Aspens, first snowfall, near Cache Creek B.C. |
Mount Tatlow, Vedan Lake, Chilcotin B.C. |
Cirrus Mountain, Canadian Rockies |
Cedar forest, Vancouver Island |
The oldest tree in Alberta, 1100+ years, Whirlpool point |
fireweed. Dempster Highway, Yukon |
aspens in spring. Cache Creek, B.C. |
Huxley, Alberta.Alas, these elevators have disappeared from the Alberta landscape. |
Spetch Creek, B.C. near Whistler |
Tamihi forest, near Chilliwack, B.C.A logging road follows Tamihi Creek about 10km to this mossy glade. It's well off the beaten path but a fairly easy drive. Some of the largest trees here are more than 5 feet in diameter. |
Travellers Joy, Similkimeen Valley, Princeton, B.C. |
After The Rain, Gwynne, AlbertaThe story behind the photo...
The above photograph which I titled "After the Rain" was taken in 1980 with my 8x10 camera on a day that had some dramatic skies and weather.
I saw the barn and the windmill as a big black cloud was just passing by during a thundershower. As the sky cleared, an opening in the clouds let some sunshine through, illuminating the scene like a spotlight. I had to carry my heavy camera and tripod about a half a kilometer down the railway tracks to set it up and create the right perspective and composition. As it was still drizzling, I held an umbrella over the camera as well so it wouldn't get wet as I waited for the right moment to click the shutter.
Now for the sad part...
This scene will never be able to be seen again.
I visited the spot about 3 years ago and the windmill had fallen over. I visited the place again in the spring of 2006 and everything is gone!!!! Not even a trace of the house, barn or windmill...just a bare field with the fence in front.
Some moments are to be captured once and only once, never to be seen again. |
August bronze, Villeneuve, AlbertaA field of ripening barley gently murmurs in the late August afternoon sun. |
tarn, Yukon |
Vancouver Island forest |
Wetlands. Elk Island National Park, Alberta |
Waterlilies. Dutch Lake, Clearwater B.C |
Spirit Lake, Yukon |
That's me and my 8x10 camera |
Kanaka Creek, Maple Ridge, B.C. |
Otter Falls, Wells Gray Park, B.C. |
Douglas Fir, Cathedral Grove, Vancouver Island |
farm, near Camrose Alberta. |
barn. near Grimshaw, Alberta |
Aspens near Grande Prairie, Alberta |
Lapie River, Yukon. |
Prince of Wales Hotel Waterton, Alberta |
Douglas fir. Hornby Island, B.C. |
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Alberta |
Cathedral Grove fir, Vancouver Island |
cottongrass. Yukon |
sea of green |