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While heading East alongside 3-Valley Lake (central British Columbia) one morning, I got a glimpse of these vibrant trees as I drove by. Gosh they were so beautiful against the calm blue waters, I just had to stop and get a shot. I pulled off onto a side road and prepared my camera and as I was attaching my long lens, I noticed something move in front of me! To my amusement, two black and fuzzy ears were popping up and down above the tall grasses and then I saw a big black muzzle; it was a bear. Oh geez, really! With my camera at the ready, I waited (and waited, and waited….) hoping the bear would show more of himself but he was much too busy eating ....something, and I wasn’t about to find out what! I turned my truck around and found a safer and closer spot to park :-) Although I felt safe from the bear, my vantage point was in a precarious spot. Not only did I have to stand on the shoulder of the (busy) Trans Canada Highway but it was on a corner and a cement barrier skirted the side too. I decided my tripod would put me into the danger zone of traffic so I used the cement barrier as my tripod; it worked and I got the shot I wanted.
This astrophotograph is first for me. That said however there are so many different facets to photography that I don't think a photographer could possibly be proficient in them all; and because of this, our skills keep evolving. That said, it's with passionate curiosity that I continue to feed my passion. It was really hard to see and frame this shot in the dark so image my surprise when my favorite shot included a falling star! Taken at 1 a.m., facing south at Abraham Lake Alberta. The light (pollution) in the mountain valley is likely Banff and/or Calgary. Look for more astrophotography and aurora photos to come!
The northern lights are truly Mother Nature’s fireworks. This was my first photo shoot of the aurora borealis and although it wasn’t a spectacular display this photograph (along with the experience being up at such a strange hour) has me hooked. As I stood in complete darkness, I felt a fearless sense of peace in the solitude, and a calm in my own stillness. It was amazing! I look forward to my next “wee” hour photo shoot!
