The Orton Effect, is a photography technique which blends two completely different photos of the same scene, resulting in a distinctive mix of high and low detail areas within the same photo. It was originated by photographer Michael Orton in the mid 1980’s. The original technique was to overlay two or more images of an identical scene with…
Sunshine Meadows
As it’s name suggests, Sunshine Meadows is a high alpine meadow, located about 10 km west of the Town of Banff. It’s elevation varies but it’s in the range of 2,300 m (7,545 ft). The area serves as a ski resort (Sunshine Village) in winter. You may be able to see the telltale signs of…
Spillway Lake and King Canyon
This is the second series of photographs from my field trip with Bob Bear and Hugh Williamson to the south end of Kananaskis Country yesterday. We began with high hopes that the recently re-opened King Canyon area would produce some fine opportunities. It was closed for some time after last year’s devastating floods and alas,…
Cumulus Clouds at Sunset
Last evening, I went on a a photo excursion with two friends, Bob Bear and Hugh Williamson into Kananaskis Country. We were equipped with lenses for some landscape photography and for some wildlife. It proved to be a brilliant evening for photographing scenery. Wildlife was scarce; we spotted a single wolf crossing the road but…
Sights Along the Icefields Parkway
This morning Bob Bear and I ventured up the Icefields Parkway on a photographic excursion. It was a beautiful day; clear sunny skies and warm temperatures. We chose four locations and made our first stop at site called Mistaya Oxbow, a horseshoe-shaped bend in the Mistaya River. I captured this first picture looking west from our vantage point…