Natural landscapes: the last leaves of autumn
LATE AUTUMN IN VICTORIA PARK, CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
While on an early November business trip, I had a few hours to check out the charming woods in this park in eastern Canada. Lucked into finding a few scenes like this, where there were still enough leaves to make a good autumn photo. The key was keeping the dull, grey sky out of the picture. It would have sucked your eyes away from the rest of the scene.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Urban landscapes: the chapel in the cathedral
THE LADY CHAPEL, ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN
Tucked behind the choir aisles in this 800-year-old church is the Lady Chapel. It was constructed in 1270 and used by the Huguenots from 1666 to 1816. Restored in 2013, the Lady Chapel is primarily an area for quiet reflection. I was blessed to be allowed to use a tripod to make a long exposure and show off the architecture in the best possible light.
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Natural landscapes: the curve of the creek
SILVERTON CREEK, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
One of my favourite photo locales pretty much any time of year, thank to the clear, rapid water and colourful boulders. On this occasion, I included the tree trunk because of the autumn snow. Adds an interesting touch, doncha think? 🙂
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Natural landscapes: the leaf frame
YELLOW AND BROWN LEAVES, PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
I came across this random scattering of autumn leaves and immediately noticed how the yellow leaf was beautifully framed by the brown beech (I think…) leaves. This is on the Emerald Necklace Trail which takes you through a beautiful forest and along the glorious Petawawa River.
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Natural landscapes: on the edge of winter
AUTUMN AT CAVELL LAKE, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
There was so little colour in this Canadian Rockies scene that I opted for black-and-white. Absolute silence; just me and the moody, shifting clouds and fog.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density filter on the peak and sky.
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Natural landscapes: the tributary
GRINDSTONE CREEK TRIBUTARY, NEAR HAMILTON, ONTARIO
After following this beautiful creek through the autumn ravine, I followed a little tributary that brought me to a scene of quiet beauty.
Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: Sheltered by the tree
AUTUMN TREE AND ABANDONED HOMESTEAD, NEAR VULCAN, ALBERTA
What attracted me to this scene, in the glorious prairies of western Canada, is the emptiness. Just one building, one giant tree and nothing else. You may notice I darkened the road in the bottom right corner so it wouldn’t intrude on the mood of the scene.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: before the lake freezes
MORAINE LAKE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
This autumn scene in the Canadian Rocky Mountains had little colour besides the stunning turquoise of the lake, so I converted the rest of the photo into black-and-white to make the final photo more dramatic. (You can see a full-colour version here: http://bit.ly/SnowyLake).
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Rural landscapes: before the clouds ended the spectacle
SUNRISE AT TROUT LAKE, NEAR NORTH BAY, ONTARIO
My wife and I were staying at a bed-and-breakfast on the shore of this lake so, naturally, I was up early to see what could be accomplished photographically. As you can see, I was supremely rewarded. 🙂 (P.S. That is a silhouetted rock in the bottom foreground.)
Nikon D50, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: the river of autumn
DUCHESNAY CREEK, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO
One of my stepdaughters, who was attending university in this central Ontario city at the time, took my wife and me to see this creek (though it looks more like a river) back in 2006. The water level was high from recent rain, so I had a great time finding scenes like this (and like this: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-sg) to make long exposures and turn the water silky.
Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: autumn along the fenceline
EVENING LIGHT AND SHADOWS, CALGARY, ALBERTA
The Springbank area, on the western edge of this western Canadian city, is a mix of acreages and charming rural scenes like this. I got down low to push the fence higher into the photo and reduce the space occupied by the grass along the bottom right.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: the colours of Muleshoe
AUTUMN AT MULESHOE PICNIC AREA, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
The western Canadian province of Alberta doesn’t get the brilliant reds of the maple trees in central and eastern Canada, but we do pretty well with eye-popping yellows and oranges of poplars and aspens (seen here), along with larches that grow at higher altitudes. Besides the colour, what attracted me to this scene was the light-dark contrast between the trees and mountains.
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Natural landscapes: sentinels in the autumn forest
AUTUMN FOREST, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA
Kananaskis is a large mix of mountains and foothills in this western Canada province; it’s so large that I can’t remember exactly where I was in it when I found these coniferous trees surrounded by glorious autumn colour. That’s the great thing about making pictures in Alberta; as long as I have a vague idea where Calgary is, then I can just wander wherever I like to find scenes like this.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizer.
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Natural landscapes: encounter with colour
AUTUMN COLOURS, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
I was walking along a pathway at the marina in this charming little town when I spotted the grouping of leaves. Viewing it through a telephoto lens, I really liked the out-of-focus splash of colour on the bottom left; it seemed to serve as a soft counterpoint to the tack-sharp leaves. So I went with it. 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. lens, enhancing filter.
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Rural landscape: the silence of sunrise
DAWN AT PINE VALLEY RESORT, NEAR ROLPHTON, 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 awoke. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: the artistry of decay
FERNS, NEAR ROLPHTON, ONTARIO
The country road in eastern Ontario was flanked with endless ferns in various states of summer glory or autumn decay. I spent a wonderful hour looking for compelling contrasts between those two states and this is one result.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. lens.
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Urban landscapes: standing tall
URBAN ART AND THE THE BOW, CALGARY, ALBERTA
The “Family of 
Man” art installation (essentially, giant people in a circle) is just east of The Bow, Calgary’s second tallest skyscraper.
I was fascinated by the contrast between the dark, elongated human shapes and the dramatic lines of the tower, so I spent a fun hour working various photographic juxtapositions. This is one of the better ones, IMHO. 🙂
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter
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Urban landscapes: the wharfs of dawn
SOUTH GLENMORE PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
As the dawn slowly approached, I knew I had the makings of a compelling photo here at Glenmore Reservoir, which is the largest water source for the western Canadian city of Calgary. I carefully positioned the tripod to put the wharfs at good relationship to each other and a looooong exposure smoothed out the rippling waters.
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Natural landscapes: the pond and the sky
LATE SUMMER POND, CALGARY, ALBERTA
This long, unnamed pond borders a pa
ir of busy highways in this western Canadian city. It also has a “No Trespassing” sign where I ventured, so I stood on the shore, beside the sign, and composed this scene with remnants of an old fence.
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Urban landscapes: the soaring ceiling
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN, IRELAND
Dublin has two glorious cathedrals and I made it a point to visit both during a whirlwind two-day stay. The light is always dim in these ancient structures, so I made a looong exposure to ensure a well-exposed and tack-sharp picture. The cathedral was founded sometime after 1028; construction of the present church happened in the 1180s and 1350s. Ya, it seems like everything in Europe is a thousand years old. (Check out St. Patrick’s, Dublin’s other stunning cathedral, here: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-UI.)
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