Going with the flow, a photo from Alberta, Prairies

Photographer's Note

I did not have neutral density filters with me so I had to wait a couple hours in the blistering cold in order to get the shot I wanted. I wanted a long exposure to really take advantage of those greens in the river below. I did not have a tripod either so I had to place the camera against a rock for every shot I tried and as you can see there was a cliff there…oh well I was lucky I did not lose the camera this time. Obviously a tripod would have given me a better angle, but a shot is better than no shot at all.

The building you see there is the famous Fairmont Banff Springs.The Banff Springs Hotel is a luxury hotel that was built during the 19th century as one of Canada's grand railway hotels, being constructed in Scottish Baronial style and located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The hotel was opened to the public on June 1, 1888.

The hotel is located within a spectacular setting in the Rocky Mountains, just above the Bow Falls, close to thermal springs. The main view from the hotel is across the valley and toward Mount Rundle, which frequently is cited in geology books for its exposed and tilted ancient seabeds.

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it has been a long while since I posted a photo here. Can someone explain me what happened? since when can we post photos larger than 800pix and heavier than 200kb? thanks

vjmite, ikeharel, adores, jsec, delpeoples, gervaso ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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Bergenphotos (3326) 2014-12-06 16:54

Hi Marc.

It's true. A shot is better than no shot, but you also did this with style. This is truly one of those landscapes that will make me take the first plane to Canada one day, but it takes a good photographer to take the right pictures. This is an angle I haven't seen before and I like it. Well done also to do it without a tripod. The composition turned out great!

Best regards,
Fredrik

Gerrit (62042) 2014-12-06 18:39

Hello Marc,
when I started posting again, after some years in September, it was already possible to show big photo's.
Good colors in pour photo of the wild turquoise river in the mountains.
regards, Gerrit

dta (98848) 2014-12-07 0:31

Bonjour Marc ,
Une photo d'une grande qualité technique . L'effet de la longue pose sur la rivière en contre bas est très réussi . Impressionnant aussi , l'hôtel aux fenêtres éclairées .
Amicalement .
PS : on peut poster des images plus grandes depuis quelques mois .

jemaflor (146360) 2014-12-07 1:28

salut marc,
très beau résultat avec ce pdv, bon effet avec l'aspect et la teinte de l'eau et avec ces lumières de l'immeuble, bien réussie malgré les difficultés dont tu parles dans ta note.

vjmite (6518) 2014-12-07 1:36

Hi Marc,

You chose a good time to take the photo, with the lights on in the hotel, but enough daylight to see the surrounding landscape. The color and textures in the river are great, and the snow-capped mountains in the background complete a wonderful photo.

Vince

ikeharel (112497) 2014-12-07 7:38

Hello Marc,
I was impressed with the 30 sec. exp. taken on this nature's scenery, and a rock's shelf as a substitue to the tripod needed.
This gave the water show a "silkey" texture, and the lights on the Banff known hotel complex, a bit of extra shine - nice result. However it would be interesting to see how this comes out on a shorter exposure time, and lower F number, just my personal preferences.

As to answer your pixel question - it had been around better than one year long.
Best regards,
Ike

No_One (4) 2014-12-07 7:49

Hi Marc
This reminds me the hotel from the movie The Shining. A massive building and in such a wild looking location, beautiful. I really like how you composed this with the drop down to the green silk water enhancing the sense of isolation in this place. The golden light of the hotel looks very inviting too, it's a beautiful building.
Thanks again
Noel

miumiu (6117) 2014-12-07 8:01

Hi Marc,
This is a magical, charming and amazing view.
Every detail of your photo is breathtaking.
Best wishes
Agnes

adores (46979) 2014-12-11 15:00

Hi Marc!
Good to see you're posting after a long time:)!
That hotel must be a wonderful place to stay! Great pov and composition. I like the exposure and the colours, specially of the water, and it's great with the hotel illuminated.

jsec (2154) 2014-12-11 22:04

Nice work and great commitment to stay for hours in the cold to get the shot. Patience is one of the most important things for a landscape photographer to get the shot while most would go home early without the shot.

delpeoples (60342) 2015-05-10 1:08

Ciao Marc

What a beautiful place. The colour of that water is out of this world. You did very well improvising without a tripod and not losing the camera. The lack of a tripod is kind of obvious with the way you framed the shot, cutting off the mountain tops like that on the right. But you did the best you could with what you had at the time. Still a very good photo of a magnificent place.

Warmest wishes
Lisa

gervaso (28177) 2015-07-28 8:45

Hello, Marc!

Even with all the difficulties you told us you had, you were able to capture the scene beautifuly, with a great long exposure and the excellent use of the vertical format! The view of this hotel is incredible! Wonderful composition! Perfectly done!

macjake (98262) 2015-07-29 11:01

Hi Marc
great to see you back on TE, we need all the members we can get - as you may have heard alot of members have been leaving and not coming back.

as for the photo....Oh man...i was in Banff just a few weeks ago and i was looking for this composition....where exactly is this taken from?
do you remember the trail name or the hike name?
I'll be going back to banff again

reading your note, you endured alot of conditions to get this one, so good on ya to follow through.

love the look of the forest green colors, and the aqua colors of the water with the long exposure.

nothing to complain about here
Cheers
Craig