Mixed Palette by ihozjan

As an unusually mild February flowed into a mild March, the mornings around Vermilion Lakes yielded some lovely colours. A minute after taking this shot, the skies turned grey for the day. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada via 500px

my friend the photographer by ViktoriaHaack

Thwarted by melting, cloudy ice and drizzling rain; my friend Amie and I explored alternative areas around the now famous Abraham (bubble) Lake in Alberta. Please visit my Facebook via 500px

Canadian Stonehenge by FrannzMorzo

Another version of Canmore mountain alpenglow taken during sunrise. This place is very picturesque in the morning. Located in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Canmore is your ideal base to all your wilderness adventures and sightseeing tours. I've been to this place for a couple of times now and the lights in the mountain are exceptionally breathtaking. I called it my home and landscape playground.. via 500px

Paths of Ice and Sun by davidmangels

Unseasonably warm weather marked my excursion to the ice bubbles of Lake Abraham. Temperatures in the forties and fifties were quickly degrading the quality of the ice and bubbles. It did however create the lovely conditions of pockets of surface meltwater pools, and textured riffles across the lake. On this particular evening, we started with flat gray clouds and little hope of a good sunset. Once it became clear that the light was going to go off, I was frantically looking for a good foreground to capture the moment I was seeing. Best night on the lake for me. © David J. Mangels / Four Crows Photography http://ift.tt/18jbUKQ via 500px

Wicked Twilight by chrisbabidaacaso

Vermilion Lake at Banff national park southern alberta canada via 500px

THE METHANE ICED BUBBLES by chrisbabidaacaso

BELLY OF ABRAHAM AT ABRAHAM LAKE NORDEGG ALBERTA CANADA via 500px

Quiet Afternoon on Lake Louise by waltlevin

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. via 500px

The Phantom of the North Takes Flight in Snowstorm by DaveGlatz

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa), nicknamed "The Phantom of the North," takes flight during a snowstorm. Alberta, Canada. via 500px

Majestic by PerriSchelat

When I recently visited Banff, I had missed the polar vortex that blew in from Alaska and by the time I arrived the area was experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures. At the begining of my trip I went to Lake Minnewanka only to find...well nothing..except what you might expect, water smile emoticon There were a couple slabs of ice covered in snow, but no compositions. At the end of my trip, after a few days of very cold temperatures, I went back and found all kinds of fun things. The lake can get very windy and very cold. The waves bring all kinds of pretty ice in all shapes and sizes to shore. I like the sound they make when they wash up agains each other. I found this big chunk of ice sitting on a big slab of new ice and thought at first that it was to straight forward and not interesting as a foreground. Then I remembered what one of my photographer mentors once said to me. " A lot of people don't always share your idea of interesting, but they all understand and appreciate beauty". I shot this with a 5 stop solid ND. The water was a little choppy, therefore making the reflection weird and choppy. I decided I would prefer the reflection smoothed out by a longer exposure time. Lake Minnewanka means "Water of the Spirits" in Nakoda. It's a glacial lake, 17 miles long and 466 feet deep. I'm not sure the name of this peak, but it might be Mt. Inglismaldie, but I'm not sure. Lake Minnewanka, Banff NP, Alberta, Canada via 500px

Lake Louise in the Rain by B-E-K

A somewhat more classic composition of Lake Louise in Banff National Park Alberta. The rain and clouds add some atmosphere I guess, would have like to seen the mountains a bit clearer though. Thanks for visiting and voting. Comments are very much appreciated and reciprocated :) via 500px

Lake Moraine sunrise by scipbe

The first sunlight in the morning results in a wonderful orange glow on the mountains behind the beautiful Lake Moraine. This lake is one of the iconic locations in Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains in Canada. via 500px

Vermiliion Light by PDidsayabutra

Vermillion Lake, Banff, Alberta via 500px

Quiet Nights by PeterMozola

Michelle captivating as always during a #redcouchsession in Calgary via 500px