Owl
A low key study of a Great Horned Owl
Owl glow
Low key treatment of a Great Horned Owl
Contours
A surprising result when "lifting the blacks" of space around the moon during post processing. This shot of the almost totally eclipsed moon taken in January 2019 from Sturgeon County just prior to the total eclipse. We had light cloud cover that could have contributed to this effect.
Canada Geese
In the Big Lake wetlands near the interpretive trail. Shot in harsh overhead sunlight and processed with Nik HDR and Color Efex Pro plugins.
Fresh snow
Not quite wildlife (though some would differ on that statement), fresh snow brings out snowmobilers to the neighbourhood
The river in snow and ice
The frozen Surgeon River receives a fresh blanket of snow
Fall sunset
A late fall sunset over the J Poole wetland near Big Lake, Lois Hole Park, St Albert, Alberta. Processed in Nik HDR Efex Pro 2
Sunset over the wetland
Sunset over the J Poole wetland, Lois Hole Park, St Albert, Alberta. Processed in Nik HDR Efex Pro2
Double take
An advantage of an imperfect camera technique combined with a camera with a fast frame rate is that shots taken within fractions of a second of each other can be combined into a single frame!
Moon rise over the Sturgeon (1)
Reflections of he rising moon in he Sturgeon River with 180 degrees rotation from the actual view.
Summer
July brings the canola into full bloom, taken during a bike ride in Surgeon County, processed in Nik Analog Efex Pro 2
In the tree
A Great Horned Owl watches over a nest site from an adjacent tree (this is a second owl). (Processed HDR image from a cropped single photo in Affinity Photo)
Great Horned Owl in late spring
A Great Horned Owl keeping watch over a nest site in late spring. (A HDR processed image using a single photo in Affinity Photo.)
White tails at dusk
After posing for a few seconds these three deer bound off to the relative safety of the woods. Processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro2
Winter sun
A winter sun barely makes it through the cloud cover on late afternoon in early March, taken along the Sturgeon River. Cool/warm colours adjusted in Nik Color Efex Pro 4
Frosty day
Trees covered in hoarfrost after two days if ice fog - Range Road 261 Processed with Nik Analog Efex Pro2
Winter tree
Palliated Woodpecker in a large Aspen Poplar tree in mid-winter. Processed with Nik Analog Pro 2
Frost
Hoarfrost on the bank of the Sturgeon River near St Albert. Processed with Nik Analog Efex Pro2
The dance floor
Canada Geese up on the ice during fall freeze up on Big Lake - Black and White conversion using Silver Efex Pro
Flight
A flight of Canada Geese is reflected in the Sturgeon River during the fall migration. Processed with Nik Analog Efex Pro2
Through the wire
On a day in November two species of this earth made eye contact through a barbed wire fence. The presence of one of those species is fading as the other continues to consider it a pest and kills it for pleasure. The day was November 11, 2016. Image formed by merging two exposures of the same scene (with focus points adjusted) taken from my car near St Albert. Merged in Affinity Photo and converted to monochrome with Nik Silver Efex Pro2.
