Rural landscapes: a drive through winter wonderland
A LANDSCAPE OF HOARFROST, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
I went back to 2015 to find and publish this image of a truly gobsmacking morning on the prairies of western Canada. On days like this, it’s hard to make a bad picture and I still cherish memories of driving nameless country roads looking for scenes that best showed the glory of this landscape.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the dark and snowy shoreline
OTTAWA RIVER SHORE, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
An overnight snowfall created absolutely brilliant conditions for landscape photography and I was blessed to have many hours to capture it in multiple locations along the Ontario-Quebec border. This little section of shoreline produced a half-dozen ‘keeper’ images.
I liked the muted colour version (you can see it here: https://bit.ly/SnowyShoreline), but I knew it would also make a compelling black-and-white image. Do you agree?
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Natural landscapes: drama on the winter morning
SUNRISE, POLICEMAN’S CREEK, CANMORE, ALBERTA
This charming Alberta town has exploded with growth in the past 30 years, but it’s still possible to enjoy nature right in the downtown core, thanks to this stream. I arrived before sunrise and had time to find some photogenic locations to capture dawn.
Nikon D7100, tripod, enhancing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the mountain and sky
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Urban landscapes: urban beauty at day’s end
PART OF THE DOWNTOWN SKYLINE AT SUNSET, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Every few years I go to the observation floor of the Calgary Tower to photograph the latest skyscrapers adding to this western Canadian city’s skyline. The biggest challenge is always to avoid window reflections that can mar the scene. I think I did a decent job here.
The tower on the right is Brookfield Place, Calgary’s highest building (and second highest in Alberta) at 810 feet and 56 stories. It was completed in 2017.
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Natural landscapes: the icy winter stream
MORNING AT TWO JACK LAKE STREAM, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I spotted this ice formation from the road and quickly stopped the car, figuring there might be compelling scenes to photograph. As you can see, I was not wrong. Snow on the trees would have been great, but even without it the mix of ice, snow, trees, peaks and sky comes together pretty well.
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Natural landscapes: the landscape of ice
METHANE ICE BUBBLES AT ABRAHAM LAKE, CLEARWATER COUNTY, ALBERTA
The weather was warmer than I would have liked – so warm that water puddles were formed on the ice at this renowned man-made lake. But as you can see, I still found compelling landscapes to photograph. Photographers come from all over to photography the bubbles. In my case, it was a three-hour drive each way. But definitely worth it. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: just a few moments of colour
SUNRISE ON THE OTTAWA RIVER, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
During our recent visit to this eastern Ontario town, the weather was mostly overcast and this was the only sunrise colour to be had. Fortunately, I was in a very good place – the town’s marina – to capture it with a 13-second exposure. The other blessing was the river was mostly ice/snow-free, which made reflections quite possible.
Nikon D7100, tripod, Sigma 17-70 mm. zoom lens, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky
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Natural landscapes: flowing through the ice
JOHNSON CREEK,
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I’m not sure why, but this creek stays mostly unfrozen as it flows out of Johnson Lake. Whatever the reason, it makes for a compelling photo destination no matter how cold the temperature.
This picture and others I made along the creek came at a price: one of my filters fell off the lens and into the water, never to be found no matter how much I searched.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, neutral density (darkening) filter.
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Natural landscapes: the light of a mountain dawn
MOUNT RUNDLE AT SUNRISE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I was photographing this mountain (which, on the east side, is really a series of peaks) reflected in a stream in nearby Canmore when the stunning dawn light compelled me to switch lens and capture some close-ups. Pretty amazing, eh?
Nikon D7100, 70-300mm. zoom lens, tripod
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Rural landscapes: ancient beauty in a foggy landscape
OLD TRUCK, LUNDBRECK, ALBERTA
Once I finished photographing the well-known waterfalls, I wandered around looking for other subjects and was delighted to encounter this ancient, snowy vehicle with a nicely placed fence. The foggy conditions faded the background and added a layer of gentle sombreness to the scene.
I liked the colour version (you can see it here: https://bit.ly/snowypickuptruck), but I knew it would also make a compelling black-and-white picture. Was I right?
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Rural landscapes: among the hills and coulees
FARMSTEAD IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, NEAR STAVELY, ALBERTA
How’s this for living in a dramatic landscape? I used a big telephoto lens to exaggerate the effect, squeezing the homestead against the hills and coulees behind it. There was almost no colour in this scene, so it was an easy decision to go black-and-white – which also heightened the drama.
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Urban landscapes: night at the marina
ICY REFLECTIONS, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
Whenever I visit his eastern Ontario town, the marina always attracts me to try another photo. You can see why here. I was blessed to find this snowy bush – illuminated by a nearby streetlight – to provide balance and a near-far perspective. Then it was just a matter of establishing a long-enough exposure; in this case, 30 seconds!
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Natural landscape: the beauty of a desolate landscape
FROZEN LAKE ATHABASCA SHORELINE,
FORT CHIPEWYAN, ALBERTA
The temperature was a mind-numbing -25c, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me from photographing the beautiful landscapes of this northern Alberta village.
I wore long underwear, two pairs of gloves, a giant parka and my Calgary Stampeders toque. At one point, I still had to duck into the community’s historical museum just to warm up. But, as you can see, the effort was absolutely worth it! 🙂
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Rural landscapes: a place for a winter rest
SNOWY GAZEBO, PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
Isn’t this a wonderful view? As it flows through this military town in eastern Canada, the Petawawa River makes for great pictures, even when it’s just providing a pleasing background. I was blessed to visit Petawawa right after a six-inch snowfall. A path above and behind the gazebo made this composition possible. As with so many winter scenes, there was almost no colour to be had, so it was an easy decision to go black-and-white.
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Rural landscapes: me and the snowy day
WINTER WONDERLAND ON FROG LANE, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
As the snow gently fell, I found this rarely used lane through the forest of eastern Ontario and proceeded to spend the next 45 minutes finding compelling scenes to photograph. This is one of them, featuring me just to add a human touch. You might notice that outside of me, the photo seems very monotone. That’s because there was so little colour that I converted everything but me into black-and-white. Pretty cool, eh? 🙂
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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 interference (a rarity inside most buildings). This is one of the results.
Ironically, my camera told me this is overexposed, but I ended up liking it more than the proper exposures. To my eyes, it has a wonderful sense of lightness.
May you appreciate the reason for this Christmas season: a light in the darkness that can change lives for all eternity. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: winter in the canyon
HAY RIVER CANYON, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
The river is pretty flat flowing through the northern Canadian town of Hay River, but just 30 minutes away, it spills over the impressive Alexandra Falls and into a deep, wide canyon that is truly impressive to see. One of the pictures I made there focused on the nearby steep canyon wall and the ice falls. Pretty raw and primitive, eh?
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Urban landscapes: epic church in a tiny town
ST. JOSEPH’S CATHEDRAL,
FORT SMITH, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
This town in Canada’s north (population: 2,200) seems a strange place to build a Roman Catholic cathedral, but here it is.
An internet search failed to find any information or history on the church, so all I can tell you is it’s pretty impressive. And I was blessed to get inside, where a staff person turned on all the lights so I could make many long-exposure photos. I’ll publish some of them in the future.
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Rural landscapes: Hope in a barren landscape
WINTER AT FORT CHIPEWYAN, ALBERTA
This hamlet of 800 in the province’s far north is only road-accessible in winter (thanks to an ice road). The rest of the year, people can only get in and out on a plane. So it’s deeply isolated. But it’s also on the shore of Lake Athabasca, making for many beautiful landscapes.
This cross went with a Roman Catholic Church that burned to the ground in early 2022. For me, it’s a vital reminder that no matter how bleak life can be, we need never face it alone. (Learn more about that here: https://frankscottage.blog/)
Apple iPhone 13, processed with Photoshop Elements
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Rural landscapes: the warm winter sunrise
HAYROLL AND DISTANT PEAKS
NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
Hay rolls are one of my favourite photography subjects, especially when they’re positioned with the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the background.
I used a big telephoto lens to bring this roll closer to you and also reduce the distance to the distant peaks. The super-warm dawn light was icing on the cake!
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