About two years ago, I made my first visit to Johnston Canyon in winter. Last Sunday, Greg Bourque and I made a return visit, following our photo stops around Canmore. Johnston Canyon is in Banff National Park, located about 25 km (16 mi) west of Banff on Highway 1A, the Bow Valley Parkway. This canyon…
Frosty Morning in Canmore
You might ask why I would go out to take pictures on a day like today. It was cold! When I left the house at 9:00 am, it had warmed to about -26 deg C (-15 deg for those more familiar with the Fahrenheit scale), the warmest it had been for several days. Accompanied by Greg…
FIS World Cup Lake Louise
Yesterday, accompanied by my friend Hans Helder I ventured out to Lake Louise to watch some ski racing. Every year, Lake Louise hosts two World Cup Ski events. This weekend it was the men’s downhill and super G competitions; next week, they’ll do it all again with the women competing in the same events. It…
Mount Rundle from Across the Vermilion Lakes
I went out to Banff this afternoon to a favourite location, the Vermilion Lakes. The shores of the lakes offer some excellent vantage points for photographing Mount Rundle, highlighted this afternoon by the setting sun. Sunset is early at this time of the year, 4:40 PM today, so I wasn’t out very late. The temperature…
Chihuly in the Garden
Yesterday I accompanied Barry and Pat Stewart to the Members’ Preview of the upcoming Chiluly in the Garden exhibition at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. The exhibition features the glass sculpture of artist Dale Chihuly, carefully integrated into the natural setting of the garden. Chihuly is credited with revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement and elevating the perception of…