I recently went on a photo excursion to an old favourite location along the Icefields Parkway, Bow Lake. I went with two friends and fellow photographers, Bob Bear and Hugh Williamson. We had been alerted that the lake was still frozen over and to our pleasant surprise, the ice was now melting, breaking up and…
W.W. Midgely Bridge
Midgely Bridge is an arch bridge located on US89A just north of Sedona, Arizona. The bridge spans Wilson Canyon where it enters Oak Creek Canyon. Constructed in 1939, it’s named for local rancher W.W. Midgley, in honour of his long support of such projects. Midgley Bridge was the final bridge constructed in a series of bridges…
Elbow Falls
Earlier this week, I made a trip to an old favourite site, an area south and east of Bragg Creek in Kananaskis Country on the eastern slope of the Rockies. I hadn’t been there for 10 years or more and I was a little apprehensive about what I might see. My prime destination, Elbow Falls…
K-Country Circuit
This past week, I returned to Kananaskis Country, accompanied by friends and fellow photographers, Bob Bear and Sal Lovecchio. In accordance with current practice, we traveled in separate vehicles and we were able to photograph while maintaining a safe distance. We’re focusing our efforts on Kananaskis these days because its provincial parks (5) are open…
Overcast
It was too good to be true. After a great day for our Kananaskis photo excursion, the weather turned gloomy, cool and overcast. That’s disappointing on many levels but I couldn’t overlook the cloud cover, always a nice feature for creating atmosphere in a photograph. I took a camera with me on my daily walk,…