Spirit Island is easily one of the most iconic spots in the Canadian Rockies and has been photographed many, many times. If you want to shoot Spirit Island, you are pretty much limited to two choices: Option #1: Take the $65 cruise out to the island with a boat full of tourists and grab as many shots as you can within the 15 minute time limit. Option #2 - Throw all of your photo and camping gear into a canoe and paddle your butt off for a few hours until you reach Fisherman's Bay campground and spend a night or two shooting this wonderful area. I would have loved to go for option 2, but we were only in the Canadian Rockies for four days and had a ton of locations to try to fit in, but next time I am up there, I definitely want to find a way to be out there for sunrise, even if it means doing the Iron Man thing in the canoe. The sun never made it on this particular morning, but there was just enough light in the East to break up the sky and reflection a bit. My other photo buddies and I were definitely the last ones back to the boat. ------- For more photos and background info on many of the locations I have shot recently, please feel free to visit The Resonant Landscape at http://theresonantlandscape.com/?p=510
A Stormy Morning At Spirit Island
