Jasper in June (2024)

One slight change I made on this trip is that I kept my Sigma 150-600 mm lens, mounted on my old Canon 70D, on the car seat beside me as I was driving around the Park. I haven’t used my Sigma lens a lot since I got it a few years ago. It is a heavy lens and I just haven’t been thrilled with some of the results I have got in the past. On this trip I decided to persevere and I found that by keeping my shutter speed up, I was getting some pretty good results. The problem with a big, heavy telephoto lens is that if your shutter speed is too slow, you tend to get blurring caused by camera shake. I think that has been part of my problem in the past. As I said, I was quite happy with the results this time around. And by keeping the camera and lens handy at all times, I could quickly grab it if I saw some wildlife.

My goal on this trip wasn’t necessarily to photograph wildlife but rather to try to capture some different types of images than the “routine” landscapes. Any wildlife images would be a pure bonus!

A fairly regular visitor near my campsite over the several days I was there was a cow elk (Wapiti). I did manage to capture a few images of her. I really liked the glowing fringe caused by backlighting in the first image and the interesting “facial” expression in the 4th image below.

As always, click on an image to open a larger-sized version.

I didn’t completely ignore landscapes, though, and on one day drove further down the Yellowhead Highway into BC and Mount Robson. Lupins were blooming and provided a great foreground for a view of the mountain.

And, of course, I couldn’t ignore some of the beautiful lakes that I came across. So here are a few images of those:

My main objective for this trip, though, was to capture some small scenes as opposed to grand landscapes. I also wanted to photograph some wildflowers and, hopefully, some wildlife. Finally, I wanted to play around with some abstracts. I think I was somewhat successful on all fronts.

While photographing some wildflowers, I managed to catch a bee flitting about. I took several images with the two below being my favorites.

And, speaking of wildflowers, here are a few of my images. Please note that I am no expert on the names of various flowers. While I did my best to identify them, if any reader has any corrections, please let me know in the comments.

A couple of the abstracts I created were inspired by the lupins. Both images were created in-camera with minimal post processing.

In addition to the aforementioned elk, bee and beetle, I managed to photograph some other wildlife during my travels.

On my way back from visiting Mt. Robson, I stopped in at Overlander Falls. It was my first visit although I have noticed the sign for years. The short hike to the falls is definitely worth it.

The spruce forests around Jasper offer some great opportunities for woodland photography, as seen in the images below.

In my last post, I featured some images of post-fire regeneration of forests. Jasper also has some burned areas that are making a comeback.

Finally, I will leave you with some abstracts I created from moving water. All images were created in-camera. Some are single exposures and some are multiple exposures.

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