Urban landscapes: reflecting the streetlights
POND AT DUSK, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
While driving along Stoney Trail (a ‘ring road’ highway that goes around most of this city), I noticed how the streetlights were reflected in the still pond at one of the highway exits. So I returned to this spot and made several long exposure pictures, always waiting for cars to go past on the road (or the exit) to capture light trails. Kinda different, eh?
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: morning in the mountains
MT. RUNDLE AND TWO JACK LAKE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
One of the most photographed mountains in the Canadian Rockies still has a starring role in this scene, even though I put it out of focus. Love the light on this morning and after capturing several standard scenes, I went looking for a something different. How did I do? Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter. Click on the picture for a larger view. Want to buy this picture? Email me and I’ll make it happen! (fdking@hotmail.com). Check out my coffeetable book, “Frank King’s Southern Alberta“: http://bit.ly/1oUzd4A 
Natural landscapes: picture perfect
MORNING REFLECTIONS, CANMORE, ALBERTA
A pedestrian bridge over this section of Policeman’s Creek is the perfect place to capture glorious reflections of Mt. Rundle. Canmore is a booming town just outside Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Lots of stunning vistas throughout the town. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: spring-fed beauty
SUMMER GLORY AT BIG HILL SPRINGS PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
Just a half-hour’s drive from my home in Calgary, this wonderful little park protects a spring that tumbles over about a dozen waterfalls. It’s quite busy on weekend afternoons, so it’s great to show up at or near sunrise, find photographic gems like this, and be gone before the crowds arrive. (Here’s another photogenic Big Hill Springs waterfall: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-rg). Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: new day’s light
SUNRISE AT CHESTERMAN BEACH, TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA
This tiny town, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is home to surfers, eco-tour companies and glorious beaches like this. Using a graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky is key to making this photo work; it increases drama and forces your eyes down into the rest of the amazing scene. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: a walk into the mist
HUMID MORNING IN MONARCH WOODS, KITCHENER, ONTARIO
While visiting inlaws, I got up early on a misty, humid morning and explored this little forest. Surrounded by suburbia west of Toronto (Canada’s largest city), it’s blessed with a stream and some great vistas. I went for this one, which provides a strong near-far perspective. Nikon D90, tripod.
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Rural landscapes: eating in the spring field
DEER AND THE LAST REMAINS OF SNOW, SOUTH OF CALGARY, ALBERTA
Besides the deer themselves, what attracted me to this scene is the zig-zag pattern of fencing. Glad to have a telephoto lens to bring the deer close enough for you to really check ’em out. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: the snows of May
HWY. 66 AFTER THE SNOW, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA
Living at 1,000 metres above sea level means dealing with the occasional May snow dump. This was a glorious morning to make photographs, because the rivers and ponds were ice-free and made for wonderful reflections with snow-laden trees.
To heighten the contrast, I kept the centre lines in colour, but converted the rest of the scene to black & white. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Natural landscapes: a swim at dawn
GRICE BAY, PACIFIC RIM NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
This park, on the west coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island, is awash in glorious photo opportunities. This is one of the inland bays and a great spot to capture dawn. Especially when a pair of waterfowl glide through the scene. I just waited ’til they reached the most pleasing location in the scene, then made the photo.
Nikon D7100, tripod, enhancing filter.
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Natural landscapes: light in the forest
CATHEDRAL GROVE, MACMILLAN PROVINCIAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
This epic old-growth rainforest is a highlight for anyone driving across Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast. I usually prefer to make photos here when it’s overcast (soft, even light is ideal for forest photography), but this afternoon light made for some memorable compositions. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: dawn on the coast
SUNRISE, TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
The west coast of Vancouver Island is one of the most glorious places in Canada. My wife & I recently returned from an amazing week there. On several mornings, I was up before sunrise to look for scenes like this, found in the charming town of Tofino. The setting is incredible! Nikon D7100, tripod, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Rural landscapes: spring at 3,000 feet
SPRING POND WEST OF CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
When you live more than 1,000 metres above sea level, spring scenes like this are common. While some may grumble, I like the photo possibilities, especially when using a graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: May in the mountains
VIEW OUT THE PLANE WINDOW, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Photographed while flying from Calgary, Alberta to Nanaimo, British Columbia. Really thrilled at the sharpness of this composition, as well as the amazing lighting and just enough clouds. Nikon D7100.
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Urban landscapes: waiting for the train
“C-TRAIN” LRT STATION, CALGARY, ALBERTA
The light rapid transit system in this western Canadian city is called the C-Train. I visited one of the newest stations, a three-story-structure with the tracks high above the ground. Initially, I was disappointed the train platform wasn’t better lit, but as you can see, it worked out very well with the circular bulkhead beams and the long exposure on the incoming train.
Who was that dude on the bench? He never lifted his head and skipped several trains. Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Rural landscapes: A waterfall vista
SPRING AT CHAUDIERE FALLS, NEAR QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
I visited Quebec City in May of 2004 and found spring just begining to flourish. A high vista point provide a view of just part of this epic waterfall (the Quebec City region has many outstanding waterfalls) and the budding trees behind it. This was photographed on slide film and, during processing, I had the processor transfer everything to CD. Even then, I knew the future was digital. 🙂
Nikon FM2, ASA 50 slide film, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: spring in the bay
PRESQU’ILE BAY, NEAR BRIGHTON, ONTARIO
I made the most of a cloudy spring morning by tilting the camera up and letting the dramatic sky dominate the scene. This is a bay on Lake Ontario, east of Toronto (Canada’s largest city). Beside the bay is Presqu’ile Provincial Park, a wonderful place for camping and photography (here’s a photo I made in the park: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-iG)
Nikon D50, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: spring waterfall
POTTS FALLS, MUSKOKA, ONTARIO
This wonderful waterfall, in this Canadian province’s cottaging mecca, presented so many useful perspectives that I ‘worked’ it for at least an hour (here’s a horizontal perspective: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-7A). I cut off the picture right at the top of the cascade in order to eliminate bland, distracting white sky. Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: sunrise at the pond
SPRING POND, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
Hard to believe there’s a four-lane highway just a kilometre north of this glorious prairie site, eh? The pond was actually rather messy, but in this light (and with so much silhouetted), all that disappeared in the glory of a new day.
My biggest challenge was stepping carefully on shoreline clumps of grass like the ones you see here. If I slipped off, the result would have been a nasty ‘soaker’. Nikon D7100, tripod, enhancing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Urban landscapes: The Trees
ART INSTALLATION, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
These 10 sculptures, all over 20 metres tall, were a gift from Trizec Hahn Office Properties to the City of Calgary, made in 2000.
Until recently, I always found these sculpture to be a difficult photo subject, given the cramped, busy surroundings. But when I discovered they are illuminated, I tried once again and believe this is successful – especially because the wet street provides for great reflections. Nikon D7100, tripod, 18-70 mm. lens.
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Rural landscapes: on the edge of spring
HOMESTEAD NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA, CANADA
In the deep south of this province, landscapes tend to be epic. In this case, I loved the contrast of golden prairie and snowy peaks in early morning light. So I used a 70-300-mm. zoom lens, tripod, polarizing filter and a Nikon D7100 to bring it all together.
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