Urban landscapes: the yellow poles
TORONTO OFFICE BUILDING
I passed this building often when visiting Toronto and always wanted to see if those yellow posts could translate into a compelling photo. Finally, I spent an hour there one afternoon trying all kinds of compositions. This is one of the best and I decided to highlight the yellow by turning the rest of the photo into black-and-white. Here’s the full colour version: http://bit.ly/TorontoBuilding.
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Rural landscapes: capturing the spring wind
McBRIDE LAKE WIND FARM, SOUTHERN ALBERTA
I know there are people who deeply dislike wind turbines, but I find them to be fascinating photo subjects. And there are hundreds of them in the deep south of this western Canada province, which is known as one of the windiest places in the country.
I went for a black-and-white treatment of this scene, simply because it’s more dramatic than the colour version. This ‘farm’ alone has 114 turbines, which (according to co-owner TransAlta) produces 235,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually.
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Natural landscapes: the brooding spring dawn
CLOUDY MORNING ON THE BAY OF QUINTE, BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO
The renewed growth of spring was barely underway when I visited this part of Belleville, a city of 50,000 east of Toronto (Canada’s largest city). I appreciated the moody atmosphere and decided to emphasize it to make more of a creative statement.
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Rural landscapes: before the colour arrives
EARLY SPRING IN THE FOOTHILLS NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
At this elevation (1,000 metres above sea level), spring tends to arrive a little later. That means we deal with a few more weeks of brown fields. But it all looks pretty good with a white fence and golden evening light.
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Natural landscapes: the spring peaks
SPRING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
I captured this view, in exquisite lighting, from my airplane window a few years ago. It’s amazing how the Rockies can look like January even as the rest of Alberta and British Columbia are well into the renewal of spring. Nikon D7100
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Natural landscapes: the beauty of spring breakup
MELTING SNOW ALONG THE BOW RIVER, GLENBOW RANCH PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
I had a few joyous hours of photography along this western Canadian river, capturing many scenes like this in beautifully warm evening light. Winter can last a long time this far north and at such a high altitude (1,000 metres above sea level). But it’s still sweet when it arrives.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the last gasp of winter
LATE WINTER SNOW ON THE BADLANDS, DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
Many people have rarely seen photos of Canada’s badlands, so I can’t resist showing you these badlands with snow. I like the play of brown soil and snow and the subtle sense that you can walk around the tall hill and see what’s behind. I darkened the sky to ensure a strong contrast with the ground and also to subtly push your eyes back into the photo. (Here’s another badlands view, right after a snow storm: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-td.)
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Rural landscapes: the glow of spring frost
FROSTY LANDSCAPE NEAR BRAGG CREEK, ALBERTA
It was one of those days when I had to work hard to NOT make great photos of this transformed western Canadian landscape. This charming road was just north of the Trans Canada Highway; while traffic roared past on that route, I didn’t see a single vehicle during my time on this dirt trail.
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Rural landscapes: amidst the March fog
SIGNAL HILL, ST. JOHN’S NEWFOUNDLAND
One of the most iconic places in this east-coast Canadian province was shrouded in fog when I visited. I didn’t mind; I knew anything I photographed here would be laden with atmosphere and I was right.
The misty structure is Cabot Tower, which opened in 1900. It was built to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee and the 400th anniversary of John Cabot’s North American landfall in 1497. Behind this view, on clear days, is a glorious vista of St. John’s.
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Rural landscapes: the near & far view
BARN AND OLD TRUCK, NEAR DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
It was -25c when I spotted this old truck along the road and realized it would make a compelling photo when contrasted with the newer, maintained barn in the distant background. The key was going with a shallow depth of field so the barn would be just enough out-of-focus that it would complement, rather than compete with the truck for your primary attention. Here’s the colour version: http://bit.ly/TruckAndBarn.
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Natural landscapes: the roadside waterfall
TUMBLING DOWN THE HILL, TORBAY, NEWFOUNDLAND
I was traveling to a work meeting when I encountered this beautiful little waterfall, surrounded by icy snow, on a hillside beside the road.
Fortunately, I was early for the interview so there was time to stop, haul out the photography equipment and make long exposures like this.
There are waterfalls, big and small, all over the province’s Avalon Peninsula (here’s another one in the same town: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-1dm).
What a blessing to find this one, which I processed black-and-white because the scene had so little colour.
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Natural landscapes: the winter wave
CRESTING WATER OFF THE COAST OF CAPE SPEAR, NEWFOUNDLAND
As I processed this jpeg with Photoshop, I debated whether to crop off some of the left side – after all, some might see the current composition as being weighed to the right. But then I decided to keep it because the cresting wave is rolling to the left, so there’s space for it to fall and space for your mind to consider what the water will look like just a second or two after this exposure was made.
I love the drama of black-and-white, but some might like colour better, so here it is: http://bit.ly/WinterWave
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. zoom lens.
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Natural landscapes: epic winter!
SHADOWS AND SNOW, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I was a long way from this small section of mountain in the Canadian Rockies. But a decent telephoto lens let me show you a close-up view of raw, spectacular winter. The colour version is good (you can see it here: http://bit.ly/BanffWinterShadow), but to my eyes this monotone version has more drama.
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Natural landscapes: the curve of the water
PETAWAWA RIVER AND FROSTY TREES, PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
I found this spot before dawn on a cold, cold day. The lack of light made a long exposure possible, giving you a nice feel for the sweep of the water. This river flows from Algonquin Park east to the Ottawa River. It’s name, in the Algonquin language, means “where one hears a noise like this” – referring to river’s many photogenic rapids. Here’s an artistic take on those rapids: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-10p
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Urban landscapes: where the ladies gathered
LADY CHAPEL, ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN
This glorious cathedral was an unexpected gift because I was allowed to use my tripod. That meant taking all the time needed to carefully compose scenes like this and making long exposures to preserve the sweet, subtle lighting.
What you’re seeing here isn’t the main part of this 800-year-old cathedral. You can see that here: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-UI
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Natural landscapes: me and the winter river
WINTER ON THE PETAWAWA RIVER, ONTARIO
As you can tell, it was a c-c-cold morning when I pushed through the snow to find this viewpoint in the Canadian military town of Petawawa. This Canadian Shield river stays mostly open even in the most frigid temperatures, often creating a fog that makes good photos even better.
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Rural landscapes: like giant tootsie rolls
FIELD OF HAY ROLLS, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
Anyone who follows this website knows I’m a sucker for hay rolls. Their perfectly cylindrical shape adds so much artistic order to prairie fields. They also give your eyes easy places upon which to rest; you can even wander through the scene by going from one roll to another.
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Urban landscapes: the sunset commute
MEMORIAL DRIVE, CALGARY, ALBERTA
This is a “busy” scene, with light, cellphone and light rapid transit poles scattered everywhere. But I knew with a good sunset and lots of drive-home commuters, I could still make a compelling photo. See the smoke coming off all the skyscrapers? Most of that is steam created by the bitter prairie temperature. Here’s another c-c-cold Calgary skyline view, taken from a great viewpoint just north of downtown: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-12o
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Natural landscapes: avoiding the pool
WINTER IN MALIGNE CANYON, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
When this glorious Canadian Rocky Mountain canyon freezes over, tour companies take people on guided tours to experience it from the bottom. It’s a fascinating experience and I was blessed to find this viewpoint highlighting an unfrozen pool. Because it had almost all the colour in this mostly monotone scene, I kept it in colour and turned the rest of the photo into black-and-white. The distant tourists provide scale to show you the size of this wonderful place. Here’s what the canyon looks like in summer: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-xL.
Nikon D90, tripod.
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Rural landscapes: the lines of snow
FOOTHILLS FIELD AND FENCE ALONG THE COWBOY TRAIL, ALBERTA
The Cowboy Trail, running along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, is one of the most delightful drives in western Canada. I was photographing west, highlighting golden fields and the snowy front ranges, when the lines of snow in this field caught my attention. I particularly like how evenly spaced they are and how they echo the fence. Here’s another view, photographed the same day, of this astounding area: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-EX
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