Two years ago, I posted a blog entitled “Alpenglow” featuring some early morning shots of the sunrise. Alpenglow is an optical phenomenon in which a horizontal red glowing band is observed on the horizon opposite to the sun. This effect occurs when the sun is just below the horizon. Since the sun is below the horizon, there is no direct…
Author: shotsbyp
Road Trip to Jasper
One area that I have not explored very much is Jasper National Park and particularly the area around the Town of Jasper. It is a little distant from the usual areas where I like to photograph and so it’s more of an excursion with the extra travel involved . It’s well worth the journey however,…
Muleshoe Trail
Yesterday, accompanied by Stewart Hamilton I went to a new area in Banff National Park. We ascended the Muleshoe Trail from the Muleshoe Campground along Highway 1A to some alpine meadows high above the Bow Valley. This area offers some splendid panoramic views and literally, you can see for miles. I estimate that we were…
Evening Drive in K-Country
I took a drive last evening into Kananaskis Country. My principal photographic target was wildlife but realizing that the animals don’t always appear, I had my eye open for other appealing sights of nature. Bears eluded me, as they often do but I was able to sight and photograph a couple of ungulates, a white-tailed…
Foggy Morning
Yesterday morning I ventured out seeking a new perspective of Ha Ling Peak, a prominent mountain in the Town of Canmore. I was on a mission to photograph it for some friends and I was looking for something different from the many photographs I have taken of this omnipresent, local landmark. When I arose in…