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19-Sep-2014 Jim Stiles

4_W0A5980.jpg

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Mount Erasmus
10,711'/3,265m

This photo was shot on the same day as the rainbow shots I've posted. I knew the way the weather had been so active all day long that I needed to find a west facing vantage point for right about sunset. The weather forecast showed it to be improving about that time so I was hoping for some dramatic lighting with the mountains.

I had spent all day long along the southern portion of the Icefields Parkway so I decided to head back north to Saskatchewan Crossing and drive east a bit on Highway 11, aka David Thompson highway. I had plenty of time to scout out a spot to sit and wait; and got some nice shots of other cool stuff in the process!

And wouldn't ya know it, the skies cooperated and put on quite the show as the sun was going down. I just love Banff and Jasper National Parks, and the whole Canadian Rockies range!

Canon EOS 5D Mark III ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/400s f/8.0 at 170.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time19-Sep-2014 17:25:45
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark III
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length170 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.67
White Balance0
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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hal 05-Nov-2014 01:18
This is spectacular Jim.
Your patience and skill paid off.
Thanks for showing us these wonderful images
Sally 04-Nov-2014 09:55
What a dramatic image, Jim.
Your time and effort has paid off. Lovely work.
Terry_O04-Nov-2014 07:24
This is another fabulous image, Jim! I've only been on that Parkway once - it was fantastic!