Natural landscapes: waiting to freeze
NUMA FALLS, KOOTNAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
I made this photograph in November, after winter’s arrival in the Canadian Rocky Mountains but before freeze-up. This location is tremendously snowy and almost always offers interesting photo opportunities as the Vermillion River flows through very cool rock formations. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: the clash of blue and white
SKIING AT MONT TREMBLANT, QUEBEC
Photographed many, many years ago at one of the premier ski resorts in Eastern Canada. I recall it was a bitterly cold day, but warmer at the top of the mountain than the bottom. I took my ancient, long-departed film camera on the ski outing and hand-held this composition; so glad one of the skiers was wearing bright red. Nikon FM2 or Yashica film camera, ASA 100 negative film.
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Natural landscapes: when cold & fog mix
WINTER AT TWO JACK LAKE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
It was an insane -32 degrees when I made this photograph in the glorious Canadian Rocky Mountains. Despite the cold, I was intrigued at how distant Mount Rundle was wrapped in fog. I also liked the angle of shadow across the snow; I hope it makes for an interesting composition from near to far. Nikon D7100, tripod, two-stop hard-edge graduated density (darkening) filter, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: the winter stream
SINCLAIR CREEK, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Just a few kilometres further east, this creek, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, is gloriously frozen over. But at this altitude, in -16 degree conditions, I was presented with a delightful mix of flowing water and ice formations. Took almost an hour before I was ready to leave. 🙂 Nikon D7100, polarizing filter, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: sunrise spectacle
WINTER AT NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO
It was a bitterly cold morning when I ventured out of our hotel room and down to the falls. But the sun was shining and there was nobody around. So I could park my car wherever I liked and spend as much time as I liked to make pleasing compositions like this.
Niagara Falls is one of the world’s most famous natural attractions and regularly attracts millions of visitors, especially in summer when you can venture down to the falls at a ridiculous hour (like 2 a.m.) and find all kinds of people. Nikon D50, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: capturing the moment
A TOURIST MOMENT AT LAKE LOUISE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK
I liked the dramatic light and glorious blue Alberta winter sky in this scene, captured at one of the most photographed lakes in North America. Hope I came up with something reasonably original. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: Where peaks and prairies meet
GRAZING NEAR WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
The landscapes near this national park in Western Canada are always impressive. I found this scene after spending several hours photographing inside the park, which protects a unique area where prairies run right up to the mountains (i.e. no transitional foothills). Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: church in the mist
ST. HENRY’S CHURCH, TWIN BUTTE, ALBERTA
This historic Roman Catholic parish, completed in 1908, has a spectacular setting in the rolling prairies near the Canadian Rocky Mountains of Waterton Lake National Park. I’ve photographed it several times; this occasion may be the most evocative.
Nikon D90, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: grasses of winter
ICE AND WILD GRASS, GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA, AJAX, ONTARIO
This photograph goes back to 2007, when I was concentrating on this tranquil area east of Toronto (Canada’s largest city) for a portfolio book project. This is one of those scenes that you don’t see until you look through a telephoto lens and notice how well the foreground and background work together. Nikon D50, 80-200 mm. lens, tripod.
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Rural landscapes: first light on the peaks
BIRD HOUSE AT DAWN, TWIN BUTTE, ALBERTA
This beautiful piece of Canadian folk art is on the property of St. Henry’s Catholic Church in the southwest part of the province. As you can see, the locale is rather stunning. Many of the peaks in the distance are part of the Rocky Mountains – in Waterton Lake National Park. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter and, probably, fill-flash.
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Urban landscapes: evening curves
NIGHT LIGHTS AT THE CALGARY TOWER, ALBERTA
I went to the top of this observation tower, completed in 1968 to photograph Calgary’s downtown skyline just after sunset. I ended up making as many photos of the inside of the observation level. Love all the curving lines! (And love that I could use my tripod without being shut down by security guards.) Nikon D7100, tripod, 18-70 mm. lens.
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Natural landscapes: after the snow
SNOWY MORNING, CASCADE MOUNTAIN, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Now that winter has returned to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, I can haul pictures like this 2009 effort out of the archives and recall how ecstatic I was to arrive in the park and discover a sunny morning and fresh overnight snowfall. When conditions like this happen, it’s almost hard to make a bad picture. Nikon D50, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: canoeing in glory
OCTOBER AT LAKE LOUISE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Imagine canoeing on one of the world’s most scenic mountain lakes, surrounded by a fresh snowfall. Kinda amazing, eh? On this day, it was hard to make a bad picture. 🙂 Nikon D90, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: lost in the fog
AWAITING DAYBREAK, MALIGNE LAKE, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Believe it or not, there are mountains to be seen from this viewpoint in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Just not when fog descends. Indeed, I visited this lake two mornings straight and found these conditions awaiting me. But I think this composition works nicely in a moody way. Agree? Nikon D90, 18-55 mm. zoom lens, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Urban landscapes: autumn daybreak
MORNING IN WHITBY HARBOUR, ONTARIO
Late autumn still has its charms and I found lots of those charms in this peaceful harbour scene east of Toronto, Canada’s largest city. A tripod was vital to make this long exposure and keep everything sharp. Nikon D90, polarizing filter, enhancing filter.
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Rural landscapes: the tilt of autumn
OCTOBER PRAIRIES, NEAR AIRDRIE, ALBERTA
Most hay/straw rolls have been cleared from Canadian prairie fields by October, but I lucked into this field and combined it with a truly spectacular sky to make what I hope is a memorable image. Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: road through the aspens
HIGHWAY 1A, NEAR COCHRANE, ALBERTA
Late September reveals glorious golds and yellows in the aspen trees of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Foothills. I went for a wide-angle view here to let the colour soar over your head while the vanishing road provides a secondary point of interest.
Nikon D90, 18-55 mm. lens, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Natural landscapes: autumn white
AUTUMN SNOWFALL AT MORAINE LAKE, BANFF NATIONAL PARK
One of the most photographed lakes in the Canadian Rockies became even more stunning when a Thanksgiving weekend snowfall turned the world white while the water was still unfrozen. It was hard to make a bad photo that day. 🙂 Nikon D90, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: the art of clouds
MT. ROBSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA
My wife and I visited this iconic viewpoint in Western Canada during Labour Day weekend and I was fortunate to find a stunning sky. Mount Robson is the highest peak in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Nikon D90, tripod, polarizing filter.
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Rural landscapes: road to the mountain
AUTUMN IN THE BUFFALO COMPOUND, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Went back to the early 1990s to find this photograph, made with a Pentax 6×7 medium-format camera and Velvia slide film. The buffalo compound is no more – the buffalo were shipped to another Canadian national park. But as of 2017, buffalo are back in Banff, although not in a tourist-friendly enclosed space. Tripod, polarizing filter.
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