_LRN7956 -Hwy 93 -Tangle Ridge
Hwy 93, Tangle Ridge, Alberta. A moment of peace in what almost looks like wilderness
Hwy 93, Tangle Ridge, Alberta. A moment of peace in what almost looks like wilderness
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Location
Taken in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on the road between Jasper and BanffOTime
On the road early, this shot at 7:56am but hard to make any time as images as incredible as this kept coming into view. You can sense the magnificence in your very soul, the freshness of the air makes you breathe deeply and the beauty is awe inspiring.Lighting
The lighting required patience with the beams of light coming and going so fast, you had to often wait for clouds to be in the best position you were going to get, but NEVER give up. Focus on the image in your mind and wait until you can capture itEquipment
Shot with Canon 5DS R and the Canon 24-105 F4L IS II USM lens and a Feisol tripod base with an agratec ball head. Polarizing filters are used for landscapes but turned only to create as much a I want, not necessarily fully engaged.Inspiration
I was watching for the combination of the glacial water, mountains and clouds in an appealing pattern, this was a special moment and demanded I stop and take the time to capture the imageEditing
I shoot in raw which certainly needs processing. I use photoshop, Nik and luminar to re-create my mood and feeling that the scene left me with. This may not be what someone else saw, but it is my personal attempt to place you, the viewer, in the moment I had and felt.I use seperate layers for many individual parts of the image; sky, road, mountains, middle ground and water separatelyIn my camera bag
I have two bodies, the Canon 5DS R and Canon 5D MK IV (earlier the MK II). Lenses are the 24-105 f4, 16-35 f4 and the 70-300 f4, all are the L series lenses. I always use a tripod for landscapes so that enlarged images retain their sharpness without even miniscule moment that handheld cannot stop. Polarizing filters are on all lenses but may be turned from full to off depending on what effect I wantFeedback
The key to any successful image is to visualize the end result, then work to capture the base, then create your final vision. After placing your tripod move away, sideways, crouch. Use several positions to ensure that when you do take the image it will in fact be what you visualized. I have high end equipment, that is less important that capturing and recreating your vision for others to see. Be willing to wait while clouds move in the hopes they will provide what you want, don't be discouraged when sometimes they never provide what you wanted. Their are always other opportunities
