Canadian Rockies in Autumn

There is no location quite like the Canadian Rockies and autumn time is the best time to be here. Fresh snow on the most rugged of mountains, yellow aspen trees rising into blue skies, and mountains reflected in glacial lakes are just some of the highlights of this workshop. We can expect chilly mornings with the possibility of frost and perhaps even a fresh dusting of snow on the endless pine forests. No matter the weather though we will find something to photograph. On clear mornings we’ll photograph mountain reflections and grand landscapes and if clouds do move in, we’ll turn our cameras to glacier streams, frosty leaves, and mountain waterfalls.

The highlight here of course is the Canadian Rockies mountain range. Often called the most impressive highway in the world, the Icefields Parkway (Canada Highway 93) cuts through some of the best mountain scenery you will ever witness. The mountains are enough of an amazing subject but we’ll add in glacial lakes with colors that run the spectrum from deep and clear to azure blue to aqua green. Most of the lakes have those impressive mountains reflected in them for endlessly incredible scenes.

We’ll spend time at wild and remote Lake O’hara, where visitation is strictly limited and tightly controlled. We’ll watch for the big mammals that make the Canadian Rockies area home such as mountain goats and bighorns and moose and elk. We’ll find some areas that aren’t well known by most park visitors so we’ll be able to photograph without other tourists in our shots. Time will be spent in Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park and Yoho National Park.

The scenery in the Canadian Rockies during autumn time simply must be seen to be believed. Yes, the color of those glacial lakes really is that intense!

During the harsh light of mid-day we’ll meet in a classroom setting for image critique and show and lectures and photography programs.