After 80+ days without rain in the Phoenix area, the weather changed and today we had rain, cool temperatures and some thunderstorms. A friend called to alert me to a nice rainbow, knowing that I might like to photograph it. I missed the rainbow but was delighted to see Mammatus cloud formations, something that I…
Category: Skies and Clouds
Cascade Meadows
I set out this evening to photograph the wildflowers at Cascade Meadows, located near Banff at the base of Cascade Mountain. I had checked out this location a few days ago and judged that the ox-eye daisies would be at their peak about now. I wasn’t far off, the daisies were ready to photograph. The…
Good Light
On the morning of Canada Day, July 1, I arose early with the hope of getting a good photograph of the Spray Valley, south of Canmore. I arrived in time for sunrise at about 5:30 AM and got the photo I pretty much expected. The location was such that there were not a lot of…
Featured Shots for Today
I had to search back through the files for today’s posting, two scenes from a trip we made to Prince Edward Island in the autumn of 2009. We were touring the Maritime Provinces when we visited family in PEI. My brother-in-law, Bert was my guide for a morning trip to Covehead Beach for some pictures…