Canada wallpapers (66)

9-shot bracketing, 6-frame panorama, totaling 54 exposures. Combined in Photomatix and then merged in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Final color corrections in Adobe Lightroom 3 and sharpening and resizing in CS5 with the Kenko Polarizing filter.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Photomatix.

Nikon D300S, AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 17mm and ISO 100.

Photo settings: 17 mm, f/2, ISO 100.

Near Banff, Alberta, Canada. 9-exposure HDR.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Photomatix.

Nikon D300S, AF DX Fisheye-NIKKOR 10.5mm f/2.8G ED.

Taken near by the Upper Lake in Kananaskis country.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM.

Maligne Lake is a lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 22.5 km (14 mi) long and 97 m (318 ft) at its deepest point. The name Maligne is French for "wicked" and was used by Father Pierre-Jean De Smet (1801-1873) to describe the treacherous river that flows from the lake. The name soon spread to the lake, canyon, pass, mountain and range.

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm.

This High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo was taken in the early morning hours at Calgary International Airport (YYC). Our flight was going to Toronto. While waiting for the crew to get ready, the sky was giving us a nice show, which reflected in the aircraft's body.

Adobe Photoshop, Photomatix.

Canon 40D, Canon 40D with 17-85mm lens.

A Maple tree in the evening. London, Canada.

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D90.

Bow Lake, not quite yet melted with ice on the surface. Beautiful scene. Stopped by the roadside and scrambled down the slope to get some nice shots. About midday when this was taken. It was still very cold due to the altitude and ice even at midday... SONY A900 + KM 17-35mm + DRO +3 Advanced.

SONY A900, SONY A900 + KM 17-35mm + DRO +3 Advanced.

Since Barack Obama and his family visited Yellowstone National Park as well, there was just a little too much Secret Service for me and my camera. ;-) So, I decided to continue my photo safari trip to Banff National Park, where I encountered this beautiful, emerald colored lake. Technique: HDRI made using 3 of the 7 exposures (Smart object method) and then processed in PS with Nik Color Efex and curves.

Nik Collection.

Castle Mountain is located within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, approximately half-way between Banff and Lake Louise. Visitors usually only pull over to take pictures of wild animals, so they were kind of distracted when they saw me kneeing in the middle of the road, aiming towards Castle Mountain. :-D

The HSBC Celebration of Light is an annual pyro-musical fireworks competition that takes place over Vancouver's English Bay. This was the Canada Night 2009 competition. Approximately 1.4 million people attend the event over four days! =)