The beauty of Banff
Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park, established in 1885, in the Canadian Rockies.
The park is located in the province of Alberta and encompasses 6,641 square kilometres of mountainous terrain, numerous glaciers and ice fields.
The landscape is vast and hard to describe in a few words but “breathe taking” would sum it up quite well!
This image was taken whilst driving through the nearly deserted mountainous passes and always reminds me of what it was like to see each peak for the first time; turning every bend in the road and just being speechless.
You get completely immersed in the history of the area and can’t help but think about all the pioneers who carved the way before you. It is a humbling experience to be there and makes you so thankful you have had a chance to see it.
Nb: Just to clarify, i wasn’t driving when i took this image…. Paul was!!!! I was trying to grab a shot whilst his hands where firmly on the steering wheel. Safety first people! HAHA!
Canon XTI rebel, 10 – 20mm lens @ 11mm, 1/40 sec, F/11, Grad filter. Processing in CS3
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RockyWalley, 2 months ago
Great capture Claire…I also shoot whilst driving.
Jan Piller, 2 months ago
Beautiful Claire – the clouds are echoing the shapes of the mountians – nice grab!
Paul Tupman, 2 months ago
Wow.. this is great Claire.. I hadnt seen any of these and this is brilliant.. Its a fantastic scene and you’ve managed to frame it brilliantly from the car.. love the way the lines lead from the corners of the frame and pull you into the picture… Excellent stuff!
Mindy McGregor, 2 months ago
Beautiful shot! Love the tones and the contrasts!
Dave Aarons, 2 months ago
Beautiful
Damien Woods, 2 months ago
Simplistic BNW. I like the timing of this with the clouds and how they’re set on top. Great shot.
JaneAParis, 2 months ago
Beautiful – Smiles from Jane:-)
Chris Clark, 2 months ago
beautiful Claire, stunning landscape photography and taken from the car, what speed were you doing?? lol
Vulcan, 2 months ago
has to be Canada
beautiful shot
Bailey Sampson, 2 months ago
Gorgeous. Nice work, excellent black and white image.
savosave, 2 months ago
stunning landscape
Craig Hender, 2 months ago
Amazing b&w! Beautiful composition depth and clarity. Well done.
Matt Hurrell, 2 months ago
Simply stunning.
AlienVisitor, 2 months ago
Ah yes!Banff,spent a few of my early years working and of course playing,in this little park.
AV
Dennis Rogers, 2 months ago
This is illuminates immense space. I try not to ever compare artists, but I haven’t seen a photo this astronomical since I saw an Ansel Adams exhibit about a year ago. I hope you take that as a great compliment.
Claire Armistead, 2 months ago
wow! Thanks to everyone who’s commented on this piece. I can’t believe it’s been featured…it seems so hard to get on that page these days : ) All your comments are very much appreciated as always xx
Claire Armistead in reply to Dennis Rogers’s comment, 2 months ago
wow Dennis, to say i take that as a huge compliment would be an understatement! That has to be one of the nicest things someone could ever say to anyone who adores photography. I am extremely flattered and thank you very much for your kind words xx
MrTim, 2 months ago
I must just say Claire, when I saw the little preview image, my first thought was of Ansel Adams :-) When I clicked through, I was not disappointed. Wonderful shot, love it!
Josie Jackson, 2 months ago
This looks fabulous in B & W Claire, you’ve captured it very well, and a fantastic job seeing its from the car….
KCphoto, 2 months ago
Beautiful B&W :)K
Frank Legault, 2 months ago
Beautiful B&W…Well done…Can’t wait next month to be in banff again…Great capture!!!
WayneD, 2 months ago
Fantastic image!!
Claire Armistead in reply to MrTim’s comment, 2 months ago
wow!Thanks to you as well Mr Tim! I really appreciate such amazing comments like that, thank you. Congratulations also on your HP feature. Great work x
Claire Armistead in reply to Frank Legault’s comment, 2 months ago
Ohhhhhhh lucky you Frank! Have an amazing time and i hope it’s slightly warmer for you then it was for us haha! Thanks for taking the time to comment x