Winter in the Canadian Rockies

This is from outside of Banff, in the Canadian Rockies.  We spent the morning dogsledding, which is an absolute blast if you haven't tried it, and during a break in the action I walked around to take some shots.  Really, it is so beautiful that it is hard not to get a gorgeous shot in this area.  Everything is just perfect and covered in snow I think makes it that much prettier.  It was really cold though, so that makes it a little hard to take photos since your fingers are freezing - but it's worth it!

This is a single exposure taken at f/8.  I made some minor adjustments in Aperture and PSE and that's it! 

A quiet winter river

If you haven't been, make it a point to get to Banff at some point in your life.  It is a remarkable little town situated about 2 hours west of Calgary, Canada in the Canadian Rockies - and it is wonderful.  One of the great things about Banff is that it is inside of a National Park, so development is limited.  There are no big chain stores or anything of the sort.  It is just simple and beautiful.  This river runs through the woods on the edge of town, sort of behind The Banff Springs Hotel - the large "castle" hotel in town.  In this scene I like the gentle arch of the bridge, the blue in the water and the slight yellow tint of the young trees in the foreground.