Canada and Alaska trip

[DanielA]

Hi all,
I recently went on one of those heavily advertised guided tours to Canada and Alaska. Of course I took many thousands of photos. Here are a few:


Looking down on Banff, Canada


Beauvert Lake, near Jasper, Canada


Alaskan pigeon


White Pass Scenic Railway, Skagway, Alaska

More in the gallery.

Daniel

[stubbsy]

Daniel

I bet you had a ball.

#2 though very "picture postcard" is a pearler.

#4 is a cracker as well - great perspective (leaning out the window?) but wow that bridge looks rickety.

I also really like this shot of lake Louise from your gallery:

[biggerry]

Looks sweet Daniel, nothing but epic scenes over there! I will have a look thru your gallery at a later date when some time permits.

I really like teh one Peter has pulled out!

[Geoff M]

All great Daniel. What a fantastic part of the world, very photogenic. Both on my bucket list of places to visit in both summer and winter. Look forward to seeing more.

[aim54x]

I would be very happy to call those shots my own. They are beautifully crafted, and although a bit cliche they have been executed nicely. I have a sneaking suspicion that #2 would work very nicely in mono.

[Remorhaz]

Wow - what a view in #1

I also like the one Peter has pulled out from your gallery - very nice

[the foto fanatic]

Wow! +1

Great pix, especially Lake Louise.

I went to Banff at a similar time of the year many moons ago, and have some similar pix to these on film. Only not as good.

What I remember:
- being scared witless by a moose on the Banff Springs golf course. Turned my 72 into about a 99. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!
- a mountain climber perished on a slope just outside the Banff Springs hotel. Helicopters and paramedics needed to extract the body.
- The scenery and wildlife are just spectacular.

Great work - thanks for posting.

[DanielA]

Thank you all.

#4 is a cracker as well - great perspective (leaning out the window?) but wow that bridge looks rickety.

It's always more interesting when the train turns back like that. I was standing on the platform at the end of the carriage (vestibule?).
That bridge was fine, but we passed one that is no longer used (for good reason).

I also really like this shot of lake Louise from your gallery:

I took that around dawn, the lake was completely still. As the sky lightened the wind added texture to the water.
Yes, there are a number of shots I quite like from the trip. (Curse you, four image per post limit...)

They are beautifully crafted, and although a bit cliche they have been executed nicely.

Thank you. That is the problem when you follow the same path as so many tourist year after year.

What I remember:
- being scared witless by a moose on the Banff Springs golf course. Turned my 72 into about a 99. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!
- a mountain climber perished on a slope just outside the Banff Springs hotel. Helicopters and paramedics needed to extract the body.
- The scenery and wildlife are just spectacular.

I never saw a moose. Wildlife seemed a bit hard to find. Normally the place is overflowing with wildlife.
Before leaving to go we all heard about the hiker(/fool) who was killed by a grizzly up in the Denali national park. So that was something I was mindful of.
I was surprised by the number of people who die climbing Denali (Mount McKinley) every year.

Daniel

[aim54x]

(Curse you, four image per post limit...)

Post another thread...or into the Personal and Photographic Journeys forum...I would love to see more of the shots you like, want critique on.

[BBJ]

Great shots Daniel. Will go check the rest of the pics out.
Cheers
John
BBJ