Rural landscapes: standing tall against the sky
GRAIN ELEVATOR IN A BADLANDS LANDSCAPE, DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
I’ve photographed this landmark before, but knew I could capture something more compelling. This winter day provided the conditions to make that picture. There wasn’t a lot of colour in this scene, so I opted for a black-and-white treatment. This approach often produces more dramatic results.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: worship in the midst of winter
CHURCH AND CEMETERY, BROCK TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO
I dug deep into the archives to unearth this scene from 2001. At that time, I was still using a film camera, then getting the slides scanned onto CDs. Love the rustic, almost intimate setting that works so well in sunny, snowy conditions.
Pentax 6×7 medium-format film camera (which creates the almost square dimensions), tripod, polarizer
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Urban landscapes: Merry Christmas from Alberta
CHRISTMAS LIGHTING AT EIGHTH AVENUE PLACE, CALGARY, ALBERTA
This beautiful arrangement of trees, flanked by the glittering towers of Eighth Avenue Place, stopped me in my tracks for more than a half hour of trying out various compositions. This is one of my favourites – and here’s another one: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-11c.
From Frank’s Cottage, my other website: “At its heart, Christmas is not about us doing. It’s about God doing. Basic Christianity (which I believe) tells us Christmas is about our creator seeing our broken condition and reaching out to us — coming to earth as a helpless baby born in an obscure Middle Eastern village.”
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: Photographing the winter waterfall
STELLA FALLS, JOHNSTON CANYON, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I visited this spot with the hopes of photographing a mix of water and ice, but the waterfall was almost solidly frozen. Still, I was able to find several very satisfying compositions, especially when a few other folks showed up with the same idea. Here’s another pretty cool view from the same visit: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-Kx.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: the rare snowy morning
WILKET CREEK AND RAILROAD BRIDGE, TORONTO, ONTARIO
My photographic world was a different place when I made this photo back in 2000. I was still using a film camera (and slide film); I sold it off because the film and processing was too expensive. That turned out to be a fortuitous decision, since digital cameras were on the cusp of taking over.
Winter weather like this, with snow clinging to branches, is relatively rare in Canada’s largest city, so I was definitely blessed to capture this scene.
Pentax medium-format film camera, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the scenic winter river
OLDMAN RIVER VALLEY, MOON RIVER ESTATES, ALBERTA
I went exploring in this tiny hamlet (population: 130) near Lethbridge because I sensed there would be good views of the river valley. Turns out I was right. The beautifully lit trees just below me provided a good counterpoint to the distant badland cliffs.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: the winter barn
BARN AND SNOWY FIELD
NEAR CARMANGAY, ALBERTA
The ancient barn initially attracted me, then I noticed the sun-dappled ripples in the prairie field and knew I could make a compelling photo. Kinda like the diagonal lines of the tractor trail, too.
I made a version of this photo with the barn in colour and the rest of the picture in black-and-white. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/BARNandFIELD.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the winter badlands view
WINTER AT WRITING-ON-STONE PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
This view south, at hills in the United States, is often photographed — but not in the dead-cold splendour of winter. That’s when I made the 3.5-hour drive south from my home in Calgary to be one of the few people to visit this glorious place in the off-season. That’s the curving, frozen Milk River flowing through part of the scene.
There was very little colour to be had, so I went with a black-and-white version. (Here’s Writing-On-Stone at the height of summer: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-xU.)
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: three friends in a field
LATE AUTUMN HAY ROLLS NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
I like the full-colour version (you can see it here: http://bit.ly/AlbertaHayRolls), but with just these three rolls in a giant field, I could see a compelling picture with just them in colour. What do you think?
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the place of peaceful contemplation
PACIFIC OCEAN INTERLUDE, EL BALSAMAR RESORT, EL SALVADOR
We’re in the midst of winter where I live, so I’m offering up this serene, contemplative summer scene captured during a 2018 Samaritan’s Purse trip to this Central American nation.
Our gracious hosts took us to a resort to spend part of the day enjoying the surf, dark sand and glorious views. I wandered off with the camera to find artistic compositions like this. Here’s another scene from the same beach: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-1lg.
Nikon D7100, polarizer.
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Rural landscapes: the windy autumn sky
WIND TURBINES, HAY ROLLS AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
I know there are people who detest wind turbines, but I find them fascinating photo subjects, especially admidst the stunning landscapes of this western Canadian province.
The Pincher Creek region is one of the windiest places in Canada – so windy that I found some nestling deer using hay rolls as a wind break – so I had to use a fairly fast shutter speed to stop the motion of this turbine.
There was lots of blue and gold-brown in the scene, but I also knew it would look stunning in black-and-white. So that’s how I’m presenting it to you.
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Rural landscapes: the epic, snowy autumn view
RANCH ENTRY NEAR BLACK DIAMOND, ALBERTA
I ventured out the day after a four-inch autumn snowfall and found the sublime foothills landscapes still thoroughly coated with snow. It was hard to make a bad photo on this incredible morning. As I moved around capturing different viewpoints of this ranch entry, I had to marvel at all I was seeing and breathe thanks to the One who made it all. Here’s the scene in full colour: http://bit.ly/SnowyRanch.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: the snowy autumn village
PIPESTONE RIVER AND LAKE LOUISE VILLAGE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I was blessed to have a photography day in the Canadian Rockies on a sunny day right after a big late autumn snowfall. It was hard to make a bad photo in that place with those sublime conditions. Ideally, I would have liked a bit more of the river to be open, but most of it froze over quickly in such cold conditions.
Nikon D90. tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: on the edge of sunrise
DAWN LIGHT ON THE FOOTHILLS, NEAR TURNER VALLEY, ALBERTA
It was -15c when this bucolic scene caused me to stop the car, ignore the frigid cold and make pictures in the best light of the day. A four-inch snowfall the previous day created stunning conditions. Hard to believe this is still autumn, eh?
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, enhancing filter.
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Urban landscapes: the walls of sunrise light
REFLECTED DAWN LIGHT AT STUDIO BELL, CALGARY, ALBERTA
This 160,000 square foot building, designed by Allied Works Architecture, is part of the revitalization of the downtown east end of this western Canadian city. Clad in glazed terra cotta, Studio Bell is the home of the National Music Centre.
It opened on Canada Day in 2016 and has an extensive collection of musical instruments, historical items and more. I was blessed to visit just as sunrise light was reflecting on this portion of the structure.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Rural landscapes: from the fence to the peaks
FENCELINE VIEW, GLENBOW RANCH PROVINCIAL PARK NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
One of this western Canadian province’s newest provincial parks features outstanding views ranging from the Bow River below to the mighty Rocky Mountains. I was blessed to visit on a sweet morning of autumn light; a very shallow depth of field put the background out of focus just enough to put the emphasis on the fence, but still give you a clear picture of the stunning scenery.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: cutting through the lines of light
ROAD THROUGH THE VALLEY NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
The view from the top of the hill was amazing. So many artistic, mildly diagnonal lines of autumn snow clinging to the rib-like ridges. Then the dirt road bisecting it all and guiding your eyes through the scene. Love it!
I deliberately omitted the sky because it contributed nothing to the artistry below. And there was only warm brown to serve as colour, so I went monotone to remove that distraction. That might make the resulting photo less attractive to some, but that’s OK. I make pictures for me and if there are others appreciate them, great! 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. zoom lens.
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Rural landscapes: where do I fit in?
SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
I liked how the beautiful, snowy, hilly landscape sloped down to the country road; I just knew there needed to be a focal point to the place where your eyes were being guided. So I set the time delay on the camera and galloped back and forth to this spot almost a half-dozen times. This one is where I was best positioned. Converting all the picture except me into black-and-white helped emphasize where you eyes are supposed to start in this scene. (The full-colour photo is here: http://bit.ly/MeAndTheWorld.)
Nikon D7100, tripod, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky
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Natural landscapes: path through the autumn woods
NOVEMBER IN VICTORIA PARK, CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Sadly, my visit to this charming eastern Canadian city happened too late to capture the full glory of fall colours. Nevertheless, there were charming, subtle scenes like this to capture in the city’s largest park, even in overcast conditions.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: the prairie vista
PRAIRIE VIEW FROM HEAD SMASHED IN BUFFALO JUMP, ALBERTA
There are incredible vistas from this historic western Canada UNESCO world heritage site. Hundreds of years ago, at least one herd of buffalo was driven over the cliffs here by indigenous hunters, then harvested at the bottom over a period of months. The multi-level interpretive centre illustrates a hunt and First Nations life before the arrival of Europeans and the Canadian Pacific Railway, which changed the prairies forever. It’s a fascinating place to visit.
Nikon D50, polarizing filter.
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