Long exposure photographs are simply ones with lengthy shutter openings (several seconds to several minutes). The technique is to use a tripod to ensure there is no camera movement whatsoever and to gather the light on the sensor over a long period of time. It’s easy at night; there isn’t much light so it takes…
Category: Skies and Clouds
Rocky Mountain Weather
I went out Saturday morning with friend and neighbour, Stewart Hamilton to do some autumn photography. It was a beautiful morning, partly cloudy, sunny and reasonably warm. We decided to try a location we hadn’t visited for awhile, Spray Lake. It’s located due south of Canmore, about 5 km as the crow flies, on the opposite…
Late Summer Evening in K-Country
Last Friday evening, I went to nearby Kananaskis Country in search of some early autumn scenes and hopefully a sunset. Although I did capture some early signs of autumn, the sunset didn’t materialize; just too much cloud cover! It was a beautiful evening, nonetheless and I was able to capture a number of satisfying photographs….
Scenes from Cave Creek Regional Park
This park, located about 8 miles (12.5 km) from home is a great place to experience the Sonoran Desert. Today, I went for a short walk along the Slate Trail, pausing to take a few photographs along the way. There was one thing I wanted to see, the Michelin Man Saguaro cactus. One needs only to look…
Chinook
Today’s blog will be very brief. It’s about a weather phenomena we experience frequently in Alberta, most commonly in winter. It’s referred to as a “Chinook”, a low pressure system coming off the Pacific Ocean that brings warm weather. We first experienced a chinook when we first moved to Calgary in 1985. We were quite…