Photographers in general and landscape photographers specifically take most of their images in the early morning or late afternoon light. These times, for an hour or two after sunrise and the same before sunset are often referred to as the “Golden Hours”. When the sun is close to the horizon, the incident light travels farther through the atmosphere and...
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Heading southwest towards Monument Valley on Route 163 near the Utah Arizona border you are greeted by one of the most iconic open road views in the country. Our first glimpse of this amazing vista was in the rear view mirror as we were heading North towards Moab at the time! No doubt you have seen pictures similar to the ones posted today, however I trust you also...
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The Horseshoe bend in the Colorado River is located just outside of Page Arizona just west of Highway 89. It is one of the most impressive vistas along the river and has become an iconic image of the Grand Canyon area. The Bend is reached by a rather short trail of three quarters of a mile, however the soft sand over most of the trail makes for a rather arduous trek...
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Recently I posted an image of a Great Gray Owl that showed up in Kingsville Ontario (on the shores of Lake Erie between Point Peele and Windsor) which is very unusual. The Great Gray Owl is a northern bird and although common in Northern Ontario they are rarely seen south of Timmins. This particular owl arrived in Kingsville before Christmas and was seen almost daily...
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The Antelope Slot Canyons, located on Navajo lands just outside Page Arizona are arguably the most famous and picturesque slot canyons in the world. The canyons are accessible only with a Navajo guide and a specialized 4×4 truck transports you the last couple of miles from the nearest road to the canyon entrance. We used the services of Caroline Ekis who owns and...
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Not surprisingly a Great Gray Owl created a big stir this winter when it showed up in Kingsville, Ontario (a small town on the north shore of Lake Erie between Point Peele & Windsor, Ontario) and many people have made the effort to travel great distances to see it. From Oshawa, it was an almost five-hour drive that I was able to make this past Monday and it was a...
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It’s a pleasure for Deb & I to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2012. It is such a busy part of the year that time allowed for photography is at a minimum and keeping up to date with posting images and writing blog entries is almost impossible. The single image in this post is of the famous Mesa Arch which is located in the...
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My wife and I came across a beautiful Barred Owl while visiting Presqu’ile Provincial Park a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately it was late in the afternoon, long past the nice light, and to make things worse my tripod was at home so a monopod was the only means of support. The following images were taken at ISO 1250 at shutter speeds of about 1/120 sec...
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