This past Saturday, July 18, I ventured northward along the Icefields Parkway, this time accompanied by my friend and fellow photographer, Bob Bear. We drove as far as Saskatchewan Crossing, before turning eastward on Highway 11 in the direction of Red Deer. Our destinations for the day were the Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve and the…
Scenes from Jasper National Park
The second day of our Jasper trip was spent in the Maligne Valley, including a visit to the Maligne Canyon and a boat cruise down Maligne Lake. We did the boat cruise first, taking advantage of an earlier, less crowded boat. But, having avoided the crowds there, we arrived later at Maligne Canyon where it…
Scenes Along the Icefields Parkway
Last week, Rolande and I took a trip along the Icefields Parkway, a scenic route from Lake Louise to Jasper, Alberta. It’s a mountain road, best known for the Columbia Icefields and the glaciers that flow from it, many visible from the highway. The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in the Rocky Mountains. It’s located…
Learning New Techniques
I’ve been studying some new techniques to sharpen my skills at developing images. I’m following a program that focuses on Photoshop, now celebrating its 30th anniversary. Photoshop has evolved considerably over that period and progressed in step with digital camera technology. Photoshop has become a very large and complex program and despite using it for…
David Thompson Country
After completing my recent visit to Bow Lake, I ventured further north along the Icefields Parkway to an area of Alberta known as David Thompson Country. It’s located in Clearwater County, adjacent to Banff National Park. I reached it via Highway 11 from Saskatchewan River Crossing, 1/2 hour north of Bow Lake. The area is…