09/08/2020
Hidden Lake
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First, I have the utmost respect for the photographers who travel long distances to get their amazing landscape shots and who are always at the mercy of Mother Nature. This shot was specifically inspired by an amazing photographer I follow . Please check out her work and give her a follow if you like shots like these. Please read the story below on how this came together.
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A7riii w/ 16-35mm GM
🏞 16mm - f11- iso 100 - 6”
(Shot at blue hour just after sunset - 7 images focus stacked)
🌌 16mm - f2.8 - iso 12800 - 5”
(20 images stacked for noise in SLS)
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This is a story of inspiration, perseverance and luck. This shot is probably one of the most enjoyable and challenging ones I have done. For most visitors to Glacier NPS, Hidden Lake is on their list to hike and it was number 1 on our list for this trip. From home, we drove 18 hours to Montana to experience this beautiful place and I had to shoot my bucket list Milky Way photo over Hidden Lake no matter what. Unfortunately when we arrived the trail was closed and only open from 9am-5pm due to a bear 🐻 sighting. There was no chance of getting a Milky Way sunset or sunrise shot.
Luckily we were going to be visiting the park for the next week, and the shoot was timed around the new moon 🌚. We had 4 or 5 days before the end of the dark sky week. We kept going back every day to check and see if it was open. Luckily for us on the last night we were in the park, they opened it. We quickly grabbed all of the gear to hike out to the overlook before sunset to catch the blue hour. We were apprehensive about hiking out to the lake in the dark knowing there was a bear chillin around the area, so we made as much noise as we could the whole hike up there and the whole way back. Talking very loud and clapping our hands as to not startle any of our furry friends. There were mixed feelings of excitement and nervousness. By the time we got up to the spot we were the only ones there. Very quiet and eerie but also very peaceful and beautiful. Cont...
