Fire in the Sky

Sunrise at Lake Abraham, just east of the Saskatchewan Crossing in Banff National Park, Alberta.

Wow! Amazing colors. Love the intense color in the clouds!

This is really cool! I love the colors reflecting in the lake.

Tell us more, Howard. Recent? It's really amazing.

An amazing sunset, Howard! Well captured, amigo.
Was this taken during Darwin Wiggett's workshop (..can't fathom why you were in Saskatchewan otherwise ) ? Would love to hear about your experience there!

The forms and lighting make this a real winner.

The shot was taken the morning of June 3rd, the last day of a 5 day photo tour conducted by Darwin Wiggett. That far North, the days are long; this sunrise happened around 5:20am and the sun did not set that day until around 9:30pm. That meant getting up at OMG 4:30 in the morning, driving about 30 minutes to Lake Abraham, and then standing in the freezing wind and rain (at my back) waiting to see if something was going to happen. Considering how heavy the cloud cover was overhead, it was quite a surprise when the sky opened up with these fireworks when the sun finally crept above the horizon. Other than cropping, the only PP to the original image was to lighten the foreground.

Powerful color in an amazing scene.

Awesome color and scenery!

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. Glad to be able to share something like that experience.

Beautiful shot Howard! I have thought about looking into one of Darwin's workshops. If you get a chance and would mind emailing me sometime to tell me of the experice, I would gladly appreciate it!

Remarkable image and one of the best SR's I've seen in awhile.

What amazing colors! I guess it was worth the early morning