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Jasper National Park Day 3

This morning I was completely prepared for sunrise having already seen the perfect light land on this mountain during my failed sunrise shot. 




Passing my planned sunset position for the evening  I noticed it also looked great in the morning sun too so stopped to take a shot. Many of my shots in Jasper have been taken on this river as it’s the main one through the park and so has become a feature in my shots with the mountains. 



After exploring north of the park I soon started to feel exhausted as the 5 past days of late sunsets and early rises along with all the exploring had taken their toll. I  decided I should relax for the afternoon and check into a hotel early which also gave me chance to look at the last 3 days of photos and make sure technically everything was great. 

My sunset position was back on the athabasca river which I only took on 617 film. I think it will be a great shot though.

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Jasper National Park Day 2

This mornings sunrise was a complete fail. I found what I though was a great spot yesterday and it was a clear day but the light just landed on the mountains all wrong. I did however spot some great light on a mountain in the distance so I will look for a good spot to take this another morning. 

But all was not lost, afterward I passed this pretty lake. 



Walking back to the car I almost stepped on this web. 



I then saw a sign for Athabasca falls, normally I wouldn’t waste a clear morning checking out a waterfall as it’s very rare the light would be right especially since it was in shadow at sunrise but I figured since I was passing I would have a quick look. Initially it didn’t look all that great, but when I walked past again returning to my car the sun had now risen above the mountains to create this magnificent backlight. It took a while to get as my lens would keep getting covered in water spray from the falls. 



The next stop was Tangle falls, an amazing falls that trickled over many ledges down the creek and split into different streams.  



The obvious shot to take was the one above that everyone took of the whole thing but I as usual wanted to do something different so climbed up to get this shot. 



Mt Edith Cavell was a great area you could get right up close to the mountain and even a glacier lake. 



I decided foolishly to take both my cameras which was exhausting as parts if the trail were very steep but it was worth it as sone shots I can only get on the 617 camera. One of them you will have stay tuned to see when I scan it. 

Driving back down from the mountain I took this shot of Mt Edith and the great winding road up to it although it’s not steep enough to make it easy to see in the shot. 



On the way to my sunset spot I passed this lively little rock pool. I just love the one plant growing right in the middle. 



My sunset spot was along the athabasca river which turned out quite nicely but I reckon the long exposure version I took on 617 film will be nicer with softer clouds and a smoother river. 
5 minutes after the light had gone another guy cane along to take the same shot where I informed him that he had sadly just missed it. 
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Jasper National Park

I set my alarm 30 minutes before sunrise at 5am so I would have some time to quickly explore for the right spot. 

Quickly I came upon the athabasca glacier and surrounding mountains, which unfortunately had no interesting features on the ground so I just took the mountains on their own. As the sun rose I couldn’t have asked for better light. 



I could see some mist had settled in the valley a few km away so I then headed there to see what I might find and I certainly wasn’t disappointed. I’m wondering how this scene would have looked with those first rays of light. 


I also explored around the athabasca river as the mist flowed though the valley and had never got so many shots around sunrise here in the Rockies. 



I then headed for the famous maligne lake and hike around the area exploring to discover the best spot that so many had taken pictures of was Spirit Island that required a boat to access, something that wouldn’t be possible when the light is best after 8pm. So I left to explore elsewhere for a sunset position.
The spot I chose didn’t quite work out as the light had faded by the time I was all set up. 



Driving toward my sunrise position 25 minutes after sunset suddenly the sky burst with colour, something I didn’t expect so late but was due to some very high almost invisible clouds. I raced along looking for somewhere to stop before the light faded and luckily I just found it. If I only I was in a better position but even then I would have left   already not expecting any colour much more than 10 minutes after sunset.


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