As the wildfire smoke slowly crept into the valley at Moraine Lake a couple of weeks into the summer of Armageddon, it diffused the light from the setting sun, creating very soft, atmospheric light.
This spot on the lake is about the only quiet place you'll find.
The rock pile is now the arena for wedding photographers and ‘Rinsedagrammers’ all jostling for position.
The one benefit of such busy crowds is the perfectly placed canoe that you can see paddling off into the reflection.
As always, I had to exposure bracket in order to capture all of the highlights and shadow detail in this high contrast scene.
I also had to focus stack the rock in the foreground as I was so close to the lens that it began to blur.
As I was making this image, I noticed one very brave paddle boarder out on the lake that day. While invitingly beautiful, I wouldn't want to fall in to that ice cold water.
Thanks for reading
Gavin
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