Cameron Lake Photo

Photographer’s Note

Cameron Lake, one of the prettiest lakes in the Waterton–Glacier area, is a great place to rent a canoe. Besides the spectacular scenery, grizzlies can often be spotted on the far slopes.
Cameron Lake is a serene sub-alpine lake, in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the southwestern corner of the province of Alberta.

Many people traveling in the Rockies remark on how different the mountains of Waterton Park appear. Most are struck by the vivid colors of the rock, especially the reds and the greens. The spectacular scenery is based on spectacular geology.
Waterton National Park has some of the oldest exposed sedimentary rock in the Canadian Rockies, and can be seen at Cameron Lake. Two types of glaciers sculpted the Waterton National Park landscape: mountain (Cordilleran) glaciers and the continental (Laurentide) ice sheet. Only during the first and most extensive ice age did Laurentide ice reach the east flanks of the park.

The erosive power of glaciers was immense. As a glacier flows, it drags rocks, boulders, pebbles, sand and silt across bedrock cutting away at it like a great rasp or file. Deep lakes are dug, like the Upper Waterton. River bottoms are broadened and deepened, for example, the U-shaped Blakiston valley. Valleys are left hanging; places where smaller glaciers piggybacked onto larger glaciers, such as Cameron Falls. Rock ridges are sharpened, like citadel peaks, and cirques are back quarried, a fine example being Cameron Lake.

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bizsu (1011) 2008-03-11 16:37

Hello Christian,
Wonderful place and interesting Mountains. Very Beautiful Cameron Lake. Very nice colours. Good sharp photo. Very good note.
Well done, Zsú

gracious (20017) 2008-03-11 17:07

Hello Christian,
I liked to compliment this excellent photo which captured brilliantly!
perfect pov with to enjoy the serenity of the lake in perfect sharpness, natural colour and so much details in the shot!
good to have the three persons to enjoy the view!
great job
Tony

parbo (10970) 2008-03-11 18:36

Hello Christian,

Slightly mesa type of mountain and its snowy ridges are very attractive in your brilliant photo. I like beautiful green tones and splendid lake colors with the visitors a lot. A great works, congratulations.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

robertosalguero (110) 2008-03-11 23:01

Hola Christian,

Claro que las montanas de esta region se ven diferentes y ademas tienen una atmosfera mas salvaje pues no son tan visitadas por los turistas. Me gusta el punto de vista que presentas. El pequeno muelle a la izquierda le da equilibrio a la vista, aunque aun sin el la foto es impresionante. Los colores se ven un poco opacos pero la nitides se ve bien. Buen trabajo.

Roberto

jurek1951 (25990) 2008-03-12 2:39

Hi Christian,
Beautifully composed scene with perfect DOF.Wonderful landscape, very natural colors.This is a beautiful mountain scenery.
Georg

izmirli (3155) 2008-03-12 6:27

merhaba dear christian
excellent landscape and nature.excellent mountains and reflections.good colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

lucski (3676) 2008-03-12 11:00

Hi Christian
wow super place, very good landscapes picture, great colours and details... i like this one very much
TFS
regards lukasz

crckt (7074) 2008-03-12 18:55

Hi Chris,
This is a very scenic shot! Captured quite wonderfully. Good sharpness and clarity, well done.
Regards,
Shaeri

nivaldo (13099) 2008-03-12 19:16

WoW! That´s an awesome scenery!!!
Very beautful shot, Christan!
Congratulations.
Um abraço,
Nivaldo

Clementi (44047) 2008-03-13 0:42

ciao Christian ,
bellissimo panorama, molto bella la montagna che si riflette nel lago . scena resa ancor più tranquilla dalle persone sedute ad ammirare questo sensazionale luogo
bei colori delicati e ottimo POV.
ben fatto
Giorgio

clio (22663) 2008-03-13 2:08

Hello Christian,
Good centring whith people and boats on the left. The reflextions in the water particulary the snow, are beautiful. Very peaceful view.
Have a nice day
Diane

Cricri (43092) 2008-03-13 6:42

Hello Cowboy,
Voila un agréable endroit ou le calme et la tranquillité ce fait sentir, bon POV et reflets, trés jolie
have a nice day for you
cricri

Silvio1953 (41719) 2008-03-13 6:53

Ciao Christian, splendid landscape with fascinating reflections and wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

claudeD (11324) 2008-03-13 11:56

Hello Christian,

very good landscape shot with a good composition and excellent colors.I like the perfect depth and sharpness.Good fotojab.

With regards from Luxembouzrg

Jean-Claude

Paolo (40703) 2008-03-13 14:52

Hi Christian, beautiful one, with a large view on this marvellous lake. excellent quality too.
thnaks, ciao

JPlumb (3153) 2008-03-13 20:47

Hi Christian, I like the composition you have of Cameron Lake. The mountains provide a good background with the conifer covered slopes acting as guides to bring your eye into the central portion of the shot. Inclusion of the people on dock gives the shot scale, and gives it a bit more of a human touch. Textures are good. The conifers stand out very well and I like how you have captured the reflection in the water, yet we can see through this and see the pebbles on the bottom of the lake. Light for the most part is good with excellent shadow detail. There is just a little loss in the highlights in the clouds. Colour throughout is excellent.

Thanks, John

mvdisco (11508) 2008-03-13 21:14

Bonsoir Christian,
Beautiful picture nicely composed and presented with great naturel colours, Excellent POV. and details of this beautiful place, very well done.
Michel

Muse (30993) 2008-03-14 0:05

Hello Christian,
Superbe paysage et un pov bien choisi pour faire découvrir le lac et en arrière plan ces belles montagnes.
La neige contraste bien avec les couleurs douces de l'ensemble.
Excellente journée
Denise

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2008-03-14 0:15

Hi Christian
Impressive mountains over the lake. Nice place, good light.
Have a nice day :).

giorgimer (21136) 2008-03-14 1:09

Hi Chris,

canadian nature is great! Beautiful shot to show it, nice details and light.

Well done!

Gio

mimagica (617) 2008-03-14 8:43

Ciao Christian,
le tue foto dell'Italia sono belle, ma io preferisco questi paesaggi. Bella foto.
Alla prossima.
michelangelo

UlfE (8972) 2008-03-14 11:40

Hi Christian,

Wonderful scene. It makes me feel good to look at this picture. The water of the lake is obviously crystal clear and I suppose it is very cold. The mountains with is snowy spots are wonderful and you have captured their reflections in the water perfecly. I love your inclusion of the people on the jetty.

Cheers,

Ulf

brandstaetter (14114) 2008-03-15 12:01

Wow Christian,
that´s marvellous. This is an invitation to take a boat and row over there to the wonderfully framed bay.
Pure nature, presented very well
Compliments, Christian

danyy (68738) 2008-03-16 15:54

Bonjour Christian,
le paysage est splendide, grandiose même.
Je ne cesse de vanter les merveilles de cette région 'sauvage' du Canada où furent je crois retrouvés les fossiles de grands sauriens, l'albertosaurus, un cousin du T.Rex.
Une photo qui donne envie de respirer à pleins poumons.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

Matthew-Watt (4463) 2008-03-16 15:55

Hello Christian,

Wow, every time I see a Canadian landscape I itch to visit this place. Alberta and BC seem to be the places to visit. I would love to spend several days here camping and taking ridiculous amounts of photos. The shallow water close to the front of the image provide some very pleasing reflections, while the towering backdrop of sculpted mountains dominates the scene. Perhaps the colours are a little bit light, I would consider richer saturation and perhaps less brightness to give the shot more impact, but as it is, seems more natural and lifelike. A good presentation.

Matt

sebinho342 (18740) 2008-03-17 8:21

Hi Christian, i like this one, beautiful view once again on those alberta's lake, whose reputations is not yet to do, in summer time, i like it too, i see light was difficult and that's perhaps why you rotate a little on the right in order to avoid the sun and that's perhaps why you cut part of the pier.
Very nice

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-03-18 3:50

Hi christian
Great view and reflections...
Nice POV here,well done...
TFS/Regards

calexica (1243) 2008-03-18 12:57

Hey Christian,
I've always been impressed by Canada's wonderful landscape. Excellent shot with very nice colors and good sharpness. Well done!!! TFS!!!
Greetings,
Natasha

dcawker (5667) 2008-05-06 9:07

Beautiful serene scene captured here.. Really excellent! Regards, Doug

pascal-harbi (991) 2008-05-25 1:38

Hi,
On this one, i will probably say the same thing as in my comment for an early geyser photograph you made! A few steps on the left... not cutting in two a person laying there, maybe showing the whole wooden pier... (maybe there were other obstacles)

But basically cuttting a person in half, shows a little flaw in framing control (fortunately for all of us with digital photography it is now easy to re-crop at home ;-)

cheers
-Pascal-

(sorry for the half smile, this should not remove any valor to thi picture, it is a nice one, but add some where i put a deep green smile)

Charo (31671) 2008-07-26 0:58

Hola Christian,
Otro bello paisaje canadiense que tanto admiro. Excelente perspectiva y muy buenos colores naturales.
Saludos cordiales,
Charo