top of the world..

Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 4 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

This is from the top of Sulphur Mountain in Banff. Sulphur Mountain is 7667 feet in elevation... so not quite the top of the world but within spitting distance. It was just breathtaking up there... figuratively and literally. We hadn't been to the top of Sulphur in probably 20yrs but when we saw that they now have the gondolas running in the winter we knew we had to go up. I have scads of shots from our little trip... hope you don't get too bored with them.

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Comments (27)

Bruce from Ottawa, Canada

The hills are alive with the sound of snowshoes.

Impressive scene, Amy.

4 Feb 2008 5:07am

Dylan from Delhi, United States

Wow! What I would be to be there now...skiing.

4 Feb 2008 5:13am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Superb shot, Amy. Such a moody feel here. I feel this image might have been improved by a giant snowman with a carrot nose and a tartan scarf in the foreground obscuring that breathtaking panorama ;-)

Having read that I bet you regret not putting a carrot in your pocket when you left the house!

4 Feb 2008 5:29am

@Stu: What a brilliant idea!!! Mind you, up there the snow is as dry as a popcorn fart... not much chance of a snowman rising up from the cold white powder. I absolutely love the visual, though!! Thanks Stu! I think I'll be giggling about that for awhile.. ;-)

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Wow! Spectacular!!!

4 Feb 2008 6:40am

Anne from White Rock, Canada

It absolutely is breathtaking up there Amy! Long time since I went up there too - but never when the snow was that deep. I don't think the gondola was going up in the middle of winter than! I am wondering which way you were facing up the mountain. I often used to go and to get early morning light I stayed in the hotel just down from the Sulphur Mt. Hot Springs and the Gondola. The view head on facing the way you came from when you went up would show the Fairholm Range in the distance, a beautiful panorama with the Bow Valley laid out below! If you move the camera very.very slightly left you would get Mt. Rundle - the one I took from the hotel room window. Maybe you were overlooking the other side of Sulphur - I know that is not Cascade Mountain's shape ahead! But Oh! the nostalgia - makes me so so envious - just can't ever afford to go from here to there for a weekend stay - just too expensive for a couple of days and 600 miles away! Keep on posting some more and I will scan some of mine when I finish the Whistler trip!

4 Feb 2008 9:18am

Tristan from Bremen, Germany

What an amazing scenery. What an amazing framing. What an amazing Picture. Gratulation, its absolutly impressive.

4 Feb 2008 10:06am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

I couldn't get bored of looking at the likes of this. Keep 'em coming amy!

4 Feb 2008 11:57am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Oh AMY, you took my breath away, and I thought I had it with winter photos, apparently not, bring it on sugar, I can't wait...it's gorgeous, more please ;)

4 Feb 2008 12:41pm

Betty from New Jersey, United States

This is an absolutely beautiful photo! You did a great job with it! I'll never get bored with this series! Please post more!

4 Feb 2008 1:51pm

Roberta from Rocky Mtn House, Canada

Perfect! Beautifully processed and seen!

4 Feb 2008 3:23pm

Helma from Tehran, Iran

wow ! ... very nice and cool shot ... it have a lovely forgraund and a dreamlike backgraund ... i like it .. thank you , amy .

4 Feb 2008 3:46pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Oh my goodness! Amy this is a breath taking capture, beautiful in every way possible, really looking forward to more.

4 Feb 2008 4:00pm

Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States

WOW !!! and I thought I was high at 1500 feet , just a beautiful shot amy !

4 Feb 2008 4:04pm

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

OMG Amy this is so stunning I have no idea what to type!
The clouds, the trees, the mountains...the detail and clarity are just GORGEOUS!!!!
FANFREAKINTASTIC my dear...really!!!!

4 Feb 2008 4:07pm

Luis Rodrigues from Lisbon, Portugal

Fantastic just fantastic!

4 Feb 2008 5:33pm

Ralf Kesper from Attendorn, Germany

This is an absolutly beautiful landscapepicture. I like it very much.

4 Feb 2008 6:39pm

Reza from Montreal, Canada

It really seems top of the world. How beautiful.

4 Feb 2008 7:56pm

Behrooz Sangani from Tehran, Iran

I know how it is to stand on that height. The feeling is just divine. It would be great to see more of the place.

4 Feb 2008 8:21pm

Gary from Cochise County, United States

How could we get bored of this. Amy, this is an awesome image. I can't wait till the next one.

4 Feb 2008 9:03pm

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

What a beautiful shot. I am sure it is breathtaking in every way. Looking forward to your next ones. Thanks for your message on my picture, I left you a note on that, but yes I would love to have a shooting buddy come next June.

5 Feb 2008 3:08am

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

don't think i'll get bored of those views. great work amy

5 Feb 2008 4:19am

Robert from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Wow! This is absolutely stunning, Amy. It leaves me breathless.

6 Feb 2008 3:23am

Michael from TX, United States

This image is stunning. You have perfectly captured the awesome feeling of littleness that goes along with standing near a mountain. Great work.

6 Feb 2008 5:12am

shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Awesome!!!

6 Feb 2008 10:03pm

Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand

Going through a few of your recent shots, this is one of my favourites. My only critique would have been to position the trees more to the left so that they intersect less with the beautiful mountain in the background. When you've got such a great foreground and background, it's best to separate them as much as possible. A wonderful shot, nonetheless ... such magnificent scenery.

15 Feb 2008 12:00am

my digital eye from Cardiff, United Kingdom

WOW!!!
I can almost smell that clean,crisp air through this shot...Awesome.
D.C.

12 Apr 2008 2:15pm

bram antareja from Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Amazing. the strong mysterious atmosphere the photograph with the perfect
dimension. Regards from Yogyakarta Indonesia.

25 Jun 2008 7:52am

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