Dawn at the mouth of the Bow Valley
Dark clouds wrapped the eastern edge of the Bow Valley near Mount Yamnuska as the sky brightened at dawn last Friday morning. The storm front to the west continued pushing towards the prairies and by dawn the line of rain was directly overhead Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail) where it crosses the TransCanada Highway.
To the west were the rows of mountains, one leading down the Bow Valley towards Canmore and Banff, the other through Kananaskis Country. When the sun cleared the horizon, light met water and a double rainbow arched over the valley’s mouth.
To the east, the sunlight hit the clouds toning them in warm pastels before dawn. As the sun rose, the colours continued to deepen absorbed by the clouds as well as skipping along the underside.
I loved watching the alchemy of the light mixing with the clouds and rain. The whole sky, in all directions, was dynamic and changed continuously through sunrise. A little later, the sunlight shone through falling rain, and I made this last photograph of the landscape of this part of the Stoney Nakoda Nation before heading up the Kananaskis Trail and spending the morning with a pair of Bald eagles at the Mount Lorette Ponds.
Christopher Martin Photography 
Beutiful!! Love your amazing work.Always look forward to new arrivals. THANKS!!!! Frosty
August 24, 2016 at 1:19 pm
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Stunning photos!! Congrats!! You are truly talented!!
August 16, 2016 at 4:31 am
Thank you Georgia – you made my day 🙂
August 16, 2016 at 9:45 pm
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Fabulous Photography! Love it!
August 15, 2016 at 3:03 pm
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Those rainbow pictures are fascinating. I really enjoy all your photography, your capture such beautiful images!
August 15, 2016 at 7:26 am
Thank you so much for your kind words!
August 16, 2016 at 10:04 pm
Reblogged this on Me and My Life!!!! and commented:
Beautiful pictures
August 15, 2016 at 7:21 am
These are absolutely gorgeous.
August 15, 2016 at 7:21 am
Thank you Kenny. And thank you for the reblog. Have a great day!
August 16, 2016 at 10:05 pm
You are very welcome. You have beautiful pictures.
August 17, 2016 at 12:25 pm
Beautiful photographs!
August 14, 2016 at 8:21 pm
Gorgeous!
August 14, 2016 at 6:05 pm
Wonderful sky colours!
August 14, 2016 at 5:59 pm
Beautiful shots, Chris. Thx.
August 14, 2016 at 4:36 pm
Thank you Mike!
August 16, 2016 at 10:06 pm
I know how hard it truly is to capture visual phenomenon like rainbows, these are great images.
August 14, 2016 at 4:01 pm
Thank you AH!
August 16, 2016 at 10:05 pm
Wow … so awesome! Thank you! ❤
August 14, 2016 at 3:28 pm
Wow! These are gorgeous!
August 14, 2016 at 3:08 pm
These are pure magic, Chris!
August 14, 2016 at 3:01 pm
Thank you Lisa – it was a vivid morning!
August 16, 2016 at 10:06 pm
Great colours
August 14, 2016 at 2:36 pm