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"A Long Winter's Day" While traveling east through the Logan Canyon Utah, the morning’s lake effect fog (from Bear Lake) was on the rise and clinging to the aspen trees on the hillside as it did. Watching the movement of the fog through the intermittent rays of sunshine was mesmerizing, and it was so pretty. As I drove I saw this beautiful grouping of aspen trees and also noticed a great place to park right beside them so I drove on, in hopes of finding somewhere safe to turn around. Fortunately, within a mile there was a Nordic area with a large parking lot which gave me plenty of room to maneuver the 22 foot trailer I was pulling. The entrance however was on a corner and I wondered why there wasn’t a “No left turn” sign and why there weren’t double solid lines either. With alarm bells ringing in my head, I slowed to a stop and proceeded cautiously. Just as I was ready to turn, a snow plow truck came barreling around the corner! Oh my gosh, one more second and… well, yikes! We sat dumbfounded by what had just happened and counted our blessings! When I got back on the highway, I looked for a road sign again…. notta one. I was (am) sick to think what could have happened and worry for the next poor soul. Yes, every photo or piece of art work has a story; be sure to ask the artist. I love linear art and patterns (as seen in this photo), so I tend to notice and find that in nature. What I love most about this photo are the intersecting vertical and horizontal lines and colors (or lack of them). I feel this photograph’s simplicity is very calming, thus appealing. That said, not every photo needs a demanding focal point, some photos (like this one), you may merely want to wander in and get lost.
"Calm Reflections" I woke up this chilly October morning to a big surprise, snow! I purposely parked my RV for the night next to this pond; I was hoping to photograph the morning mist rising from it. You can imagine my surprise when I opened the curtains and saw snow, in October! As I meandered quietly by myself I noticed my feelings of calm, and I wanted to capture that feeling. That said, with the snow covered trees, lack of vibrancy and the calm reflective waters, I knew exactly how to capture it and set up my tripod for a slow shutter speed.
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.
