I set the alarm for 5:00 this morning to catch the sunrise on the Icefields Parkway in Banff. It was well worth it!
Sunrise at Herbert Pond: Canon 5D2, 24 mm TS-E, 5-stop solid ND, 13 sec @ f/16, ISO 100
Heading north from the pond, I saw this sight in my rear-view mirror and figured it just might be worth pulling over for:
Canon 1D3, 70-200 mm f/2.8L II, polarizer, 0.3 sec @ f/11, ISO 100
By 9:00 am, traffic was starting to stream onto the road and I made my escape. But I made a stop at my favourite Osprey nest, and found one of the parents in a tree, getting ready to fly south again.
Canon 1DX, 500 mm f/4 II, 1.4 TC, 1/500 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100
Jonathan Huyer
www.huyerperspectives.com
Wow, Jonathan!! I can look at those shots over and over! It would be a life's dream to have the opportunity to go there! So beautiful and your photos are stunning!
Jonathan:
They are all great. I especially like the first... with water, reflections, and I always like how the rising sun strikes the mountain peaks. Well thought out and executed. It looks like you went with a plan and an image in your mind, and nature cooperated.
Pat
5DS R, 1D X, 7D, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6, 24mm f/1.4L II, 16-35mm f/4L IS, 24-105mm f/4L, 50mm f/1.8, 100mm Macro f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L, 580EX-II
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It was suppose to rain this morning, so I desided to sleep in for a change. However, my wife desided to get up at 5:00 AM (which doesn't happen very often), and she woke me up think it would be good to go get a shot of some lighthouses. So I reluctantly got up, thinking it was going to be cloudy and rainy. I am sure glad I listened to her. The sky was clear except to the northwest there looked like the were so nice clouds forming over Lake Michigan - so we decided to head north to Little Sable Point Lighthouse to see if the rising sun would light up the clouds. And it did.
This was the view as I was walking towards the lighthouse:
Little Sable Point Lighthouse-9518 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Then as I got over the dune to see Lake Michigan. There was a storm out over the lake heading my way:
Little Sable Point Lighthouse-9551 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Then a Rainbow formed at the norther edge of the rain that was falling under the cloud:
Little Sable Point Lighthouse-Sunrise with Rainbow-9568 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Lake Michigan - Incoming Storm with Rainbow-9577 by westmichigan, on Flickr
So I got the Sigma wide angle out and managed to get the lighthouse, reflection of the light, Lake Michigan, an incoming storm, and a rainbow all in one shot:
Little Sable Point Lighthouse with Rainbow-9615 by westmichigan, on Flickr
What a great morning, and I managed to get back home in time to eat a nice breakfast. I am sure glad I did not roll over and go back to sleep.
5DS R, 1D X, 7D, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6, 24mm f/1.4L II, 16-35mm f/4L IS, 24-105mm f/4L, 50mm f/1.8, 100mm Macro f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L, 580EX-II
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Beautiful series Pat.
Spectacular Jonathan.
Steve U
Wine, Food and Photography Student and Connoisseur
Brisbane City of Light festival. A two week laser light show tha culminates with Riverfire a spectacular fireworks display.
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Brisbane's City of Lights Festival by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Thanks for viewing.
Steve U
Wine, Food and Photography Student and Connoisseur