When the sun is near the horizon
sunlight travels through a greater depth of atmosphere
reducing the intensity of direct light
illuminating the scenery with indirect light instead
this reddish softer light that comes in the morning or evening
as the sun rises and sets
is called the golden hour, or magic hour
if you're a photographer you might already be familiar with the phrase
but if you're like me
you probably enjoy sleeping in far too much to have ever really experienced it
and aside from the gorgeous lighting
another plus to getting up early
is running into animals of all shapes and sizes
they're more likely to be out and about when there's less people around
We visited one of the most renowned picture spots
in all of the Canadian Rockies,
Lake Louise
in the dead of the afternoon,
here you can find travellers from all over the world
taking turns on the dock, waiting for their chance
to take ~the~ Lake Louise photograph
After a quick meeting
we decided to return at dawn and hope that the warm morning light
would offer a more unique version of the Lake Louise landscape
(photo by @Maurice)
I would put a video here but
I didn't wake up.
Chasing the evening light rays across highways
surrounded by the towering rocky mountains
was one of my favorite things about this entire trip
lighting can really change the way we see everything
and nature is no exception
we may not be able to control natural lighting
but
if we work alongside it we can create some really
beautiful collaborations with the earth.