Miguel Kieling's Blog

Changing seasons

Upon arriving at Lake Louise, I was kind of taken aback by the rapid changing conditions of the weather. The day before, the weather was warm and wind wasn’t present. On this day, however, the weather was cold. It had snowed overnight and wind was a factor.

Despite of this, the cold and snow gave this landscape a new, interesting look. It was misty, a bit mysterious and dark. I really enjoy going back to the same location over and over so I can have the chance to see it under different conditions.

The once thing that caught my attention this time was the contrasty scene that was created with the red boats. If it weren’t for the boats, this pictures would have been totally dull, but the red in the composition gave it a punch that was much needed.

Have a nice weekend everyone!!

EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
1/15sec • f/16 • 12 mm • ISO 100
RAW proccessed with Adobe Camera Raw
TIFF proccessed with Adobe Photoshop CS4

Peyto lake

Renting a camper van and driving up the famous Columbia Parkway was the best thing I did in a recent trip to Canada’s British Columbia and Alberta. I got to this location in early October, which is a shoulder season and that’s awesome. Fewer people and cars on the road are always good when you’re traveling.

What’s great about this region is that you always think that you’ve seen it all, that the best has been done, but Canada always surprises you. This was one of those occasions. I expected this lake to be nice. After seeing Louise and others, it seemed impossible that something would top those. But… It did. The view of Peyto Lake is truly amazing. I wish I had the time to stay much longer, camp near this lake somehow and photograph it under different lights and times of the day. Maybe another time. I’ll keep hoping.

Canon EOS 50D
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
1/320sec • f/16 • 12 mm • ISO 100
RAW proccessed with Adobe Camera Raw
TIFF proccessed with Adobe Photoshop CS4