Eiffel peak (Lake Louise area)

[mbachar]

Saturday we went up Eiffel peak - its about 1200m elevation to a 3000m high peak.

We started to get hale and I took the picture of what is still left to go when my jacket got out of the bag.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/507/DSC0022.jpg

Getting up there eventually and a look at Eiffel tower (approachable by climbing gear - not me...). Paradise valley below.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/507/DSC00372.jpg

A look at Mt Temple the ultimate scramble - the 3rd high peak of the Rockies. Hope to make it this summer.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/507/DSC0038.jpg


C&C are welcome.

[Landis]

All three are very impressive shots. WAY too high for me to be, but glad there are people like you to go there and take these lovely photos.

[TonyBB]

A very nice sense of depth in the second shot, and a good sequence of peaks leading our eye to the highest in the third. Very nice colour too.

Regards, Tony

[viv1969]

A lovely series, and a reminder of how beautiful the Rockies are!

[snoopy79]

Nice series.

I like the #2 shot the most. The colors and depth of field is nice like Tony mentioned, it shows the beautiful landscape surrounding this place.

Snoopy
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[willard3]

I like them all; looks like good skiing.....

[Skippy]

These are terrific. On the second one the tower stands out so well from the valley below. You caught the lakes and the timberline. Thanks for sharing.

Skippy

[mbachar]

Hi guys - this is probably the most positive comments I ever got since in the Zo.... if anyone wants to se more mountain shots take a look at http://picasaweb.google.com/Michelle.Calgary

I hike with quite a few people and do not regret my Nikon D40x for a minute. The haze and the contrast make the shots of very impressive views not so good looking with P&S and without a raw file no way to fix it.

And one thing about skiing - yes there are ski slopes in lake Louise (winter time) back country ski in this area is sort of a death wish due to avalanche.

about photo #2: I could not add sound effects on the ZO ... the mountains in picture #2 are part of the valley of the 10 peaks (20 CAD bill) and behind it a huge glacier dropping ice - so in a nice summer day you can hear it and it sounds like thunder when these chunks of ice come down.

[marshall2]

Breath taking shots Michelle, thanks for sharing them. These really give you a sense of just how huge and vast the Rockies are.

[yellalablady]

Beautiful series.