Peyto Lake
This was my second subject for the morning, and the sun had already climbed to a point where the warmth began to be noticed. I headed to Bow Summit, a popular tourist location because of the spectacular views of the turquoise waters of Peyto Lake. I was still early enough to beat the first bus load of visitors, but at the same time that meant that the lake would still be partly in shadow. I wanted to photograph something different from the typical post-card shot, but the odds were against me – clear blue sky, not a cloud to be seen and the lake partly shaded. I moved away from the viewpoint and headed up the trail in the direction of the Peyto Glacier. A brief walk through alpine forest brought me to a boulder covered slope that provided what I needed – foreground interest and a means to hide the shadowed shore of the lake.
(Nikon D80, Nikon 18 – 200mm VRÂ with graduated neutral density filter. Processed in Lightroom, resized in Picasa. ISO 200, f18, 1/60 sec.)
19 October, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Having all that rugged rock in the foreground really works. It makes me remember what the mountains are really like when you are ‘on’ them, not just admiring them from afar. A refreshing perspective.
19 October, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Thanks, Garden Ms. S. The massive rocks and boulders often attract me more than the mountain peaks. I hope to spend more time in (stable!) avalanche zones the next time I go out, so I can really get in amoungst them.
4 November, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Love the Manichean effect, but it does make me feel a bit like I’m trapped on the dark side. Must be the coming winter and the first sign of Seasonal Affective Disorder.