Canadian Rockies and Vancouver road trip gear

tygertyger wrote:

My goodness! What a spectacular place Alberta is.

Many thanks for all the tips - we had an amazing time and I'm still pinching myself - was it real?
The scale of the place is astonishing ... so many stunning vistas and sunsets, wonderful wildlife, the cacophony of crashing water at the canyons and of course the ethereal blue of those lakes ... all will live with me for a long time.

As promised, I've posted some pics to an album here Canada - Rockies Roadtrip

and my personal three favourite shots being:

1) Sunset at Two Jack Lake

We had wandered around Lake Minnewanka initially looking for a nice spot but then decided to move over to nearby Two Jack Lake. The ND filter came into it's own but I couldn't eliminate all the ripples as the wind picked up.

2) The heart of Maligne Canyon

This heart shaped rock with the mist in the background was so beautiful. We got lucky with the timing of our visit here and this was taken around 10.30 am. When we came back two hours or so later the rock and heart shape was barely visible due to the harsher lighting at the time.

3) Sunrise at Moraine Lake

An insane 2.30 am start to get a parking spot but was so worth it. I was faffing around with the 18-55 but as it was so dark I couldn't determine focus and switched in with 12mm Samyang with infinity focus set manually.

The change in light was something else - from starlight to sunrise ... all magical. This was just before the sun came over to hit the peaks of the mountains and I loved the cotton wool clouds at this point.

Appreciate any tips, advice on pics posted to help me improve - thanks all!

Oh, you have no idea... Okay, well you have some idea as you were there.  😁
The worst thing about it is the ride between Calgary and BC.  That is one scary ride, looking over the edge of the mountains and no rails to even slightly inhibit your fall, should something go wrong.  
The rest is beautiful though, especially as you get into Alberta.