
It all started with a lightning strike. That is how the summer 2017 Kenow wildfire in Southeastern British Columbia started. The Kenow fire had shown no signs of moving east up the Akamina Valley and risking Waterton Lakes National Park but that all changed quickly. In just a few days, the fire moved into the park and destroyed over 38,100 hectares.
The blacked burnt bark on most of the trees in the park has fallen off, leaving white sentinels as far as the eye can see. But there are sure signs of the forest’s slow recovery. The undergrow is springing to life and the wildflowers are blooming.
This image was captured on photographic medium-format film (MFF) using a dedicated panoramic film camera with a negative size of 6 x 17 cm (2.32 x 6.69 inches) that is part of my Intentional Camera Movement on Medium-Format Film (ICMMFF) project. But before I started experimenting with camera movement, I first captured this static scene. You can see the resultant abstract versions of this scene and read about the ICMMFF project by clicking on the other photos shown below.
Date & Time | July 1, 2022: |
Location | Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 49.067528, -113.993114 |
Focal Length | 105mm |
Aperture | f/22 |
Shutter | 1 sec |
ISO | 100 |
Num of Exposures | 1 |
Its resolution is 1,323% greater than a typical photo. Click on the boxes below to zoom in.
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Total Pixels | 298,950,000 px |
Width | 30,000 px |
Height | 9,965 px |
Aspect Ratio | 3.01 : 1 |
Date & Time | July 1, 2022: |
Location | Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 49.067528, -113.993114 |
Focal Length | 105mm |
Aperture | f/22 |
Shutter | 1 sec |
ISO | 100 |
Num of Exposures | 1 |
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