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An early morning capture of Mount Rundle. With the silky smooth water, the reflections were amazing! We had a wonderfully warm day today, but tomorrow will be a totally different story, with predictions of 10cm of snow. That's just way too early :-(
A random stop while in the Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. We had problems getting a pic of the little island as children were walking along a log that went from the main part to the little piece of land. This was a quick moment when they were off.
I will go back one day with much more time!
Banff Park, Two Jack Lake It was the defining moment on Sunday Morning 1:51am Canon 6D ISO 1000 4 seconds f2.8 15mm
Reflection of Mount Rundle in Two Jack Lake, Alberta. The mountain (2949m) was named after Reverend Robert Rundle who came from England to Canada in 1840 to work with First Nations people. The Cree name for Mt Rundle is Waskahigan Watchi.
You must be getting tired of seeing sunsets from me, but I haven't done much shooting despite trips to Banff and Jasper one week apart.
This is Banff's iconic Mount Rundle from Two Jack Lake a couple weeks before the snow arrived. I'm sure it looks different after daily snow falls since Tuesday.
Two Jack Lake in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The lake was named after two local Jacks: Jack Stanley and Jack Watters. Jack Stanley operated a boating concession and Jack Watters worked in mining at nearby Bankhead.
Tonight's sunset in Banff, Mt. Rundle from Two Jack Lake. This was as good as the color got. The sun was swallowed by a bank of cloud moments after this shot was taken.
For me... one of the best things about photography is that I am able to remember exactly how I felt when I took a photo... whenever I look at that photo again afterwards.
This doesn't only apply to my best photos that I've processed and posted on the web... it applies to every single photo that I've ever taken... anywhere... of anything.
Some memories are so strong however... that I don't need a photo to remind me of how I felt at the time.
Like the moment when I captured this photograph of Mount Rundle reflected in the calm waters of Two Jack Lake in the Banff National Park... that moment was simply unforgettable!
Have a great weekend everyone!!
Nikon D800, Nikon 14 - 24 mm at 23 mm, ISO of 100, aperture of f/11 with a 1/25th second exposure.
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I was fortunate to have a still morning when I shot this image as the first light was beginning to illuminate Mount Rundle. This was taken in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada....
While shooting Banff's beautiful Two Jack Lake I turned around to catch the sun's bright rays burning down the slopes of Cascade Mountain. I don't think I've ever seen a mountain catch the sun's golden glow and glory better than this. The moon shining above was a nice cool contrast to the suns heat. Yet another magic moment in the Canadian Rockies.
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Hope your Wednesday is Wonderful.
A beautiful sunrise photo that was taken on a recent photo workshop that I attended. What a great workshop it was...
360 pano, Showing the full sky aurora, too bad my Tripod was unstable in the lake it turned out OK otherwise. My 7D is on the tripod in the Lake
I spent a beautiful weekend camping in Banff at the Two Jack Lake campgrounds with my husband. I sneaked away from the campfire to catch the sunset down at the lake, and it was a beauty! The weekend was warm and sunny, and probably the last one for awhile - they are predicting 10cm of snow tomorrow. Seriously, wth???
Two Jack Lake, sunrise.
Banff National Park, Canada
June 2014.
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The morning mist clinging to the surface of the water was the cherry on top of the proverbial sundae at Two Jack Lake in Banff National Park....
When I came to the Banff some six years ago I was disappointed with my images from Two Jack Lake. I wanted to do it justice. I had it all planned for this trip. A great sunrise or sunset with lots of color. Well after the morning's snow had lowered the ceiling and Mt. Rundle had all but disappeared we came back in the afternoon to try our luck for sunset. Mother Nature just didn't cooperate. So thanks to a little help from Adobe here's a little of what I was hoping to get! No color but a celebration of beautiful Mt. Rundle.
Blue hour at Banff's Two Jack Lake. It often pays to beat the sun.
"The blue hour occurs when the Sun is far enough below the horizon so that the sunlight's blue wavelengths dominate due to the Chappuis absorption caused by ozone. Since the term is colloquial, it lacks an official definition similar to dawn, dusk, and the three stages of twilight. Rather, it refers to a state of natural lighting that usually occurs around the nautical stage of the twilight period (at dawn or dusk)." Wikipedia
The lake is named after Jack Stanley, who operated a boat concession on lake Minnewanka at one time, and Jack Watters, who worked for the mines in Bankhead, a town which flourished at the base of Cascade Mountain just after the turn of the century.
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Enjoy a wonderful Sunday and week ahead!
history of the Jack in a deck of cards makes for an interesting piece of trivia. Today’s Jack was originally known as the Knave, which in 16th and 17th century England was a reference to a simple male servant.
A simple male servant to royalty was, of-course, also a Jack. Whilst the term “Jack” was indeed commonly used to designate a Knave card it was considered lower class to do so.
Unfortunately the abbreviation for a Knave card was becoming too easily mistaken with that of the King (“K” v “Kn”) so the letter “J” was used instead. And so came the Jack.
This is a shot of Two Jack Lake in the magical Banff National Park I shot one beautifully sunny morning. When I shot this image it was -26 degree’s Celsius and I was waiting patiently for the sun to hit the tips of the mountains in the distance whilst chilling my Starbucks Frappuccino in the snow.
There’s a video here: www.flickr.com/photos/jaydaley/16262334785/
This lake is stunningly beautiful during the summer with it’s turquoise water but during the winter the lake freezes solid so finding the right composition becomes a little more challenging – hence my red chairs ☺
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My intended subject was actually in the opposite direction but the light was just too good to pass up here!
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That magical first light hitting Mount Rundle at Two Jack Lake made the early morning departure worth every minute of lost sleep....
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