Last week I went to Okotoks, a town just a little south of Calgary. I was struck by the brilliant colour of the canola fields and so I made a mental note to go back with a camera. I did so today and got a few shots of some prairie scenery in its full summer colour….
Playing with Exposure
Last weekend I was accompanied on a short trip to Field B.C. by Rolande and our daughter, Jaime. One of our stops was at the Natural Bridge, located just north of Field along the Emerald Lake Road. Natural Bridge is an impressive natural rock formation that spans the flow of the Kicking Horse River, where…
Focus Blending
This post focuses (literally) on a technical aspect of photography, not so much on the photos themselves. So, if you’re not interested in reading about focus blending, please skip ahead to the photos. One of the challenges of landscape photography is achieving sharp focus for the entire depth of the scene. A landscape photograph is…
Traditional Dance
The program for the RCMP Musical Ride in Banff earlier this week included traditional native dance performed by members of the Stoney Nakoda Nation, from nearby Morley. One performer in particular captured my attention and I was able to get a series of shots of him. He was very energetic, athletic and expressive and combined…
RCMP Musical Ride
Accompanied by friends from Canmore, we went to Banff to see the RCMP Musical Ride, a Canadian summer tradition for well over 100 years. Although legend has it that the first Musical Ride was performed as early as 1876, the first officially recorded Musical Ride was performed in Regina under Inspector William George Matthews in…