Take Highway 1 from Calgary and turn right at the first Banff exit. From here follow the signs for Two Jack Lake.
Shot at 35mm, f/11, 0.6s, and iso 100.
Vermilion Lakes is a short 5 minute drive NW of Banff. Take Mount Norquay Rd from downtown towards Highway 1. Then turn left at Vermilion Lakes Drive.
With the fresh snow fall I decided to head to edge of the last vermilion lake. With the warm temperatures lately there was open water in much of the swampy areas here.
I took this photo this past weekend on a cold morning in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. On the left you can see ‘Ha Ling Peak’ and the right you can see ‘East End of Rundle’.
I took this on the stretch of highway that continues on past Hana and found this to be one of the most underrated parts of the island. The road was not nearly as busy as the road to Hana and the vast fields are mostly untouched other than some small ranches.
Another shot from one of the beaches that dot the coast of Wailea.
The roughly 1 hour (2 hours if you leaving from Wailea) drive from sea level, follows a winding switch back that ends at 3055 m (10,023 ft). Try to arrive at least an hour before sunrise if you want a parking spot at the upper lot. I arrived even earlier as I wanted to get some shots of the night sky.
Yes that temperature gauge is accurate, it was 47f and that’s with out the high winds. More than a 25f difference compared to beach I had left earlier that night. Remember to dress warm! You might be standing out there for up to an hour.
With the full moon that night it was easy to see in all directions while still retaining some of the night sky’s stars.
There is also a nearby observatory that almost seems like it was light with day light rather than moonlight.
The best sunrises at this altitude happen when there are low lying clouds for the sun the highlight.
Vermilion Lakes is a short 5 minute drive NW of Banff. Take Mount Norquay Rd from downtown towards Highway 1. Then turn left at Vermilion Lakes Drive.
November is one of my favorite times of year to take photos, as the lakes have just begun to freeze and there is plenty of foreground interest.
This is the sunrise from the 3rd Vermilion Lake at the end of Vermilion Lakes Drive.
This is the sunset from the second lake, with Rundle in the distance.
Take Highway 1 from Calgary and turn right at the first Banff exit. From here follow the signs for Two Jack Lake
I didn’t find a composition I liked at the shoreline, but there was some amazing light hitting the distant cascade mountain range.
After leaving I came across an elk in a nearby field.
Vermilion Lakes is a short 5 minute drive NW of Banff. Take Mount Norquay Rd from downtown towards Highway 1. Then turn left at Vermilion Lakes Drive.
After nearly 4 weekends in a row of cloudy weather and missed sunrises, it finally came together this past Saturday morning. There was still heavy fog in the prairies to the east, which may have contributed to the amazing colours.
Take Highway 1 from Calgary and turn left at the Lake Louise exit. Then follows the signs for Moraine Lake.
I arrived at the parking lot just before 7am. It was still dark and you could see the warm glow of the nearby lodge in the morning rain.
I made my way up the nearby rock pile to find a good vantage point and waited for sunrise. With the rain and cloud cover, I was beginning to worry that the light I was hoping for wouldn’t happen. Just in time though, the clouds parted enough to allow some amazing orange rays of light to hit the far mountain peaks across the lake.
It wasn’t long before the clouds returned and I decided to make my way down to the colourful canoes that always dot the lake shoreline.
Later in the day, weather cleared up and offered some fantastic views of some of the nearby peaks.
