Johnston Canyon Winter

[Kyle Jones]

It is awfully hot in California this weekend, so here are a couple of shots from the coldest day I've experienced (-35°F). These are both from Johnston Canyon in Banff taken last January. Any thoughts are welcome.

1) Upper Falls

2) Lower Falls

 

[AlanLichty]

I really like the second one Kyle - that water "apron" at the bottom of the frozen falls adds a sense of activity that the icicles otherwise mask.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Kyle,

These both look really nice! I love those icicles. Do you have a shot like #1, but maybe horizontal and without the water at the bottom? I like that blue contrast of the sky with the icicles, but my eyes are getting a bit distracted by the water at the bottom.

Jim

 

[Cetywa Powell]

2nd one's my favorite, too.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Brr. Another vote for the second image, very nice.

 

[Kevindar]

they are both fantastic. I actually like the first one better, but with the blue of the sky cropped out.

 

[Martín el Escocés]

Lovely shots, Kyle. The frozen falls up in the Jasper-Banff highway are gorgeous in winter and somehow the sunshine and blue sky that you often get in winter helps to make it look even colder!

 

[Kyle Jones]

Thank you all for your thoughts!

I really like the second one Kyle - that water "apron" at the bottom of the frozen falls adds a sense of activity that the icicles otherwise mask.

Thank you Alan - I have to agree!

Hey Kyle,

These both look really nice! I love those icicles. Do you have a shot like #1, but maybe horizontal and without the water at the bottom? I like that blue contrast of the sky with the icicles, but my eyes are getting a bit distracted by the water at the bottom.

Jim

Thanks Jim. I went back and looked and it turns out I don't. It was a somewhat challenging morning (cold), my family had already given up and gone back to the car and I had been waiting for a couple having a snack in the middle of the frame to move out of the way - so I didn't manage to do what I normally do and try a few comps. Oh well.

2nd one's my favorite, too.

Thank you Cetywa

Brr. Another vote for the second image, very nice.

Thanks a lot Ben

they are both fantastic. I actually like the first one better, but with the blue of the sky cropped out.

I hadn't thought of that, but it definitely adds some more power to the ice. Thanks!

Lovely shots, Kyle. The frozen falls up in the Jasper-Banff highway are gorgeous in winter and somehow the sunshine and blue sky that you often get in winter helps to make it look even colder!

Doesn't look half as cold as it felt

 

[Dean]

Kyle, both very nice. I agree with Alan about the water movement in the 2nd it adds a very dynamic element to the scene.
Regards,
Dean

 

[Ryan10]

That is an interesting waterfall. Does the water spill out behind the ice or over the top of it?

 

[Kyle Jones]

Kyle, both very nice. I agree with Alan about the water movement in the 2nd it adds a very dynamic element to the scene.
Regards,
Dean

Thanks a lot Dean - I'm sure that's a big part of why most people seem to prefer it. The scale of the 1st image isn't clear (one reason why I included the trees at the top) - it is much more impressive in person than in the photo. I guess I need to get that out of my head!

That is an interesting waterfall. Does the water spill out behind the ice or over the top of it?

It amazes me that the water keeps flowing at all (geothermal activity sure helps)! It is flowing behind the ice.

 

[Jeffrey]

Very nice imaging, Kyle. Going to Banff in wintertime, that takes guts.