Today’s blog features scenes from a very unique neighbourhood, just north of Scottsdale, Arizona. It’s part of the Town of Carefree and its uniqueness is its location on the very rocky, lower slopes of Black Mountain. The area is located just north of the Carefree Highway. (Does this ring a bell with any Gordon Lightfoot…
High Key and Low Key Photography
To begin with, what are low key and high key photography? Firstly, High key photography is a style of photography that uses unusually bright lighting to reduce or completely blow out dark shadows in the image. High key shots usually lack dark tones and the high key look is generally thought of as positive and upbeat….
Sunday Drive
Earlier this week, Rolande and I went for a drive in Banff National Park, just west of Canmore. I took some photographs along the Trans-Canada Highway and the Bow Valley Parkway, our ultimate destination. This first picture was taken along the Parkway, at a popular stop, Hillsdale Meadow. The meadow is a wide, grassy area…
Alberta Winter
I had the good fortune to get outdoors for some photography this week. Today I’m sharing a few pictures from each of those two excursions. Sunday morning, five of us who often photograph together met at the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, near Cochrane, just west of Calgary. Glenbow Ranch is 3,200 acres of native fescue…
Expressions of Winter
Today’s blog contains a mix of winter scenes, all taken recently in Canmore. I’ve chosen to use a variety of photographic styles to portray the varied conditions we enjoy in winter. The first picture was taken in the course of a walk near home in late December. My subject in this case is the Fairholme…