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2013-05-16 02:11:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Went shooting the other morning up to Spray Lakes hoping to catch the sunrise and mountains reflected in the water. Due to the wind I didn't get anything worth while but on my way back to Canmore, this fella was sunning himself on the side of the rode. Just standing there, minding his own business, enjoying the morning sun. First wild goat I've come across that had a smile:)

2013-05-16 02:09:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Went shooting the other morning up to Spray Lakes hoping to catch the sunrise and mountains reflected in the water. Due to the wind I didn't get anything worth while but on my way back to Canmore, this fella was sunning himself on the side of the rode. Just standing there, minding his own business, enjoying the morning sun. First wild goat I've come across that had a smile:)

2013-05-07 16:01:31 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Taken at a local bistro for a food and wine pairing event. 

2013-05-07 15:58:04 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

HDR sometimes means, to me, getting more detail out of a shot. This was taken at a local bistro for a food and wine pairing event. 

2013-05-07 15:51:39 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This was at the end of a great food and wine pairing for a conference we were taking shots for. Fortunately, for +Lisa Wong and myself, we were able to take pictures and sample the pairings.
Being a dessert person, which means I believe meals should start and end with dessert:), these two pairings were heaven in your mouth good.

2013-05-04 20:56:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

How can you beat a day like this on the golf course:)

2013-04-09 22:21:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Zeeland bridge The Netherlands

2013-04-09 17:59:15 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Rock Face was taken last year in the town of Banff. This is part of a sculpture with several faces carved into boulders.

2013-04-09 17:58:29 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Rock Face was taken last year in the town of Banff. This is part of a sculpture with several face carved into boulders. 

2013-04-08 02:26:06 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

If you listen closely, you can almost hear the happiness of childhood and snow.

2013-03-26 15:00:39 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Shot in Victoria, BC from the top of a parking garage.

2013-03-26 03:19:46 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I know that some of us have negative view of HDR and I have to admit when it is done badly, I understand where the negative comes from. 

I shoot HDR quite a lot, I do so to bring out the dynamic range of a scene and as much as possible try (in post process) to make it look natural. But, there are some shots, I think, look better when the post processing is taken out of the "natural" relm.

So, if you consider this post a bad HDR, please excuse the pic:) It is not meant to offend. 

This was my first HDR photo shot from the top of a parking lot facing out towards the Victoria Harbour. I was hooked from that moment on.

For +Tim Folkins and +Lawrence Sauter I hope this brings back some more memories of your home town.

2013-03-23 19:16:29 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

"Alleyway" was taken in Victoria, BC a couple of years ago when I lived there.
I am always watching for places to shoot and this alleyway was one of them.
What I liked about this particular spot was the old building facing the new.
The colour shot is ok but the B&W just seems to add a bit more to the photo. Hope your all having a great weekend:)

2013-03-23 18:53:11 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

"Alleyway" was taken in Victoria, BC a couple of years ago when I lived there.
I am always watching for places to shoot and this alleyway was one of them.
What I liked about this particular spot was the old building facing the new.
The colour shot is ok but the B&W just seems to add a bit more to the photo. Hope your all having a great weekend:)

2013-03-20 03:29:01 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Paying more attention to how shapes, lines and textures play into my photo taking. Making this effort to bring something 'more' to my pics.
I was attracted to the texture and shape of the ice around the rock of this one.

2013-03-20 03:28:03 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Paying more attention to how shapes, lines and textures play into my photo taking. Making this effort to bring something 'more' to my pics.
I was attracted to the texture and shape of the ice around the rock of this one.

2013-03-04 23:25:35 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Do you sell your photos on line?
If you do, how is the printing and delivery handled?
Who do you use?

I ask these ?'s because I am looking at starting a website with a print buying aspect to it. Thanks for your response.

2013-03-04 23:20:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

An Age Gone Bye - When I was working for Banff Photography, we had these weekly Photo Walk Abouts. One week we did a walk about around the town of Banff. Along the Bow River I knew there was a canoe rental place and looked forward to see what photos might be taken of the canoes, river etc.
What I didn't know was they rented these old style bikes and gave them names of different musicians and bands. I loved it. This was the photograph I liked the most from the whole walk about.

2013-03-01 17:16:53 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

A shot from a couple of weeks ago at Vermilion Lakes just outside of Banff.
There are some shots you just know are going to be better as a B&W.
Have a great weekend everyone!

2013-03-01 12:51:12 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

 Another one of my solo 6-8 hours of Alberta prairie roaming.  I know I have said this before, there is endless opportunity out there..  I love it. 

" zero_nine"

#alberta  
#bwfineartle  
#rural  

2013-02-28 15:54:56 (15 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Hi, my name is Russ Scullen. I am a photographer who enjoys nature in all her glory, HDR for all it's creative possibility and other photographer's work for their view of our world.
Thank you PhotoNews Canada for starting this community and I look forward to seeing how it grows.
I am also looking forward to seeing more Canadian photographers work here. It would mean my current Canadian Photogs circle will grow:)

2013-02-07 19:53:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Canmore's Snow Tracks on Main St. kicks off tonight at 7 pm. Two blocks of Main St. are "groomed" for Family Relay Races, Giant Ski Fun Race, Rebound Cycle Bike Obstacle Course and Public Ski Demos.

2013-02-06 03:07:23 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Ok! Maybe I'm wrong on this. But when did it become punctually correct to put a comma before the word "and" in a sentence.
I just finished proofing a multi page conference brochure and I could not believe how many times I saw this.
I did mark-up to take out the comma but after seeing it so many times I began to wonder, "Has this changed and it is now ok/correct to do this?"
Anyone have any ideas?

2013-02-04 00:16:20 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

When you get the chance please sit down for 15 min and enjoy this award winning video. +Paul Zizka  and +Doug Urquhart put this together. It really is something to see the talent and vision these two have.
Mountains in Motion: The Canadian Rockies is an experimental short documenting the life of the alpine landscape through time-lapse photography. In an effort to highlight the wildness of these mountain places and how they have inspired explorers of the past, present and future, sequences were painstakingly gathered from exposed summits; by glacial lakes; and under aurora-filled skies.
Mountains in Motion

2013-01-25 15:48:48 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Just letting +Ugo Cei know the David duChemin book he was giving away and I won; arrived. Thanks again Ugo.:)

2013-01-17 01:37:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

"Peggy's Cove Winter Sunset". I was out last Saturday to Peggy's Cove hoping for a sunset. It was calm and low tide so I was able to get down closer to the edge safely to get this image. The position of the sun as the days gets longer will continually move to the right so this shot can only be taken in Dec and Jan in order to fit it all in the frame. I was rewarded with a great foreground reflection. With the lighthouse at the left of the frame it's suffering from the curve of the lens. This is a manual blend of 3 exposures with a bit of added saturation. #landscapephotography  
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Canon 17-40mm F/4L USM
77mm Hoya Pro1 Digital Polarizer
Tripod: Manfroto 190PROB with 498RC2 Ball head
Neat Image v7.2
Photoshop Elements v9.0.3

2013-01-08 00:11:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

#portraittuesday        8. January. 2013

 This week theme is free

 Rules are very simple:
1) Upload ONE Portrait  photo on your corner of the world Tuesday no other day.
2) Hash Tag them with #portraittuesday   curated by +Laura Balc  and +Tana Teel  
3) Follow your work being shared with the most amazing photographers around the globe.
4) Search for the same tag by clicking it and enjoy other entries.
5) Join us, learn, have fun and network with other photographers.
6) Keep shooting and posting
7) Visit +PortraitTuesday  page to see the weeks featured photos 
You can also +us to make sure that we won't miss your contribution. 

Very important: If you don't have a portrait that matches the weekly theme you can post any kind of a portrait. So please don't hesitate to post any of yourportraits. Th... more »