Category Archives: Landscape Photography

A Spring Outing

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Neil

With beautiful Spring weather in St. Albert, it was time to grab my camera and head out for my first outing since our return from California. I decided to venture over to Lois Hole Provincial Park as well as the … Continue reading →

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Joshua Tree NP March 2023

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Neil

A little over a week ago, I visited Joshua Tree National Park for what will be my last time this winter. OK, I know it’s Spring, but we use the term loosely to describe our time in Southern California. On … Continue reading →

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Big Sur 2023

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Neil

Planning for a recent trip to the Big Sur coast in California was complicated by winter rain causing the closure of Hwy 1, from just north of San Simeon to just south of Big Sur. This was similar to my … Continue reading →

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Drama

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Neil

On a couple of my visits to Joshua Tree National Park this winter I have been treated to dramatic skies. This has been a special treat as frequently, being a desert environment, there isn’t a cloud in the sky. Back … Continue reading →

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Zion ’22

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Neil

This past November, I accompanied a group from my camera club on our semi-annual photo trip. This time it was my third visit to Zion National Park in Utah. Our first morning in the park, we were up before sunrise … Continue reading →

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Sunnylands

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Neil

Back in the late Fall, after our return to the desert, I visited Sunnylands Center and Gardens in Rancho Mirage, CA. The gardens are open to the public and admission is free (check Sunnylands website for hours), The gardens are … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Provincial Park

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Neil

As usual, I’m months behind on my posts. I seem to get busy taking photos then post-processing them. Somehow, writing about my trips seems to fall lower on the to-do list. Last Fall, a photographer friend and I spent a … Continue reading →

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Flowers Part One

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Neil

Over the past several months I have spent a fair amount of time photographing flowers. In part, this has simply been because I love flowers, enjoy photographing them, and want to get better at creating images of flowers. A further … Continue reading →

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Jasper NP, June 2022

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Neil

My campsite had been booked several weeks in advance. As the date drew closer it became apparent that I was likely going to have a cool, rainy camping trip. As my friend James would say, “any fool can be uncomfortable”. … Continue reading →

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Moab

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Neil

In mid-March, along with a group of fellow camera club members, I travelled to Moab, Utah. People often refer to the whole area surrounding the city as simply “Moab”. In actual fact, two separate National Parks lie within short driving … Continue reading →

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