CANADIAN ROCKIES AERIAL REVAMPED { 3 images } Created 8 Sep 2015
Any high angle of the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains is a spectacular view. I know that’s stating the obvious, but how often do we have the chance to see them? Unless you’re a frequent flyer, it’s not a regular occurrence.
Over time, how we recall what we've seen may change. I'd been planning to revisit these photographs for some time. I'm happy to share them with you now. I recall how and when I captured them. Flying home to Toronto from shooting a wedding in Yukon, I hadn’t planned to photograph from the plane. My full-size cameras and lenses were disassembled, packed away in the overhead compartment. As we flew over the mountains, I was so mesmerized by the view I just had to try with the camera I had on hand: an iPhone 4S. Yep, an iPhone 4S. I'd been using a new app which allowed for RAW capture. Now was a good time as any to push the little camera phone and software to its limit. It was August 2015.
I managed to finagle my way to a bulkhead window, and started shooting. There were obviously many challenges with this approach, which I won’t delve into here, but suffice to say and happily so, these images capture the beauty of what I saw. This was probably the moment I discovered how much I loved nature photography.
The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 km (3,000 miles) from the northernmost part of British Columbia in western Canada, to New Mexico, into the southwestern United States. Within the North American Cordillera, the Rockies are somewhat distinct from the Pacific Coast Ranges, the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, which all lie further to the west.
The Canadian Rockies Revamped Aerial Series was released January - February 2022.
Over time, how we recall what we've seen may change. I'd been planning to revisit these photographs for some time. I'm happy to share them with you now. I recall how and when I captured them. Flying home to Toronto from shooting a wedding in Yukon, I hadn’t planned to photograph from the plane. My full-size cameras and lenses were disassembled, packed away in the overhead compartment. As we flew over the mountains, I was so mesmerized by the view I just had to try with the camera I had on hand: an iPhone 4S. Yep, an iPhone 4S. I'd been using a new app which allowed for RAW capture. Now was a good time as any to push the little camera phone and software to its limit. It was August 2015.
I managed to finagle my way to a bulkhead window, and started shooting. There were obviously many challenges with this approach, which I won’t delve into here, but suffice to say and happily so, these images capture the beauty of what I saw. This was probably the moment I discovered how much I loved nature photography.
The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 km (3,000 miles) from the northernmost part of British Columbia in western Canada, to New Mexico, into the southwestern United States. Within the North American Cordillera, the Rockies are somewhat distinct from the Pacific Coast Ranges, the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, which all lie further to the west.
The Canadian Rockies Revamped Aerial Series was released January - February 2022.
