Willie Huang Photo
A New Day
Prior to departing for Canada, David had warned me about the difficulties in getting light up in the mountains. Heeding his warning Aaron and I decided to get up for sunrise well over an hour early to wait for the light show, or lack thereof. Partly cloudy skies greeted us at Vermilion Lakes as we patiently waited for blue hour to turn into burning sunrise colors. However, those reds and pinks we had hoped for never came as the southeastern horizon was blocked by excessive cloud cover.
After coming up fruitless past sunrise at Second Vermilion Lake I had Aaron drive us over to the Third Lake for a quick look and scouting trip before we headed back for breakfast. Just as we arrived at Third Vermilion Lake the sun began creeping above the horizon clouds and burst light beams into the sky. Both of us instantly grabbed our gear and raced out to the shore looking for compositions.
At first I was almost shooting aimlessly wanting to capture the fleeting light until I noticed something along part of the shoreline: frozen bubbles. The overnight temperature was cold enough to form a thin layer of ice along parts of the lake. Vermilion Lakes is also known for its lake vegetation that release gases that in turn get trapped under forming ice. I spotted this large bubble patch unlike any other I have seen before and made it the focal point of my image. Coupled with light beams galore, it was the perfect morning to start our day.
Sony α7rII
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 VC
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A New Day
Prior to departing for Canada, David had warned me about the difficulties in getting light up in the mountains. Heeding his warning Aaron and I decided to get up for sunrise well over an hour early to wait for the light show, or lack thereof. Partly cloudy skies greeted us at Vermilion Lakes as we patiently waited for blue hour to turn into burning sunrise colors. However, those reds and pinks we had hoped for never came as the southeastern horizon was blocked by excessive cloud cover.
After coming up fruitless past sunrise at Second Vermilion Lake I had Aaron drive us over to the Third Lake for a quick look and scouting trip before we headed back for breakfast. Just as we arrived at Third Vermilion Lake the sun began creeping above the horizon clouds and burst light beams into the sky. Both of us instantly grabbed our gear and raced out to the shore looking for compositions.
At first I was almost shooting aimlessly wanting to capture the fleeting light until I noticed something along part of the shoreline: frozen bubbles. The overnight temperature was cold enough to form a thin layer of ice along parts of the lake. Vermilion Lakes is also known for its lake vegetation that release gases that in turn get trapped under forming ice. I spotted this large bubble patch unlike any other I have seen before and made it the focal point of my image. Coupled with light beams galore, it was the perfect morning to start our day.
Sony α7rII
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 VC
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