We’ve enjoyed some interesting weather in the past week, particularly for photographers. Dramatic skies are our friend and I’ve taken the opportunity to capture some nearby scenes with emphasis on the sky and clouds. This first picture features a Mesquite tree in our front yard, looking leafier as spring approaches. It is backlit by the…
Frank Lloyd Wright
Over the past few months I’ve been participating with friends in Canmore in a weekly, photography exercise. We work with a new theme each week, take 5-6 photographs and then share them for the purpose of critiquing. This is an excellent learning experience and a great antidote to the constraints imposed by the Covid-19 lockdowns….
Oldies from the Archives
As part of my Covid-19 driven activities, I’ve been culling my photography archives. This is a long overdue task, one that never proceeds when there are more interesting things to do. I’m making progress and hope to cut the number of photographs I have in storage in half. One of the positive aspects of this…
More Odds ‘n Ends
I’ve been doing a lot of photography recently. With Covid-19 restrictions limiting much of what we can do, I’m fortunate to have a hobby that I can pursue outdoors, often in the company of friends. It may seem wasteful, but we do travel in convoys, one person to a vehicle when going to photo locations…
Field Trip
Conditions for photography haven’t been great around Canmore in the last couple of weeks. We’ve enjoyed unseasonably warm temperatures for January and no recent snowfalls to freshen up the “old-looking” snow we have. So, I concluded I should travel further afield to higher elevations and areas with more snow. Yesterday, accompanied by Kevin McCormick I…