Showing posts with label Landscape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Landscape. Show all posts

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Canadian Rocky Mountains


We live just an hour drive away from one of the world's most famous & beautiful mountain ranges: the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  Yes, we truly are blessed.

Last week, our family had a vacation to the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  It is a beautiful time of year and the autumn colours are stunning.

I wanted to share a few of my favourite places.
Herbert Lake
Banff National Park

Ducks on Herbert Lake
Banff National Park

Peyto Lake
Banff National Park


Autumn in Banff National Park

Beautiful glacier lakes & snow-capped mountains

Near Saskatchewan Crossing

Autumn Splendour

Waterfalls

Mountain Sheep

Near Athabasca Glacier
Jasper National Park


Medicine Lake
Jasper National Park
Rolling clouds
Jasper National Park


Maligne Lake
Antique B&W Version

Maligne Lake
Colour Version
Bull Elk
The sun & the angle of that the photo was taken = a very overexposed photo, especially since this photo was taken very quickly.
I played around in Photoshop to give it this "old" black & white look.

Mule Deer


 Bull Elk
Jasper


Elk
Jasper National Park
(We did not see any bears or moose on this vacation.
We did, however, see a fox, 2 coyotes & many white-tailed deer, but we didn't get photos of them.)

Vermilion Lakes & Mount Rundle
Banff National Park

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Playing with Photoshop

Every once in a while I try play with Photoshop with "old" photos... and I was in such a mood earlier this week (must have been the rainy weather that brought this on).

This photo was taken in 2008 during a hike on Castle Mountain.
The photo on the far left was the original.
The middle & right photos are with much dramatic changes.
Amazing how much a computer program can change a photo. 

The lily pad photos were taken a few years ago while I was in Vancouver.  
From top to bottom:
Original Photo
Minor saturation boost & a border
Black & white version

That's all for now, folks!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

"Pick a Pic"

If you had to choose one of these photos as a 11"x14" photo + matting + 16"x20" frame, to match a large long hallway of nature-inspired colours, which one would you choose?????

Old United church by Cochrane, Alberta
East of Kananaskis country, Alberta
Haybales, west of Calgary, Alberta
Kananaskis country, Alberta (Aspen trees with bark "matting" then without a photoshop mat)

Waterton National Park, Alberta