April Views

Something a little different this month, because on the 18th we traveled from home to Calgary (by road through the Rockies with rain, sleet, snow, slush and about everything else, too!), and then on the 19th, from Calgary to Maui via Seattle, for our holiday!

I wasn't sure if I could do it, but I managed to maintain a "view a day" - this time, though, it has a major change of scenery about halfway through!

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See you next month ... maybe ... if we ever return from our bliss on Maui ...

Colour, or Black & White?

In September 2013 I asked the same thing. This time, though, it's about dramatic light on an alpine scene.

Last week we had an evening when beautiful early evening light was giving us gorgeous views of the snow-capped peaks across the valley and impressive clouds filled the skies!

I am thinking about making a series of greeting cards with these images, and am hoping you'd give me some feedback on which version to offer - should I do both?

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To see the whole series of six images in colour, please click here (then click the arrow-right to see the next image).

And to see the monotone series, click here.

Thanks - I hope to hear from you!

March View

Here's the view for March - 31 images, taken on 31 different days but not necessarily at the same time of day, at approximately the same spot!

A bit of everything this month, as Old Man Winter slowly relinquishes his hold!

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April is going to be "different" - watch this space!

Country Roads

It must be spring! Yesterday I took my first unplanned shooting safari of the season: I turned off my usual route and followed a road I'd never traveled before - dirt roads are always the best!

Good light, no traffic, new points of interest! As always, click on the images for a better view.

First stop, the long-forgotten longdrop ...

I loved how the light was catching the outhouse. And can't decide if I like the image more in colour, or black and white! What do you think?

Then the barn on the hill:

The island in the reservoir:

The Canada geese who arrived a bit early for the spring thaw:

       

 The abandoned tractor at the end of the road:

It is nearly the end of March, so watch for my "March View" edition in the next few days!

Premier Pet Set!

Last year, my friend and colleague at ICAN, Lana, purchased a Pet Set from me - the package was made up of four short sessions with your pet over several months, with your choice of favourite images to be printed regular size, plus one large print - as it turned out, Lana was my first "pet" client, too!

Lana rescued her Airedale, Shanti, from a terrible life of neglect and abuse. It is a long and unhappy story, but the way Lana tells it, Shanti chose Lana! They've been together several years now - and are inseparable!

I am deeply honoured that Lana chose to treat her 9" x 12" print so well, by having it beautifully matted and framed! Here she is with the final product:

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Thank you, Lana and Shanti! It was fun working with you both!

If you'd like to have photos of your pet taken, please email me for more information!

February's Views

This is (close enough) the view I have from my desk at home:

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Roll on March!

Indigo Skies

I've always been fascinated by the indigo skies we get here in the mountains in the winter, before sunrise and after sunset.

Now I've finally got around to making an animation to show you guys what it looks like!

Doing this is tricky but adjusting the exposure without moving the camera is a bit hit and miss ... and dashing outside every five minutes to take a photo gets chilly after a while when it's around -20C (-4F)!

Here's this morning's sunrise:

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And, even better, this is yesterday's sunset:

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I've yet to figure out how to batch-post-process from raw files, but this will do for now, eh?

Have a great week, everyone!