After leaving the Town of Banff (we actually stayed in Canmore), we drove to Lake Louise where we were to stay for a few days. We stopped briefly at Lake Louise and then took a spur to the Moraine Lake area. I was losing my optimism. It was raining off and off and it s was mid-afternoon, not the optimal photographic conditions. As luck would have it, however, by the time we arrived at Moraine Lake, the ran had stopped and the clouds were clearing, just about the most optimal photographic conditions. Getting my tripod, I walked toward Moraine Lake, to see what there was to see. The short path to the lake is at the end of the parking lot so when I arrived at the lake, I was rewarded with this view, one which any adjective could not possibly describe.
The clearing clouds gave some drama to the view but the afternoon sun made the lighting most difficult. After I took several photographs, including the one above, we walked around the lodge and store, before I returned to the lake to take more photographs (those will be posted later). This is one of those photographs, like the Rainbow Falls photograph, where the mood changes depending on whether it is in black/white or color.
The color photograph shows the deep green color of Moraine Lake, a color caused by glacial silt. Obviously, that color is lost on the black and white image:
My initial inclination was to not try to make a black and white image, after all, if you can't see the green in Moraine Lake, what is the point? But the more I adjusted the settings, the more I grew to like the black and white image. Once I figured out that I shouldn't attempt to replicate the green color in the lake and let the black and white image stand on its own merit, I liked it much better.
The view is understanably famous, having been featured on the back side of the Canadian $20 bill from 1969-1979 and a postage stamp in 1985, among other things.
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