Photographing Mountain Scenes
By: Author: J Bakken

Mountain scenes are very popular to photograph. The key to capturing their beauty is being at the right place at the right time. Sometimes catching the early morning fog casting a blanket over the high moutain peaks just as the sun is shining on them is a once in a lifetime opportunity and one has to be quick to catch the perfect shot before the fog lifts and the colours seems to change in the blink of an eye. Mountains are a part of our western Canadian landscape and they are a part of our heritage so to capture their stories in a photograph is a treasure.
Mountain scene photography can include the mountains themselves, animals, trees, rivers, lakes, flowers, and much more. The colours in mountain scene photography can range from the colours of a lake with the trees and mountains reflected in it at sunrise or sunset or the variety one can achieve by photographing mountain scenes in the different seasons. Capturing skiiers coming down a mountain slope in the winter, or capturing wildflowers blossoming in a summer field, or photographing trees in the autumn that reap some brilliant gold and orange colours can all be award winning photographs. Whatever the season or the subject of the picture, they all hold their own beauty.
Mountain scene photographs that focus on the animals are popular among nature enthusiasts. Catching a marmot on a rock or a herd of big horn sheep takes skill and patience.
Mountain scene photography can include people and the lifestyle of living or vacationing in the mountains. Photos can feature hikers at the crest of a mountain, horseback riders as they set out on an overnight pack trip, or snowboarders as they go for the ride of their lives. Mountain scene photography can also feature the rivers, lakes, and waterfalls nearby.
Mountain scene photography endeavours to capture a lifestyle and it is an enjoyable past-time that captures the beauty of nature and the joy of life and no two mountains, animals, or flowers are exactly alike which adds to the uniqueness of each and every mountain scene photograph.

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