Natural landscapes: the edge of epic
NOVEMBER SUNRISE, BOW RIVER, CALGARY, ALBERTA
November seems to be the month for astounding sunrises and sunsets in the southern half of this western Canadian province. I captured this one just a few days ago. Set up the camera on a tripod, then waited about 45 minutes for the clouds to glow like fire.
Nikon D7100, tripod, enhancing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Natural landscapes: flowing through the ice
WATERFALL CLOSEUP, BIG HILL SPRINGS PROVINCIAL PARK, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
Because the water comes from a spring, I can always count on finding very pleasing water/ice combinations in this western Canadian park, no matter how cold the temperature (here’s another one I made the same day: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-ta). I love turning the water into a silky flow that easily guides your eyes through the composition.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: walking the canyon
MY FOOTSTEP, JOHNSTON CANYON, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I arrived at this amazing place, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in early November with the hope of capturing flowing water in a winter landscape. But the temperature was so cold that most of the Stella Falls was frozen. So I wandered around making other pictures, then found one of my footprints made a great foreground subject with Stella Falls in the background.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: that moment of ecstatic light
NOVEMBER HAYROLL, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
The possibilities of this scene grabbed me immediately, but so did the challenge: what do to with that thin, unbroken strip of blue sky. It tended to divide the picture and that’s not a good thing for most viewers. I had two choices: minimize it by using a wide-angle lens or use the hay roll to break up the strip. I tried both; this is the best of the bunch.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Rural landscapes: autumn in the foothills
HORSES IN THE YARD, WEST OF NANTON, ALBERTA
Photos like this are iconic visions of western Canada: horses with an epic background of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Sometimes, I find there are more interesting compositions to be had in the foothills than in the Rockies themselves. In this case I made several exposures and picked the one where the horses are most ideally placed in the scene.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: home on the range
BUFFALO AND AUTUMN SKY, NEAR HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA
The buffalo in this field (and the distant peaks of the Canadian Rocky Mountains) occupied just a thin slice of the scene in my camera, so I opted to put them at the bottom and let a dark sky soar above them.
Nikon D980, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: fighting the frost
THE LAST OF SUMMER LEAVES, INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY, CALGARY, ALBERTA
As I w
andered this this beautiful urban sanctuary in western Canada, I had my pick of early-morning frosty flora at which to point my camera. This was one of the plants that grabbed my attention because the frost was all over leaves that still had their summer green. Went for a very shallow depth of field to make sure the distracting background was out-of-focus.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: angles of red
PALLISER SQUARE, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
The security guards in this downtown structure are truly a blessing. They allowed me to use my tripod to make all the long exposure photos I wanted. That gave me time to try compositions like this. What do you think?
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: the ball and the light
ILLUMINATED BALL, TORONTO, ONTARIO
These strange balls were scattered around the base of the CN Tower, the tallest structure in Canada (and for many years, the world). When I saw the angle of warm morning light on the wall behind this ball, I knew I had the makings of a pretty cool abstract image. What do you think?
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Rural landscapes: under the October sky
HAYROLL AND OCTOBER SKY, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
Could I have possibly asked for more ideal conditions to photograph this scene on the glorious Canadian prairies? I think not.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: amidst the falling snow
AUTUMN AT CAVELL LAKE, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I’ve photographed this lake before (http://wp.me/p2ccTX-rV), but not in such gloomy, introspective conditions. With so much fog, I opted to concentrate on the edge of a forest and the snowy rock wall. I tried darkening the background during processing, but found I liked keeping it lighter so it doesn’t compete with the trees for your attention.
Look carefully and you’ll see some streaks of falling snow. And yes, I converted this scene to black and white. There was snow little colour in the scene that going all the way to monotone seemed wise.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. zoom lens.
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Natural landscapes: the wonder of flowing water
APPROACHING DAWN AT HORSESHOE FALLS, ONTARIO
So, did you know this is the name of the spectacular Canadian portion of Niagara Falls? I often forget, but when you see the shape of this stunning example of God’s artistry, you quickly understand why.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Natural landscapes: flowing through the autumn snow
SNOWY GLORY AT TANGLE FALLS, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
For years, I 
knew the amazing conditions you see here would present this amazing waterfall, right beside the road on Canada’s Icefields Parkway, in its very best light. But until a week ago, I was never fortunate enough to be present.
Even as my wife and I approached it in our car, I was becoming giddy with excitement – finally, a waterfall that I’d never photographed in a satisfactory way, would be MINE. And it is. 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, two darkening filters.
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Natural landscapes: the forest floor
LEAVES & FALLEN TREES, GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA, AJAX, ONTARIO
This quiet place of beauty, just east of Toronto (Canada’s largest city) is one of my favourite photo locales, no matter what the season. Come October, I like to wander through the forests and look for artistic little scenes like this. Without the diagonal lines of the fallen trees, I would not have made this photo.
Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: autumn waterway
GRINDSTONE CREEK, NEAR HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
The highlight of this creek is a spectacular waterfall. After photographing it, I wandered downstream and found numerous beautiful spots like this, where the creek finds artful pathways amongst the giant leaf-covered rocks.
Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: the burning sunrise
AUTUMN SUNRISE SOUTH OF CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
Pretty stunning, eh? When I knew the sunrise would be at least decent, I started looking for something to pair it with. This beautifully spaced line of trees worked out perfectly, in my humble opinion. 🙂
Nikon D7100, enhancing filter (I think….), tripod.
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Natural landscapes: the road through autumn
HIGHWAY 532, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA, CANADA
This amazing dirt road winds high into the front ranges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. From a pulloff, I could get out of my van and see way down into the valley where I was just 15 minutes before. The autumn colours were fluorescent in the morning light, so I used a long telephoto lens to isolate this scene.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. lens, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: from the far shore
MORNING MIST ON PYRAMID LAKE, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I really like the strange effect of using a long telephoto lens to photograph through the mist to the opposite shore of this lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It was, as you can imagine, a glorious morning where I couldn’t help but praise the Creator for His creation. 🙂
Nikon D90, 70-300 mm. lens, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: encroaching autumn
AFTERNOON SKY AT SIBBALD LAKE, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA
I discovered this little lake in the foothills of the majestic Canadian Rockies. Ended up spending about two hours circling it and making pictures along the way. Definitely blessed with a wonderful sky and peak autumn colours (they peak early in southern Alberta, which is about 1,000 metres above sea level).
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: morning glow
RYERSON UNIVERSITY STUDENT LEARNING CENTRE, TORONTO, ONTARIO
This extraordinary example of modern architecture replaced a truly iconic piece of Toronto. Those of a certain age (like me) spent many hours in “Sam The Record Man” browsing the records and, later, CDs. It was wonderful. Sam and his stores are long gone, but I sure loved capturing this new structure as dawn approached. That condo tower on the left, complete with head-scratching lines of light, made a nice counterpoint.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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