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
Great capture Claire…I also shoot whilst driving.
Jan Piller
Beautiful Claire – the clouds are echoing the shapes of the mountians – nice grab!
Paul Tupman
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
Beautiful shot! Love the tones and the contrasts!
Dave Aarons
Beautiful
Dreamcoat
Simplistic BNW. I like the timing of this with the clouds and how they’re set on top. Great shot.
JaneAParis
Beautiful – Smiles from Jane:-)
Chris Clark
beautiful Claire, stunning landscape photography and taken from the car, what speed were you doing?? lol
Vulcan Spark S...
has to be Canada
beautiful shot
Bailey Sampson
Gorgeous. Nice work, excellent black and white image.
savosave
stunning landscape
Craig Hender
Amazing b&w! Beautiful composition depth and clarity. Well done.
Matt Hurrell
Simply stunning.
AlienVisitor
Ah yes!Banff,spent a few of my early years working and of course playing,in this little park.
AV
Dennis Rogers
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 replied
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
Claire Armistead
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
MrTim
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!
Claire Armistead replied
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
Josie Jackson
This looks fabulous in B & W Claire, you’ve captured it very well, and a fantastic job seeing its from the car….
KCphoto
Beautiful B&W :)K
Frank Legault
Beautiful B&W…Well done…Can’t wait next month to be in banff again…Great capture!!!
Claire Armistead replied
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
WayneD
Fantastic image!!
Steven Sandner
Great work! lovely idea and concept!! ! you deserve to do well!