Natural landscapes: the sweetness of sunrise
MORNING LIGHT ON CHESTERMAN BEACH, TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The west coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island contains some of the most stunning scenery in the entire country. I was able to get a high vista to record this scene just a short time after sunrise. See the mist in the distance?
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: cathedral of light
ALLEN LAMBERT GALLERIA, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
This glorious atrium, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is part of the Brookfield Place in downtown Toronto. It’s named after a Canadian banker.
I managed to make a few quick exposures like this using a tripod (there’s barely enough light to hand-hold a camera) before a security guard woke up and shooed me away. (You can see another amazing Canadian Calatrava design here: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-tm).
Nikon D90, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: the start of freeze-up
JOHNSON CREEK, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
November is an ideal month for photographing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Freeze-up has begun, but there’s still open water in creeks and waterfalls to find excellent water-ice compositions. This creek flows out of Johnson Lake near the town of Banff. I usually visit it every winter to see what water-ice combinations I can photograph. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: encrusted
FROSTY ‘LANDSCAPE’, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
Went back to 1997 for this photograph, made on slide film then scanned and processed with Photoshop Elements. Scenes like this are common during autumn in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Inevitably, they cause me to dirty my knees getting close-ups of an entirely new ‘landscape’. Nikon FM2 (long since retired).
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Natural landscapes: autumn pattern
LEAF ARRANGEMENT, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO, CANADA
I liked this rock, but knew it needed something else to make it photo-worthy, so I grabbed nearby poplar leaves and made lots of random scatterings for compositions. Then I thought, what the heck, let’s do something a little more deliberate. What do you think?
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: all the hues of autumn
AUTUMN TREES IN ALGONQUIN PARK, ONTARIO, CANADA
Nothing particularly special about this 2005 photograph – I saw early morning light hitting the top half of this tree-mix and liked it. Out came the tripod and this composition is the result. All that said, Algonquin is truly a legendary (really!) place to witness the glory of autumn.
Nikon FM2 film camera, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: the ‘consolation’ of autumn
AUTUMN AT CONSOLATION VALLEY, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
An easy hike from renowned Morain
e Lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, hikers are rewarded with two alpine lakes (Lower Consolation Lake can be seen here), a glacier hanging off Quadra Mountain (on the right) and adjacent Mt. Bident. The glowing orange is from larch trees on the slopes of Panorama Ridge.
This is a truly astounding part of God’s Banff National Park cathedral – even in the snow that started falling on our way back to the parking lot. 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Urban landscapes: Light before the daylight
BLUE HOUR AT TELUS SPARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Telus Spark is the science centre in this western Canada city. It’s beautiful inside and out. I especially like the funky modern signage (you can see my take on that sign here: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-uw). In this case, a hint of approaching daylight added a nice blue touch to the angles and lights.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: bathed in evening light
AUTUMN AT LAKE OF TWO RIVERS, ALGONQUIN PARK, ONTARIO, CANADA
Algonquin, about three hours’ drive north of Toronto (Canada’s largest city) is one of Canada’s quintessential, legendary (yes, really!) autumn photo locations. I was blessed to visit it in 2005 on a camping trip. We froze overnight, but opening up the tent surrounded by the glory of autumn was definitely worth it.
This is another photo made on slide film, then put onto CD during processing. Lots of Photoshopping work was needed to make the jpeg close to why I stopped to make the picture.
Nikon FM2 film camera, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: below the ridge of colour
AUTUMN BARN NEAR OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO, CANADA
Photographed in 2005 on slide film and put onto CD during processing, this scene required a lot of processing work to make it this viewable. I turned all the barn wood and the cement foundation into black and white, then darkened the sky and added blue into the mix. All this brings the scene close to why I stopped and made the photo.
Nikon FM2 film camera, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: mountain traffic
THE LIGHTS OF HARVIE HEIGHTS, ALBERTA
An overpass over the Trans Canada Highway, just before the road goes into Banff National Park, was an ideal spot to photograph traffic after sunset. I made a lot of exposures from this spot, each time trying to capture the ideal balance of traffic going each way. (That’s my minivan parked off in the distance.)
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: evening delight
AUTUMN EVENING AT HILLSDALE MEADOWS, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Peak autumn colour and a dramatic evening sky for perfect photography conditions at this wonderful place in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. With conditions like this, pretty much anything I pointed the camera at produced a useful photograph. Doesn’t happen often, but when it does, the memory stays for years to come.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: autumn in the Rockies
NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Spotting this brilliant tree while driving on the glorious Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, I stopped the car and scrambled down the ridge ’til finding this balance of tree, sky, river and distant peaks. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: caught in the needles
AUTUMN LEAF AND CONIFER, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO, CANADA
While visiting family in this tiny community near the border with the province of Quebec, I had time to wander through the woods and look for delicate compositions like this. I used a big telephoto lens to ensure the background would be thoroughly out of focus – thus removing visual distractions.
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Natural landscapes: the colour of autumn
FALL AT SIBBALD LAKE, KANANASKIS, ALBERTA
I had this lake, in the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, all to myself on a perfect fall afternoon. I walked all the way around it, making pictures for more than an hour. A polarizing filter was an important tool to reduce the reflections on the water and let you see the leaves clearly.
Nikon D90, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: in the land of rock
VIEW FROM THE TOP OF WHISTLERS MOUNTAIN, JASPER NATIONAL PARK
A tram takes you to the top of this peak in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. You’re well above tree line in the land of boulders, tiny plants tucked into crevasses and insane views like this. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban Landscapes: along King Street
BLUE HOUR IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO, ONTARIO
As I walked under this metallic canopy in Canada’s largest city, I continually searched for ways to combine it with nearby skyscrapers. Finally found this combination. I kept the light balance on my Nikon D90 set to sunny conditions, which emphasized the blue in the indirect lighting. Thus the colour cast of this scene.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: the last flowers of summer
LATE SUMMER FLOWERS AT LAKE LOUISE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
The 
grounds of Chateau Lake Louise, in the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains, are a colourful mix of walkways among beds of flowers. I captured this scene during an afternoon visit. Didn’t need a tripod; I just crouched until achieving the right balance of flowers and the distant peaks, then made the exposure.
Notice the shallow depth of field? I knew the scene didn’t need to be tack-sharp from front to back; the soft shapes of yellow and the soft background peak would nicely complement the thin section of sharply-in-focus flowers. Nikon D7100, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the peak and sky.
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Natural landscapes: shades of orange & purple
MACKENZIE BEACH AT SUNSET, TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA
The west coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island is rife with amazing scenes like this. My wife & I were staying at a cabin resort on MacKenzie Beach when we ventured out to enjoy the evening sky. I took my Nikon D7100 and tripod along, sliding an enhancing filter on the lens to intensify the colours.
By the way, notice the tiny space between the top of the island rock and the distant forest? I worked hard to make sure it would be there, so your eyes wouldn’t be interrupted as they ranged across the water.
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Wildlife: morning vigilance
DAWN LIGHT ON RESTING HAWK, SOUTH OF CALGARY, ALBERTA
On this wondrous morning in the western Canadian province of Alberta, it seemed like every fifth fence post had a hawk on it. I was blessed to be able to get close enough for this view, even capturing a highlight in the eye. No tripod; I needed to be as flexible as possible and tripods don’t allow that. Nikon D7100, 70-300 mm. lens.
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