One last pic of snow and were off towards green everything, right? Wagner Bog is just west of Edmonton and a great place to go for a morning evening walk anytime. So much to see!
[Pentax 67II, 105mm, Fuji Velvia 50]
April 20, 2011
Wagner Bog
March 22, 2011
Piper Creek, Red Deer
Another image from along one of the creeks in Red Deer. This time it’s an image from along Piper Creek in the Bower Woods just south of 32nd Street. The late day sun was just poking it’s way through all the trees in one tiny spot before it set for another cold night.
[Canon G10]
March 21, 2011
Waskasoo Creek, Red Deer
I made this photo while looking down from the bridge over Waskasoo Creek in downtown Red Deer. I wish that the businesses along the creek would take it upon themselves to help beautify the downtown core of Red Deer by putting a bit of effort into cleaning up the creek, and keeping it clean, along the frontage of their businesses. It would be a nice statement to show that we care about the creek and the environs around us. The way it stands now it looks a lot like they feel it is more of a nuisance, Bushes are cut down so people driving along the street can see their business better. I have seen so much neglect with garbage strewn all along the creek including shopping carts right next door to the business they belong to. Don’t they care at all? It would need to be a team effort and not just the once a year that citizens help to clean up along our creeks. Even the city does nothing about it. Do they not care about the impact on the environment all the garbage makes either? Do they not care about the unsightly look of it? It wouldn’t take that much effort by a team of workers, maybe summer student,s to make a serious impact on our immediate environment, and make a huge improvement on what our city looks like.
[Canon G10]
January 29, 2011
August 28, 2010
August 20, 2010
Allstones Creek #6
I can’t say enough how much I enjoyed the short time I had along this creek. I do enjoy making images of rocks and water at any given chance, but to have this abundance in such a small area was astounding!
[Canon G10]
May 15, 2010
Wilcox Pass
I made a quick trip up to Wilcox Pass last Friday – Saturday with a friend from Edmonton (Ron – McBain Camera’s buyer and a relative of his from Calgary – Bill). It was kind of last minute for me as another buddy of Ron’s had to cancel and he was kind enough to invite me along. We had snowshoes along, and I had never done that before so was really looking forward to strapping them on my boots. It was a tough climb for me. I haven’t had that kind of exertion for a long time. Ron and Bill virtually ran up the hill compared to me!! It was definitely worth the effort though as the scenery was spectacular. The whole drive out Ron was willing the clouds away in hope for a nice sunny day when we were up high. It worked wonders and the day started out perfectly clear and stayed that way for the most part.I used my Canon G10 for this trip instead of hauling along my 5DmkII, mostly in an effort to save weight. Glad I did, but have no regrets as the G10 performed beautifully. These are all stitched panoramas and could easily be printed larger than 50 inches across!
Be sure to click on each image as this blog shows only a portion of each image.
Just after we gained the top of the first ridge, just above the treeline we could start to see how the pass opens up. Ron is leading the way. We stopped just past the ridge Ron is approaching for our lunch. This was about 2km into our trek and the worst part(elevation gain from the highway) was behind us.
From where we ate lunch you could look back and we could just see the Athabasca Glacier over the ridge on the left.
After lunch we started out again. Now we could enjoy the view through the pass. Absolutely gorgeous!!
That is Ron and Bill with the Athabasca Glacier across the valley behind them.
March 6, 2010
Horseshoe Canyon, Alberta
I grew up in and around the badlands near Drumheller and very seldom did I see them completely blanketed with snow. Usually the sun would come up and, even when it is well below zero, the warmth of the sun would start melting the snow on the south facing slopes leaving patches of the darker soil showing. This was a day that never got above -33C so there was no melting to done. The shutter on my panorama camera stopped working properly and I needed to fire it numerous times to get an image that wasn’t over-exposed due to the shutter firing very slowly in the cold.
[Linhof 617, 90mm lens, Fuji RFP]
February 22, 2010
Victoria Glacier
Flowing down the valley between Fairview Mountain and Whyte Mountain, is the massive Victoria Glacier in Banff National Park. Hiking up the trail that starts along the south end of Lake Louise, you start heading up following the rocky moraine left from previous glaciation. We hiked up this on Labour Day weekend almost 20 years ago or so, along a very busy trail – too busy for my liking – but the spectacular views really make up for it. It is quite an experience to get very close up to a glacier and see just how massive they are and realizing the power of the ice to reshape mountains is rather humbling. The day was near 30C, which is quite unusual in the mountains especially in September. The heat was causing large chunks of ice to fall down the face of the mountain with resounding roars and looked for all the world like a waterfall. The way the glacier flows down the valley made the use of my panorama camera especially appropriate in capturing the feel of the area.
[Linhof 617, 90mm lens, Fuji RFP]
October 31, 2009
Movement 20
Mill Creek Regional Park, Kelowna, British Columbia.
[Panasonic GF1, 20mm F1.7 ASPH]
