For my birthday this year, Rolande gave me a gift card for a helicopter trip. This particular trip is called the “Mount Assiniboine Glacier Tour” and today, accompanied by friend Paul Murphy, I flew with Alpine Helicopters to see the backcountry south of Canmore. I have visited parts of this country at ground level but…
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Excursion on a Misty Morning
Earlier this week, I set out on an early morning photo excursion with friends Bob Bear and Stewart Hamilton. It began very promisingly with strong indications that the clouds and mist would soon dissipate and we would be treated to a glorious sunrise. Just like the forecast said! Not exactly, as it turns out but…
Autumn Afternoon
No, it’s not autumn here yet! I am thinking about it though. I ran across a photo I had taken last October but had pretty much ignored to this point. I actually have three exposures of this same scene, so I chose to combine them into a high dynamic range picture. Here’s the result. This…
Reflecting Pools at Mt Kidd
A revisit to one of my favourite locations. Stopped here on the way home from the Kananaskis Lakes and was able to get a number of good shots. I’ve posted three of the better ones in today’s blog. This first shot features Mount Kidd in the background and one of the pools in the foreground….
Sunrise at Kananaskis Lakes
Last weekend, I visited Kananaskis Lakes with neighbour and fellow photographer, Stewart Hamilton. This location is about one hour’s drive from Canmore at the southern end of the Kananaskis Valley. There are two large lakes that offer some very good scenery. We arrived at about sunrise and were able to take advantage of the great…