Mount Rundle Sunrise by Chip Phillips

Saturday, 14th February 2009

Mount Rundle Sunrise

by Chip Phillips

I shot this image at sunrise over the Vermillion Lakes just outside of Banff, in Alberta Canada. Mount Rundle is one of my favorite mountains in the area, and I wanted to create an image during winter that would really show it off.

Equipment: Canon 5D, Canon 16-35 f2.8L II, polarizer, 3 stop soft gnd

Chip Phillips

My name is Chip Phillips, and I am a professional musician and photographer living in Spokane Washington. I became interested in photography in 2006, and have a real passion for the natural landscape.

www.chipphillipsphotography.com

24 Comments

Rastello Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 2:06 am
nice..
Stephen Oachs Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 2:10 am
I knew exactly who took this when I saw it, congrats Chip! Saw this first on Flickr and was as impressed with it this time as when I first saw it.

You really should submit this to http://www.Merzeta.com I get it would do well there too!
istvan Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 4:29 am
great shot! I spent many days in Banff over the years, and still not seen such a great sunrise view.
perfect, from an excellent point on the lake.
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Perfect colors and fantastic composition. The unusual ice formation looks like a rocky beach-front leading the viewer across the lake and up the mountain into the sky. Very, very nice.
mike Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 5:09 am
I never seen a sky like that before. Nice reflections also.
James and Kelly Stone Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Gorgeous. You really showed Mount Rundle off well with this capture. Great colors, excellent composition, well done. Congratulations.
Su Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Stunning, love the angle.
Waseem Asmar Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 10:10 am
what a great image my friend…brilliant colors
and fantastic perspective
congrats !!!
Wanda Krack Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Beautiful shot, and were you standing on ICE??!!
planet lover Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
One of my favorites so far! Peaceful, stunning beauty.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Wow! You certainly did “show off” a beautiful part of Canada. Thanks & Congrats, Chip.
Eyal Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Excellent light and fantastic composition form a masterpiece. Very well done !

Eyal
Anil Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Awesome shot Chip! I love it. Great composition and placement and I totally feel as though I am standing right where you did when you captured this. You were able to brilliantly capture all the dynamics from this scene, like it were the coolest of chord changes you’ve heard lately……….. Anil.
NIk Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
AMAZING great shot however the colours in the sky seem overdone a little.
Mandy Kilpatrick Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
This image is truly gorgeous and inspirational. The colors are bright and vivid – love the rays of light coming from behind the mountain. It reminds me of place here in Montana in the Bitterroot Valley where I lived called Lake Como (named after the Italian lake). This shots highlights everything perfectly, the water, the mountain, and the light. Congratulations on you POTD!!
ziggy Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Stunning. Sunsets and sunrises are my favourite things in life, and you seem to have a gift for capturing them, looking through your website. So is this why the lakes are called Vermillion? It would make sense. Happy travels Chip.
John Says:
February 14th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
BEAUTIFUL!
Pauline Jones Says:
February 15th, 2009 at 10:13 am
This is a very effective picture; the colors are lovely.
Malta Photography Says:
February 15th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
nice and balanced shot. Very nice colors and crystal clear image. I really like the balancing of the composition.
Derek Dobbie Says:
February 18th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Great lead in and wonderful colours of a great location. I will have to check out priceing for travel here….
Anurag Says:
February 19th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Breathtaking. That’s what I call “Fire and Ice”
Sue Gagnon Says:
February 20th, 2009 at 1:15 am
Well, Chip, I think you achieved your goal in spades.
renee Says:
February 15th, 2010 at 12:17 am
Wow, breathtaking indeed!! Nice!
su Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:00 am
What a stunning shor, love the hues of that sky