Bugaboos, Talons and Art at Altitude

Bugaboos, Talons and Art at Altitude | Nov 2019

“The Talon and The Larches”, Talus Lodge, BC

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Hi Subscriber First Name! I figured it was about time to up my game in terms of newsletters ;) My goal is to send these monthly-ish to keep you up to date on recent adventures, availability of new images / prints, and upcoming travels (in case you have requests for custom work).

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With that, I had an awesome last couple of months. Read on about my adventures camping high on a ridge in the Canadian Rockies, spending 5 days at a ‘by helicopter access only’ lodge, my first experiments with ICM (say what?), and a preview of my upcoming trips, including the once in a lifetime trek across the Himalaya.

COBALT LAKE, BC | 9.16-18.2019

Bugaboos? Bugaboos!!

A year ago you could count me under the uneducated when it came to ‘The Bugaboos’. Now? Count me as a huge fan! This location was on my radar for the last year, ever since I had seen a video from one of my favorite photographers, Adam Gibbs, at this location. It looked mystical and magical to me, but at a 12 hour drive from home, not exactly on the weekend getaway list.

Alas, opportunity knocked when I signed up for a workshop with Adam a mere 3-4 hours from there, and I decided to head out a few days early and spend a couple of days in Bugaboo Provincial Park. Specifically, I camped out 2 nights on top of

Cobalt Ridge (~8,200 ft) which gave a perfect view of the amazing Cobalt Lake, Bugaboo Spire, and again - an all around magical scene as far as you could see.

After 5 miles and 3,000 feet of elevation gain I was greeted with rain and snow..and more rain and snow…and then a bit more, but also about an hour of good light where clouds moved in and out as fast as my head could swivel.

I’m very happy with the images I was able to capture, and grateful for having experienced this place.

Click for full size Cobalt Ridge photos

TALUS LODGE, BC | 9.19-25.2019

Of Helicopters, Talons, and Larches

	And so it was time to attend my first ever organized photography outing at Talus Lodge in the Kootenai’s (just South of Banff, and yes, Canada has got the naming goin’ on!). It was also my first ever helicopter ride, and I got to fly shotgun!

The weather couldn’t have been better and it was a magical 20 minute flight above a blanket of clouds with mountains in every direction.

The lodge (taluslodge.com) was amazing, run by amazing people. Every day we would go on a different hike and see yet something else new. This newsletter’s cover photo was taken a few hundred yards from the lodge, and below some others from our various outings. Incredible place!


	Sunrise on the ridge

	Reflections

	Sunrise on Mt. Assiniboine

See all Talus Lodge photos

Art at altitude

I spent one afternoon focusing more on the abstract via a technique called Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). The process involves moving the camera while the shutter is open, thereby creating motion blur. How much, in what direction, on what subject is all up for experimentation and leads to widely varying results. I really enjoyed it and felt drawn to the more abstract versions focused on the autumn colored larches.

Click for full size ICM Photos

What’s Next?

Finally, after a year of planning and waiting, I’ll be leaving for my 3 week trek across the Himalaya in mid-November. After a couple of days in Kathmandu, we’ll leave for the Khumbu region where we’ll hike first NW to Gokyo Ri, then Eastward to Everest Base Camp. It’s a photography based outing at up to 18,500 feet so fingers crossed that the weather will help us out and that altitude sickness stays at bay. Regardless, it’ll be an adventure of a lifetime and I can’t wait!

Want to follow my trip real-time? GPS will plot my progress and allow me to share messages from anywhere…you can even send me messages :) Check it out and participate at share.garmin.com/perfarny ! (I’ll also update my Instagram @per.farny when possible.)

As a final tune-up, I’m heading up Mt. Adams once again this coming weekend. It’s the 2nd highest mountain in Washington and with a hike that covers 6 miles one way with 6,700 feet of elevation gain, it’ll be the perfect capstone to my training.

Anyway, that’s it for now! I hope you enjoyed / found some value in this update, and thanks for your support. As always, check out perfarny.com for my latest images and prints (updated weekly).

Thanks, and all the best,

Per