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Snowshoed out to High Island from Sandy Beach, appreciating the fresh pristine snow on this cold afternoon.
Dec 2012
Towering rays over Griesbach Island in Astotin Lake.
Photographed in May 2016, processed and published March 2023.
A road trip and a new project! Railway Stations of Western Canada. This one is in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
The afternoon L500 switcher's trio of SD's back their train past the Praxair plant at Fort Saskatchewan Alberta.
A trip of SD40-2's switch the large Sherritt complex on the east side of Fort Saskatchewan Alberta. For a more in depth look at the SD's and CN's operations in the area, check out AJ Shewan's article in the February 2021 issue of Railfan and Railroad
Before the SD's migrated to Scotford yard, the switching duties were handled by GMD-1's. I don't recall ever comparing diesels to fruit, but I'll agree with the billboard on the goodness part!
Parks Canada placing a pair of red chairs throughout our National Parks. I thought there was only one pair of chair at Elk Island, this is the second pair :-) A nice find.
View of Crane Island on Astotin Lake at sunset.
Strathcona County, AB, Canada.
7D2 and 300/2.8L + 2x | 1/1600 sec., f/7.1, ISO 800; handheld.
Processed with Snapseed.
Probably going to be my last snowy of the 2015-2016 winter season. Not sure if I've photographed this particular one before. It was in a location that I have photographed a specific snowy, but this one did not appear to be banded/marked - or it might be that the marker dye had come off
Loaded crude oil train U732 passes over Highway 15 with a clean ES in the lead. The highway is scheduled to be twinned in the near future, although I'm not sure what the plan is for the bridge
Scotford nr Ft Saskatchewan at 1522hrs, a few minutes after sunset.
Was returning from Elk Island NP on Hwy 15 and the steam rising from the plants was incredible. Temp was around -19'c. Amazing light and hardcore, pulled over to take a few near the crossing RR 214.
I've taken several images at Elk Island NP from Sandy Beach on Astotin Lake, the Buffalo Loop, or smaller ponds. This time I walked along the trail on the south side of Astotin Lake to a point that faces Griesbach Island. Looking north, it's an image I've had in mind for about a year. Wading through tall reeds, settled in a spot where they bordered open water, about 2 ft deep. Stood for about an hour as the aurora played itself out.
Caught the Moon rising over High Island shortly after sunset.
For reference, it was approximately 4 degrees above the horizon.
By patiently lying in wait amongst the petals of a milkweed flower, a female Goldenrod Crab Spider has caught herself a nice meal.
Rare Noctilucent clouds glow in the early morning over Astotin Lake in Elk Island NP. This panoramic view spans west to north and orange glow is light pollution from Edmonton
Strathcona County, AB, Canada
7D | 300/2.8L + 2x | 1/800 sec., f/7.1, ISO 640
One more photo added in the comment box below. The photos were captured back in late spring. Enjoy!
Macro Mondays. June 20, 2016 ~ Hot and/or cold.
Happy Macro Monday, my friends!
For six word story.
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #10" "Out My Window" "Shoot Anything Saturday" Not in California (!!!) but Alberta many
years ago! From deep in my archives.
Natural fractal. From wired.com ~ "Fractals are patterns formed from chaotic equations and contain self-similar patterns of complexity increasing with magnification."
Frost on our kitchen window.
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In retrospect, the sky was grimmer than I thought; hazy with smoke from the BC wildfires. Still, several were on the water, canoeing, paddle boarding and kayaking. And... I've never seen so many loons in one place before, pretty cool. They followed the canoe ... then followed the paddle boarder in the opposite direction, interesting.
Astotin Lake, Elk Island NP, Alberta
Heavy smoke from the BC wildfires moved into central Alberta for several days, AQHI of 10 here (High Risk)
A pair of SD's switch scrap metal gons into the Sherritt International plant at Fort Saskatchewan Alberta
In retrospect, the sky was grimmer than I thought; hazy with smoke from the BC wildfires. Still, several were on the water, canoeing, paddle boarding and kayaking. And... I've never seen so many loons in one place before, pretty cool. They followed the canoe ... then followed the paddle boarder in the opposite direction, interesting.
Astotin Lake, Elk Island NP, Alberta
I was shooting the trees on the other side of this pond, and then looked down and noticed this delicate plant in the shallows. What a find and gem
Seen at the 'Fort' in Fort Saskatchewan. They have a small herd of sheep that are keeping the grass 'mowed' in the park. An old sheep dog and handler were also on hand to make sure they didn't stray!! This little guy looked so tired!!
Lamont County, AB, Canada
Found two SOs that day while some manage to find at least five in a single day. Enjoy!
Strathcona County, AB, Canada.
7D2 and EF 300/2.8L IS + 2x | 1/320 sec., f/7.1, ISO 1600, handheld.
It's a snow day today, I thought I should post a Snowy Owl image. It was captured right around blue hour of the day. The owl was tame enough for me to get a near filled-frame shot. The owl didn't do much, unfortunately.
Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Strathcona County, AB, Canada
I will be away for a few days and may or may not be posting/commenting. Have a great week!
A pair of SD40-2W's shove a healthy cut of cars down the Scotford Industrial spur near Fort Saskatchewan Alberta