Waterton kayaking the middle lake on a nice fall day
Waterton kayaking the middle lake on a beautiful fall day. There is not a lot that can beat the amazing beauty. A great way to spend a day. Come with me for a quick tour. I get to see some amazing things from my kayak.
Getting the chance to get to Waterton is always a major blessing. But when you get to the park and there’s absolutely no wind and the weather is perfect it’s even more of a blessing.
It was a beautiful fall day and I decided to head out in my kayak for a quick paddle. Little did I know I should have packed a lot more gear because from my kayak I had some amazing photo opportunities. Next time I’ll have to take the tandem kayak and load it up with all my photography gear and use it as a shooting platform for the entire day.
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Some days there is nothing that can be improved upon. This was one of those days. No wind. Nice temperature. Lots to see. Lots to photograph.
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Waterton kayaking the middle lake a visitor
As I was paddling towards Vimy something caught my attention coming out of the bush towards the middle lake. At first I thought it was a horse but there was no rider.
Then I saw the antlers and realize that it was an elk. As it is rutting season this elk must have come down and cool off before the evening rut. He waded out into the water to have a drink and then just stood there cooling off.
As I was photographing the elk cooling off something kept making a splashing noise to my right.
I would hear it and look over that way and only see ripples on the water. So I started paddling in that direction very slowly and quietly and a family of loons popped up to the surface to have a look at me.
They must have been getting ready to head south for the winter. I was actually quite shocked to see them still hanging around Waterton as it was so late in the year.
The Prince of Wales Hotel – Waterton kayaking the middle lake
One of the benefits of having a mobile office is that people can reach me wherever I am. As I was paddling around the middle of lake in Waterton my cell phone rang and it was a customer needing some answers to a few questions.
So I sat back in my kayak and had a chat with them. They thought it was pretty cool that I was out on the lake and I was still able to answer their questions.
Little did we know that as I was sitting in the kayak all the ripples from my paddling were disappearing and with no wind the lake became an absolute mirror. I was slowly rotating and as I did I noticed that the Prince of Wales Hotel was a perfect reflection in the lake with Bear’s hump in the background.
I finished my call and could not resist taking a picture of this amazing reflection.
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Started in 1985 by Mike Paterson. Paterson Photography quickly grew to be one of the leaders in the photography industry in Lethbridge and southern Alberta. Paterson Photography has always been on the cutting edge of the photo business and continues to be so, even today. Offering more than just a standard photography studio.
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In 2002 Mike opened a custom printing division. Catering at first to the advanced amateur and professional photographer as well as many graphic companies around western Canada. Today I also provide photo printing to all level of photographers with my one hour photo lab. Paterson Photography Ltd. is your best choice for custom photo prints in Lethbridge and area. Offering prints from wallets to 44×100 inches on a variety of media. No cheap, poor color poster prints like many places offer. All my printing is done on archival media at the highest resolutions. I print for individuals, companies and groups that want quality prints that look amazing. Traditional photo lab prints with outstanding quality, better than your discount and drug stores! If you need a one hour lab or a custom lab give me a call, you will be glad you did!
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The early 90’s found a new trend starting in photography studios, Digital. Mike wanted to know more about what was happening. During a business trip to Vancouver Mike had a chance to try one of the first digital studios and was impressed with what he saw. Spending a lot of time researching digital Mike tried a couple of digital systems to add to his traditional studio. Dabbling in digital was not enough and in the late 90’s Mike jumped into digital all the way. Converting his studio to 100% digital in 1999, many years before many even heard of a digital camera.
The jump to digital also opened up a number of other doors for Mike. Mike was introduced to one of the top Adobe experts in north America and this created a desire to know more about photo restoration and retouching. Now with Photoshop training at Langara College and numerous courses directly from Adobe, as well as many thousand of hours working on photos Mike is passing on his knowledge to others. Mike offers courses, not only in Adobe Photoshop, but also in digital photography, studio photography, nature & wildlife and many more areas. Mike’s teaching has him traveling all over western Canada teaching for some of the largest corporations as well as individuals and groups.