Canada Canoe View at Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in Yoho National Park. Especially the very clear water offers a perfect theme for photography. This spot is one of my favourite ones at this lake because you won't only capture the lake itself, but you might also have some nice foreground elements with the canoes, which obviously depends on how many people are using them at the moment. A rainy day is therefore maybe even a good choice to visit this place.
Photography Tips
Use a Polarizer. It makes such a huge difference, especially combined with an ND filter, so that all the small waves from the water get removed and you can see beyond the surface.
An additional shot with a shorter exposure time for the canoes may be required since the white buckets are moving quite a lot and you might want to capture them without motion blur too.
An additional shot with a shorter exposure time for the canoes may be required since the white buckets are moving quite a lot and you might want to capture them without motion blur too.
Travel Information
There is a big parking place just nearby and the spot is right at the beginning of the Emerald Lake Trail on the left side of the bridge. Standing on the bridge itself is forbidden, although most tourists don't care about the huge signs.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
A decent amount of people
Best Timing
Summer
Sunrise & Sunset
08:47 - 16:41
| current local time: 10:45
Photo Themes
Canoe
Lake
Mountains
Locations
Yoho National Park
Emerald Lake
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