Now THIS is how to do a Selfie. Trout pouting orange oompah loompahs GTFO! :)

**dpSparhawk** · 14th January 2014

These are quite simply some of the most stunning night time images I have ever seen. The idea of putting yourself in the frame is brilliant. Must try this.... just to get to somewhere dark that doesn't end up a wasted journey with it raining by the time I've arrived :/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ilderness.html

These beautiful long-exposure photographs offer a novel twist on the too-often shamelessly narcissistic trend for 'selfie' pictures which is sweeping the internet.

Paul Zizka, 34, has put his own slant on the celebrity-led photographic genre, made popular by photo-sharing website Instagram, by including his silhouette in these dramatic shots of the Canadian wilderness.
Rather that a vainglorious attempt to propel himself to 15 minutes of internet fame, his inclusion of himself in the shots is an attempt to show the relationship between a mere man and the awesome natural world surrounding him.

Communion: Canadian photographer Paul Zizka stands waist-deep in Lake Minnewanka, in Alberta's Banff National Park, in this twist on the trend for 'selfie' photographs

Clinging To Blue: A long-exposure renders this cascade of ice in an ethereal blue as Mr Zizka holds on, at Haffner Creek in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia

Twilight Encounter: The awesome magnitude of the wilderness surrounding Banff National Park's Bow Lake is emphasised by Mr Zizek's profile in the centre of the frame

Heavens above: Mr Zizka is seen left at Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, in a work titled Steward Of The Stars. In the right-hand image, he stands at the end of a jetty on Bow Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, the stars of the Milky Way arrayed before him, in a photograph he has dubbed Galactic Gateway

Pillars In The Sky: The stunning glow of the reflection of the Aurora Borealis in Lake Minnewanka is emphasised in this long-exposure photo taken at Banff National Park

At One: Mr Zizka is seen in meditative pose, again at Banff National Park's Lake Minnewanka, as day breaks over the dramatic horizon

Starstruck: In this shot the photographer is lying on the frozen waters of Lake Minnewanka, his flashlight pointing towards the incredible night sky

Midnight At Moraine Lake: A long-exposure captures in detail the Rocky Mountains as they rise above and are reflected in the titular lake in Banff National Park

Mr Zizka, from Alberta, one of Canada's three so-called Prairie provinces, began experimenting with night photography just two years ago.
Captivated by the spectacular scenes of his home region, he nevertheless decided that to create photographs which were more unique he add the context of the human form into the shot.

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Using long exposures, allowing the night's sky illuminating the mountains around him, he has sought to create a relationship between the central figure in the image and the nature around him.
Mr Zizka's photographs showcase breathtaking sights from the the Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park, both in the Canadian Rockies.
Usually venturing out into the wilderness alone, his project is on-going as he gets new ideas every day for how to record himself in remarkable locations.

Ice Dreams: An incredible photograph peers up at the millions of stars visible over the lonely landscape of Haffner Creek, in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia

Wizardry: His arms aloft like some kind of celestial conductor, Mr Zizka appears to be directing the very movement of the Aurora over Lake Minnewanka

Awe-inspiring: The ethereal blue-green light of the Aurora again features prominently in these two photographs, left titled Contentment and right dubbed Awaiting Abduction, both taken in an area called Cascade Meadows in Alberta's Banff National Park

Witness: Another of Mr Zizka's photos which captures the dramatic lighting of the Aurora Borealis, this time over Lake Peyto in Banff National Park

Mr Zizka said: 'I was introduced to the magic of night photography somewhat accidentally on mountaineering trips that required very early starts.
'I was amazed by the quiet and beauty of a night spent high in the mountains.
'Eventually, I ended up shooting more at night than during the day and I still take great pleasure in trying to document the magic that the stars, the moon and the aurora bring to a scene.
'I find that a photograph can sometimes convey so much more, or at least a very different feel if a person is included in the scene.
'I like the relationship between man and mountain that it instantly creates. So I think including myself in the images helps people relate to a photograph, even though some have never been anywhere near the location.'

Blown Away; Mr Zizka lies along the road markings of Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, as the heavens are arrayed above him

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