Colorado Rockies - Reaching for the Sky

A fallen tree lays in waiting, reaching for the sky as the sun flows down on a bright summer affternoon high in the Colorado Rockies National Park.

As the Sky starts to pop

I had a wonderful birthday evening out catching sunset. Pinks, purples, and greens started the show as the setting sun gave way to a wonderful flurry of beauty in the clouds above. This was taken on September 1, and is a multi row, multi column panoramic image. 15,500px x 11,500px. Prints are available in all sizes. HD Metal prints are also now available for select images.

Pink Clouds over Mer Bleue

What better way to spend my birthday evening than out photographing in one of my favourite local locations, Mer Bleue Conservation Area. The pink highlights in the sky didn't last long but I was happy that I did manage to capture them along with the highlights across the bog from the setting sun.

Stormy Barn in Farm Corn field

This summer (2021), while on my way to Grand Bend Ontario, I passed along this nice looking barn in a famers corn field. The stormy clpouds were forming and the rain was coming towards me as I pulled over onto the side of the road to capture the view. I am a sucker for nice stormy clouds, the lone trees, and a barn nestled in the corn field. All of the right ingredients for fine art landscape photography.

Fire in the Sky

There is fire in the sky in this shot taken from Andrew Hayden Park in the west side of Ottawa, Ontario.

Moody Blues over Blakeney Rapids

This is a large stitch of 48 photos combined into one large veritcal panoramic scene. The water break created a nice line of whitewater towards the forest on the other side of the rapids, drawing my eye to the stormy moody clouds. The clouds were moving rapidly all night, earlier in the evening the sun was sneaking in under the clouds, this was after sunset during blue hour.

Rolling on Through

I captured this scene during the golden hour this past Sunday evening. It’s been quite a while since I had the motivation to get out and do some photography. It felt great to get out and capture this scene. Once all of the individual images were stitched together to create this, it turned out to be a 60” x 40” image. The water was flowing really quickly, as it had been raining pretty hard all day. With so much mist in the air it created the sun glow at the top of the scene. I’m really happy with the way this turned out. #landscapephotography #beautifuldestinations #hike #photography #photooftheday #art #artistsoninstagram #artgallery #artgram #naturephotography #homedecor #wallart #fineartphotography #fineart #ragingriver #spring2021 #natgeolandscape #travelphotography #ontariotravel #nikonphotography #nikon #kasefilters #ambassador #oaggao

Little Hidden Lake - In a Snow Storm

Taken during a brief snow storm, this is a hidden little gem in Carp. I found this lake and trail a few years ago, then had a really hard time finding it again. This is a large panoramic image, with a native print size of 68" x 34.5" this will fill any wall you might want this beauty displayed on.

Bank Street Bridge - Big, Bold & Beautiful

Bank Street Bridge, built in 1912, spans over the Rideau Canal in South Ottawa. The bridge extends over Queen Elziabeth drive as well as Colonel By drive. This panoramic image is constructed from 33 high resolution images that have been stitched together to form one extra large panoramic image. If this image were to be printed at it's native full resolution, it would print out at a super detailed 91" wide x 39" tall.

Rollin On By - Bank Street Bridge

One of a few buses that rolled on by over Bank Street Bridge while I was taking some shots of the TD Place Tower. This was a 10 second exposure, with my tripod carefully placed just shy of the bridge. When these big buses go over the bridge, it causes quite a bit of movement of the bridge deck, a long exposure shot will end up blurry from the movement of the bridge.

Bank Street Bridge - Black & Winter Reflections

The Bank Street bridge is such an iconic location in Ottawa, offering passage over the Rideau Canal and the worlds largest outdoor skating rink in the winter when it is partially drained and freezes. The ice is just starting to form, with large pockets of water, and if I had to guess, the ice is less than an inch thick at this time. The sheen from the ice was providing a nice reflection of the lights from the bridge. Taken at dusk, November 29, 2020 This image is roughly 36" tall, and 64" wide in it's native resolution at 300 dpi.

Cotton Candy Sunset over the Ottawa River

Fresh out of the camera from this evening, It's Friday night ... COVID-19 restrictions are suffocating for many, but within all of the struggles, a wonderful show from Mother Nature was on display tonight. It was a wonderful late summerlike evening, who knew we would be so lucky as to get such a nice heatwave in November. I think it peaked at 18 or 19 degrees Celsius ... wonderful! Stay safe everyone, and find things that make you happy and enjoy them when the opportunity arises!

Lime Kiln Trail, after the Fire of 2012

Who would have thought it was possible for a bog to have caught on fire ...? The base of the bog is on a lime stone base, so the bog base is not very deep, yet a fire ripped through this area of the greenbelt south of Ottawa in 2012. This is a very large panoramic image, capable of being printed at native 300ppi resolution of over 8' wide and 4' tall.

Jack Pine Trail Fall Colors

Taken shortly after sunrise on the Jack Pine trail. Even with COVID-19 in the red zone, lots of families trying to find ways to keep busy and healthy out walking along on the trails through the Greenbelt in Ottawa. This is a wonderful spot, with a lot of Chickadees that are eager to eat bird seed from peoples hands.

Fall Morning Sun Burst In The Forest

I love that sunrise is getting later and later in the mornings now that fall is here. I don't have to get up at some ungodly hour to get out and enjoy a beautiful sunrise. This very large panoramic I captured in a planted forest very near to my home. I've driven by it so many times, I'm glad I finally went to check it out this morning. Caught the sun getting diffused just nicely between the trees, alowing me to capture the sun in it's full intensity with a nice sunburst.

Dunlop Picnic area low flow falls

fall colors are peaking, not much water flowing, haven't had a lot of rain the past few days, but that has helped to ensure the leaves stay on the trees, so all good!

Dunlop Picnic Area Falls - Slippery? Check!

It was such a wonderfully warm day today. Thunderstorm warnings all day, but we were lucky and it stayed north of Ottawa and Parc de la Gatineau. The sun had set and I was on my way back down when I deciced I would stop in and check out the falls. Ok, not much water flowing these days, The colors are amazing, I think I will go back here again for sunrise tomorrow. I slipped on the damp rocks trying to get this shot, still managed to get the shot, but gonna have a nice bruise on my arm from this one ... lol.

Ottawa Greenbelt Walkway During a Fall Sunrise

Early morning walk through the trails on a warm fall morning. The sun was at my back as I set up to capture this scene. Every now and then a leaf would fall from the branches and land in the pathware in front of me. It was a very peaceful morning, with Bluejays singing in the forest.