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…
Category: Alberta
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…
Policeman’s Creek
On the day I left for Arizona, I had some spare time around mid-day and I put it to good use. I wanted to get out one last time for some winter photography, so I ventured out to nearby Policeman’s Creek, a tributary of the Bow River that flows through Canmore. I was accompanied by…
Alberta Winter Day
In late December, I went to Upper Kananaskis Lake, accompanied by Stewart Hamilton to photograph some winter scenes. It was a blustery day but not too cold and the skies were mostly cloudy with sunny breaks casting good light on the surrounding peaks. I chose to take advantage of the windy conditions to shoot some long…
Happy New Year 2017
It’s 2017! I hope you enjoyed New Year’s Eve as much as we did and when you awoke this morning, I hope you still feel the same way! We spent a quiet evening at home with our daughter Jaime, son-in-law Andrew and our two grandsons, Fynn and Wyatt. The boys are still a little young to…