Yesterday morning, the clouds cleared and I took the opportunity to get out and enjoy the outdoors. And possibly take some photographs. I returned to a location I had visited a number of years ago, about an hour’s drive north and east of Canmore, Waiparous Village. My main interest was Waiparous Creek and the Ghost…
Author: shotsbyp
Cascade Meadow
Wildfires in the area have created a lot of smoke, making it difficult to photograph in the area. The main source of the smoke is an area of Kootenay and Banff National Parks, about 50 km (30 mi.) to our west. One evening last week, I took advantage of clearer skies to visit a location known…
Summer Scenes
We recently hosted my brother, Bruce and his wife, Joan in Canmore. We spent some time visiting the area and of course, photographing some of the magnificent scenery of the Canadian Rockies. I have two photos to share with you today that really appeal to me. The first was taken at Elbow Lake, in Kananaskis…
Villages
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Aveyron boasts ten villages that fall within the classification of a 1901 association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (the most beautiful villages in France). In the course of our 10 days in Aveyron, we visited 21 villages and passed through many others, without stopping. Today, I’ve selected a few scenes from…
Long Exposures
Long exposure photographs are simply ones with lengthy shutter openings (several seconds to several minutes). The technique is to use a tripod to ensure there is no camera movement whatsoever and to gather the light on the sensor over a long period of time. It’s easy at night; there isn’t much light so it takes…