Urban landscapes: the delicate, delightful ceiling
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM EASTERN ENTRANCE, TORONTO, ONTARIO
One of Canada’s most impressive museums, the ROM attracts more than a million visitors annually to check out more than 13,000,000 items and 40 galleries. I like to visit every few years just to see what’s new. This time, as we were leaving, I had enough time to photograph the intricate mosaic ceiling.
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Natural landscape: the muted winter reflection
MOUNT RUNDLE
REFLECTED IN VERMILLION LAKES,
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
The light before dawn was amazing (you can see it here: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-23z), but faded out as time went on. Still, there were plenty of opportunities for more contemplative exposures like this. This could easily make a great black-and-white image, but I like the blue cast in the mountain.
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Rural landscapes: the shadowy winter world
PRAIRIE SCENERY
NEAR STAVELY, ALBERTA
I drove the ruralest of rural roads south of my Calgary home, enjoying the Canadian prairie world and looking for compelling scenes. This was one of them, the shadow anchoring a quietly attractive mix of field, fence, tree and road.
The only significant colour in this scene was the blue sky, so I opted to go monotone in order to increase the contrast and drama.
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Natural landscapes: in the frigid deep of winter
ME AT BOW LAKE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
The temperature was a mind-blowing -30c, but I knew it would be sunny and had hopes to find snow on the trees. So, wearing three layers on my legs, two layers plus the Calgary Stampeders parka, two pairs of gloves and a toque, I ventured into the Canadian Rockies and found sublime scenes like this. Totally worth it!
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Natural landscapes: the glorious winter view
ABOVE THE BOW VALLEY PARKWAY,
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I’ve photographed from this high viewpoint before (you can see it here: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-fm) and knew it would be good again. After an exhausting slog up the slope through three feet of snow, I reached this spot and knew the effort was worth it. 🙂
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Rural landscapes: the amazing morning view
SNOWY MORNING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, NEAR DIAMOND VALLEY, ALBERTA
As you can see, it was an absolutely sublime morning to be roaming around this western Canadian province with photography equipment. I spent a lot of time at this spot, making a variety of “keeper” images of iconic Alberta scenery.
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Natural landscapes: the icy winter dawn
SUNRISE ON THE BOW RIVER, COCHRANE, ALBERTA
I arrived well before dawn and wandered around, very carefully, with a flashlight to see if there were any creative possibilities. As you can see, there certainly were. I really like the mix of water (made more interested by a long exposure) ice chunks and the emerging light of sunrise. Here’s another one from the same morning: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-23W.
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Natural landscapes: the COLD collision
ICE JAM ON ABRAHAM LAKE, ALBERTA
This Canadian Rocky Mountain lake is renowned for millions of cascading ice bubbles that attract photographers every winter. I’ve visited several times for this reason, and find there’s always more to satisfy my creative urges. In this instance, I want for a very shallow depth-of-field in order to throw the distracting background out of focus. Did it work?
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Urban landscapes: the revealing dawn
ST. MINA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, BALZAC, ALBERTA
Came across the beautiful example of retro modern architecture while looking for sunrise pictures and just had to find my way into the parking lot to make pictures.
There’s a funny story here; after capturing this view, I moved back and up a small ridge to (hopefully) get more of the clouds into the scene. Just when I was set up and ready to make exposures, all the church lights — including the parking lot lights — turned off. I guess they were all on some sort of timer. Whatever the case, I laughed myself silly. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: the artistry of ice
WINTER AT LOUISE CREEK, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Every time I visit this spot, on the road up to Lake Louise in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, I come away amazed at the creative possibilities. It was tricky to make my way through the snow-covered boulders, but once I reached this viewpoint, many ‘keeper’ photos were possible.
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Rural landscapes: where the snow blows
WINTER ARTISTRY IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, NEAR STAVELY, ALBERTA
I love driving the rural roads of this western Canadian province, eventually losing track of where I am but always finding my way home after experiencing gently amazing scenes like this.
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Natural landscapes: the flow still goes
KOOTENAY RIVER, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Normally, I don’t find burned forests to be compelling subjects, but this snowy scene presented a nice mix of burned and untouched trees, along with an open section of the river. Combined, I thought they made for a peaceful, natural composition. Do you agree?
(PS: the only colour to be had was a subtle bit of blue/green in the water, so it was an easy decision to go monotone.)
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Rural landscapes: where the prairies meet the mountains
FARMSTEAD AND CANADIAN ROCKIES, NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
Red barns always grab my attention, because red grabs the attention of most of us. In this case, I drove until finding a place where I could put the barn against a snowy mountain backdrop. Thankfully, the come-and-go clouds opened up so I could capture the scene in sunny glory.
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Urban landscapes: merry Christmas from Alberta
HOLIDAY DISPLAY AT BANKER’S HALL, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I was blessed to have full access to the hall, meaning I could set up my tripod and make long exposures with no security guard interference (a rarity inside most buildings). This is one of the results. Here’s another: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-2hQ.
May you ponder and appreciate the reason for this Christmas season: a light in the darkness that can change YOUR life for all eternity.
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Rural landscapes: life in a world of fog
ME AND THE MORNING MIST, NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
I love making photographs in foggy conditions, but always find it a challenge to find compelling subjects that will photograph well. Just before driving out of the fog, I came across this entrance to a rural ranch in the western Canadian prairies. It needed a person, so I used the camera timer and ran back and forth several times before getting it right.
Then there was the matter of a lack of colour. Except for me and my clothes, the scene was practically monotone, so it was an easy decision to keep me in colour and convert the rest of the photo to black-and-white.
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Natural landscapes: the beautifully snowy sunset
OTTAWA RIVER NEAR DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
The previous day’s snowfall created a winter wonderland–and one of the most productive photography days I’ve ever experienced. The open river (which serves as border between the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec) offered up excellent reflections and a lack of wind kept the snow on the trees. It was amazing; a spiritual day of connection between me and the Creator of our world.
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Rural landscapes: the hotel on the hill
PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I love visiting this western Canada park in the winter, because it’s basically empty. The town is mostly closed and it’s an eerie experience to drive down empty streets and visit the empty marina. That’s where I photographed this scene, allowing plenty of space for Upper Waterton Lake’s open water and interesting sky.
The rustic, seven-floor Prince of Wales Hotel opened in 1927 and was declared a National Historic Site in 1992.
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Rural landscapes: the drives in glory
HIGHWAY 11 NEAR ABRAHAM LAKE,
ALBERTA
When I came upon this curve in the highway and noticed the ridge on one side, I figured there might be a good perspective to photograph snow, road and Canadian Rocky Mountains. I was right! 🙂
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Natural landscapes: flowing through the winter ice
BIG HILL SPRINGS PROVINCIAL PARK, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
No matter what season or weather, this western Canada park is a reliable location to find compelling photos. In this case, I really liked the ice formations and decided to show you a monotone version, since there was almost no colour to be had.
A long exposure made the water silky so (1) it wouldn’t compete with the sharp and rugged ice and (2) it would subtly suggest a way for your eyes to flow through the composition.
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Natural landscapes: standing against the elements
SNOWY DAY AT LAKE LOUISE,
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
The day was decidedly overcast, but I was determined not to let that prevent me from finding compelling subjects to show you. This kind of weather is a good challenge for my 40+ years of creative experience. In this case, there was almost no colour to record, so it was an easy decision to go monotone.
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