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Jasper's Maligne Canyon is an amazing narrow slot canyon. In some places it is only 6 feet across and 160 feet deep. Challenging to get a good shot with the tough light conditions.
Here is one of the many waterfalls as the Maligne River makes it way thru a gap on it's way to the Athabasca river.
Happy Boxing Day to my friends in Canada, UK and Australia!
“Fairies in Ireland are sometimes as big as we are, sometimes bigger, and sometimes, as I have been told, about three feet high.”
― William Butler Yeats
"The canyon measures over 50 metres (160 ft) deep. Popular for sightseeing and exploration, the area contains waterfalls, underground stream outlets, birds and plant life.
Flowing out of Medicine Lake, the Maligne River flows about 15 kilometers upstream as a full size river, but as a losing stream, quickly disappears into seeps in the ground and completely vanishes from the surface not far from the lake for most of the year. The smaller streams that feed the valley below that point rebuild the river by the time it reaches the top of the canyon. The river drops down the canyon and intersects the bedrock layers where the underground river flows. Also at this point numerous large underground streams join and greatly amplify the flow. The canyon is constantly being eroded by the churning and swirling of the water. The effect of this has made the width 2 metres (6.6 ft) across at some points and a depth of 50 metres (160 ft)"
Wikipedia
Have a super Sunday!
Taken on one of my excursions out to Jasper Alberta last year.
This was my third time ever hiking into the canyon. I came out by the 5th Bridge day use area. I hiked for approximately 7 or 8 kilometers.
Film: Fuji Velvia 100iso
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: July 2,2015 1:48pm
F-stop: F5.6
Shutter: 1/125
Lens: 50mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper Nation Park, Alberta, Canada
Film: Kodak Max 400 Expired
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: Sept 21,2016 11:06am
F-Stop: F2.8
Shutter: 1/60
Lens: 15mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Film: Kodak Max 400 Expired
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: Sept 21,2016 11:44am
F-stop: F8
Shutter: 1/60
Lens: 15mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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At the higher elevation of the Canyon trail along the Maligne River. A bit of a challenging time to do landscapes in the middle of the day.
Film: Fuji Superia X-TRA 400iso
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: July 2,2015 2:20pm
F-stop: F4
Shutter: 1/1000
Lens: 28mm
Filter: Blue Grad
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper Nation Park, Alberta, Canada
Film: Kodak Portra 160VC Expired 10/2007
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: Sept 21,2016 10:59am
F-stop: F2
Shutter: 1/60
Lens: 50mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Film: Kodak Portra 160VC Expired 10/2007
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: Sept 21,2016 10:02am
F-stop: F5.6
Shutter: 1/125
Lens: 28mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Film: Kodak Portra 160VC Expired 10/2007
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: Sept 21,2016 10:41am
F-stop: F5.6
Shutter: 1/60
Lens: 50mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
4511
Film: Fuji Velvia 100iso
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: July 2,2015 4:28pm
F-stop: F4
Shutter: 1/250
Lens: 28mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Spirit Island is a tiny tied island in Maligne Lake and is one of the most iconic landmarks in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. Maligne Lake is a lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The lake is approximately 22.5 km (14.0 mi) long and is 97 m (318 ft) at its deepest point and known for its azure water, surrounding peaks and glaciers visible from the lake. Print Size 13x19 inches. HSS.
A setting looking to the south-southwest while taking in views of this forested setting in Maligne Canyon as the namesake river flows by. This is in Jasper National Park.
Film: Kodak Portra 160VC Expired 10/2007
Camera: Canon A1
Shot: Sept 21,2016 10:00am
F-stop: F2.8
Shutter: 1/60
Lens: 28mm
Location: Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
4511
In all my years of visiting Jasper - my first was in 1977 when I backpacked the Tonquin Valley - I had never poked my lens into Maligne Canyon. I always thought it would be too touristy, not wild enough for me. Finally this year I had a look. Yes, it's pretty touristy, with a restaurant and gigantic parking lot at the main trail head, and fencing along much of the rim that limits photo ops somewhat but has probably kept a few people from falling in. It's a long way down. A river runs through the bottom, not visible in this photo. I actually had a touch of vertigo looking over the edge - and I'm good with heights (unless I have to go up onto the roof of my house, which is too smooth for my liking).
So... how does one photograph a steep, deep, narrow-walled canyon? I have no answer. Point and shoot? Get out the wide angle and hope for the best? I tried this and that (in this case shooting with a 50mm or "normal" lens). Limit contrast by not allowing patches of sunlit rocks or trees into the frame. Going early in the morning helps, too, if only because that eliminates 95% of the tourists, whose footsteps vibrate bridges and whose awareness of a photographer's needs ranges from pretty good to nonexistent.
This was the first shot I made, from a bridge across the canyon. Originally I framed it to include the river, but that meant clipping the top of the green tree, so I reframed. The river is visible in other shots. I learned a long time ago that it isn't necessary to include everything in the world in every shot. Instead, try to capture the feel of it. More to come...
Photographed in Jasper National Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
While walking around the Sixth Bridge area of Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park with a view looking downstream and to the northwest. My thought on composing this image was to use the river as a leading line, having both sides of the riverbanks act to channel the viewer into the image. I wanted a leveled-on view looking off into the distance. Another reason for that leveled-on view was the sun’s position of the skies, and how it was starting to create artifacts across the lens. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 6 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
Night at Maligns Lake's Curly Phillips boathouse.
An almost perfect night with a totally still lake, Just a shame the moon was rising to the left and washing out some stars.
Another shot made from one of the bridges. I could see the obvious composition. Trying for something different, I switched to a medium telephoto (105mm + 1.7x teleconverter) and looked at shapes and motion as my starting point. Almost abstract, but... not really. It is still recognizable as rushing water. I wanted to give an impression of the powerful natural force of an entire river being squeezed between narrow canyon walls. The solid, dense, but nonetheless water-carved bedrock.
Photographed at Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.