The Rocky Mountaineer crossing a rail bridge near the town of Banff. No doubt a terrific way to experience the Canadian Rockies.
Archive for January, 2012
The Rocky Mountaineer, Banff
Posted in Landscape Photography, Travel Photography, tagged Alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, Canada, Canadian Rockies, photography, Railroad, Railway, Rockies, Rocky Mountaineer, Rocky Mountains, train, trains, Travel Photography on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
CN’s Symington Yard in Winnipeg
Posted in fine art photography, Landscape Photography, Travel Photography, Winnipeg Photography, tagged Canada, Canadian National, CN, CNR, Landscape Photography, Manitoba, photography, Railroad, Railway, Railyard, Railyards, Symington Yard, Symington Yards, Travel Photography, Winnipeg on January 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
CNR’s Symington Yard in Winnipeg, one of the largest and most modern marshalling railyards in the world.
Horses on the Canadian Prairie
Posted in Environmental Portrait Photography, fine art photography, Prairie Landscapes, tagged animals, Canada, Canadian Prairie, Canadian Prairies, close up, fine art photography, horse, horses, photography, portrait, Quarter Horse, Saskatchewan, Travel Photography on January 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Horse Portrait, shot in Saskatchewan on a dreary day. Got a little lucky when the sun popped out briefly to highlight the front Quarter Horses mane as they started to gallop off.
Enjoying the Morden Corn and Apple Festival
Posted in Travel Photography, tagged amusement park, Canada, carnival, Corn and Apple Festival, Manitoba, midway, Morden, Morden Corn and Apple Festival, morden manitoba, photography, town of morden, Travel Photography on January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
“The Zipper” at the Morden Corn and Apple Festival, an annual event in the town of Morden, Manitoba, coinciding with the corn and apple harvest in the Southern Manitoba town.
Great White Pelican, Red River, Manitoba
Posted in Environmental Portrait Photography, Outdoor Photography, Travel Photography, tagged animals, birdwatching, Canada, Great White Pelican, Lockport, Manitoba, Pelican, Pelicans, photography, Red River, Travel Photography, White Pelican, wildlife, wildlife photography on January 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
American White Pelican warming his wings on a rock in the Red River. These large birds frequent the Red River and Lake Winnipeg, particularly easy to see near Lockport, Manitoba. Shot a few years back in the summer, another uncovered old image, that was never processed.
Windblown trees on the Wild Pacific Trail, Vancouver Island
Posted in Landscape Photography, Travel Photography, tagged British Columbia, Canada, hiking, landscape, Landscape Photography, outdoors, Pacific Coast, photography, scenic, Travel Photography, tree, trees, Vancouver Island, Wild Pacific Trail, windblown on January 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Windblown trees on the Pacific Coast, while hiking the Wild Pacific Trail. The trail offers some truly breathtaking vistas, and is a fairly easy hike if you don’t mind the relentless rain. That’s not to say you won’t get beautiful sunny weather, but don’t plan on it. However, without the heavy rainfall and onshore winds [...]