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The Fairmont Banff Springs, formerly and commonly known as the Banff Springs Hotel, is a historic hotel located in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The entire town including the hotel, is situated in Banff National Park, a national park managed by Parks Canada. The hotel overlooks a valley towards Mount Rundle, both of which are situated within the Rocky Mountain mountain range. The hotel is located at an altitude of 1,414 metres (4,639 ft).
Lake Moraine in the Valley of the Ten Peaks shows off its Turquoise colored water, the result of minerals in what's called 'Rock Flour' running off the nearby glaciers. The rock flour reflects this unique shade of blue - green. Even on a cloudy day such as this, the color is unbelievable.
Banff National Park
The Banff Springs Hotel is a luxury hotel that was built during the 19th century as one of Canada's grand railway hotels, being constructed in Scottish Baronial style and located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The hotel was opened to the public on June 1, 1888. Banff Springs Hotel is situated at an altitude of 1414 m.
The hotel is located within a spectacular setting in the Rocky Mountains, just above the Bow Falls, close to thermal springs. The main view from the hotel is across the valley and toward Mount Rundle, which frequently is cited in geology books for its exposed and tilted ancient seabeds. The hotel is within walking distance of the resort community of Banff.
Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies.
The lake lies south of the Bow Summit, east of the Waputik Range (views including Wapta Icefield, Bow Glacier, Bow Peak, Mount Thompson, Crowfoot Glacier and Crowfoot Mountain) and west of the Dolomite Pass, Dolomite Peak and Cirque Peak.
Bow Lake is one of the lakes that line the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park and Jasper National Park.
The water in the lake is meltwater of the Bow Glacier and its turquoise colouring is due to glacial till.
I really enjoyed the scramble up Mount Cory in Banff last weekend. Near the summit, when this photo was taken, the view towards Mount Rundle was almost the same angle as if one were standing down at Vermilion Lakes. It was cool to see such an iconic mountain from a new, yet familiar perspective. I loved the way clouds made shadows over the landscape as they moved lazily along too. Thanks for looking!
I might not have been lucky enough to get any kind of sky in this shot but I was fortunate to have someone stop their car on the far side of the river and point their headlights up the river lighting the steam coming off the water. I suspect he might have been another photographer deliberately lighting the waterfall that is right there.
I like the view of Banff, and particularly the Banff Springs Hotel from Mt Norquay Road. Although I was too late to catch the evening sun lighting the hotel, I still like the contrast between the last rays of sunlight and the deep shadows of the valley.
The sun paints its warm soft glow over Vermillion Lakes and surrounding mountains as it rises one fine morning.
Banff, Canada
Learning to See: http://www.jaypatelphotography.com/photography/ebooks/ebook-learning-to-see
Learning to See in Action: When the sky is uninteresting find an interesting foreground. For this image I used a small pond as a foreground element
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Banff is a resort town in the province of Alberta, located within Banff National Park. The peaks of Mt. Rundle and Mt. Cascade, part of the Rocky Mountains, dominate its skyline. On Banff Avenue, the main thoroughfare, boutiques and restaurants mix with château-style hotels and souvenir shops. The surrounding 6,500 square kilometres of parkland are home to wildlife including elk and grizzly bears.
Elevation: 1,383 m
A long distance shot of a Coyote that was on the far side of a field in Banff National Park.
All comments are appreciated. TIA.
To see more photos of Coyotes that I have taken please visit my Coyote album at www.flickr.com/photos/black_cat_photography/albums/721777...
Duff House is a Georgian estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Now in the care of Historic Scotland, it is part of the National Galleries of Scotland and houses a range of art treasures and superbly furnished rooms. It also hosts a programme of artistic events and is used as a base for artists and writers.
The house and associated fishing temple and mausoleum are designated as Category A listed buildings.
Within the Deveron Valley lies Duff House, designed by William Adam, built between 1735 and 1740, and widely thought to be one of the world's finest Georgian houses. Duff House was built for William Duff of Braco, who became Earl Fife in 1759.
In the twentieth century Duff House was in turn a palm court hotel, a sanatorium and a prisoner of war camp. Since 1995 Duff House has been part of the National Galleries of Scotland and houses a range of art treasures and superbly furnished rooms. It also hosts a programme of artistic events and is used as a base for artists and writers.
Karen and I after finishing our memorable hike to Sanson Peak.
Rather grand backdrop.
Been almost 4 years since I posted an image of me. I much prefer being behind the camera.
A better shot of us below in comments:
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On a cold wet day, out comes photoshop to play....
Taken from the top of Sulphur Mountain and treated to an Ansel Adams style deep contrast
Banff Springs Hotel
The main tower was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1914 and photographed in Banff, Alberta on May 21st, 2005.