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Off the Beaten Path

Mark Schretlen



This is a gallery of odds and ends, cluttered and eclectic, bold and experimental, mundane and pedestrian. Some might even call it a PaD (Photo-a-Day) gallery. It used to be called my "In Box". I promise I'll clean it out every now and again, so it doesn't get too huge.

New images are at the beginning of the gallery.

Nostalgia
Nostalgia		 Trio
Trio		 Harbourset
Harbourset		 February
February
Calm Lake #2
Calm Lake #2		 Down by the Lake
Down by the Lake		 Ultra Ultra-Wide
Ultra Ultra-Wide		 December Rays #2
December Rays #2
Mission Light
Mission Light		 December Rays
December Rays		 Travelling Light
Travelling Light		 November Light
November Light
SS Sicamous
SS Sicamous		 Storm over Okanagan Lake
Storm over Okanagan Lake		 Naramata Reflection
Naramata Reflection		 The Cellar
The Cellar
Near Peachland
Near Peachland		 Greata in the Afternoon
Greata in the Afternoon		 t4%2f92%2f224292%2f4%2f137202330.JvqXMCFP.jpg Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
Male House Finch
Male House Finch		 More Daisies
More Daisies		 Daisies
Daisies		 144th Birthday
144th Birthday
Longing to Belong
Longing to Belong		 Willow Branches
Willow Branches		 The Stretch
The Stretch		 A Spring Walk
A Spring Walk
Okanagan Trails
Okanagan Trails		 California Quail
California Quail		 A Windy Day
A Windy Day		 Beams
Beams
Robert's Bank
Robert's Bank		 Mission Hill
Mission Hill		 The Shade Tree - Winter
The Shade Tree - Winter		 Saturday Walk
Saturday Walk
Naramata in the Fall
Naramata in the Fall		 Kinsman Park
Kinsman Park		 Oyama
Oyama		 Skyscape
Skyscape
The Trail #2
The Trail #2		 Sun in the Shade
Sun in the Shade		 Bertram
Bertram		 The 180
The 180
The Shade Tree
The Shade Tree		 The Seawall at Stanley Park
The Seawall at Stanley Park		 Tameflowers
Tameflowers		 Rhapsody Pond
Rhapsody Pond
The Sails #2
The Sails #2		 Unrail
Unrail		 Northern Glow
Northern Glow		 Entrance
Entrance
Dew on the Pussy Willows
Dew on the Pussy Willows		 Loading the Hole
Loading the Hole		 Under the Summerhill Rail Bridge
Under the Summerhill Rail Bridge		 Last Colours of Autumn
Last Colours of Autumn
Lake Okanagan
Lake Okanagan		 Transition
Transition		 Kasugai Autumn #3
Kasugai Autumn #3		 Fall in Naramata
Fall in Naramata
Rufous
Rufous		 Sunrise on Crescent
Sunrise on Crescent		 Naramata #2
Naramata #2		 New Horizons
New Horizons
Royal Sky #2
Royal Sky #2		 Okanagan Vineyard
Okanagan Vineyard		 Bankhead
Bankhead		 Mission Hill
Mission Hill
Looking for the Dolphins
Looking for the Dolphins		 Lochend Revisted
Lochend Revisted		 Eldorado
Eldorado		 The Bow River
The Bow River
Naramata
Naramata		 Twin Butte
Twin Butte		 October Blue
October Blue		 Reflections of Waterton
Reflections of Waterton
Fall #2
Fall #2		 Discovery
Discovery		 Saturday in the Park
Saturday in the Park		 Coasting
Coasting
Storm at Lochend
Storm at Lochend		 April Sunset
April Sunset		 Fresh Snow at the Ranch House
Fresh Snow at the Ranch House		 Winter Blue Sky
Winter Blue Sky
Chinook on Rundle
Chinook on Rundle		 On the Road to Bottrel
On the Road to Bottrel		 Benchlands of Canmore
Benchlands of Canmore		 Lone Tree #2
Lone Tree #2
One Horse Power
One Horse Power		 Bowmont Park
Bowmont Park		 Southern Glow
Southern Glow		 Roadscape
Roadscape
Lochend Winterset
Lochend Winterset		 Canmore Park
Canmore Park		 Carbon Sink #3
Carbon Sink #3		 Calm Water
Calm Water
The Northern Promise
The Northern Promise		 Charleswood Evening
Charleswood Evening		 Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow		 Ukrainian
Ukrainian
The Trees
The Trees		 Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade		 The Parking Lot
The Parking Lot		 Vestige of the Old West
Vestige of the Old West
McDougall's Church
McDougall's Church		 Christmas Lights at the Calgary Zoo
Christmas Lights at the Calgary Zoo		 On the Prairies
On the Prairies		 Meander
Meander
Under the Arch
Under the Arch		 Alberta Classic
Alberta Classic		 Harvest
Harvest		 Fall
Fall
Fall in the Park
Fall in the Park		 Morning Light
Morning Light		 Laburnum
Laburnum		 Red-Tailed #3
Red-Tailed #3
Contrails at Wedge Pond
Contrails at Wedge Pond		 Bumbling Around
Bumbling Around		 Painted Lady #2
Painted Lady #2		 Open Road
Open Road
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds		 Springbank
Springbank		 A Little Dirt
A Little Dirt		 The Airport
The Airport
Magic Carpet
Magic Carpet
XiaoBernard99 PM reply 16-Dec-2011 05:36
Too much good captures!!!
Another visits are necessary to capture your vision ,work
What a pleasure.
XB99
William Barletta PM reply 14-Dec-2011 00:42
Mark, You have a spectacular gallery of gorgeous images. It is hard forme to say which I like best. The birds and animals are crisp and clear. Landscapes are beautifully composed both with respect to form and color balance. ~V~
Blandine Mangin PM reply 15-Jun-2011 05:56
superb collection ! v
Range View PM reply 17-May-2011 04:27
Superb gallery Mark. I love the composition of your images, your careful thought constructing them is wonderful . Thanks for sharing them.
Barbara
Roberto Smera PM reply 05-May-2011 01:03
Maravilhosa !
Michelle PM reply 05-Apr-2011 07:32
Breathtaking gallery, really beautiful :)
katjas PM reply 04-Apr-2011 07:42
great gallery, I love the diversity and your work with light! BV
joseantonio PM reply 21-Mar-2011 05:53
Excellent work
Fernando Peres Rodrigues PM reply 06-Sep-2010 07:33
Another one to your legion of fans. Bravo!
Michael Gehrisch PM reply 01-Aug-2010 07:06
Wonderful gallery! BV
Paul James PM reply 03-Jul-2010 05:07
Currently one of the very best (if not THE best) scenic pBase galleries going.
OUTSTANDING*
PJAMES
Bantayan Island, Cebu Philippines
Miguel Costa PM reply 02-Jul-2010 10:24
Awesome gallery, very creative and colorful images.
Well done! V
soulis PM reply 28-Jun-2010 01:16
Wonderful work. Keep it up! Voted.
Curt A. PM reply 23-May-2010 23:27
Gorgeous gallery! Voted.... congratulations on a terrific job here!
joseantonio PM reply 22-Apr-2010 18:44
Lovely and colorful gallery
Clive Turrell PM reply 02-Apr-2010 00:43
A very beautiful and colorful gallery... V
Evaristo Buendia-Carrera PM reply 03-Jan-2010 02:10
Magic!! Great gallery. V
dan dunn PM reply 03-Jan-2010 00:31
great series! DD
Photografic Digital Art by Chiepe PM reply 25-Dec-2009 06:50
Congratulations,truly love your work...!
Amazing and fabulous gallery, thanks for sharing Vē
Greetings from Roeselare-Belgium
Michael Shpuntov PM reply 31-Oct-2009 22:00
Great finds compos and colors. Really enjoyed it. Vote
mcax9 PM reply 04-Oct-2009 23:29
Stunning gallery. V
Gerda Kettner PM reply 28-Apr-2009 01:08
awesome images, like the variety of them excellent gallery
Marcela Mejia Photography PM reply 29-Mar-2009 02:56
outstanding images all of them V
Steve Morris PM reply 15-Feb-2009 18:24
Full of excellent photography, this gallery is a delight to view. My favourite is new Horizons - beautiful work!BV
Bill Morgenstern PM reply 06-Feb-2009 03:07
Really superb gallery of Albertiana. Great light and fine eye for views others would miss. . .
gerry dubinski PM reply 27-Sep-2008 02:47
Interesting Alberta stuff!
dan dunn PM reply 22-Sep-2008 05:04
First Rate Work..DD
Leo 03-Aug-2008 02:37
Fantastic images. I was thrilled to browse your photos
Gar Cropser PM reply 21-Jul-2008 05:10
Excellent work.
Kerry Mitchell PM reply 22-Jun-2008 05:29
Hey, what can I say? Nice pics! Great composition.
John Florning PM reply 21-Jun-2008 23:41
Beautiful gallery. You have a great sense of curves, lines and structures in your photos. Wonderful colours and all razor sharp. GMV.
H2M PM reply 26-May-2008 09:04
Love this brilliant and nonconformist work!! A very enjoyable collection. V!
dorff PM reply 21-May-2008 15:02
Mark, you demonstrate that very special talent for turning the seemingly ordinary into extraordinary images. Inspiring and humbling. V
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad PM reply 21-May-2008 14:34
Not a bad collection of "odds & ends" Mark. Well done.
NatalieV PM reply 21-May-2008 04:41
Great Gallery, look forward to you adding to it! Vote
urs PM reply 16-May-2008 19:34
Amazing pictures you have here in your gallery. I fell in love with the Alberta province. It's such a lovely contrast with the prairies on one side and the Rocky Mountains on the other side. Together the y give a perfect picture. Very well done all of your pictures. I could look at them for hours. Which I probably will do :-) Excellent ! V
Herve Blandin PM reply 16-Apr-2008 05:30
You give great scope to the landscapes, thru the lens, and even to your windshield!
Guest 05-Jan-2008 06:30
Some of your work is just spectacular and shows great talent.
thank you,

Fernando
houseofcors PM reply 11-Dec-2007 02:49
Great images; well composed gallery. Visually very interesting!
Antony Lam PM reply 04-Dec-2007 06:41
Great gallery~!!
Ken Hamilton 30-Nov-2007 04:51
These are pure art, awesome
Monte Dodge PM reply 21-Nov-2007 03:50
Big vote!! I am happy I found your work,,, what a nice collection of photos and great lens/camera info...
Yi Feng PM reply 10-Nov-2007 03:33
Beautiful gallery! Gorgeous colors, light and compositions! V
Ali Majdfar PM reply 02-Nov-2007 05:53
Splendid gallery, excellent shots. GMV
houseofcors PM reply 26-Oct-2007 22:25
Pretty country; well composed gallery of great photos!
Mihai PM reply 03-Aug-2007 06:10
Superb gallery !! BIG VOTE !
Donald Verger PM reply 18-Jul-2007 02:32
incredible varitey of special images! such personality in each one! and beauty! vote!
Andy from Milan 29-Apr-2007 23:17
BRAVO! EXCELLENT WORKS!
G.Pietro Munaretto PM reply 28-Apr-2007 07:01
Beautiful gallery
Enny PM reply 04-Jan-2007 10:35
great gallery,love the mood, the lighting, great work.
David T. PM reply 05-Dec-2006 23:01
Excellent, excellent galery Mark!
Great variety.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
David
Linda Hendry PM reply 25-Nov-2006 01:39
very interesting gallery ... I really like many of these photos .. v!
Kathy 21-Nov-2006 04:23
Terri below me took the words right out of my mouth. Wonderful photos.
Terri Steele PM reply 21-Oct-2006 23:49
You have a great eye. I love your take on the world.
Ashley Hockenberry PM reply 09-Oct-2006 19:41
Stunning gallery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guest PM reply 26-Sep-2006 06:33
Great gallery! Very diverse, but all with the same quality.
Guest PM reply 31-Aug-2006 02:41
A very enjoyable gallery!
William Hartshorn PM reply 25-Aug-2006 06:10
All the images here POP with color and depth!!! ~V~
Clarke & Emi PM reply 29-Jul-2006 03:55
Excellent gallery with stunning images. V
Kat PM reply 10-Jul-2006 12:06
Absolutely stunning gallery, I've never voted for more pictures.
Mike Stobbs PM reply 09-Jul-2006 00:42
Excellent images in all your galleries Mark...keep up the super work...Mike
Iain M Norman PM reply 22-Jun-2006 08:36
Thank you for sharing these beautiful photographs.
MarkoP PM reply 06-Jun-2006 09:41
excellent shots
vote
Adam Tyler PM reply 06-Jun-2006 05:08
You have many impressive photographs in this gallery; great work!
Guest PM reply 06-Jun-2006 04:57
Lovely photos - thank you for sharing :o)
MarkoP PM reply 03-Jun-2006 07:53
many beautiful photos
dan dunn PM reply 19-Apr-2006 04:02
Nice work! DD
marie-jose wolff PM reply 14-Apr-2006 23:34
great work !
wonderful colours and lighting !
congratulations !
Bob Kent PM reply 06-Apr-2006 00:09
You have a great eye for composition that draws the viewer to your images. Great job!
Derek Daniel PM reply 03-Apr-2006 18:30
Very Nice Gallery! Great Shots!
Richard Calmes PM reply 03-Apr-2006 17:51
Beautiful eye for compositions! These are beautiful shots! Vote
TS. Bok PM reply 03-Apr-2006 02:53
Awesome gallery. Voted!
Dave Wyman PM reply 28-Mar-2006 03:31
Electic gallery and awesome, too.
Tony Howell PM reply 18-Mar-2006 02:47
Beautiful gallery.
John Dicus PM reply 17-Mar-2006 07:11
Great gallery. Very nice color, lines, and composition. You have a very good eye.
Menno Alberts PM reply 26-Feb-2006 00:39
Awesome pictures! Great gallery! I like the atmosphere in most pictures; your compositions and light are very good! -Menno
natalitsa PM reply 15-Feb-2006 07:46
Excellent work, thanks for sharing excellent VOTED
Mark Schretlen PM reply 30-Jan-2006 06:11
This is what I emailed to Jared:

Hi Jared,

Thank you for the kind comments on my PBase photo gallery. Most of the images from the gallery you visited are in the vicinity of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. If you do come, realize that most of my photos are from just West of the city limits. Another set of photo galleries from the same vicinity is Gary Hebert's:

http://www.pbase.com/turnstyle

A lot of Gary's images are taken in the Banff National Park area which is a little over an hour's drive West from the Calgary International airport.

Weather-wise, the most pleasant months to visit are from May to October. The busiest tourist months are July and August (accommodations are more expensive). We can get some pretty cold here in the winter months and the landscape is much less colorful than in summer or fall.

I hope you get the chance to make the trip. If you enjoyed my photo galleries, you'll likely enjoy the scenery West of Calgary.

Cheers,
Mark
Jared 30-Jan-2006 01:41
I really like your pictures. Are they all from the same area or are they from all over? If that is one area i would love to know where so that i can travel there sometime. Deadchikin@sbcglobal.net if you would be so kind as to let me know where.
Christine K. Barrack PM reply 29-Jan-2006 01:07
Great gallery. Love your colors & comp.
Wendy O PM reply 10-Jan-2006 05:13
Wonderful gallery! You have a great eye, love the fences!
Ken Hopkins PM reply 28-Dec-2005 20:57
Nice Gallery, great lines, don't know what photo I liked the best so I voted for the gallery..... cheers
Lily 21-Dec-2005 04:11
beautiful!
Michael Mar 29-Nov-2005 07:55
I very much enjoy your gallery. Are any of these pictures available in print?
dan dunn PM reply 26-Nov-2005 03:42
Fine work! DD
lou_rozensteins PM reply 19-Nov-2005 12:19
Great shots ....
Karen Moen PM reply 19-Nov-2005 08:10
This is a fun gallery because of the variety. Thanks for sharing. Voted.
dan dunn PM reply 08-Nov-2005 05:41
Fine work; great shots....DD
Robert Socha PM reply 08-Nov-2005 05:32
Really beautiful work. Very talented eye! Voted.
Jarek M PM reply 08-Oct-2005 12:41
I love this gallery. Actually all your work is immpresive.
Cindy PM reply 27-Sep-2005 03:40
BEAUTIFUL gallery, I enjoyed my stay. Vote!!
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography PM reply 14-Sep-2005 15:44
Beautiful gallery Mark, congratulations :)
Dave Wyman PM reply 07-Sep-2005 08:58
Very nice gallery - wonderful color and composition.
Gus Rosenfeld PM reply 07-Jul-2005 09:54
This is a great gallery. I really like the mix; it allows a cross reference of your unique take on imagery and its common thread through-out radically different subject matter. One of my favorite themes in your work is: The 'one' in the middle of the 'vast'. Great stuff, and I learn much from viewing. Thanks - g







vanita boyd PM reply 14-Jun-2005 04:28
Clicked here from the "newly updated" list - the title caught my attention - so glad I did - interesting, unique, beautiful, fun collection
Guest PM reply 08-Jun-2005 06:02
Fantastic imagery, Mark!
Webman06 PM reply 15-May-2005 06:59
I really like these pictures. The tonal intensity is very nice. The curves are great.
My kind of shots.
Please : MORE !!!! ;-)
Guest PM reply 14-May-2005 03:02
nice shots, you have a good eye! Mike
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