Rural landscapes: the white prairie beacon
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH,
DALUM, ALBERTA
This historic Danish church is practically in the middle of nowhere on the western Canadian prairies. It was built in 1929 by the Danish immigrants in the area. The community of Dalum was established by a Danish group called Dansk Folksamfund.
Driving through the area, I was immediately impressed by the architecture and the colour palette. The sunny weather added a welcome blue to the scene.
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Urban landscapes: the gentle beauty of dawn
SUNRISE FROM THE GRANDEUR OF THE SEA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
During our 20th anniversary Caribbean cruise, I was up early to go to the top of our ship and capture the approaching dawn in this city of 340,000. I was blessed with a compelling sky and nice reflections. The big structure on the left is another cruise ship terminal.
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Urban landscapes: parked for a visit
GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS DOCKED AT ROSEAU, DOMINICA
This Caribbean island nation is still recovering from a devastating 2018 hurricane, so my wife and I (on our 20th anniversary cruise celebration) were glad to do our part by taking a day-long excursion with a local touring company. One stop was this awesome viewpoint overlooking the country’s capital city.
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Natural landscapes: the world in some snow
LEFTOVER AUTUMN FOLIAGE,
EDWORTHY PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Woke up to a surprise March snowfall and, because I’m now retired, I was able to go out and spend the morning searching for compelling, intimate scenes like this.
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Urban landscapes: the Caribbean church
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
CO-CATHEDRAL, BASSETERRE,
ST. KITTS
During our 20th anniversary cruise ship vacation, I had a few hours on my own to explore the capital of the Caribbean island federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
This church (which opened in 1927) grabbed my attention and I was able make several satisfying long-exposure pictures inside. But it was the outside view that grabbed my attention, especially with a wide-angle lens that lets the church soar over your head.
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Urban landscapes: ready for a game?
GIANT CHESS SET ABOARD GRANDEUR OF THE SEA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
During our 20th anniversary cruise ship vacation, I was up at dawn to wander around the Grandeur of the Sea looking for picture opportunities. This chess set was the perfect subject, especially with the light and interesting sky of a Caribbean sunrise.
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Natural landscapes: Bringing light to winter
DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, NEWELL COUNTY, ALBERTA
Winter is probably my favourite time to visit this amazing badlands park about 2 hours drive from my Calgary home. The park is usually near-empty and, when I visit right after a snowfall, I encounter endless eye-popping scenes like this.
I have lots of examples of Dinosaur Provincial Park colour pictures (here’s one: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-2Na) but I often find that black-and-white makes a bigger visual impact. Do you agree?
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Natural landscapes: the world of frost
WINTER PINE BRANCHES, COCHRANE, ALBERTA
When it comes to winter photography, the colder, the BETTER. So I was delighted to head out on a sunny, frigid (-25c) day to wander along the foggy Bow River in this western Canadian town and find beautiful examples of hoarfrost.
To ensure the cleanest possible composition, I manoeuvred around until this branch had nothing but blue sky behind it.
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Rural landscapes: on a bright winter day
OLD PRAIRIE FARM BUILDING, NEAR CARMANGAY, ALBERTA
If you ‘follow’ this website, you probably know I’m a sucker for the subtle beauty and character of old farm buildings. This one grabbed my attention because of the beautifully balanced setting and the distant, snowy Canadian Rocky Mountains.
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Natural landscapes: where ice is king
ICE AND SNOW
AT ABRAHAM LAKE, ALBERTA
This Rocky Mountain lake is famous for the millions of cascading methane ice bubble that form every winter. On this visit, I concentrated more on the many ice shards that littered the shores. Loved how these shards glowed with afternoon light.
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Urban landscapes: flowing out of the city
BOW RIVER AND SNOW
CALGARY, ALBERTA
I was wandering through Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (a wonderful natural area just east of this western Canadian city’s downtown core) when I encountered the snowy remains of a tree near the river.
I spent nearly a half-hour working with various perspectives and formats; I really like this view because the tree appears to be reaching toward you, the viewer.
As with so many winter pictures, there was almost no colour in this scene, so it was a no-brainer to create and show you a dramatic monotone version.
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Natural landscapes: flowing in the cold
WINTER AT BIG HILL SPRINGS
PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
It was -25c when I visited this wonderful mix of forest, stream and waterfalls about a half-hour’s drive from my Calgary home.
I was well clothed for the adventure (including ski pants) and enjoyed having the park all to myself to appreciate scenes like this.
As is so often the case with winter photography, there was almost no colour in this landscape, so it was an easy decision to create a monotone version for you.
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Wildlife: resting on a cold winter day
FEMALE DEER, INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I was slowly making my way back to the car in absolutely frigid conditions when I encountered a half-dozen deer just hanging out near the path. This one stayed where she was, allowing me to set up my equipment and make a variety of pictures. What a blessing to spend time with them!
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Natural landscape: the snowy badlands world
FROSTY SHRUBS, DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
Many people have never seen badlands covered in snow, so I always love the opportunity to visit this amazing park in winter. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site about two and a half hours drive southeast of my home in Calgary.
In this case, I was quite low to the ground to capture these frosty shrubs while keeping the stunning background in focus. Dinosaur Provincial Park is one of the richest dinosaur fossil areas on the planet. Forty species have been discovered at the park and more than 500 specimens have been removed and exhibited in museums across the globe.
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Rural landscapes: ancients reaching the sky
GRAIN ELEVATORS, MOSSLEIGH, ALBERTA
These ancient landmarks have become so rare in western Canada that those which still exist have become tourist and photographer attractions. This trio, southeast of Calgary, is one of the most photogenic to be found.
I was blessed to visit just after sunrise and was blessed with amazing light and glowing colours. It was hard to make a bad picture. In this case, I went for something a little different by twisting the camera and adding dynamic lines to the scene.
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Natural landscapes: be one with the water
WINTER RAPIDS, RAPIDES-DES-JOACHIMS, QUEBEC
I discovered this river (which, for the life of me, I cannot find the name) during spring time just across the Quebec-Ontario border in eastern Canada. It was a creative revelation that I vowed to return to in another season. It was just as rewarding in winter.
The only colour in the photo was the water’s brownish tinge, so it was an easy decision to heighten the drama and contrast by creating a black-and-white version.
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Rural landscapes: the Great Lakes sentinel
LIGHTHOUSE AND SNOW, PORT DALHOUSIE, ONTARIO
This charming tourist section of St. Catharines has two lighthouses. This one provided a superb scene for me to photograph, thanks to the moody sky and recent snowfall. I decided to highlight the green and turn the rest of the picture into black-and-white. You can see the full-colour version here: https://bit.ly/PortDalhousieLighthouse
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Natural landscapes: the surreal end of day
WINTER SUNSET, BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO
The Muskoka region is one of the most beautiful places in the southern half of this province and, deservedly, one of the most desirable places in Canada to own a cottage.
My wife and I were blessed to stay overnight with our friends the Stevensons. This was the view from their living room, which persuaded me to wade into the snow on their deck to properly capture the view, including their boathouse, at sunset. Incredible, isn’t it? 🙂
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Wildlife: the wintertime stretch
CORMORANT DRYING ITS WINGS, PORT DALHOUSIE, ONTARIO
I was wandering along the pier in this touristy part of the city of St. Catharines when I saw someone making phone pictures of birds on the icy rocks. I went on my way, but on the return trip to my car, noticed the birds were still there and, apparently, quite unbothered by presence of people. So I set up my equipment and was blessed to get not only good photographs of the birds, but also of this one drying its wings. Bonus! 🙂
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Urban landscapes: Me, seeing RED
CHERRY STREET NORTH BRIDGE,
TORONTO, ONTARIO
This is one of four new bridges that opened last year in the port lands of Canada’s largest city. I figured there might be decent photo opportunities there, but I was blown away by the possibilities presented in wet, foggy weather (you can see the results of water drops on the lens).
Two of the bridges are red, the others are orange and yellow. All were constructed in Halifax/Dartmouth Nova Scotia, then transported by ship to Toronto via the St. Lawrence Seaway. I’ll check out the other bridges on future Toronto trips.
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