Since Barack Obama and his family visited Yellowstone National Park as well, there was just a little too much Secret Service for me and my camera. ;-) So, I decided to continue my photo safari trip to Banff National Park, where I encountered this beautiful, emerald colored lake. Technique: HDRI made using 3 of the 7 exposures (Smart object method) and then processed in PS with Nik Color Efex and curves.

Castle Mountain is located within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, approximately half-way between Banff and Lake Louise. Visitors usually only pull over to take pictures of wild animals, so they were kind of distracted when they saw me kneeing in the middle of the road, aiming towards Castle Mountain. :-D

Lake Louise in Banff National Park, October 2007.

9-shot bracketing, 6-frame panorama, totaling 54 exposures. Combined in Photomatix and then merged in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Final color corrections in Adobe Lightroom 3 and sharpening and resizing in CS5 with the Kenko Polarizing filter.

Nikon D300s, AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 17mm and ISO 100. Velbon tripod, Manfrotto head.

Moraine Lake, in the Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

This shot is from my first trip to North America since getting a Nikon D4. Taken July 25th, 2012.

Adobe Lightroom 4.1.

Nikon D4, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/9, 1/400 second, ISO 100.

Map: 51.3278, -116.1806

Bow Lake, not quite yet melted with ice on the surface. Beautiful scene. Stopped by the roadside and scrambled down the slope to get some nice shots. About midday when this was taken. It was still very cold due to the altitude and ice even at midday... SONY A900 + KM 17-35mm + DRO +3 Advanced.

This is Moraine Lake in Banff National Park. The colour of the water has a sweet and creamy look that reminds me of Havasu Falls in Arizona.

Enjoy!

Nikon D7000, Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF).

Photo Settings: 32mm, f/9, 1/160 second, ISO 100.

Map: 51.3278, -116.1806

Mount Rundle is lit by the lights of Banff, Alberta against a starry background reflected in the calm waters of the Second Vermillion Lake. Taken in May 2016 on a late night excursion out into Banff National Park.

Adobe Lightroom CC.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Map: 51.1805, -115.6062

Taken in late May 2015, this is a shot of the Milky Way over a partially thawed Bow Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Taken just after the Moon had set with some light cloud cover.

Processed in Adobe Lightroom.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Map: 51.6780, -116.4640

A great view at Mount Rundle near Banff, Canada. Seen after a short hike on the Tunnel Mountain Trail in August 2015.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/8, 1/100 second, ISO 100.

Map: 51.1771, -115.5531