In My Back Pocket - Photography
'It is not what you look at that matters. It's what you see.' – Henry David Thoreau
Tag: Fort Vermilion
The Practical – Practically
Dave Brosha offered a photography workshop last spring in Fort Vermilion, Alberta. One day was devoted to portrait photography; another was about landscape photography. The workshop allowed for many practical demonstrations (talked through practically) and for us to review and critique our photographs together… Continue Reading “The Practical – Practically”
From a Distance
A first photo from the field (with permission) of this one-hundred year old homestead home that I have photographed from the road through various seasons. Listening to – Tenth Avenue North’s ‘You Are More.’ Quote to Inspire – “Photography is normally an omnipotent viewing… Continue Reading “From a Distance”
Half-light & Snow
Returning to High Level from La Crete I chose to investigate briefly the photographic opportunities available at Buttertown, a community just across the river from Fort Vermilion, Alberta. I followed the track through Buttertown finally stopping near this homestead home that may be a… Continue Reading “Half-light & Snow”
Homestead Music
My wife points us to music tonight. At day’s end she’s responding to both of us, each a vortex of thoughts, moving, tumbling, clustering, dot-to-dot, aiming toward productive, tangible result – saturated with the day, not here, not in the now, needing to release… Continue Reading “Homestead Music”
Buttertown Storehouse
The northern lights were out this morning in my pre-dawn walk around High Level – ice crystals are in the air; with last night’s heavy billowing clouds we’re nearing our first snowfall. Here, an image contains two end-points of high dynamic range editing; curiously,… Continue Reading “Buttertown Storehouse”
