Mt. Rundle over Vermillion Lakes - Image Breakdown

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The whole of Banff National Park and surrounding areas is dotted with splendid little lakes that pair with the Canadian Rockies to offer picture-postcard vistas. This is Mt. Rundle reflected in Vermillion Lake as viewed from an easily accessible spot just a few minutes drive from the center of Banff town. I had done quite a bit of research online about the access to and views from this lake, but seeing it all in person took my breath away. I spent a good hour or more here as the sun slowly set one autumn day and the wind chill made me pull on layer after layer of warm wear.

Canon 6DMarkII and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens at 24mm, f/14, 13 secs, ISO 100.

Sunset at Milford Sound - Image Breakdown

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This image was born of a repeat visit. I’d first visited this location one evening when staying overnight at Milford Sound. The journey here is an adventure in itself, being two hours away from the closest town and having to cross a mountain pass along the way. The first evening there, the sky decided to play spoil sport and the scene was quite flat. That meant waking up early the next morning and braving the bitter cold to try again. And oh man did the sky deliver this time! Insane clouds and magnificent colours! I'm glad I didn't sleep in.

Canon 500D and Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens at 15mm, f/16, 45 sec, ISO 100

The Witches of Glenorchy - Image Breakdown

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This was actually quite a plain scene that we happened across when we visited Glenorchy Wharf in New Zealand one rainy afternoon. I took some creative liberty and used a long shutter duration to smooth out the choppy water and blur out the rustling leaves when creating this image. The scene itself lends itself to a painterly feeling and I was hoping to capture that in-camera.

Canon 500 D and Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens at 34mm, f/14, 10 sec, ISO 100

Barley Fields in Spiti Valley - Image Breakdown

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I have waited a long time to capture a scene like this. A scene that juxtaposes the stoicism of an immovable mountain against the fickle nature of wind. Mountains and wind. Like a metaphor for life itself. We go through life tolerating being tossed by the winds of change as long as we can hold on to some mountain of certainty that anchors us to what we hold dear. During a recent road trip to Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, there were a couple of days that had us driving by scattered fields of barley swaying in the wind with the Himalayas towering up from the distant horizon line. The opportunity presented itself one evening close to sunset and I just had to pull over by the side of the dirt road.

Canon 500D and Tamron 18-200mm Di III VC lens at 150mm, f/16, 1 sec, ISO 100.

Fall at Johnston Canyon - Image Breakdown

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Fall is my favourite season. Hands down. The leaves do this magical colour turning dance right before they drop off the branches. Like at this gorgeous spot along Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park. The water flowed a lovely emerald green as I chanced on this scene that stopped me dead in my tracks.

Canon 6D MarkII and Canon EF 24-105mm IS II USM lens at 35mm, f/14, 1.6sec, ISO 100.