Bow River Canoeing Photo

Photographer’s Note

I was standing on the trail where the Hoodoos are located in Banff National Park looking down at Bow River which winds its way around the town of Banff. If you look closely at the lower right you will see a canoe passing through the glacier river. From where I stood I only needed a focal length of 200mm to capture this photo. The slender alpine trees and beautiful glacial waters are typical of this area. I do believe now that its the attractive colors in this area that will bring me back here again. Enjoy the view.

jjcordier, carper, besnard, patdeph, jhm, macondo, ChrisJ, westcoastgirl1, worldcitizen, Didi trouve(nt) cette note utile

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jjcordier (25052) 2009-10-03 21:52

Paul
Beau point de vue sur cette très belle rivière. La couleur bleue est incroyable (est-ce la réalité ou un effet dû à la luminosité du moment?)
Amicalement
JJ

carper (65394) 2009-10-03 22:25

marvelous place Paul,
fantastic view, good quality job, fine balance and the boat is a bonus in the good photo job here, good one, have a nice evening.
regard jaap

besnard (30968) 2009-10-03 22:44

Bonjour Paul
Une belle vue plongeante sur cette rivière d'un bleu assez extraordinaire. C'est du bon travail.
Je te souhaite un bon dimanche.
Nicole

greghume1 (447) 2009-10-03 23:02

Hello Paul,
Amazing color in the glacial meltwater. Sharp image and nicely composed.
Regards,
Greg

jurek1951 (26020) 2009-10-03 23:42

Hi Paul,
this is a fantastic landscap photo. the color and the composition of the picture was successfull. congratulation to this photo,
Georg

zanzi (4622) 2009-10-04 0:09

Hi Paul
It's like a dream! The perfect blue tone of the water, the tourmented shape of the river, those trees and the so small canoe...
Bravo
Chris

Dyerco (9220) 2009-10-04 2:53

Hi Paul
The framing and composition are really great and the colours are marvellous. The canoe is a bonus and a good catch.
Phil

yquem46 (8307) 2009-10-04 3:16

Hi paul
This one makes me feel like returning to the rockies, once more after many times i should say !
the position of the canoe is perfect in the compo and of course the blue waters in this frame of green trees are quite appealing
very well done paul
regards and enjoy your sunday
patrick

macjake (2166) 2009-10-04 8:08

Hi again Paul

Lovely shot!
I'm glad you decided to post this photo with the canoe going by, because it truly does give us a perspective of just how large the are is.

the colours really stand out. Beautiful scenery
Makes me want to go there just for the photo opps!

Talk to you again soon

Craig

baclama (4677) 2009-10-04 9:26

bonsoir,
des couleurs incroyables ave un POV interessant qui donne vraiment envie d'y aller
TFS
vero

Clementi (44805) 2009-10-05 2:41

Ciao Paul,
very beautiful this landscape, fantastic the colors, as I would want to be on that small canoe.
good job
Giorgio

patdeph (18200) 2009-10-05 4:13

hello Paul
one more time,the beauty of the colors are impressive!The blue of the river is incredible,wonderful,and I love the small island in the middle,and the animation given by the canoe!Really splendid!
Regards
Pascale

jhm (83093) 2009-10-05 4:33

Hello Paul,

You use a very lovely colour, as well as for the pinetrees as for the river.
The canoe is example a small point on the river.
Lovely soft landscape picture in a wonderful area, sharpness and clarity are nice.
Very well composition and soft colours, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

lightsensor (721) 2009-10-06 13:44

hi, Paul,
its very beautiful nature photo here! if you weren't on the mountain, you won't have chance to capture this moment. the glacier blue water and green trees are good contrast. i think these beautiful colors are attracting me to be there someday! thanks to tell us this place!

J-P,

macondo (13211) 2009-10-08 3:48

Hi Paul.
Long time no see etc.
The blue and green is glorious in this shot. You had a great vantage point. Great positioning of the lone canoe, too. I saw glacial water this colour on the glacier coast of New Zealand's south island a few years ago. Terrific sharpness and detail from that distance.
Regards,
andrew

francio64 (11523) 2009-10-09 2:29

Ciao Paul,
piacevole vista dall'alto su questo fiume, mostrando così una parte morfologica del suo percorso.
Bello il contrasto cromatico tra il blu dell'acqua e il verde degli alberi.

Well done!
Francesco

Greg1949 (8511) 2009-10-13 5:56

Paul, Nice shot, the blue melt water is awesome and the soft fg trees make it all quite perfect, great work.

Greg

westcoastgirl1 (1475) 2009-10-26 1:43

Hi Paul

Your gallery is full of amazing shots from Canada. This one is no exception. Great POV. Great composition. And as you said it "attractive" colours. Now I want to go there as well.

Take care,
Tosca

worldcitizen (2287) 2009-10-27 16:25

Hello Paul,
I never get tired of seeing photos from Banff. It is such a gorgeous place. This photo has a perfect balance of blue water and green trees, and it is great that you were able to capture that canoe passing by. The high POV also allows us to enjoy a wider view of this amazing scene. It is simply beautiful!

pajaran (3653) 2009-10-31 14:40

Pozdrav.samo priroda moze da stvori ovu lepotu,, pokazali ste je dobrim bojama i pravim trenutkom snimka.
Kanu je zalutao u ove lepote.
Paja.

Didi (36322) 2009-11-30 14:53

Hi Paul
Very nice dominant POV, very good for meditation about life and nature.
Great place.
I suggest you for a next time to try to shut at f/8 or f/11 to get more DOF in the left corner foreground.
Good luck for your next picturs
Best regards