Cool pics for a hot day (Banff National Park, Canada - July 2018):

[DemoTex]

Wildflowers in Sunshine Meadow


Plain of Six Glaciers and Lake Louise


Moraine Lake Trail Bridge


Peyto Lake and Mistaya River


Johnston Creek Canyon


"Des Chutes" Johnston Creek Canyon


Logjam on Johnston Creek


Johnston Creek Waterfalls


Bow Glacier


Moraine Lake

[Kali]

1. glacier water is such a beautiful color

[DemoTex]

5. Rock Flour

[alwaysinasnit]

2. These pictures are awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[demmiblue]

3. Stunning... I wish I could transport myself into one of your pics! n/t

[triron]

30. I was feeling likewise. Hiking looks awesome. Another world.

[kentuck]

4. Wow!

Beautiful!

[nuxvomica]

6. "Peyto Lake and Mistaya River"

Breathtaking! Thanks for posting.

[Stuart G]

7. Great Pictures, Outstanding, Yes, I have been there. Banff and Jasper define the word "beautiful "

It is one of the most beautiful places on this earth. Banff and Jasper are located next to each other..The 4th one down, of Peyto Lake and Mistaya River is quite incredible. That one is taken from a visitors stop on the road between Banff and Jasper. I took a picture similar to that. That photo stop was designed for people to take that picture. Yes, that is what you see when you go to Banff and Jasper National Parks in the Canadian Rockies...An incredible vacation!! .....Wonderful Pictures.

[DemoTex]

12. Peyto Lake/Mistaya Valley photo ..

Probably, the best image of the 4-day shoot. The observation deck was VERY crowded, so I could not use my Zeiss-Batis 18mm wide-angle. But I am quite happy with the results of the 24-105mm (@24) and my light-weight Sony A7rii mirrorless!

Also, it is a very steep hike up to the lookout point (but not that far). I saw people turning back to the parking lot after contemplating the climb. But the pain was worth it.

Next time I'll probably go later in the season, maybe even with snow. My traveling companions do Banff cold-weather hiking with ice cleats and snow shoes. And they get some incredible photos.

[Harker]

8. I hope that scenery

will wait for me to make my way out west again. Beautiful photos... I can smell the trees and feel the water.

Thanks for posting!

[DemoTex]

13. The glaciers might be a little smaller ..

.. but the rocks should be there!

[Harker]

15. Here's hoping!

I can hardly believe that I lived in Colorado for 50 years yet never made it to Alberta.

Please know that posts like this are refreshing for the soul, and really make a difference in how some of us find the strength to carry on in a toxic social environment such as this.

Thank you.

[LuckyLib]

39. Wonderful response to the post. I was going to make the same

point, that photos like this are so good for the soul. Helps keep things in perspective. Thanks, DemoTex, for posting!

[Harker]

46. It's always a good thing

to remember that, for all our machines and gadgets and foibles and squabbles, we're still a crazy part of Nature - and that therein reside the roots of our connectedness.

I appreciate your kindred spirit!

[bitterross]

9. Great Pics! /nt

[Cracklin Charlie]

10. Too beautiful to be real.

What an amazing planet we inhabit!

[MagickMuffin]

11. Beautiful, wish I was there

What were your camera settings for "Des Chutes" Johnston Creek Canyon pic?


It looks like prairie grass is rolling through the canyon.

Excellent photos as always!!!

[DemoTex]

17. "Des Chutes" info & metadata:

Sony A7r-ii mirrorless camera with Canon 24-105 and Metabones adaptor & MeFOTO lightweight tripod.

Image shot at:

ISO 100
f16 aperture
1/15 sec exposure
105mm focal length

Post processing:
Lightroom CC Classic
Photoshop w/Nik (painted the water with increased structure to get the gossamer/grass effect)

[MagickMuffin]

20. Thank you so much

I'm still somewhat of a newbie with professional camera equipment. This will help a lot with creating these stunning effects.

I'm excited with getting to try out these settings on a waterfall. The only one within the city of Fort Worth is the Japanese Garden.

I'm currently using a Nikon 7200 and using it mostly for my real estate business, but I do shoot nature whenever possible. Anytime I'm done shooting for the day and if traffic gets to congested I'll find some lake or park to wait out the traffic jams.


Keep on, keeping on.

[GoCubsGo]

14. Thanks for the memories!

I visited there years ago. I wish go back and spend more time there.

[KT2000]

16. thank you so much for these -

just beautiful!!

[Ferrets are Cool]

18. Absolutely magnificent images. nt

[c-rational]

19. Absolutely lovely - thanks for these photographs.

[applegrove]

21. Gorgeous. I worked there one summer up at the tea house on Lake Agnes. I notice

The glacier (on Mount Victoria) is way smaller. I was there 35 years ago. If the glacier dies what will happen to the lake colour?

[bobbieinok]

22. Was there late 80s. Canadian Rockies stunning. IMO much more so than US Rockies

[marked50]

23. Thank you DemoTex

[a kennedy]

24. Holy camoly.....was there in 1974......

Wonder how the Columbia icefields are holding up......I think they’re closer to Jasper National Park.....or not. Wonder how they’re holding up. Was pretty cool seeing people skiing in swimming suits down the icefields in July. Such a. Eautiful area. Thanks for the memories.

[stevenleser]

25. Did you see the burglar there?

Yes, I realize I am dating myself

[DemoTex]

26. F-F-F Troop? No burglars, but I did see Mamma Grizzly and her two cubs!

[JohnnyLib2]

27. Going in August!

Thanks for the beauty!

[donkeypoofed]

28. Banff is an awesome place!!

It's in my backyard and my friends and I often go there for lunch and some shopping. It is heaven on earth and even more beautiful in person !!!

[Le Gaucher]

37. It is .. went there to ski couple years ago.. some of the most beautiful and untouched landscape eve

Have to go back

[2naSalit]

29. Beautiful!!

Thanks for sharing.

[Bayard]

31. Breathtaking!

Always wanted to visit western Canada for the mountains. Been to Ontario, Toronto, Hull.

Many thanks on a hot KY afternoon!

[Harker]

47. I used to think that "breathtaking"

and "heartbroken" were examples of hyperbole.

Experience has reversed those mistakes.

The mighty Rockies do take my breath away, as well.

[A HERETIC I AM]

32. Are you fire watching up there this summer?

Or is this a pleasure trip?

[DemoTex]

34. Post-surgery mini-vacation

Getting back into shape by hiking. Might do fire season 2019.

[MurrayDelph]

33. We went a few years ago, at the end of the season

We drove from northern Oregon, up around the 101 to Poulsbo, WA, to Vancouver, Whistler, through Kamloops (which has a great little zoo), into Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff, back through Kamloops, and back down to Oregon.

The only problems with the trip were that it was late in season, so some places were starting to close, some roads had been closed due to slides (which is why we had to double-back), and by the time we got to Banff we were tired of driving.

So, we keep saying that one of these years, we're going to try a similar trip, but going the other way-round.

[DemoTex]

35. I will drive next trip, for sure!

This was a mini-vacation, mainly for a little post-surgery exercise and to scout for a long driving trip at some point.

[blueseas]

36. So beautiful

What lovely photos of nature.

[BobTheSubgenius]

38. I tried swimming in the Bow River.

Not many miles from the glacier that feeds it. REALLY cold.

My friend did a sort of flopswan dive into that cold water, and somehow, God knows how, shot straight backwards out of the water. Damndest thing I ever saw...but you have no idea how cold it was, so...

[DemoTex]

43. German guy swimming in Moraine Lake.

At the glacier-fed end of Moraine Lake!




Banff National Park
Alberta, Canada
July 2018

[lillypaddle]

40. Beautiful. nt

[VOX]

41. Sublime.

Beautiful captures, all of them.

[blogslut]

42. If you're not selling you photos, you should.

You got the eye and the skills.

[Luciferous]

44. Gorgeous, thanks for sharing!

[Pobeka]

45. "Des Chutes" - Johnston creek canyon is stunning.

The rest are very good too, but wow, the Des Chutes one is truly exceptional!

[lagomorph777]

48. Thank you; I needed this!