'Moonglow' - Emerald Lake Lodge, Yoho

            A half moon on a super clear night at -26 °C during the depths of winter makes for magical conditions.

In all honesty, as soon as I got out of the car I almost dismissed any chance of capturing a good image.

My hope that night was to catch the aurora, but with the moon being so bright I knew that even if the aurora showed up it would be barely visible.

Somewhat dejected, I trudged down to the shore of the pond with low expectations and extremely cold feet.

As soon as I cleared the bushes and got a good look at the moonlight on the snow, I instantly perked up.

Not only was the light utterly magical but the way that it made the pillowy snow sparkle was enchanting.

I'd walked directly into a fairy tale Christmas scene and I had to capture this moment before it melted away.

I framed up this vertical composition with a medium focal length and instantly knew that I had something special.

Within minutes the moon had moved higher in the sky and the scene was rapidly loosing that fairy tale atmosphere that had me so spellbound.

I walked away with a photographers high that lasted for days and forgot all about the no-show aurora.

Thanks for looking
Gavin Hardcastle

Taken on: December 10, 2016

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