Urban landscapes: overpowered by the tower
CN TOWER AND RIPLEY’S AQUARIUM, TORONTO, ONTARIO
For many years, the iconic CN Tower was the tallest (at 1,815 feet) freestanding structure on earth. Completed in 1976, it’s still holds that record for the western hemisphere and attracts more than two million visitors annually. Naturally, it’s been photographed a billion times, so when I was nearby, I looked for some unique way to portray it. A wall of the new Ripley’s aquarium served perfectly.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: epic emptiness
ROAD TO ANYWHERE, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA, CANADA
Even if I don’t come up with any useful compositions, wandering country roads in the western Canadian province of Alberta is always a pleasure. Not sure I could even find this spot again, but the glorious feeling of space is compelling, eh? Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Rural landscapes: evening sky
EVENING SKY NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA, CANADA
I find wind turbines to be a fascinating photo subject and there are hundreds of them in the deep south of this western Canadian province. A soap-opera sky made this scene worth capturing.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Natural landscapes: the remains of rain
MISTY MORNING IN MONARCH WOODS, KITCHENER, ONTARIO, CANADA
After a night of rain, this forest (in the middle of suburbia west of Toronto, Canada’s largest city) was wet, super muggy and gloriously saturated with colour and atmosphere. Made at least a dozen “keeper” images here.
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: into the park
ROAD TO THE TOWN, WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
I knew there would be a good road/mountain photograph in this Rocky Mountain park. So when I left after an overnight photo trip, I was on the lookout until finding this spot. A graduated density (darkening) filter was important to darken the sky. This is one of the windiest places in Canada, but on this morning, it was quite tolerable.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Natural landscapes: abstract light
SUNSET AT SAUBLE BEACH, ONTARIO, CANADA
Combine glorious sunset light with fantastical beach sand formations like this and the result is abstract glory. What I so like about this scene, photographed on the shores of Lake Huron, is that without anything to provide scale, you could be looking at a small section of beach or a massive landform photographed from a plane. Nikon D50, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: the budding flower
RHODODENDRONS, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
While I loved all the flowers, it was the one that was about to bud that provided a focus for this scene. Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: waterfall wonder
SUMMER AT BIG HILL SPRINGS PROVINCIAL PARK, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
This little park, about a half-hour drive from my home in the western Canadian city of Calgary, is my reliable “go to” photo locale when the weather is lousy. There are about a dozen waterfalls, ranging from a foot to 20 feet high, all within a 10 minute walk. It’s an amazing spot. (And you can see it during winter here: http://wp.me/p2ccTX-od). Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: summer in the foothills
FARMSTEAD NEAR BLACK DIAMOND, ALBERTA, CANADA
I needed a big telephoto lens and a sturdy tripod to pull in this distant view and squeeze the distance between the buildings, foothills and Rocky Mountain front ranges. What an amazing mix of landforms, eh? I am truly blessed to live in this part of God’s glorious cathedral. 🙂 Nikon D90, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: SFU
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
I had seen photos of this university and they looked so intriguing that when I visited Vancouver recently, I made an early-morning trip to nearby Burnaby and checked out the campus. Designed in 1965, it definitely shows some wear & tear. And yet, scenes like this had made me very excited for the artistic possibilities (especially after the sun finally broke out of the clouds). Tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: derelict
DECAYING HOMESTEAD, NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA, CANADA
I plunged deep into the archives and when I resurfaced, it was with this gem from the 1990s. I photographed it with a medium-format film camera (thus the squarish format) in harsh light, but with a pretty good sky. I understand that building was also used in a movie or two. Not sure if it’s still standing. Pentax 6×7, Fuji 220 slide film (ASA 50), 45-mm. wide-angle lens, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: observing the glacier
CAVELL LAKE & GLACIER, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA
The light was harsh, but I think this scene turned out OK, particularly when you notice the tiny people near the bottom. That’s when you realize the massive size of the glacier. This was photographed near Mt. Edith Cavell, an incredible drive in this glorious Canadian Rocky Mountain national park. This photo was made in 2013; since then, access to the area has been prohibited because pieces of the glacier can break off and kill people.
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Natural landscapes: day of the daisy
SUNRISE DEW, JACQUES CARTIER PROVINCIAL PARK, QUEBEC, CANADA
I photographed this on a cold morning back in 2007, when my wife & I camped north of Quebec City in eastern Canada. The ‘macro’ function on my lens was key to getting as close as possible to the daisy.
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Urban landscapes: Niagara at night
THE LIGHTS OF CLIFTON HILL, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA
Evening rain helped create ideal lighting for this long-exposure of the most garish street in this tourist mecca on the Canada-United States border. I created this view by zooming my lens in and out during the exposure. Nikon D90, tripod.
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Urban landscapes: sunrise on the lake
EARLY MORNING AT CHERRY BEACH, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
It was a still, hazy morning along the shores of Lake Ontario in Canada’s largest city. Perfect conditions to capture this wooden boathouse. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: the glory of yellow & green
IRISES, STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
This picture is a bit of a gamble….putting the fully unfolded iris out of focus and in the background while concentrating on an embryonic iris in the foreground. I used the built-in flash on my Nikon D7100 to provide useful illumination. Is this picture a success?
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Natural landscapes: art in the ravine
DECEW FALLS, ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO, CANADA
I had to rappel down into the ravine to make this photo (and many others that glorious May morning), but as you can see, it was definitely worth it. The trick was making sure as little of the bland, distracting white sky as possible got into the composition. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: farming the wind
McBRIDE LAKE WINDFARM, NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA, CANADA
The glorious prairie landscapes around Pincher Creek are dotted with hundreds of wind turbines. This is a blustery area, with strong chinook winds often blowing east off the nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains. I like how the morning sun made the field glow against the dark sky and distant peaks.
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Natural landscapes: Peace on the dock
MORNING AT BASS LAKE, DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
Found a closed summer resort at this lake, northwest of Canada’s capital city (Ottawa) and loved the sinking dock. It’s decay, but slow and peaceful decay. 🙂
Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: lines of light
CANADIAN WESTERN BANK BUILDING, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
The square-inside-a-diamond grabbed my attention, as well as the strong white and dark design of this building in the western Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta. A polarizing filter helped boost the contrast.
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