Frigid & Frosty Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 14, 2011359 views13 comments

Just got back from shooting with Marc in the Canadian Rockies. What a great time! The mountains there are much craggier and more impressive then their brethren to the south. Unfortunately, we didn't get the new snow we were hoping for, but we did get cold temps and lots of hoar frost.

Several exposures blended for DOF in the foreground. Then, two exposures blended for the sky and everything else.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on December 14, 2011 at 6:32 PM

Lovely hoar frost scratchy crystals of it. Like the combination with the reflection. Despite the cold I see you still have some liquid to get a reflection in.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 14, 2011 at 6:35 PM

Crowfoot Mountain and Bow Lake are outrageously beautiful even without snow. This is magnificent Kory. I especially love the crystallized ice forms in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 14, 2011 at 6:55 PM

Beautiful scene Kory, and great job with the blending. Looks like a big dust spot just beneath the horizon line on the far right hand side..

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on December 14, 2011 at 8:24 PM

Thanks, all.

Ian: Actually, this was the very last day this spot was open. The next time we visited, it was totally frozen over.

Eva: is that the name of this mountain? Neither Marc nor I knew.

Zack: Good eye. I'll take care of that confounded dust spot.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 14, 2011 at 8:48 PM

Kory - The minute I saw the thumbnail I knew this was Crowfoot at Bow Lake. http://www.evamcdermottphotography.com/p176318573/h1499bdc7#h1499bdc7 My family and I stayed at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge for 3 days in the summer of 2009 and this mountain was in our face the whole time. A French Canadian co-worker of mine (mountaineering type) told me about this place and said it is not to be missed...... and he was right. I had this whole place to myself every sunrise which kinda freaked me out at times when I heard rustling in the brush thinking grizzlies were going to get me any second. Never saw a one though but it is grizzly country.

Did ya get to Bow Falls? They are a bit more to the right and visible from this vantage point in my link. Another amazing place. My two sons (18 and 22 now) really enjoyed the rock scramble opportunities too especially at Cirque Peak with great overlooks of the whole area. I did not climb it but I saw their pictures from there. Living the dream through my kids now. Wish I had my Kayak to explore the calm waters here.

Hope you got to the Columbia Ice Fields. Another amazing place in Canadian Rockies though Bow Lake / Crowfoot Mountain is still my favorite.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 14, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Fantastic. That touch of light on the mountain is sure nice. Would imagine that a large print will really showcase the incredible detail in the frost.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 14, 2011 at 11:53 PM

very good, with ice crystals like that, who needs snow? all-in-all very nice image.

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Comment posted by Sebastian Kraus on December 15, 2011 at 4:57 AM

It looks very nice!

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Comment posted by Luke Austin on December 15, 2011 at 9:48 AM

Definitely one of the better images I have seen from this area Kory. The kiss of light on the peak along with the reflection is icing on the cake.

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Comment posted by Adrian Metzelaar on December 15, 2011 at 4:37 PM

Great composition and wonderful light. The hoar frost is just the icing on the cake! Congrats.......

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Comment posted by James Fougère on December 16, 2011 at 9:13 AM

Nice scene Kory! The frost is amazing in this scene. The detail on the mountain keeps the eye interested. Processing looks good! Marc invited me to tag along, but was just to busy! I am sure a -40C bag was necessary with that crispy cold scene

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on December 16, 2011 at 2:58 PM

Kory, nice look. This looks very sharp, and very naturally processed. Not to mention amazing subjects, from the frosted foreground to the shimmer of light on the mountain. nicely done!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 16, 2011 at 11:11 PM

Cool! Love the frosty fg. I might boost the warm sat just a bit in the sky, it could use a little more color i think.

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