Natural landscapes: where the water falls
LOWER DECEW FALLS, ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO
The water level was surprisingly low but, as you can see, there was still enough to make for some pleasing long-exposure pictures. I spent an hour finding all manner of close and far perspectives to get enough pictures to last me for years of website content.
In this case, I went for a dramatic high-contrast view that removes almost everything that isn’t falling water. In addition, there was almost no colour to be had, so going black-and-white further emphasizes the drama of the scene. (This is what the waterfall looks like with full flow: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-G7.)
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, neutral density (darkening) filter
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Urban landscapes: the beautiful dawn drive
HWY 420 TRAFFIC, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO
My father in law drove his car on a bridge crossing this highway and I immediately saw the long-exposure photo possibilities. So I returned the next two mornings to ensure I got the long light stream photographs I pictured in my mind. This is one of the results. Pretty cool, eh? 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod
Natural landscapes: welcoming the spring dawn
MELTING ICE ON THE BOW RIVER,
BOWNESS PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
What a blessing it was to experience this gorgeous April sunrise while looking for – and finding – wonderful ice to put in the foreground of photographs!
The range of light was pretty dramatic, so I used a lot of tools to produce the picture you see here. Definitely worth the effort. (Here’s another very cool photo from the same morning: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-1Of.)
Nikon D7100, tripod, two graduated density (darkening filters) on the sky and water, enhancing filter
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Rural landscapes: spring moisture, in whatever form
APRIL SNOW ON THE PRAIRIES, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Lots of people groan when snow arrives in spring, but Canada’s prairies almost always need moisture, so I’m sure this 2014 snowfall was welcomed by farmers. And by me. Look at the beautiful landscape it produced! 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: spring ice in a macro world
BOW RIVER SHORELINE, CARBURN PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Because of plunging overnight temperatures, spring is often a great time to photograph fascinating patterns of thin, fragile ice. There was plenty to enjoy along the Bow River, so I looked for compelling arrangments with river-worn rock. In this case, I decided to include the receding icy snow that was nearby. Pretty interesting, eh? 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: as the spring ice melts
FOLIAGE FROZEN IN APRIL ICE, PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
This photo is a little different for me, going into abstract artistry (I hope) and letting you enjoy the arrangement of the leaf and needles encased in ice. I came on scenes like this and spent all kinds of time looking for interesting compositions.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the spreading morning light
SPRING SUNRISE AT LAKEVIEW PARK,
OSHAWA, ONTARIO
This tree was beautifully isolated, making for a very simple, uncluttered composition as the sun rose over Lake Ontario.
Every time my wife and I are in the area, I find time to visit Lakeview because it’s such a fruitful park for photography.
I tremendously underexposed this scene in order to increase the drama of a brilliant warm sunrise in a dark world.
Nikon D7100, tripod
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Natural landscapes: winter, trying to hang on
APRIL SNOW AT WEASELHEAD FLATS, CALGARY, ALBERTA
While I’m as eager as anyone else to say goodbye to winter, I do like snow in April. By then, most of the water bodies are open and the snow tends to be wet, which means it sticks to the trees (as in this picture). So I had a great time at this urban park, coming away with many “keeper” images.
This scene had almost no colour, so it was an easy decision to go monotone. Here’s a wider perspective of the same location on the same day: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-1PO
Nikon D7100, tripod
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Natural landscapes: the spring cascade
BILLY GREEN FALLS, HAMILTON, ONTARIO
This 17-metre waterfall has low flow in the summer, but my spring visit found a great flow. This waterfall is right beside the road and I arrived early enough in the day to find no trouble parking along the edge and exploring for the next 45 minutes.
Hamilton bills itself the “Waterfall Capital of the World” and for good reason. There are more than 100 within the municipal boundaries!
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, probably a neutral density (darkening) filter
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Natural landscapes: the perfect reflection
SPRING MORNING AT SYLVAN LAKE, ALBERTA
I was blessed to visit this summer vacation destination on a perfect April morning with no wind and an interesting sky. The gorgeous lake has a lovely tourist village with shopping, eats and a charming lighthouse (which you can see here: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-26r). It’s on my bucket list to visit again at the height of autumn colours. 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky
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