Yesterday morning, I went on a photography excursion, accompanied by Bob Bear, a great photographer and longtime photography companion. We returned to a location we had visited earlier this year, a good viewpoint to photograph Cascade Mountain, near the Town of Banff. My purpose was to get some winter pictures, including some shots of Cascade…
Category: Mountain Scenes
Sunrise Cascade Mountain
Yesterday, October 16 I arose early for a return to Two Jack Lake to capture the sunrise on Cascade Mountain. I picked up my photo companion, Stewart Hamilton around 6:45 am and forty-five minutes later we were on site awaiting the sunrise. I took this first photograph, rather a series of nine photographs which I…
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…
K-Country Autumn
Last week, I went to nearby Kananaskis Country with Stewart Hamilton, a longtime photo companion. Our purpose was to take some autumn photographs. We timed it very well, capturing the seasonal colours at or near their peak. Speaking of peaks, I begin today’s report with an impressive one, the peak of Sarrail Ridge at the…
Scenes from Lake Minnewanka Loop
Last weekend I took a short trip to an area north of the Town of Banff. I travelled a circuit referred to as the Lake Minnewanka Loop, a road that accesses three lakes in the area, Johnson Lake, Two Jack Lake and Lake Minnewanka. I explored a number of possible photo sites in search of…