Natural landscapes: a grand river
SUMMER MORNING ON THE GRAND RIVER, NEAR CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO
My brother-in-law lives in nearby Kitchener, so while staying at his home I had the chance to get out early with my camera and explore this southwestern Ontario river. The foreground is a little busy, but I think it works pretty well. Do you agree?
NikonD7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: ‘trolling’ the falls
SUMMER AT TROLL FALLS, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA
A short walk through the forest brings one to this tranquil rocky waterfall in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I spent almost an hour here, trying different perspectives and viewpoints. It ices over fabulously during winter months.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter and, probably, a neutral density filter to achieve a looong exposure and make the water silky.
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Urban landscapes: the glorious derelict
LA GRANDE HERMINE, NEAR ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO
This is a burned-out replica of the ship used to bring French explorer Jacques Cartier to Eastern Canada in 1535, where he founded present-day Quebec City.
According to Wikipedia, this replica, which served as a restaurant, was bought by a businessman “with the intention of moving it to Ontario and re-opening the restaurant.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have the funds to realize his dream, and the ship sat in Jordan Harbour, near St. Catharines for years, unused. In 2003, the ship was destroyed by what police called a suspicious fire, most likely the work of arsonists. The burned-out hull still sits in the harbour.”
The derelict is easily visibly from the busy, nearby Queen Elizabeth Way highway and I’d seen it for years without doing anything to photograph it.
Finally, on a recent trip to Ontario, I got up at 4 a.m. and drove to the site, spending several hours making pre and post-dawn photos. As you can see, it was well worth the effort.
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Urban landscapes: the art of treating water
R.C. HARRIS WATER TREATMENT PLANT, TORONTO, ONTARIO
According to Wikipedia, this beautiful example of art-deco architecture was started in 1932 and began operating in Nov. 1941. Despite its age, the plant is still fully functional, providing approximately 45 percent of the water supply for Toronto (Canada’s largest city) and nearby York Region.
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Rural landscapes: evening serenity
FENCE LINE, GLENBOW RANCH PROVINCIAL PARK, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
Alberta’s newest provincial park is truly a wonder – amazing views of the Bow River valley, walking trails, interesting history, and views like THIS. I’m blessed to live just a half-hour drive away. Look carefully along the horizon and you’ll see the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: welcome to the lake
SUMMER AT LOWER KANANASKIS LAKE, ALBERTA
Kananaskis Country is Alberta’s secret. While hordes of tourists overwhelm Canada’s Rocky Mountain national parks (like Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho), Albertans have this spectacular mountain wildnerness mostly to ourselves. 🙂
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Rural landscapes: Awash in the ocean of yellow
EPIC CANOLA, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
In July, driving around this western Canadian province is a delight. You never know when you’re going to encounter a field of almost-flourescent yellow. I’ve tried to get out as much as I could and find as many picturesque scenes as possible before the yellow fades. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that scenes like this are just 10 minutes’ drive from my house. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: artful canoes
CANOES AT MAZINAW LAKE, BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK, ONTARIO
As soon as I saw the angled morning light hitting these canoes, I knew a striking abstract photo was possible. The contrast was harsh, but with some Photoshopping I was able to translate my vision into what I hope is a decent composition. Do you agree?
Nikon D50, tripod.
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Rural landscapes: aiming at the mountains
COUNTRY ROAD, COCHRANE, ALBERTA
This town, about a half-hour’s drive from my home in Calgary, has lots of extraordinary views of the glorious Canadian Rocky Mountains. It’s fun to follow whatever whim comes along and see where random roads go. This restful morning scene required a telephoto lens to bring the distant peaks closer.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density filter (on the sky and mountains).
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Urban landscapes: the spinning circle
MIDWAY RIDE, CALGARY EXHIBITION AND STAMPEDE, ALBERTA, CANADA
If you can stand the crowds, then it’s lots of fun to take a tripod and make long exposure of midway rides. The colours are always amazing and the patterns of light are simply amazing. I was fortunate to make this photo during blue hour, so the sky isn’t pitch-black.
Nikon D90, tripod.
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Urban landscapes: resting in the chapel
BASEMENT CHAPEL, SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, NEAR QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
Hard to believe this isn’t the main sanctuary, but at the glorious, stunning Sainte-Anne-De-Beaupre Catholic cathedral, the main event is actually upstairs (here’s just one view of the upstairs sanctuary: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-cq). The distant person is my wife, patiently waiting me out.
According to Wikipedia, because of the popularity of the shrine, the building was enlarged several times to accommodate all the pilgrims. In 1876, the first basilica opened for worship. The former basilica was destroyed in a fire on March 29, 1922. The present-day basilica was built on the site of the prior church in 1926.
Nikon D50, tripod
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Rural landscapes: amidst the canola
PHOTOGRAPHING CANOLA, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
This is the first time I’ve put a smartphone photo on this website. I’m a snob when it comes to photography; in my view, photos are made using cameras, not phones. All that said, I often try snapshots like this while out on photo trips and I happen to like this composition enough to publish it here. I was careful to make the distant oil pump a secondary point of visual interest, so your eye could start at the camera/tripod, then wander through the glorious canola before landing at the oil pump.
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Natural landscapes: pools of artistry
LOW TIDE AT GREENPOINT, PACIFIC RIM NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The west coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island is so darn spectacular that even overcast weather can’t dim its charms. I wandered around a rocky section of this beach, checking out pools to see if there was any marine life and any chance for artistic compositions. I think I found the latter with this scene.
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Urban landscapes: Propelled above it all
AIRPLANE ENGINE AND LOWER MAINLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA
I guess it’s no surprise that whenever I’m flying, I ask for a window seat. I liked the combination of engine and coast mountains north of Vancouver (host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics), but even with a very fast shutter speed, I couldn’t entirely stop the propeller movement.
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Rural landscapes: under the threatening sky
CANOLA FIELD AND STORM SKY, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to fully believe that I live just 10 minutes’ drive from epic, iconic western Canadian landscapes like this. Every July I go on a ‘canola hunt’ as field of brilliant yellow provide all kinds of stunning photo opportunities like this.
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Natural landscapes: the last gasp of light
DUSK AT LONG BEACH, PACIFIC RIM NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The beaches on the west coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island are phenomenally wild, atmospheric and scenic in pretty much any light or climate. I was blessed to be at this popular spot during the last moments of sunlight and made an entire series of ‘keeper’ photos.
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Natural landscapes: flowing through the forest
VERMILLION RIVER, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The mid-day light was h
arsh, but using a polarizing filter helped bring out the attractive colours in this scene in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I also used a neutral density (darkening) filter to ensure a long enough exposure to turn the foreground ‘surf’ into a silky highlight.
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Urban landscapes: all that remains
AFTER THE WILDFIRE, FORT McMURRY, ALBERTA, CANADA
In May, when a catastrophic wildfire swept through parts of this northern Alberta city, entire streets were leveled to their foundations. By the time the fire was finally controlled in the city, more than 2,400 buildings had been reduced to their foundations.
I was there to document the work of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada. They were providing physical, emotional and spiritual help to devastated residents.
I had a few moments to capture scenes of destruction. It was hard to find recognizable things, but the remains of this vhicle made for a good photograph.
Nikon D7100, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: where’s the marble?
MARBLE CANYON, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Perhaps the name comes from the beautiful hues of the rock base at the top of this canyon, in the glorious Canadian Rocky Mountains. Maybe there’s another reason. But I’ve never heard of marble coming from this location. Still, it makes for a wonderful photo. This entire area was swept by fire about 15 years ago, so all the surrounding forest has been replaced by stark tree trunks and growth in various stages below.
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Urban landscapes: waiting for passengers
SEAPLANES, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
No matter how often I see them when I visit this region (the third largest, by population, in Canada), I’m always amazed to see seaplanes in the midst of epic urban development. Many of these planes commute passengers to and from their homes on Vancouver Island (usually Nanaimo). The strong morning light made this scene particularly attractive.
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