The snow is mostly gone, here on the prairies, but it will be some weeks before we see greenery and flowers blooming. I can’t wait! It has been a long winter and I sure could use a bit of color. Late spring or early summer images are great for it because all is fresh and green is bright and not dimmed by dust of late summer days.
We are lucky here in Alberta, because some nights are full of light show. We had a couple of gorgeous Aurora showing last fall and I have managed to capture some shots without leaving the city.
I know, I know it is winter and everybody posts winter photography, but I am not ready for it yet. I see it outside my window every day, so I want to see something warm, colorful and pretty. Hope you are in need of this as well.
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything about Elk Island National Park. So, I think, it is time for some lovely sunset from the beginning of summer, when all was green, flowers were blooming and days were warm and long.
You know? There is really no escaping the fact, that no matter what my wishes are, the winter is really not ready to depart just yet.. In this case lets enjoy it!These were taken on a rare sunny morning with blue sky and mists enveloping the River Valley and Rundle Park here in Edmonton. It was rather cold that morning as well, and the snow was just so very fresh covering earth in a pristine blanket of white. So, so beautiful!!! Well, if you can't get rid of it, embrace it!! ;D
Kasia
Another warm cloudless starry night. Another opportunity to try my fisheye lens. So off I went to the special dark spot at Elk Island National Park. This area is quiet, and mostly traffic free. Not this time. Even at 1am I had 3 vehicles pass by my spot, which made my worried that my star trails will suffer. Luckily I think the red tail light trails add to the photo. I guess you be the judge.
I have to say, I really enjoy these little quiet trips to the park at night. Yes it is a spooky place sometimes, but over all, it's silent and calming. Great place to lay on the ground, look up at the vastness of the sky, and let your mind drift among the stars. Enjoy.
Last night I noticed that the sky was clearing up nicely, so immediately decided to go down to Elk Island National Park, for some night photography. I called and texted a couple of friends, but none had the time to go.... so I had to go alone. When it finally started to get dark around 11pm, I setup my tripod, programmed the remote for the 35 picture sequence, and settled in for a long wait. Unfortunately there were a lot of activity at that spot. At 1am couple of cyclists went through one frame, then a car showed up and drove around the parking lot. The best thing happened when the sequence finally finished at around 1:45am. Right behind me there was a spectacular display of norther lights. Here are some fruits of hanging around at night at the lake. Enjoy.
For some of you this might be an old topic, but I just discovered this a few days ago. I've run into it by accident while searching for something else. It details a different way of taking a photo of star trails. Basically instead of leaving the camera's shutter open for a long time, like 40 min or longer, one takes multiple photos of 4 to 5 minutes exposure time. The whole reason for this is that with digital sensors opening a shutter for long periods of time will introduce digital noise in the picture. Keeping the exposures shorter minimizes that noise. I was very eager to try this, and last night was a perfect clear evening. So I setup my tripod on the deck and started snapping away. Of course a remote cord is handy so you don't have to touch the camera, and keep it still. I took 19 images of 4min each at 100 ISO and f5.6. Then taken the images into Adobe Photoshop and each image at a separate layer. This is what I got.
Next task is to find a better location.
