Since this is turning out to be “a slow news week-end” and since our site has just come back up, it might be best not to overload it with one of my thousand-word essays.
Hence, just a few images to hopefully take your mind away from what may be heading our way next week.
Our grandson, Preston, still in his teens, has been “dabbling” in photography for several years now.
I use “dabbling” demurely because some of his photography, in my opinion, is truly outstanding — professional some have called it — and has already received several honors and awards.
Anyway, enough grandfatherly bragging.
On a recent trip to Alberta, Canada, our grandson heard about the breathtaking beauty of Moraine Lake, a glacier-fed lake situated high in the valley of the Ten Peaks, in Banff National Park, not too far from where he was staying with his parents.
A stunning lake already, the waters turn a deep turquoise color when the sun is just rising, and — if one gets there just at the right time — he or she is treated to an amazing glow enveloping the surrounding mountains when the rising sun rays hit them after being reflected from the clouds.
The trick is to get to the 6,000-foot high lake very early, before 6 AM in mid-summer, jockey for position with dozens of other photographers and be fortunate to click your camera just at the right moment in order to capture the stunning scenery.
The result is shown above.
Preston has also shot some great photographs in Venice and Rome, Italy, and, closer to home, in Austin, Texas.
To see more of Preston’s work, please visit epochist.com
CODA: Moraine Lake has become such an iconic Canadian image that it graced the back of the Canadian $20 bill in the late 60’s through the 70’s.
Remembering TMV photography contributor and assistant editor Ron Beasley
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.