Rural landscapes: under the snowy hills
HAY ROLLS NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
This western Canada country road was above the field, so I had a great perspective to find a pleasing, balanced arrangement of hay rolls beneath a gorgeous snowy hill. So peaceful and breathtaking!
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Urban landscapes: the river at dusk
BOW RIVER AND DOWNTOWN SKYLINE, CALGARY, ALBERTA
There were enough clouds to make it seem like a spectacular November sunset was about to happen, so I quickly drove to a place where I figured it would be beautifully reflected. But by the time I arrived, the clouds had mostly evaporated, darn it. Still, as you can see there were still many creative opportunities to enjoy and show you. In this case, I used a small flashlight to illuminate the rocks at the bottom.
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Rural landscapes: alone in an autumn world
GRAIN STORAGE BINS
NEAR AIRDRIE, ALBERTA
Among the many reasons I love the western Canadian prairies is the minimalist sense of empty openness. That’s what attracted me to this scene. It’s just field, grain bins and gorgeous sky. Nothing else.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 17-70 mm zoom lens, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Rural landscapes: under the snowy November mountains
HAY ROLLS IN DAWN LIGHT WEST OF CALGARY, ALBERTA
The area around highway 22x and the Trans Canada Highway is one of my go-to areas to make pictures in this western Canadian province. The fields are attractive, there are several ponds, hay rolls are common and the views west to the Rocky Mountains are excellent. This is just one example. Here’s another: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-2hn.
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Natural landscapes: the flowing autumn water
PIPESTONE RIVER,
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Late autumn is the best time to capture beautiful Rocky Mountain rivers like this, before they almost totally freeze over.
I was blessed to find this viewpoint from a bridge crossing the river near Lake Louise. There was very little colour in this scene, so it was an easy decision to go black-and-white. That said, here’s a colour version for comparison: https://bit.ly/PipestoneRiver.
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Urban landscapes: the leading of lights
LIGHT TRAILS ON NINTH AVENUE, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Long-exposure pictures like this are usually only possible during winter months, when it’s still relatively dark during rush hours. That was the case here, when I exposed the scene for 13 seconds. I love the colourful results! 🙂
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Natural landscapes: autumn, merging into winter
MARMOT CREEK AND UPPER FALLS, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA
This is a busy scene, but I hope I pulled together close (the leafy rock) and far (the waterfall) enough to make it all work. I wanted more leaves on the rock, so I grabbed what was nearby, soaked it in Marmot Creek, then ‘pasted’ it onto the rock.
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Natural landscapes: the snowy ancient landscape
NOVEMBER HOODOOS NEAR DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
I’m always fascinated by badlands, especially in winter because I know most people have trouble even imagining snow in what is usually a hot and sun-baked landscape. These hoodoos are probably the most photographed scene in the Drumheller region, so I’m glad to show you them in late autumn.
I like the colour version (you can see it here: https://bit.ly/DrumhellerHoodoo), but knew it would also make a dramatic and compelling monotone picture. Was I right?
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Urban landscapes: remembering the fallen
FIELD OF CROSSES, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Between Nov. 1 and 11 each year, 3,500 of crosses – taking up five acres – are erected and illuminated along Memorial Drive in this western Canadian city. They honour southern Alberta’s men and women who died serving their country in world wars, the Korean war, peacekeeping and the war in Afghanistan. Each cross has the name, age and death date for a soldier, nurse or merchant marine.
Visitors are encouraged to stop in front of each cross that moves them to pay respect to that soldier by quietly calling their name out loud while holding their hand over their heart and expressing whatever sentiment they are feeling. It culminates with Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11.
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Rural landscapes: the wheel of time
ANCIENT FARM EQUIPMENT NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
I love old vehicles and farm equipment, so finding this in the midst of a beautiful prairie landscape was a gift. I deliberately went for a shallow depth of field, so the background would complement, rather than compete, with the charming yellow wheel.
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Rural landscapes: Eternal rest in an epic landscape
OLD TRUCKS, ATLAS COAL MINE, NEAR DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
Old vehicles are a favourite photography subject and I really loved this pair, hanging out in a gloriously snowy western Canadian badlands landscape. The colour version has only blue and rust, so I created what is, to me, a more dynamic black-and-white version.
Atlas Coal Mine Historic Site preserves a mine that operated from 1936 to 1979. It is considered to be Canada’s most complete historic coal mine and is home to the country’s last standing wooden coal tipple, and the largest still standing in North America. It was designated an Alberta Provincial Historic Resource in 1989 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2002.
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Urban landscapes: the beauty of early-morning light
AQUITAINE TOWER, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Pre-dawn conditions allowed for a attractive mix of artificial and man-made light on this 20-storey tower in the downtown core of this western Canadian city. I approached the building near a corner and instantly saw creative possibilities. Modern architecture and urban landscapes have long grabbed my artistic attention. It’s very different from nature & landscapes, so it’s an occasional refreshing change.
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Natural landscapes: the topography of autumn
RED AND BROWN LEAVES NEAR SULLIVAN LAKE, ONTARIO
While visiting this gorgeous lake in the eastern part of this Canadian province, I spent all kinds of time looking at the ground in search of compelling landscapes of autumn leaves. This was one of several that caught my eye. Amazing how such simplicity can offer us such artistic beauty.
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Natural landscapes: capturing the autumn morning
DAWN AT LAC BEAUVERT, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Compelling photo opportunities are pretty much everywhere in this western Canadian park, with many lakes near the town of Jasper itself. This is one of them. I arrived when it was extremely dark and bided my time with some long sky exposures until the light increased enough to make compositions like this.
As is often the case, the scene was made more interesting with someone in it; that’s why I almost always wear bright red on my photo trips; it shows up very well if I need to put me in the picture.
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Natural landscapes: the heart of the matter
THE REMNANTS OF SOMEONE’S VISIT, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I’ve always found this part of Jasper to be especially photogenic, but when I came upon this stone heart in the shallow waters of Jasper Lake, I knew I’d found a hugely compelling subject around which to build many compositions. This is just one of them, photographed as the dawn sun was about to break the horizon.
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Rural landscapes: a moment in the autumn cathedral
FALL COLOURS AT KORTRIGHT CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION, VAUGHAN, ONTARIO
During a 2022 trip to the Greater Toronto Area, I found time to visit this place in the hopes of finding good autumn condition. I was NOT disappointed, as you can tell. There were many delightful leaf-covered paths through the forest and this one, leading to a maple sugar shack, was especially compelling.
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Natural landscapes: communing with sunrise
DAWN ON THE BOW RIVER,
CALGARY, ALBERTA
I arrived at Bowmont Park in the dark, using a flashlight to find my way down to the river. As the light increased, this near-far photographic opportunity revealed itself, so I did what I could to capture it, enjoying the peace and silence in this tiny part of God’s cathedral. 🙂
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Rural landscapes: The snowy October landscape
HAY ROLLS IN A COLD WORLD, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
This is an outstanding high viewpoint on the prairies and foothills near this western Canadian city. It was just a matter of having something of interest in the near field and strong lighting. All my boxes were checked on this morning, with the bonus of a light coating of autumn snow. Here’s the colour version: https://bit.ly/AlbertaOctoberSnow.
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Natural landscapes: those intimate moments of colour
AUTUMN LEAVES, PRINCES ISLAND PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
As I walked through this delightful downtown mix of ponds, pathways, wildlife and foliage, I carefully scrutinized the shrubbery looking for a compelling arrangement of colourful leaves. This bunch fit the bill. I did a LOT of work in Photoshop to remove much of the signs of decay so you could enjoy the brilliant hues without anything marring the experience.
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Rural landscapes: out of the valley of darkness
TRAIN TRACKS ON A CLOUDY DAWN, GLENBOW RANCH PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
I’ve photographed these tracks before, but this time I wanted to take advantage of the pre-dawn light and create something with eye-popping drama. Got on my knees (getting creosote on my jeans) and photographed from just two feet above the ground to give the tracks prominence, then adjusted the camera setting to super high contrast. This is the result. Pretty cool, eh?
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