I travel often to the area of Castle Junction, a place rich in photographic opportunities. The junction, named for nearby Castle Mountain is the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93, the road to Radium B.C. and the Columbia River Valley. A short section of Highway 93 going north crosses the Bow River and…
Author: shotsbyp
The Change of Seasons
The onset of autumn in the Rockies is recognizable by changes of colour and the return of snow to the mountain peaks. They occur at about the same time, mid to late September. The snow is on time this year; the change of colours is lagging a bit. We’ve yet to see the best. This…
Stewart Creek Skies
Last Friday, I played golf at a local course. Normally, I wouldn’t take photographs during a round of golf, but on this occasion I realized that I had a rare opportunity. The clouds in the sky were very unique and not likely to be seen again soon. I had my phone camera with me and…
Random Images
I’ve been going through images taken over the summer and retrieved a few that did not really get my attention initially. In today’s post, I’m including a number of those, a collection of random pictures with no particular theme. They include some abstract pictures, some flowers, some mountain scenes and some with interesting light. As…
Alpenglow Re-visited
Two years ago, I posted a blog entitled “Alpenglow” featuring some early morning shots of the sunrise. Alpenglow is an optical phenomenon in which a horizontal red glowing band is observed on the horizon opposite to the sun. This effect occurs when the sun is just below the horizon. Since the sun is below the horizon, there is no direct…