I’ve just started looking at the photos from my latest trip, but I had to share this. It’s worth clicking on to get the full size version.
Some Cuddles With Breakfast
Category: Photo of the Day
Dark Clouds
Taken near Bellis Lake.
Outnumbered
Another instance of an out-of-place young tree. Is this all my teenage angst coming out photographically later in life? A commentary on the individual thinking they are special? I like to think of this as using the contrast of visual elements to draw the eye’s focus. Or as a note of ecological interest — competing species after a forest fire, and how these fires shape the future of forests. But you can think of it however you like…
This is a balsam poplar in a sea of young jack pine.
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris in the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family.
I got quite wet on this hike. Mostly my boots got soaked, but taking pictures like this also requires wet knees (and sometimes elbows). There are days I wish my camera had live view.
Trembling Aspen
Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) are often called poplar trees (which is a broader group — genus Populus). I have often called them poplar trees when talking with people (and in posts here), but I’ve decided that aspen is a much more attractive and accurate word.
This is a thick young stand of Trembling Aspen in northern Alberta.
Midday Ripples
Ripples interacting to form a beautiful diamond pattern — enough pattern to see the repetition, enough randomness to create interest across the frame.
Doe-Eyed
Taken in Waterton National Park.
Changing Forests
I have vague memories of learning about forest cycles in grade school. They involved deciduous and coniferous trees, forest fires, and were probably grossly inaccurate. Is this little poplar sapling the beginning of change in this stand of black spruce? It seemed so full of life in a dark and dying forest.
Sound in Visual Form
My favorite part of this photo is the tension. You can feel the impending crash of the water on the rocks — two parts interacting in a violent and beautiful way.
Taken at Panther Falls, Banff.
Liquid Lens
Me interpreting water interpreting grass on a sunny day near Ya Ha Tinda.