Rural landscapes: Where the road runs straight

WINTER ON HIGHWAY 1A, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA

My first photo trip after getting my camera back from a month in the repair shop turned out to be gloriously productive, with large sections of this Canadian Rocky Mountain park covered in six inches of fresh snow.
I’ve always loved this dead-straight section of Highway 1A and knew it would make a strong composition in the right conditions. What you’re seeing is the right conditions and when I idly glanced through the camera to see my shadow, the strength of this composition immediately jumped out at me.
Nikon D90, polarizing filter.

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8 thoughts on “Rural landscapes: Where the road runs straight”

Alastair on December 6, 2012 at 11:09 am said:

Long legs there. LOL

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filmcamera999 on December 6, 2012 at 11:50 am said:

Reblogged this on filmcamera999.

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RobynG on December 7, 2012 at 8:37 am said:

Fun self-portrait. Robyn

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Frank King Photos on December 7, 2012 at 11:28 am said:

Thanks, Robyn. Didn’t think of it as a self-portrait until your comment! 🙂

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xinapray on December 8, 2012 at 6:46 pm said:

Nicely done, Frank. Can’t wait to see more!

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- Frank King Photos on December 8, 2012 at 9:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words! 🙂
  
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RCNaturephotos-Rachel Cohen Photography on December 10, 2012 at 6:48 am said:

Very cool shot Frank! 🙂

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- Frank King Photos on December 10, 2012 at 6:28 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Rachel. You rock!
  
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