Urban landscapes: Beauty in the wait for daybreak
WINTER AT PRINCES ISLAND PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I found a reasonably high viewpoint to photography a snowy pathway through this beautiful park in the downtown of this western Canadian city. Frigid and frosty conditions made for an ideal environment to capture the quiet, solitary beauty of winter.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: beauty through the shadows
WINTER SCENERY ALONG THE BOW VALLEY PARKWAY, ALBERTA
Conditions were perfect: An overnight snowfall and a sunny morning. That made for many photos like this in western Canada’s famous Banff National Park. In fact, it was hard to make a bad picture on that glorious day in God’s creation. 🙂
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Natural landscapes: A path through winter
SINCLAIR CREEK, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
I liked the curve of the stream and the mix of rocks and white water, until I looked at the resulting picture in my camera viewer. Then I thought “meh, big deal.” When I got home, uploaded all the photos into my desktop and looked again, the minimalism of the composition really grabbed me. The only colour was the rocks, so I knew I’d create a monotone version to remove the colour distraction. (That said, here is the colour version for you to compare: https://bit.ly/SinclairCreekWinter.)
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter, neutral density (darkening) filter
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Natural landscapes: beauty in the land of snow
ALONG THE BOW VALLEY PARKWAY, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Canada’s Rocky Mountains are always a treat to visit right after a snowfall, especially if the day is sunny. That was the case here, when I found the shadowy trees perfectly framing the snowy peak.
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Natural landscapes: holding on in the snow
SNOWY AUTUMN LEAVES, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I visited Princes Island Park, which forms part of the northern border of the downtown in this western Canadian City, and found lots of photogenic, intimate winter scenes like this. I like the contrast with the background, which is dark, but not distractingly black. The bottom right corner was a little too bright for my tastes, so I darkened it.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. zoom lens, fill-flash.
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Urban landscapes: lighting the pathway
BOWNESS PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I arrived before dawn on a cold New Year’s Day and found many trees beautifully lit. So I did my best with a new camera, fumbling with the controls and filters. I think this turned out alright. 🙂
Nikon Z50II, 16-50 mm zoom lens, tripod
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Natural landscapes: the beautiful winter reflection
MT. INDEFATIGABLE, PETER LOUGHEED PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
Named after a British war ship that was sunk during the First World War, this peak offers many great photo opportunities from the shores of nearby Upper Kananaskis Lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
I was blessed to visit and find this compelling vista on a snowy morning before the lake entirely froze. There wasn’t much colour beyond the blue sky, so I opted to create and show you a monotone version, which I believe is more dramatic than full colour.
Nikon D7100, tripod, graduated density (darkening) filter on the peak and sky
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Natural landscapes: glory after the snowfall
PETAWAWA RIVER REFLECTIONS, RENFREW COUNTRY, ONTARIO
I was blessed to be in this part of eastern Ontario right after an overnight snowfall. The results, as you can see, were simply spectacular. In fact, it was hard to make a bad picture on that extraordinary winter morning.
There was almost no colour in the scene, so it was an easy decision to create and show you a black-and-white version. That said, you can see the colour photo here: https://500px.com/photo/1105561925/peaceful-winter-reflections-by-frank-king.
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Rural landscapes: worship in a grand landscape
THE LITTLE CHURCH, DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
Seating just six people, the Little Church was first erected by Drumheller contractor Tyvge “Tig” Seland in cooperation with the Drumheller Ministerial Association in 1958. It was reconstructed by inmates of the Drumheller Institution in 1991. The Little Church is always open to the public and free to enter.
I struggled to make a compelling photo of this subject, in part because it was difficult to get far enough away to let the awesome badlands landscape tower over the building and in part because there are a lot of distracting elements around the church–namely a bench and a litter container.
But all the snow, combined with a glowing blue sky, made an attractive composition possible.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: in the land of wind
WIND TURBINES NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
The windy prairie landscape of southern Alberta is home to many hundreds of turbines. Lots of people don’t care for them, but I find them to be a fascinating photo subject (here’s another picture of turbines from the same general region: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-qE).
In this case, I was blessed with an interesting sky and strong, warm sunrise light.
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Urban landscapes: under the cold winter sky
BOW RIVER AND DOWNTOWN SKYLINE, CALGARY, ALBERTA
A river definitely runs through this western Canadian city, making for excellent “blue hour” photo opportunities before the river ices over. That was the case here and it was made just a little more special by the plane making a turn during my 30-second exposure.
Nikon D7100, enhancing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the buildings and sky
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Natural landscapes: snowy moments in the badlands
WINTER AFTERNOON AT
DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
I was hoping to find a lot more snow in this glorious western Canadian park, but still found enough to make what I hope are compelling pictures like this.
Dinosaur Provincial Park is a is a UNESCO World Heritage Site about two and a half hours drive southeast of my home in Calgary. It’s 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 around the globe.
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Natural landscapes: the beautiful autumn/winter battle
LATE AUTUMN FOREST,
DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
What a blessing it was to visit this part of eastern Ontario right after a late-autumn snowfall. Once I found this tree, the challenge was to arrange the composition so the busy background would complement, rather than compete, with the colourful leaves. Was I successful?
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Urban landscapes: reflections in a winter world
BOW RIVER AND DOWNTOWN SKYSCRAPERS, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Most of the Bow River freezes over in winter, so it was a blessing to have most of it open to reflect the stunning lights and colours of this western Canadian skyline. A 13-second exposure was needed to accurately capture the scene.
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Natural landscapes: colour in a winter landscape
WILD GRASS AND ELBOW RIVER, KANANASKIS, ALBERTA
I relatively fresh snowfall created very good conditions for winter photography. I liked the curve of the Elbow River at this spot and, when I encountered this wild grass, I knew I had the making for a strong vertical picture. Do you agree?
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Natural landscapes: flowing water in a snowy world
ELBOW FALLS, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA
I revisit this natural attraction, about an hour’s drive from my home in Calgary, at least once a year just to see what it offers for photographic art. On this day, I knew the weather would be overcast and I figured a very recent snow would create beautiful conditions where sunshine would not be needed. Was I right?
Nikon D7100, 17-70 mm. zoom lens, tripod, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky.
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Urban landscapes: sweet snow in the suburbs
NOSE CREEK, AIRDRIE, ALBERTA
I drove past this scene on the way to a medical appointment and decided to give it a harder look on the way home. As you can see, it was worth stopping and photographing the beautifully sombre, snowy scene.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 17-70 mm zoom lens, polarizing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky
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Rural landscapes: seeing red in a world of snow
PRAIRIE FARM NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA
I’ve passed this farm dozens of times over the years, but never saw good conditions for a picture until this sombre winter day. I looked for a compelling foreground element and found it in these snowy wild grasses.
Nikon D7100, 17-70 mm. zoom lens, tripod, graduated density (darkening) filter on the sky
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Natural landscapes: me in the autumn forest
MORNING LIGHT AT CARBURN PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I liked the rough pathway through the forest in this western Canadian urban park, but it needed a person to provide a focal point. That person was ME.
I’ve done this enough to always wear a red coat/shirt/hoodie when on photo trips, since it’s the most noticeable colour — and if I’m going to put a person in a landscape picture, I may as well ensure that person stands out.
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Natural landscapes: the beautiful approach of ice
BOULDER FALLS,
KANANASKIS, ALBERTA
I arrived in this mountain region of western Canada in November, before it was encased in ice and snow. Love the mix of epic ice and flowing water.
A long exposure ensured a silky water flow, nicely contrasting with the sharp ice edges.
There was almost no colour in this scene, so it was an easy decision to create a black-and-white version that heightens the drama.
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