Banff

Lake Louise Sunrise — Alberta, Canada — September, 2003
Canon 1Ds with 24-70mm f/2.8L @ ISO 100
Every country has its icons of natural beauty. In the U.S. most would agree thatYosemite National Parkfills this role, while in CanadaBanff National Parkcertainly is a leading contender.
I hadn't been to the Canadian Rockies in almost 20 years — a serious oversight on my part. I therefore planned a major landscape shoot for the Fall of 2003, but as luck would have it I found myself in Banff just two weeks before on a personal trip, which served well as an opportunity to scout locations for my upcoming October shoot.
Though it was mid-September and the weather should have been mild, it snowed the day we arrived, and remained cloudy and cold for most of the week. This lead to some dramatic skies, and though this particular trip didn't have photography as its prime focus, I was still able to do some enjoyable work.
The above sunrise frame fromLake Louisewas unusual. We had te...