Today’s post contains an unusual mix of pictures I’ve taken recently. I think their stories are interesting, I hope you will too. Cristate or “crested” saguaros form when the cells in the growing stem begin to divide outward, rather than in the circular pattern of a normal cactus. This is an unusual mutation which results in…
Category: Night
Milky Way
Today’s blog features two photographs only, pictures of the Milky Way galaxy, photographed recently at Gap Lake, a short distance east of Canmore. All my photographs from that evening are essentially the same, so I’m only sharing two in this post, a coloured and a black white version. The Milky Way is the galaxy that…
Odds ‘n Ends
Not unlike other parts of Canada and in the USA, we’re aggressively fighting Covid-19. Alberta has imposed more severe restrictions, in place since December 8 and expected to remain in place until at least January 21. There are things we can do safely and are permitted to do so. Outdoor photography is among those things…
Alberta Road Trip
It’s 480 km from Canmore to Writing-on Stone Provincial Park, a journey of 5 hours and of course the same for the return trip. The drive presented numerous good photographic opportunities in the course of my travels to the park last week. Today’s subject is the sights I photographed going to and returning from the…
Visit to Winslow Arizona
A few days ago, Barry Stewart and I traveled to the area of Winslow, Arizona, located an hour east of Flagstaff along I-40. We had two main goals; the Grand Falls of Arizona and the Milky Way. The Grand Falls are situated near the community of Leupp, northeast of Flagstaff. They are unique in two…