulder
Today, Joanne and I did a short road trip from Whitehorse down to Carcross on the South Klondike Highway. It's a beautiful little town about forty minutes away by car.
Before the advent of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad, Carcross was known as Caribou Crossing, but with the completion of the railroad, the train took precedence over the caribou and the name changed. That said, no matter what Carcross is called, its location in the mountains with Bennett Lake on one side, and Nares Lake on the other, ensures that it is a gorgeous location, perfect for nature photographers.
On this day, we pretty much stayed out of town and just walked the beach at Bennett. I was wearing my camera backpack so that I could bring a few lenses, a tripod, and some filters in addition to my trusty E-M1. Down on the beach, I found lots of scenes where the use of a tripod, neutral density filter, and a long exposure just made sense.
This photo features a rotting trunk being pummelled by the waves. It was a windy day, and the waves were really rolling in! Here I am looking west towards the end of the lake where the historic Bennett townsite was developed back in the 1890's.
Photo taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro using a tripod for stability, a ten stop neutral density filter, and a circular polarizing filter. Raw conversion and post processing were performed in DxO PhotoLab 6.0.x.
Bennett Boulder
Today, Joanne and I did a short road trip from Whitehorse down to Carcross on the South Klondike Highway. It's a beautiful little town about forty minutes away by car.
Before the advent of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad, Carcross was known as Caribou Crossing, but with the completion of the railroad, the train took precedence over the caribou and the name changed. That said, no matter what Carcross is called, its location in the mountains with Bennett Lake on one side, and Nares Lake on the other, ensures that it is a gorgeous location, perfect for nature photographers.
On this day, we pretty much stayed out of town and just walked the beach at Bennett. I was wearing my camera backpack so that I could bring a few lenses, a tripod, and some filters in addition to my trusty E-M1. Down on the beach, I found lots of scenes where the use of a tripod, neutral density filter, and a long exposure just made sense.
This photo features a rotting trunk being pummelled by the waves. It was a windy day, and the waves were really rolling in! Here I am looking west towards the end of the lake where the historic Bennett townsite was developed back in the 1890's.
Photo taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro using a tripod for stability, a ten stop neutral density filter, and a circular polarizing filter. Raw conversion and post processing were performed in DxO PhotoLab 6.0.x.