Natural landscapes: welcome to the new day

WINTER SUNRISE, VERMILION LAKES,
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
It’s easy to understand why this is one of the most popular sunrise photography locations in the Canadian Rockies. Hot spring water feeds this part of the lake and so it stays ice-free no matter how frigid the winter day.
Every time I’ve visited here, other folks are there with their cameras and tripods set up to capture the new day. That was the case this time, but I still found a good, unoccupied spot to make this picture.
Nikon D7100, tripod, enhancing filter, two graduated density (darkening) filters on the sky.
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Magnificent image, Frank. Thanks for getting up early. 😃