Natural landscapes: the explosion of autumn
AUTUMN MAPLE LEAVES, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO, CANADA
I tried a long exposure on this group of leaves, zooming my lens in and out to create the illusion of the leaves exploding in your face. Kinda cool, eh? 🙂 Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: reflecting the autumn light
PART OF BUTTERMILK FALLS, HALIBURTON COUNTY, ONTARIO, CANADA
This isn’t one of those spectacular waterfalls; it’s a tumbling waterway, northeast of Toronto, that was once used to transport fallen logs. Now it’s a place for restful walks and enjoying the autumn colours reflected in the water. Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: the burst of sunlight
MALIGNE CANYON, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
The first sunrise light to hit this glorious natural wonder in the Canadian Rocky Mountains created spectacular shadows. Including mine. At first I tried to find a way to keep me out of the scene, then realized my shadow actually added something to it. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Wildlife: waiting for winter
GOLDEN-MANTLED GROUND SQUIRREL, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
My wife and I were hiking up the steep slopes to the top of Whistlers mountain when we spotted this guy. He (she?) stayed quite still while I slipped the 70-300 mm. telephoto lens onto the Nikon D7100 and started making pictures. This is one of the best. I went for the shallowest depth of field possible to make sure the background was far out of focus.
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Urban landscapes: the view from Tower Centre
BANKERS HALL AT DUSK, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
I photographed this view of downtown Calgary (Canada’s third-largest city) from the top of Tower Centre, a revolving restaurant and observation deck built in the late 1960s.
This was a much tougher photo to make than I thought it would be, simply because of how the lights inside the observation deck reflected off the windows. I had to stand in a crazy position, with arms at equally crazy angles, to try and block all the reflections.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Urban landscapes: the battle of old & new
COMMERCE COURT, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
Commerce Court is four buildings at the corner of King and Bay Streets, which is the heart of downtown Toronto (Canada’s largest city). Amazingly, the original 34-storey Commerce Court building (built in 1930) was once the tallest structure in the British Empire. The other buildings were completed in the early 1970s. From 1972 to ’76, the 57-storey west tower was the tallest in Canada. I liked putting the old and new architecture together in morning light. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: autumn among the leaves
TREE TRUNK AND LEAVES, GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA, AJAX, ONTARIO
This hollowed out tree trunk is a decent photo on its own; add a multitude of autumn and leaves and it becomes truly memorable. I tossed a few extra leaves into the scene to make sure none of the ground would show. Greenwood is a quiet gem of an area on the east side of the Greater Toronto Area. When we lived nearby, my wife and I loved to walk and pray there. Nikon D50. tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: evening glory
AUTUMN AT GLENBOW RANCH PROVINCIAL PARK, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
In the western Canadian province of Alberta, aspens turn to astonishing shades of yellow and orange in the fall. I loved this hillside and the fence made for a perfect foreground. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: A touch of humanity
ROCK CAIRN, ABRAHAM LAKE, ALBERTA, CANADA
This lake, in the glorious Canadian Rocky Mountains, is probably best known for the millions of ice bubbles that form on its icy surface every winter (you can see an example here: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-gT). I wanted to see the lake in summer, so my wife and I camped nearby and while she slept, I was up early for my usual sunrise photo trip. Found this cairn on the shoreline and got down low to find a pleasing composition. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: watching in wonder
SUNWAPTA FALLS, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
This is definitely one of the most photogenic waterfalls in the glorious Canadian Rocky Mountains. I had the ideal viewpoint, from a pedestrian bridge, but wanted a person to ‘complete’ the photo. My wife, Lori, stepped in and stood still for a loooong exposure. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: flowing through the forest
DUCHESNAY CREEK, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA
In 2006, my wife and I were visiting our daughter, who was attending Nipissing University in North Bay. She took us to see Duchesnay Falls, a wonderful natural spot. Ironically, the best picture from that trip didn’t include the falls, but showed the creek rounding a corner with gorgeous autumn colours. Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: alone at dawn
FISHING IN ARROWHEAD LAKE, NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA
Well, he wasn’t alone, since I walked quietly onto this 2005 scene and made the photograph. It was a stunning morning in Arrowhead Provincial Park. Nikon D50, tripod.
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Urban landscapes: in the quiet of morning
LIBRARY SQUARE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
This nine-story structure is the largest construction project ever undertaken by the city of Vancouver (on Canada’s west coast). The $107 million project, designed by Moshe Safdie and DA Architects, opened in 1995.
It was nice to be in the main atrium before the library opened. Had the place pretty much to myself, so I could set up the tripod and make long exposures with nothing and no one to get in the way. Nikon D7100, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: in the sea of yellow
FARM BUILDINGS AND CANOLA FIELD, NEAR DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA, CANADA
July is canola time in the southern half of the western Canadian province of Alberta and I always go a bit crazy trying to capture all the amazing rural scenes made that much better by a carpet of glorious yellow. I tried this scene horizontally as well, but I think I prefer the vertical format. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: the lights of blue hour
HIGHWAY 401 AT DON MILLS ROAD, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
The Don Mills Road overpass is a well-known spot to make long-exposure photos of one of the busiest highways in Canada. I ventured here about 45 minutes before sunrise to try my luck with a 30-second exposure. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: the welcoming entrance
ROAD TO THE RANCH, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
These wagon wheel installations flanked the entry to a picturesque farming operation in Canada’s Rocky Mountain foothills. I intentionally went for a shallow depth of field so the background would complement, rather than compete with the installation. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, hard-edge graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Natural landscapes: the glory of a Jasper sunrise
MT. EDITH CAVELL, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
A classic view o
f one of the most photographed mountains in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Such an amazing morning….I could only pray thanks to God for this part of His cathedral.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter, hard-edge graduated density (darkening) filter on the top half.
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Urban landscapes: the glory of Vancouver
STANLEY PARK AND LIONS GATE BRIDGE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
This city, on Canada’s west coast, hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. It’s an amazing place and huge beacon for people, which explains why real estate prices are the highest in Canada. I made this photograph high up on Cypress Mountain, where a few scenes in the 2013 movie Godzilla were filmed. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: the blue landscape
ATHABASCA RIVER, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
I stood on a bridge and made this looooong exposure using my Nikon D90 and a tripod. Jasper is in the heart of the Canadian Rockies; it’s much less crowded than its better-known sister park to the south (Banff) and you have a better chance of encountering wildlife there.
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Rural landscapes: Abandoned to the elements
LA GRANDE HERMINE, NEAR ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO, CANADA
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. As you can see, it was well worth the effort.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, enhancing filter. You can see a horizontal view of this scene here: http://bit.ly/UEpEvH
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