Natural landscapes: green in the badlands
SPRING LANDSCAPE, DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
The day started cloudy, so I had to find landscapes that excluded the bland, featureless sky. Fortunately, the badlands in this western Canadian province provide such a variety of creative possibilities that I had no trouble finding scenes like this.
Nikon D7100, tripod, fill-flash
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Natural landscapes: beauty on a gloomy day
SPRING MORNING AT OSHAWA CREEK, OSHAWA, ONTARIO
It was an overcast dawn east of Toronto, Canada’s largest city. So I decided to emphasize it and let you appreciate the balanced, introspective composition.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky, fill-flash
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Natural landscapes: light in the black
SPRING CASCADE, SHEEP RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
I couldn’t find the name of this stream, which flows in to the Sheep River southwest of Calgary in this western Canadian province. But as you can see, that didn’t stop me from exploring it all the way from Highway 546 to the river.
I tried a high-contrast exposure and, intrigued by the results, I then under-exposed more pictures until achieving this dramatic mix of black, white and nothing else. Just to emphasize the look, I created a monotone version. Kinda different for me, eh?
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Wildlife: hanging out at the rocks
HERON AND DUCKS, STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
There’s something amusing about this heron, concentrating on fishing, while the mallard ducks just hang out nearby for no particular reason. Stanley Park is a remarkable place for seeing and photographing wildlife in the heart of one of Canada’s largest cities.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the artistic end of life
TREE STUMP, GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA, AJAX, ONTARIO
I’ve long loved the artistry of decaying tree stumps like this beauty near Toronto, Canada’s largest city.
I saw it off in the distance and used a big telephoto lens to isolate it against the background trees. If I’d been closer and used a different lens, spots of distracting white sky would have shown up in the background.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm zoom lens
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Rural landscapes: resting in the forest
ANCIENT CEMETERY, POINT ALEXANDER, ONTARIO
There’s an photogenic old church, Port Alexander Presbyterian, on the Trans-Canada Highway northwest of Ottawa (Canada’s capital) that attracted me and my camera. Even better were the scattered crosses and occasional gravestone in the forest behind the church. That’s where I came across this headstone. The fallen tree added so much to the scene that I stopped and made this picture.
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Urban landscapes: the loneliness of dawn
FOGGY DAYBREAK, WHITBY, ONTARIO
I’ve photographed this harbour beacon before, but not in such murky conditions. So it was fun to present it in such a moody, sombre atmosphere. I rarely get a chance to make pictures in these conditions.
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Natural landscapes: the serene spring dawn
ME AND THE OTTAWA RIVER, PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
Whenever I’m in the eastern part of this Canadian province, I make it a point to visit Petawawa. Two rivers flow through this army town and make for many nature photography opportunities.
I didn’t mind this cloudy sunrise, since the sky was interesting and I could add a splash of red by wearing my Calgary Stampeders hoody.
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Urban landscapes: the foggy spring morning
PRINGLE CREEK, WHITBY, ONTARIO
This place, east of Toronto (Canada’s largest city) is always a good place to make pictures, especially before dawn. This scene required a 25-second exposure to capture. Look carefully and you can see the blurred images of Canada geese paddling around.
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Natural landscapes: the beautiful spring flow
SHERMAN FALLS,
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
I visited this gorgeous place many years ago and wanted to check it out again, so on a recent wet morning, me and my photography equipment spent a wonderful hour here.
The two steps of the waterfall make for an interesting composition and the surrounding valley is equally picturesque.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, neutral density (darkening) filter
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Wildlife: the birds of spring
BLUEBIRD, ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS SOUTH OF CALGARY, ALBERTA
I rummaged through the archives and discovered this photo, made in 2011, and loved the sharp bird, sort-of sharp fence wire, and wash of warm colours in the soft, subtle background. Bluebirds are common in this western Canadian province and often allow people like me get close enough to make decent photos.
Nikon D90, tripod, 70-300 mm. zoom lens
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Natural landscapes: from the stream to the river
NIAGARA RIVER, ONTARIO
This watercourse looks like a separate creek, but it’s actually an offshoot of the Niagara River, which serves as a border between Canada and the United States.
I stood on a pedestrian bridge and made a long-exposure picture of the offshoot returning to the rest of the river.
I really like all the ripples, made easier to see because of the silky effect of the long exposure.
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Urban landscapes: the lights of early morning
HIGHWAY 401 NEAR WHITES ROAD, PICKERING-TORONTO BORDER, ONTARIO
I stood on the Whites Road overpass and made a series of long-exposure pictures before dawn, capturing a highway that’s busy 24-7 in Canada’s largest city (Toronto). Love the light trails that guide you through this scene.
Nikon D90, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: escaping the spring snow
THE LAST OF WINTER SNOW AT BOWNESS PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Hardened, old snow hanging on along the shores of the Bow River made for some great creative opportunities, especially when rocks like this poked through the the surface.
I like the full-colour picture, but decided to try a version where just the rock is in colour. If you like this view, check out a very different perspective of the same rock, enhanced with a flashlight: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-1Of
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Rural landscapes: the scenic delay of spring
APRIL SNOWFALL NEAR BIG HILL SPRINGS PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
This beautiful view surprises people as they drive along a fairly ordinary prairie road. On this late-April morning, another surprise–a spring snowfall–created a pretty gorgeous landscape upon which to feast my eyes and camera. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 🙂
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Urban landscapes: where the train goes
LRT TRACK AND STATION, CALGARY, ALBERTA
In this western Canadian city, the light rapid transit system is called the “C-Train”. This raised section goes through the Sunalta station and I found a very useful high viewpoint to capture it at night. Look carefully and you’ll see the 25-second exposure of a train’s light trail as it travels the track.
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Natural landscapes: the cold April dawn
SPRING SUNRISE, TORONTO, ONTARIO
It was a cold and cloudy daybreak along the shore of Lake Ontario, but I managed to record the few moments of meaningful light in a variety of formats. This viewpoint highlights the still-bare trees on Cherry Beach, east of the city’s downtown.
Nikon D7100, tripod, probably a graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Rural landscapes: the threatening spring sky
ANCIENT BARN NEAR RAGLAN, ONTARIO
There’s a story behind this picture. I was photographing along the road beside this farm when the owner came out and started berating me, claiming I was working on behalf of someone trying to harass him into selling.
When I finally made it clear I was just there as an enthusiastic amateur appreciating the landscape, his entire demeaner changed and we had a great conversation. He invited me onto his property and even pointed me to a pond in a nearby valley.
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Urban landscapes: waiting for the planes
SEAPLANE DOCKS, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
It was pitch-dark when I found this high viewpoint – not the ideal lighting for this subject – so it took a lot of Photoshop processing work to achieve what you’re seeing here. Living on the prairies, it’s downright exotic to think of a city having seaplanes!
Nikon D90, tripod
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Rural landscapes: under the Caribbean sky
OCEAN CAY, BAHAMAS
During our recent Caribbean cruise, we were blessed to have a day on this private island about 100 kilometres east of Florida. I had a chance to wander around with my photography equipment and loved this scene. It just needed a little work, because there were almost a dozen swimmers distracting your eyes just off the nearby beach. So I used Photoshop’s cloning tool to remove them.
Ocean Cay is an island that was man-made created originally for the mining of aragonite sand. The total size of the island is 42 hectares and the original owners also dredged the area to allow for deep vessels to dock for the exportation of the sand.
When Dillingham Construction abandoned the island, the cay fell into decay. In 2015, the executive chairman of MSC Cruise line, Pierfrancesco Vago, signed a 100-year lease with the Bahamian government to redevelop the island into a resort for the cruise line. MSC is spending a gobsmacking $200 million for the total project.
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