The Fire Effect: Long Exposure Light Painting Photography
I’m amazed by the number of people impressed by my ‘Jeep in Fire” photograph that I posted on social media a few days ago. This “Fire Effect” through some long exposure light painting photography was pretty much a first attempt at this process. It’s also simple and cheap to re-create…
The Night Skies of Elk Island
Finally, I’ve been able to get out and get some (what I think) good photos of the night skies at Elk Island National Park, in Alberta. I’ve managed to capture some of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), some of the banding of the Milky Way galaxy and of course, a…
Sun Spot 2403
During the last week of August, 2015, many parts of Alberta were under a thick blanket of smoke from the forest fires in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Although miserable for night sky photography, the thick blanket of smoke offered a built-in ‘filter’ for photographing the sun, and I managed to…
Unimogs and Mowags
In the market for a rather unique over land capable exploration machine? I spotted this Land Rover Mowag in Jasper, Alberta recently. And this Mercedes Unimog in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan just this past weekend. Unfortunately, in both cases, the owners weren’t a round, so I didn’t get a chance to chat…
Speyeria Hesperis Beani Butterfly
A recent hiking adventure close to my current home resulted in some 350 photos being taken of wildlife in the area. A few of those photos consisted of this brilliant orange, but very nervous butterfly, and had to test out the new 300mm Tamron zoom lens to even get this…
