Earlier this week, I accompanied my friend and accomplished wildlife photographer, Barry Stewart on an evening photographic safari. We focused our attention on the lower end of Kananaskis Country, the Highwood Pass in particular in search of grizzly bears. We were successful and managed to find and photograph a mother and her cub. We got…
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Scenes from Istanbul
The last stop for our ship was Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and one of the world’s great cities. It has a population of 13.5 million and is unique in the world as the only city to span two continents, Europe and Asia. The two continents are separated by the Bosporus, a strategic channel connecting the…
Sorrento Morning
Today’s featured photograph is one of my favourites from our recent vacation. I saw this scene as we waited for our guide on the pier in Sorrento, Italy. The colour tones are a little surprising, leading you to believe that the shot may have been taken much earlier in the morning. It was actually shot…
Fountains of Rome
Rome is renowned for its fountains. Although I doubt anyone knows for certain the total number of fountains in the city, the number of major fountains is estimated at 65. Not surprisingly, I didn’t see all of them but I did see a few and today’s post will feature photographs of four of Rome’s more…
Evan Thomas Creek
I went out late last week for a morning photo excursion with Ivan Willert. Among the places we visited was Evan Thomas Creek in Kananaskis Country. Flow in the creek was diminishing as much of the snow in the mountains has melted and we’re past the peak of the spring runoff. The light was very…