Picture taken few hours before warmer weather arrived to push away wintery march. The trees were still holding the snow before spring like weather took over and start changing the look of the valley.
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Amar
Mount Rundle
There was a small spot where the water was open and calm, reflecting the top of Mount Rundle. Grabbed the picture and decided to turn the image into back and white, providing more drama in the sky.
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Amar
Cascade Mountain
I have been enjoying the winter and the way things are looking it's not going away too soon. Cooler weather with snow arrived in March, it's back to winter wonderland in Banff National Park.
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Amar
Mount Rundle
It was late afternoon when I took this picture of Mount Rundle from the vermilion lakes. It was the different blues that attracted me to take the picture and the foreground ice on top of the wood helped make it a better picture.
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Amar
Cascade to Rundle
When you live in the town of Banff and can't get away, beautiful sunrises are not far away. I was in between things and decided to take a break and watch the sunset from the town. I was standing on the frozen Bow River trying to come up with a interesting composition, front of me the sky was on fire. So I decided to capture as much of the view as possible. Took several pictures from left to right and then created this panorama of a beautiful sunrise.
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Amar
Cascade Mountain
With nature you take what you get. I was expecting with the sun setting behind me to light up the top of Cascade Mountain. But nature had other plans, the low clouds behind me came into play. Blocking the light from hitting the peak but soon after the clouds above Cascade lit up. In the end I got my picture.
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Amar
Moon over Massive Range
Few mornings back I was watching the moon as it made its way back of the Massive Range. The Massive mountain range all covered with fresh snow, creating a beautiful winter morning. There was more then enough light on the moon and still mostly clear of the clouds. And just before the moon disappeared behind the clouds, I took the picture.
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Amar
Mount Rundle
I must have see several hundred sunrises in Banff National Park, and still I get excited. This picture was taken few morning ago before the last snow storm came into the park and has since left with more snow on the ground.
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Amar
Castle Mountain
It was a cold day and even a colder morning and evening. I was out in the morning to explore the area where the picture was taken. At that time everything was right but Castle Mtn was covered with clouds. I moved on, thinking perhaps another time when it would all come together. By mid afternoon I was still exploring when I looked toward Castle, The clouds were above the mountain now and the light was great but it was going to take an hour to get back to my morning spot. It was starting to get cold again and there was always a chance the scene could change by the time I got back. I took the chance and I was not disappointed.
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Amar
Sawback Range
It was one of those day when any direction I looked, there was a beautiful view. Even with the cold temperatures, the scenery brought a bit of warmth. I did not stand around a lot that day, but every now and then stopped to take pictures, including this one of the Sawback Range.
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Amar
Cascade Mountain
During the short days of the winter, the south facing side of Cascade Mountain sees the first light every morning. Giving the peak a beautiful glow. With the peak's physical location to the town of Banff, most pictures of the mountain are taken from the town's roads. One of my favourite place to take pictures of Cascade is just west of the town. In this case around the Marsh Loop trail.
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Amar
Cascade Mountain
It was very windy this morning, so I decided not to look for water for the reflection of the beautiful sunrise. Instead I stood over the frozen snow covered Bow River with ski tracks from the day before. For about ten minutes the sky lit up and I kept taking pictures until the fire went out.
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Amar
Castle Mountain
The sun was setting and I did not have enough time to get to location where i was headed to take pictures of Castle Mtn. So I decided to stop along the road I was travelling on and take the picture of the mountain, providing me with a different prospective of the sunset and the mountain.
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Amar
Pilot Mountain
It's absolutely beautiful out there, with the snow and the winter crisp air, this how I like Canadian winters. The last few weeks I needed to have several layers on, but it's worth it when I'm outside. Coming across beautiful landscapes to take pictures of and every now and then seeing wildlife making its way through the snow. Always looking forward to the next day out.
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Amar
Mount Rundle
I took this picture few weeks ago, it was still warm and there was still lot of open water. Each winter the shape of the open water remaining is slightly different, providing different opportunities for sunrises and sunsets for the foreground.
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Amar
Mount Rundle and a Snow Goose
For several days we had a rare sight in Banff National Park, a Snow Goose. A not so shy juvenile Snow Goose that was spotted in the water near the shore and on land eating away. In most cases the snow geese fly south around the park, but for some reason this one decided to land in Banff and hang out. It was spotted with blood behind its head, no one is sure what the cause was. When I saw it one morning, it seem to be in good health, it was very busy eating on land. One night I arrived to its original location from where I heard it had moved on. From the lights of my car I could see no sign of any waterfowls or hear any. Thinking I was along, with light on my head I made my way next to the open water. I took several 30 second exposures, when I noticed on the rear screen of the camera some dark object in the water. After I zoomed in I realized the Snow Goose was back, resting safely in the water for the night. After confirming with my headlight, it was time for me to move on.
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Amar
Mount Rundle
We have been seing beautiful sunrises the last number of weeks along Vermilion Lakes, this was one of them. I always look for a different place to take the picture from, not always possible. But this time it worked out. Sunrises are little more special when there is a reflection in the water.
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Amar
Mount Chephren
It looks like a another warm winter, compare to what they used to be like. When I took this picture of Mount Chephren, it was a cold morning, everything covered with snow except for the running Mistaya River. But few weeks later the area looked like spring had arrived and then few more weeks it was back to winter.I grew up experiencing cold winters and when I moved to the mountains, just meant more layers needed to enjoy the winter. It's also lot easier moving over frozen water during cold winters, for now my winter exploring has been limited. If you have not figured it out yet, I'm bit outside the norm, like my winter full of snow and cold air to keep it light and fluffy. I just eat lot of chocolate when I want to connect with others.
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Amar
Mount Rundle
One year I would like to take a picture of Mount Rundle every day and then watch the slideshow. This mountain has so many looks.
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Amar
Castle Mtn
Castle Mountain is one of the popular mountain to take pictures of, and I have many times. It's a mountain that stands out from other, due to where it's located, particurally viewing it from the East. With some fresh snow on the mountain, providing nice contrast, and with sky opening up I just had to take its picture.
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Amar
