The Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies, an elegant addition to Canmore’s spiritual and architectural development.
Author: shotsbyp
My Recent Travels
Oxford Ragwort, photographed at Waterton Lakes National Park.
Wild Horses
I recently went on a photo excursion in search of wild horses. I went with Kevin McCormick, who in addition to being a fine photographer is very knowledgeable about wildlife and these horses in particular. They are known to range in an area north of Canmore and east of the Rockies, along Highway 40. The…
Alberta Prairie Scenes
Two weeks ago, I set out with Bob Bear to shoot some prairie scenes, east of Calgary. We were looking for scenes of the prairie landscape and the landmark structures that typify the plains of eastern Alberta. I begin with a couple of scenes from the flatlands. The first picture, Thunderhead forebodes a building storm….
Macros and Closeups
Today’s post is about the photography of small objects. It’s often referred to as macro photography. All macro photographs are closeups but not all closeups are macro images. In simple terms, a macro image is one where you get a 1:1 or greater ratio of the image size on your camera’s sensor to the actual…