174_27 Sulphur Mountain Observation Station
Observation station (restaurant, gift shop) overlooking the town of Banff and the Bow Valley
I believe it's possible to scramble up Sulphur Mountain; however, families like mine often prefer to ride the aerial gondola
Once atop the summit, there is a boardwalk which can be followed to Sanson's Peak, affording terrific views both westward and east of the Bow Valley
Sulpher Mountain is named for the hot springs on its lower slopes; the Cave and Basin National Historic Site (including the aforementioned springs) is shown in another picture...
Banff National Park
Alberta, Canada
For those who might be interested,
[processing] this is a picture from the Vault. Meaning, it was shot in 2006 with a Minolta X700 camera, 28mm Minolta lens, and most likely Kodak Portra 160VC film. The negative was scanned using a CanoScan 800. I created three different copies of the resulting image with varying exposures, then combined them using Photomatix. The resulting HDR was tonemapped twice using both "details enhancer" for increased detail and "tone compressor" for greater solidity of color. Then both resulting images were layered in Photoshop, with some final touch-up. Since I seem to have an unusually bright monitor on my home computer, I may also later adjust exposure on my work computer, using the Flickr Picnik feature. This is not an unusual procedure for me, often resulting in my only downloading one photo a night (on the days I actually get to sit down at the computer).
174_27 Sulphur Mountain Observation Station
Observation station (restaurant, gift shop) overlooking the town of Banff and the Bow Valley
I believe it's possible to scramble up Sulphur Mountain; however, families like mine often prefer to ride the aerial gondola
Once atop the summit, there is a boardwalk which can be followed to Sanson's Peak, affording terrific views both westward and east of the Bow Valley
Sulpher Mountain is named for the hot springs on its lower slopes; the Cave and Basin National Historic Site (including the aforementioned springs) is shown in another picture...
Banff National Park
Alberta, Canada
For those who might be interested,
[processing] this is a picture from the Vault. Meaning, it was shot in 2006 with a Minolta X700 camera, 28mm Minolta lens, and most likely Kodak Portra 160VC film. The negative was scanned using a CanoScan 800. I created three different copies of the resulting image with varying exposures, then combined them using Photomatix. The resulting HDR was tonemapped twice using both "details enhancer" for increased detail and "tone compressor" for greater solidity of color. Then both resulting images were layered in Photoshop, with some final touch-up. Since I seem to have an unusually bright monitor on my home computer, I may also later adjust exposure on my work computer, using the Flickr Picnik feature. This is not an unusual procedure for me, often resulting in my only downloading one photo a night (on the days I actually get to sit down at the computer).