Rockie Mountains
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September 2015 I went on a trip to Alaska, travelled the entire Alaska Highway. We finished up in Jasper a real favourite place of ours having been here 3 times before, but this was a 1st visit to Maligne Lake.Time
It was another day travelling around and I think it was late in the evening when we arrived at this spot. It was quite busy with two coach loads of tourists (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, excuse my ignorance) all wanting to get the photo and selfies with all the modern and up to date cameras so I had to patiently wait until there was no one around.Lighting
As it was late in the evening the light was at its best with a moody cloudy sky which I think showed the snow covered peaks perfectly and gives the feeling of a crisp cold Autumn evening.Equipment
This was shot with what I call my 'Toy' camera a Canon 1200D. I call it this because it is light to carry and I use it as a backup to my Canon 7D. I think I used a Sigma 17-70 mm f/2.8 lens and a tripod. Landscapes I normally shoot with an f/8, manual focus with a tripod.Inspiration
I took several other photos of the boathouse at different angles in rather a hurry as my husband was urging me to be quick as he was hungry and wanted to eat. I particularly like this one because the sun was shining on the boat house and I wanted the mountain range to be in the background. I think that the pathway on the left leads the eye round and into the middle of the picture behind the boat house. Also I watched a couple of people searching and taking photos of the same so I thought it must be worth a try and I was angry with myself that I hadn't brought my filters along and they had.Editing
I didn't do a lot of post-processing. When taking landscapes I try to get it right in-camera. I use Lightroom for processing and have an HDR setting which I love. I would apply this setting to most of my landscapes with some tweaking.In my camera bag
Oh my Goodness. It depends on whether I am going to photograph something in particular but I love to photograph birds and wildlife so I always carry my Canon 300mm prime with a 1.4 extender which is quite heavy along with my Canon 7D. For landscapes I would take along a Sigma 17-70mm F/2.8 which I would also use for portraits, weddings and low light, always a spare battery and card and remote switch.Feedback
Quite often photographers will say early morning or late evening is the best time to photograph landscapes and plan the trip but this may not be possible at times so make the best of the situation at the time. Watch the light for a short time, try to get an interesting sky, using a tripod is a great asset, shooting with an f/8 or higher aperture, live view and zoom in using manual focus to get the picture sharp. A little patience and enjoy the moment.
