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Iconic Moraine Lake at sunrise



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The Ten Peaks reflecting in the blue waters of Moraine Lake, one of the icons of the Canadian Rockies, at sunrise (Alberta, Canada)...
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The Ten Peaks reflecting in the blue waters of Moraine Lake, one of the icons of the Canadian Rockies, at sunrise (Alberta, Canada)
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locationLake Louise, , CA

upload_dateJul, 2020

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8 Comments |
Wind_Song
 
Wind_Song July 10, 2020
Wow... I had many things I was going to say but then this picture took my breath away and left me speechless.
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MaxMontella July 11, 2020
And I can sincerely tell you that the place is much more better than the pic! :P
hildamurray
 
hildamurray July 14, 2020
Beautiful scenery,stunning capture
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MaxMontella July 15, 2020
Thanks a lot! :)
gnome Platinum
 
gnome October 30, 2020
A beautiful shot, Max.
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MaxMontella November 14, 2020
Oh it was a great morning and the place is... wow!!!!
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susieboard November 07, 2020
magnificent!
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MaxMontella November 14, 2020
Thanks a lot!!!
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kurtsnyder January 29, 2022
Excellent and beautiful capture! Kurt
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MaxMontella May 30, 2022
Thank you so much! ;)
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Tallboyz May 26, 2022
Beautiful!
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MaxMontella May 30, 2022
Oh, thanks a lot! :)
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CG May 20, 2023
Super shot
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Shawna2019 August 25, 2023
Beautiful capture

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Behind The Lens

Location

Moraine Lake, one of the iconic views of the Canadian Rockies, one of the best views you can have in your life!

Time

This was early in the morning, in summer; sunrise was not so great, but when the daylight jumped out there was almost one hour of show!

Lighting

Nothing of special in this specific case, I was only lucky (at my third attempt) to find a great situation!

Equipment

This was taken with a Fujifilm Xt-3with the Fujinon 16 mm f/1.4, everything mounted on a Rollei Solid Alpha Mark II tripod. Nothing else gear!

Inspiration

This is one of the best scenes of the intere area, I took some nocturnal shot, but this morning light was incredibly beautiful (I tried it thre times, but no light the other times I slept there, otherwise the parks close very soon and the road is closed to trafic).

Editing

The post-editing of this shot is very very basic, only a few arrangements of lights and shadows, the regulation of white balance and let's go!

In my camera bag

In my F-Stop Tilopa today there's a nice Sony ML system (a7r3) with lenses from wide to megazoom!

Feedback

The spot is one of the most known, Moraine Lake is closed to traffic when the parks are full for avoid the crowd so you have to go with the bus shuttles from Lake Louise Town or go early in the morning; with a bit of luck you can be there before sunset to spot the last lights, but it always depends from the number of cars in the parking lot. Out of summer the road is closed (due to snow).

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