Rural landscapes: the snows of May

HWY. 66 AFTER THE SNOW, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA

Living at 1,000 metres above sea level means dealing with the occasional May snow dump. This was a glorious morning to make photographs, because the rivers and ponds were ice-free and made for wonderful reflections with snow-laden trees.
To heighten the contrast, I kept the centre lines in colour, but converted the rest of the scene to black & white. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.

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15 thoughts on “Rural landscapes: the snows of May”

Jim Streeter on May 28, 2015 at 8:07 pm said:

We love K Country, so beautiful.

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- Frank King Photos on June 4, 2015 at 10:53 pm said:
  
  Yep, I love K Country, too. 🙂
  
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LensScaper on May 29, 2015 at 1:46 am said:

That’s a superb image, Frank

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- Frank King Photos on May 31, 2015 at 6:08 am said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words. 🙂
  
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Cassi Thomas on May 30, 2015 at 3:15 pm said:

Love it! Nice work.

Thanks for the likes on my blog, Stages Photography!

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- Frank King Photos on May 31, 2015 at 6:08 am said:
  
  Thank YOU. (And nice photos!) 🙂
  
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Susan on May 31, 2015 at 12:08 pm said:

Love this shot! Such great leading lines and wonderful framing! The snow covered pines are gorgeous!

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- Frank King Photos on May 31, 2015 at 12:09 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the encouraging words, Susan. 🙂
  
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Gizella Csepregi on May 31, 2015 at 12:10 pm said:

nicely donn Frank

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Sheryl @ Flowery Prose on May 31, 2015 at 2:03 pm said:

Love the contrast of the white snow and the black asphalt…really great image!

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- Frank King Photos on June 4, 2015 at 10:52 pm said:
  
  Thanks! It was a pretty amazing morning. 🙂
  
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Brian Comeau on May 31, 2015 at 5:57 pm said:

I really like the b&w contrast but the yellow line was such a good call. Nice!

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- Frank King Photos on June 4, 2015 at 10:52 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Brian. Colour keying is a fun technique to use. Just not too often. 🙂
  
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Girl Gone Expat on June 4, 2015 at 7:53 pm said:

A very cool composition. And I love how you have kept the yellow and converted the rest to B&W. A great shot!

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- Frank King Photos on June 4, 2015 at 10:51 pm said:
  
  Thanks! Apparently it’s called “colour keying”. It’s a cool technique to use now and then.
  
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