Our recent visit to Grouse Mountain in Vancouver included another interesting exhibition, “Birds in Motion”. A group called The Canadian Raptor Conservancy puts on daily demonstrations of birds of prey doing their thing, free flight. This group has a stable of raptors including hawks, falcons, bald eagles, golden eagles, owls and vultures. On the day…
Lumberjack Show
We’ve recently returned from a brief west coast trip, visiting Vancouver and the Okanagan Valley. While in Vancouver we ventured up Grouse Mountain with Jon and Nadja for some scenic views of the city and a pleasant dinner at the Observatory Restaurant. We enjoyed a very entertaining afternoon, taking in a couple of interesting shows…
Cascade Meadows
I set out this evening to photograph the wildflowers at Cascade Meadows, located near Banff at the base of Cascade Mountain. I had checked out this location a few days ago and judged that the ox-eye daisies would be at their peak about now. I wasn’t far off, the daisies were ready to photograph. The…
Beauty of Summer
We’re now in mid-summer and despite a cool, wet spring, we’re enjoying the beauty of summer in the mountains. Today, I travelled with friends and fellow photographers, Howie Dingle and Bob Bear to an area south and west of Calgary in the foothills of the Rockies. We reached our destination via Kananaskis Country, a trip…
Alpenglow
Again I arose in time for the sunrise. I was interested in seeing if I could improve on yesterday’s pictures of the moon setting. That was not to be; the moon, although quite visible was much higher in the sky so I couldn’t frame a good shot with something other than just sky around it….