In late August, I went on a hike with a group of friends to Chester Lake in Kananaskis Country. We traveled by car along the Smith-Dorien Highway to the trailhead about 40 km (25 miles) south of Canmore. From the trailhead it’s 5.2 km (3.25 miles) to the lake, following a gently rising trail with…
Return Visit to Yoho NP
Today, Bob Bear and I returned to an area we had visited a little over a year ago. It’s where three rivers come together, the Emerald, Amiskwi and the Kicking Horse, just west of Field B.C. It’s a pleasant walk in from the Emerald Lake Road along a forestry road. The sights en route are…
Creative Use of Depth of Field
Depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. Although a lens can precisely focus at only one distance at a time, the decrease in sharpness is gradual on each side of the focused distance, so that within the DOF, the unsharpness is imperceptible…
Castle Junction Bridge
I travel often to the area of Castle Junction, a place rich in photographic opportunities. The junction, named for nearby Castle Mountain is the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93, the road to Radium B.C. and the Columbia River Valley. A short section of Highway 93 going north crosses the Bow River and…
The Change of Seasons
The onset of autumn in the Rockies is recognizable by changes of colour and the return of snow to the mountain peaks. They occur at about the same time, mid to late September. The snow is on time this year; the change of colours is lagging a bit. We’ve yet to see the best. This…