Road to nowhere
Icefields Parkway
Icefields Parkway
Read less
Read less
Dec, 2013Views
191
Likes
Awards
Staff Winter Selection 2015
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
Exceptional Contrast
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 3Top 30 rank week 1
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1Categories
jefflaidlaw
December 12, 2013
If I guessed the Icefields Highway in the Canadian Rockies.... would I be close ?
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
The Icefields Parkway, Alberta, CanadaTime
8:50amLighting
Lighting was nice and soft and casting long shadows from the trees lining the highwayEquipment
Nikon D5000 with standard kit lens 18-55mm. HandheldInspiration
This was my first trip to Canada. Being from England you almost NEVER see a road this empty! I'd only been driving on the highway for about 5 minutes and I was struck by its beauty and solitude. I pulled over and had a surprising amount of time to compose the shot while standing in the centre of the carriageway. While I was shooting, I nominated my wife for bear-watch but to be honest her heart wasn't in it - she was just doing what I was and admiring the view..Editing
Adjusted levels in Lightroom 4In my camera bag
What I own I carry! I have four lenses (Sigma 10-20mm, Nikon 18-55mm, Nikon 70-300mm, Nikor 35mm; I carry a polarising filter for each lens and a ND filter for the kit lens. The monopod and tripod come with me if I'm feeling keen and fit!Feedback
I think if I'd have been in this spot a week later I'd have struggled to get the shot due to the increase in tourists and hence traffic. Get down low to accentuate the width of the road in the foreground. This makes the road appear more dramatic as the perspective narrows on the road in the distance. Try and get a portion of road with no distractions such as people or other cars to allow your eye to follow the road uninterrupted. In this shot the road appears to just end which is slightly freaky.
