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: Winter Scenes
Winter Wonderland
Last week, we returned home to Canmore from Arizona. We were greeted by brisk weather (not a surprise), -25 deg C (or -13 deg F) at Calgary upon our arrival. By Saturday, the weather had moderated and I went out for a walk in and around our Canmore neighbourhood. Of course, I brought a camera…
Sunday Drive
Earlier this week, Rolande and I went for a drive in Banff National Park, just west of Canmore. I took some photographs along the Trans-Canada Highway and the Bow Valley Parkway, our ultimate destination. This first picture was taken along the Parkway, at a popular stop, Hillsdale Meadow. The meadow is a wide, grassy area…
Expressions of Winter
Today’s blog contains a mix of winter scenes, all taken recently in Canmore. I’ve chosen to use a variety of photographic styles to portray the varied conditions we enjoy in winter. The first picture was taken in the course of a walk near home in late December. My subject in this case is the Fairholme…
First Blog 2022
Happy New Year! Today, January 3 marks the date of my first blog for the new year. Incidentally, I begin the new year with the 670th post since I began doing this in March 2010. I just don’t seem to tire of doing it. Yesterday, I went out with Bob Bear and Stewart Hamilton, after…