Remnant Population

Barn, Canon 60D, Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS L Series Lens, Canon Camera, Canon Lens, Canon Live View, Combine (Farming), Fall, Farm, Farmhouse, Flora, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Home, Homestead, Journaling, Lookback Photos - One Year Ago, Photoblog Intention, Photography & Conceptualizing Beauty, Project 365 - Photo-a-day, Season, Sigma Lens - Wide Angle 10-20mm, Spring, Summer, Weather
47 Ford Tow Truck - McLure, BC

47 Ford Tow Truck – McLure, BC

Farm Buildings - Valleyview, Alberta 1

Farm Buildings – Valleyview, Alberta 1

Field, Combine & Buildings - Nampa, Alberta 1

Field, Combine & Buildings – Nampa, Alberta 1

Harvestor Silos - Rimbey, Alberta 1

Harvestor Silos – Rimbey, Alberta 1

Harvestor Silos - Rimbey, Alberta 2

Harvestor Silos – Rimbey, Alberta 2

Hay Harvest - Keg River, Alberta

Hay Harvest – Keg River, Alberta

Morning Colours - Keg River, Alberta 1

Morning Colours – Keg River, Alberta 1

Morning Colours - Keg River, Alberta 2

Morning Colours – Keg River, Alberta 2

Summer Cloudwork - Greencourt, Alberta

Summer Cloudwork – Greencourt, Alberta

Telus Tower - Edmonton, Alberta

Telus Tower – Edmonton, Alberta

Remnants of spring, summer and autumn, a cluster of HDR photos populate my photo folder. Farm buildings, fields ripe with grain ready for harvest, trees with autumn leaves desaturating from green toward bright yellows and reds, summer cloudwork and a final shot of Edmonton in green July splendor – all are HDR shots. The 1947 Ford Tow Truck and a cousin’s farm feature visually in this blog post.

Listening to – U2’s ‘Always,’ David Gray’s ‘As I’m Leaving,’ Ryan Adams’ ‘Hallelujah,’ Mazzy Star’s ‘Into Dust,’ Snow Patrol’s ‘Life Boats,’ The Perishers’ ‘Trouble Sleeping’ and U2’s ‘Last Night On Earth.’

Quote to Inspire – “There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described. I photograph to see what something will look like photographed.” – Garry Winogrand

Winter Constant

Backlight, Barn, Canon 60D, Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS L Series Lens, Canon Camera, Canon Lens, Canon Live View, Farm, Farmhouse, Home, Homestead, Journaling, Light Intensity, Photoblog Intention, Photography & Conceptualizing Beauty, Project 365 - Photo-a-day, Rail Yard, Sigma Lens - Wide Angle 10-20mm, Spring, Weather
Farm - Rimbey, Alberta 2

Farm – Rimbey, Alberta 2

Farm - Rimbey, Alberta

Farm – Rimbey, Alberta

Field Entrance - Woking, Alberta

Field Entrance – Woking, Alberta

Former Farm - Notikewan, Alberta

Former Farm – Notikewan, Alberta

Peace River - Dunvegan, Alberta 1

Peace River – Dunvegan, Alberta 1

Peace River - Dunvegan, Alberta 2

Peace River – Dunvegan, Alberta 2

Peace River - Dunvegan, Alberta 3

Peace River – Dunvegan, Alberta 3

Peace River - Dunvegan, Alberta 4

Peace River – Dunvegan, Alberta 4

Grain Elevator - Sexsmith, Alberta 1

Grain Elevator – Sexsmith, Alberta 1

Grain Elevator - Sexsmith, Alberta 2

Grain Elevator – Sexsmith, Alberta 2

In a spring that needs to take hold more firmly, winter drags on, a guest overstaying its welcome. Winter continues as constant in and around Alberta and features in photos – farms dusted with snow, grain elevators and Harvestor Silos providing colour against the snow, the Peace River melting through ice … covered with snow. Each are presented here.

Listening to – Francesca Battistelli’s ‘This is the Stuff’ and JJ Heller’s ‘What Love Really Means.’

Quote to Inspire – “The photograph is completely abstracted from life, yet it looks like life. That is what has always excited me about photography.” – Richard Kalvar