Johnston Canyon Ice 4
Nov, 2014Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken in November, 2014 at beautiful Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta. There is an easy, very scenic 30 minute hike to the lower falls, which is where this shot was taken.Time
This was around 9:00 to 10:00 am. We got up early, headed up to the mountains and made this our first stop. After the hike to the falls, this was well worth it.Lighting
I didn't use any lighting tricks, only what Mother Nature offered me. These falls are nestled in between a few cliffs and they provided natural shade.Equipment
Surprisingly, I used my iPod Touch for this wonderful shot. I had my other cameras with me, but I thought I would take a shot with the iPod, as it constantly amazes me with how well it can take pictures.Inspiration
This is by far one of my favorite spots in the Alberta Mountains and to see the waterfall frozen, suspended in time, was just so breathtaking! I had to capture this beauty and hope that I could share it with enough people.Editing
The only post-prcessing I did with this shot was to bring up the saturation to capture the blues and greens in the frozen ice. I also brought down the highlights to being out some definition in the ice itself.In my camera bag
Normally I have a Canon EOS Rebel T3, my iPod and a handheld camera, either my Kodak EasyShare (which takes amazing pictures) or a Canon Powershot. I like to have a variety of cameras with me, as each one is unique in it's own right for taking certain pictures.Feedback
My advice would be to walk around and really look at your target shot. Only then can you take the photo, as you want to portray what your eye is seeing. When you do take the picture, take multiples and from different angles, so you can have more than one shot to choose from in your editing process. Sometimes what you thought was an amazing shot can turn out to be bad, so having multiples gives you options.
