DERMOT O'KANE
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"This is the famous scene near Lake Louise which was popularized by Nicholas Morant, who was a staff photographer
with the CPR during the mid twentieth century. I've visited it many times and determined that a snow-covered sunrise
scene would show it at its best. I was influenced by the painting styles of Fred Buchwitz and Max Jacquiard in the
composition and character of this image. There's no train timetable to consult with so you just have to show up
here and hope for the best. I got lucky on this morning. This image is a combination of two shots taken just
a couple of minutes apart. One shot with a fast shutter speed and high ISO was needed to freeze the
motion of the train while another shot, taken just a few minutes later when the sun illuminated
the mountain peaks, with a slow shutter speed and low ISO was needed to get a high quality
background image with no digital noise. These images were then combined to create
the scene as I envisaged it."