Earlier this week, Bob Bear and I visited nearby Banff National Park, in search of some winter photographs. We visited four locations in the park, beginning with a stop at an old favourite location, Castle Junction. This first photograph, was taken soon after sunrise from the shoreline of the Bow River. It features Castle Mountain,…
Category: Water
Winter at Cascade Mountain
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…
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…