Lake Moraine
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jimfbauty
February 18, 2016
Been there ! My pics not this good. This was pictured on back of Canadian one dollar bills about mid-last century... I was there too. NICE photo
LCdutch
April 10, 2016
I have been here. You really nailed the light perfectly. Lots of pictures of Lake Moraine but this one really captured the beauty.
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davidgodwin
May 31, 2016
I love this image, so much to look at and enjoy. You need to frame this one and hang it on the wall !
sarahthomas
June 07, 2019
This photo sparked a passion for this place in me and I'm finally planning a trip there :)
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This photo of Moraine Lake was taken last year during our 13.000 km roadtrip along the US and Canada. Banff and Jasper National parks were probably the most impressive places we visited and I would definitely like to spend more time there someday.Time
This was taken on August 17th, 2015 around 8.45am. We slept in our van the previous night in one of the campsites of the park. I remember setting up the alarm really early because we wanted to have both Lake Louise and this one for ourselves, since they become really crowded during the day. First, we stopped at Lake Louise and it was all covered in fog, it was really moody and wonderful, we were glad to have been able to shoot the sunset there the previous night. After getting a few shots, we drove to Moraine Lake and started to climb a small hill to arrive to this viewpoint. It was breathtaking, specially with the morning light hitting the peaks and a small cloud just above the turquoise lake.Lighting
The lighting was really difficult! It was hard to get the sky and the lake with the perfect exposure since the early light was really harsh. I chose to take several photos at different exposures to try and blend them in after in the computer. As I was working on the files I started tweaking and tweaking and was able to manage getting these colors and details from one single exposure. I guess exposing for the highlights pretty much does the trick for me, specially with my Canon 6D which is really good in low light and recovering shadows.Equipment
I used a Canon 6D with the EF 24-105mm on a tripod and probably a circular polarizer. There were barely any clouds in the sky and the water was really still so I didn't think it was worth playing with the 10 stop ND filter, even though that was my first idea. This photograph was shot at ISO 50, 1/30 sec, F/5.6 at 24mm.Inspiration
Moraine Lake is a place I often see featured by many of my favorite photographers, so we decided to head up to Canada and explore the area. I knew it would be a wonderful place to photograph since it seems to be the perfect fit for a landscape photographer.Editing
Yes. This is a single image and even though I was worried that I would not be able to get the highlights and the shadows okay in camera I chose to take different exposures. However, as I said earlier, I decided to edit just one. Landscape photography requires a lot of post processing, but this time, I basically spent a lot of time in Lightroom trying to achieve the colors of what I saw.In my camera bag
I have different equipment for several purposes. Whenever I want to take the time to compose, work more on the image, do long exposures, make the effort to get something portfolio like, I carry a Canon 6D with a 17-40mm and a 24-105mm. I mostly shoot one body one lens, so if I'm taking landscapes, it's mostly the 17-40mm, the Big Stopper by Lee, a circular polarizer by Tiffen, a tripod and a remote control. For the Canon I also have a Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art for environmental/ lifestyle portraits and a 50mm 1.8. When I am visiting a city I usually take the Fujifilm XT1 with the 18-55mm and the 35mm 1.4 because it's really light and the colors are just incredible and for daily use I carry a Fuji X100T in my bag.Feedback
Be creative, don't worry about the gear you have, sometimes just having too much it interrupts the process of capturing the scene. Try to go out when the light is right, either sunrise or sunset (also before and after) and if there are clouds in the sky or a moody ambience, even better. Edit your work and make it unique, make it yours, don't copy what you see. And finally, I definitely recommend to print your photographs and let them live on the walls.
