Rural landscapes: beauty in the foggy dawn
MISTY AUTUMN SUNRISE NEAR MILLARVILLE, ALBERTA
I resisted the urge to increase the contrast on this sombre scene just south of Calgary. Doing so would have ruined the delicate lighting and hues. The way I’ve presented it here, there’s lots to explore, especially at maximum size.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. zoom lens
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Natural landscapes: Autumn, reflected
FALL COLOURS AND RED DEER RIVER, NEAR DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
Best known for its renowned dinosaur museum and dramatic badlands landscapes, the Drumheller valley is a best-kept secret when it comes to autumn colours. I was blessed to visit at just the right time to capture many wonderful scenes like this.
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Natural landscapes: the gentle flow through autumn
MOUNTAIN STREAM AND LARCHES,
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
This charming stream was like the icing on the cake of a glorious day photographing fall larch trees in an epic Rocky Mountain environment.
It was a long hike from Moraine Lake to Larch Valley but, as you can see, absolutely worth it. Here’s more proof: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-1XR.
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Natural landscapes: the colourful close-up
AUTUMN LEAVES,
DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
This part of Alberta is renowned for its dramatic badlands landscape, but I think it should also be known as a place of remarkable fall colours (just check out this scene: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-1nw). Amidst many photogenic landscapes, the dramatic hues of this leaf grabbed my attention.
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Urban landscapes: a beacon of hope
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHAPEL, PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
I was driving toward the nearby Ottawa River to make sunrise photographs when I passed this beautifully illuminated example of contemporary church architecture. As you can see, it was so compelling that I stopped and made this long-exposure picture.
Like so many people, my early years included attending mass and those experiences stay with me today, even though the church I now attend is a different ‘denomination’.
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Natural landscapes: the smokey world
MOUNTAIN FOREST, CANMORE, ALBERTA
Wildfires in neighbouring British Columbia created this smokey atmosphere. I used a big telephoto lens to capture this murky atmosphere, eliminating the sky and everything else that could distract from the effect.
Nikon D7100, 70-300 zoom lens, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the waterfall close-up
ENGLISHMAN RIVER FALLS,
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA
I visited this provincial park many years ago and yearned to return, so during our recent vacation we made a special trip to see it again.
The water level wasn’t especially high, but there were still numerous excellent cascades to enjoy in the brilliant sunshine. I pointed the camera at this one, because it was in the shade and that made it much easier to make a long exposure.
The colours were pretty subtle in this scene, so I opted for black-and-white to heighten the drama. (You can see the colour version here: https://bit.ly/EnglishmanRiverFalls)
Nikon D7100, 70-300-mm. zoom lens, tripod, polarizing filter, neutral density (darkening) filter
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Natural landscapes: light on the beach
MORNING AT VALENCIA BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA
My first visit since the early 1990s to this part of Vancouver Island’s west coast turned out to be an incredible experience. Glorious morning sun highlighted fog and an entire section of beach with boulders scattered among pools left over from high tide.
I loved the sunlight reflected on the sand and did all I could to reduce the very high contrast of this scene. I think I did OK. PS: Look carefully and you can see my footprints in the lower right. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: the wondrous wild walk
PAUSING ON THE WILD PACIFIC TRAIL, UCLUELET, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The west coast of Vancouver Island is an amazing place with incredible forests, mesmerizing surf and a remarkable sense of place. I walked this coastal trail shortly after sunrise and found a great vista of a pathway through the forest. It needed a person to complete the composition, so I set the timer on my camera and ran back & forth several times until achieving what you’re looking at here.
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Rural landscapes: bring on the day!
APPROACHING SUNRISE, TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Yes, this magical place, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is every bit as incredible as this picture suggests. Early morning is my favourite time to make photographs because I’m generally alone, the silence and peace encourages prayer, and I can usually park wherever I like with no problem.
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Natural landscapes: the somber low tide
ENGLISH BAY FROM STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
During our recent trip to Canada’s west coast, it seemed like the tide was always low when I visited the ocean. This was one instance when that was good, since it exposed this fascinating rock formation. The overcast conditions played into my hand, since it eliminated distracting shadows and let you fully feel the moody atmosphere.
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Urban landscapes: ride into the night
NIAGARA SKYWHEEL, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO
My wife and I went on the wheel and it turned out to be such a relaxing half-hour (the wheel turns slooooowly) with classical music piped into each car. Later, I returned to capture a four-second long exposure that turned out, in my humble opinion, quite well. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: the peaceful dawn
SUNRISE AT PINE VALLEY RESORT, STONECLIFFE, ONTARIO
The sign said all visitors should check in with the resort operator, but at 6:45 a.m. there’s no one available for that, so I enjoyed the silence along the shores of the Ottawa River and made pictures like this as the sun rose. I was finished and gone before a single person emerged from their cabin. Here’s another photo of that wonderful sunrise: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-YA
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Natural landscapes: the perfect morning reflection
GRENADIER POND, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO
Grenadier Pond takes up 40 of this municipal park’s 400 acres. It’s peaceful enough to be a great place to see wildlife, as I did during my visit. This view particularly attracted me, with the strong diagonal lines and contrast between the bright left half and the shadowed right edge.
The park, given to the city of Toronto in 1873 by retired architect, engineer and land surveyor John George Howard, includes a nature centre, a small zoo, cafe and extensive gardens. It’s truly a lovely oasis in Canada’s largest city.
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Natural landscapes: the thundering mountain water
NUMA FALLS, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Vermilion River was raging when I visited, so the falls are hard to discern (you can see them better in this early winter view: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-nv). But as you can tell, it was still a glorious place to visit.
Making a long-exposure picture took some work, but I think it was important to bring some smooth flow to the violent crashing of the water as it squeezed through a relatively small opening. There wasn’t much colour in this scene, so it was a no-brainer to remove the distraction of colour.
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Natural landscapes: me and the mountain morning
EMERALD LAKE, YOHO NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
It was, as you can see, a stunning morning in the Canadian Rockies. Energized by this sublime part of God’s cathedral, I walked all the way around the lake and found many great photo opportunities. I liked the drama of the brightly lit peaks and the shadowed foreground and tried putting me in the shot. Worked out pretty well, right? 🙂 Here’s the colour version: https://bit.ly/EmeraldLakeSelfie.
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Natural landscapes: me and the misty sunrise
DAWN LIGHT ON CHIEF HECTOR LAKE, NEAR MORLEY, ALBERTA
Something of a best-kept secret, this gorgeous lake is just off the road enough to be hidden from most travellers. That means my two visits (so far…) have been just me and the spectacular sunrise landscape, complete with loons. I still have lots to explore at Chief Hector Lake, so watch for more pictures from future visits.
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Rural landscapes: the windy prairie landscape
HAY ROLLS AND WIND TURBINES, PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
Like them or not (and many folks don’t), wind turbines are a huge part of the landscape in the southern end of this western Canadian province. Southern Alberta is one of the windiest places in Canada and there are many hundreds of turbines turning that wind into power.
I liked the huge field of hay rolls and how they present such a contrast to the turbines. I included the tall grassy foreground to (1) add significant green to the scene and (2) present a bottom framing element to match the framing element of the sky.
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Rural landscapes: lost in the mist of dawn
GRAIN ELEVATOR IN THE FOG,
PINCHER STATION, ALBERTA
I’ve photographed this wonderful old structure before, but never in such foggy conditions. Wasn’t sure how the picture would turn out, but when I saw it on my desktop screen I instantly knew I’d captured an evocative, sombre scene.
Nikon D7100, tripod, graduated density (darkening) filter on the grain elevator & sky.
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Natural landscapes: flowing into the mountain town
CAMERON FALLS, WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
This beautiful cascade is right in the townsite, so it’s super accessible. And yet until this latest trip, I’ve had significant difficulties trying to photograph it because of mist blowing onto the camera.
For whatever reason, this time there was no mist, so I had a good time finding several very good viewpoints for pictures. I like this one because the cow parsnip at the bottom makes for a compelling secondary point of visual interest.
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