Once in a....

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 1, 2012779 views30 comments

I've been living in Calgary for 17 years but I've never been down the Icefields Parkway in Banff. I figured I'd take the opportunity of a long weekend and take off at 4am to get over there for sunrise. I made it over to Bow Lake when the magic started.

The "blue" moon is actually just out of frame on the right. I was hoping to include it, but decided it wasn't going to work out.

Let me know what you think!
--Jeff

5DII, 17-40L, CP, 2-Stop ND Grad

Comments

30 comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 1, 2012 at 2:20 PM

This is beautiful Jeff. Nice comp, colors and lighting. The band of clouds wrapping around the mountain really makes this a dynamic image. I'm glad to hear you finally made it over to the Icefields Parkway (one of the best drives in the world IMO).

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Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on September 1, 2012 at 2:30 PM

awesome! beautiful capture! love the comp and the reflection! my only minor nit would be the small part of the shoreline on the RHS interfering with the reflection.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 1, 2012 at 2:35 PM

Great conditions! Sweet!

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 1, 2012 at 2:42 PM

Beautiful light Jeff, beautiful everything.
John

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on September 1, 2012 at 3:01 PM

This is stellar, Jeff. The only little thing that I saw was the polarizer darkening the sky in the center. Maybe worth fixing.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 1, 2012 at 3:04 PM

Oh, sweet! Done right! The bit of pebble shore is unfortunate, but it sure doesn't detract from this magnificent image!

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Comment posted by Ant on September 1, 2012 at 3:34 PM

Splendid, and with a marvelous sense of tridimensionality... It is worth correcting the central darker part of the sky...

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on September 1, 2012 at 3:35 PM

Great capture and composition. The sky blue seems a bit too aqua around the edges and dark in the midframe area, otherwise beautiful colors.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on September 1, 2012 at 6:02 PM

Stunning, Jeff! Well composed, following the "rule of thirds". Wonderful reflection and lovely
colors. The golden orange area on the mountain above the cloud is a real plus.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on September 1, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Oh, my... Incredible image! The colors and light are fantastic, and it's good you didn't force anything else into this (like the moon), if it would compromise the overall picture. This may be one of my personal favorites. The ONLY nit, might be the shoreline on the far side of the lake. There seems to be odd breaks or something, perhaps from an image stitch? Anyways, great capture, and thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 1, 2012 at 7:25 PM

What a beautiful image! Nice work Jeff...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on September 1, 2012 at 7:58 PM

Jeff, I'm speechless. As a lifelong mountain fanatic this image really speaks to me. Outstanding, with out a doubt my to date favorite post on NPN. Just so I'm clear, one shot right, not a stack? The light, the clouds, the reflection, the depth, really an incredible image. Guess it was worth it to drag yourself up early, right? Keep them coming!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 1, 2012 at 8:05 PM

Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 1, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Love everything about this Jeff! No nits from me!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 1, 2012 at 9:56 PM

Beauty!

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Comment posted by Tom Roper on September 1, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Incredible image! The clouds are amazing. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on September 1, 2012 at 11:23 PM

This is a pretty spectacular moment and definitely an engaging photograph!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on September 2, 2012 at 2:19 AM

The lighting and clouds are really special in this one. I wish that little bit of beach wasn't protruding into the frame on the right, but that's a minor nit. Overall a strong image.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on September 2, 2012 at 10:38 AM

Beautiful. What a site to behold.
I wish I could get up at 4am and have this scenery within reach at sunrise !!!

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on September 2, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Very nice! Its on my list for 2013.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on September 2, 2012 at 2:29 PM

It looks great Jeff, fantastic looking location.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Debbie Yarra on September 3, 2012 at 7:27 PM

I think this is so beautiful! I was only distracted by the sand bank on the right when it was brought to my attention. I've seen electric blue skies like these so they are beautiful and believable to me. I think the CP darkening is very minor. Anyway I think it's just beautiful and would be proud to have it in my collection or on my wall!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on September 3, 2012 at 11:16 PM

This is really awesome!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 4, 2012 at 4:25 PM

VERY pretty Jeff. Love the dynamic, almost electric blues, and the sweet light. Well done.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on September 4, 2012 at 4:40 PM

Simply stunning.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 4, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Oh! my goodness !!!!!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on September 5, 2012 at 12:22 AM

Beautiful conditions you had. Looks like you need to restitch the image though as the shoreline beneath the mountain is not matching up in at least 2 places. There also appears to be some ghosting going on in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on September 5, 2012 at 6:43 PM

Great image of Bow Lake, I like it a lot. The shapes of the clouds are fantastic, as is the combination of the reflection and pebbles below the surface. Looks like you had some fine weekend weather there - I was in the same place last week, and weather was, well, so-so...

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on September 5, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Absolutely beautiful image Jeff. The light is just wonderful and your chosen comp is perfect.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on September 10, 2012 at 8:51 AM

wow, the clouds as if they are hugging the mountain

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