Rolande and I have recently returned from a trip to Eastern Canada, spending time with our daughter, Jaime and her family in Toronto and visiting relatives in Montreal. I had the opportunity to take some photographs and I’ll be posting those in two groups, those from Montreal today and those from Toronto in a subsequent…
Category: Autumn Colours
Autumn Sunrise
This morning I went out with friend and fellow photographer, Greg Bourque to capture some sunrise scenes. We didn’t venture far from home, about 10 minutes to the chosen photo site. The particular site is an old favourite that I hadn’t visited for a few years. It’s a great location, offering a great view over…
Autumn in the Rockies
Today’s post features autumn scenes taken in Banff National Park and in Kananaskis Country. These are my favourites from two outings in the past week. You may think it early to be enjoying autumn colours, but fall comes earlier at our latitude and altitude. I was was accompanied on this trip to Banff NP by…
Alberta Road Trip: Day 2
The second day of our trip began in Lethbridge. We departed around 8:30 am for the short drive to our first photo site, Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo-Jump. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a buffalo jump (a cliff formation which First Nations historically used to hunt and kill plains bison). It’s located where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise…
Alberta Road Trip: Day 1
It’s been a disappointing autumn so far. Considerable rain, unseasonable amounts of snow and of course, it’s been quite cool. We finally got a break this week and I didn’t miss the opportunity. On Tuesday, Bob Bear and I embarked on a photographic road trip, deferred from mid-September due to the inclement weather. The following…