Today’s photo junket took me to the southern end of Kananaskis Country, in the area of the Lower Kananaskis Lake, about 90 km from home. I was accompanied by my friend and fellow photographer, Bob Bear. Today’s pictures come from two locations, the first along Highway 40 near King Creek and the second on the eastern shore of Lower Kananaskis Lake.
The first three pictures I’ve included were taken from the first location near King Creek. This first picture features Kent Ridge, part of the Kananaskis Range, looking west. That’s King Creek at the bottom of the hill.
Moving to my right from here, and aiming the camera in a southwest direction, I got this next picture of Mount Invincible (elevation 2,544 metres or 8,350 ft) in the left rear of the photograph. It’s about 8.5 kilometres (5.2 miles) distant on the opposite side of Lower Kananaskis Lake.
Crossing the road and looking up King Creek facing eastward I got this next photograph of Mount Blane (elevation, 2,993 metres or 9,819 ft). This one was a little tricky with the sun just about to crest the peak. The mountain is backlit, creating strong contrast and putting the face of the mountain in shadow. With a little help from Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, I managed to create an image that more closely resembles what my eyes could see than did the camera.
After checking out a few other locations, we settled on the Lower Kananaskis Lake site for our next sequence of photos. This next picture was taken from a good position just across the lake from my subject, Mount Lyautey (elevation 3,045 metres or 9,990 ft). I like the foreground in this photograph; the creek creates a handy leading line, directing the eye to the subject mountain. The rocks and logs aren’t bad either for added interest.
I wrap it up the mountain scenes with a final shot across the lake, this time showing two peaks, Mount Sarrail on the far right and Mount Foch to the far left. They’re about the same elevation, 3,174 metres (10,413 ft).
In the near foreground, you can see reddish, tasseled grasses. It was blowing pretty hard, so they’re moving around and not very clear. I was hoping they’d show up a little better than they did, but since they didn’t, I took a close-up of another patch in a less windy area. I used shutter speed of 1/500 second to ensure they didn’t move very far while I was taking the picture. They look pretty nice, a good way to finish today’s post.
Beautiful?