Mountain Photography from Kimberley
Here are a collection of my favorite “arty” photographs taken at the Kimberley ski area in mid-February 2024:
Some interesting photos from the chair lift:
More images of trees and snow:
Mountain Photography from the Sun Peaks Ski Resort
In this post I am sharing some of my favorite photographic images captured at the Sun Peaks ski area in British Columbia, Canada in the first week of January, 2024.
The natural beauty of trees and snow:
Some photo images that are particularly interesting because of the processing or perspective:
Photos of the ski resort in action:
Finally, a photo from the day of fresh snow, processed for an antique-look:
Rocky Mountain Beauty in Early-December
I recently visited the Sunshine Village ski area in the Rocky Mountains near Banff (Canada). I was struck by the beauty and here are some of the photos of the mountains, the infrastructure and activity, that I captured:
A January Day in Photos
Here are a collection of my favorite winter photos from January 3rd, 2023 in Edmonton’s river valley:
Falling Into Winter 2022
Here are a selection of my favorite photos taken in late-September, October and November 2022, in Edmonton:
And some abstracted photos from mid-October:
Into November, with a rather sharp transition to winter:
The Best of My Summer 2022 Photos
Here are some of my favorite photos (in a variety of styles) taken in July, August and early-September of 2022, in the Edmonton’s: river valley:
Flowers of summer:
Here are some favorite black and white or monochrome photos:
In early August I captured some interesting geometric abstracts mostly from at MacEwan University:
and in an abstract vein, using Intentional Camera Movement:
And a few more nature-y images from late summer:
Finally a monochrome photo of Dawson Bridge, with a late-summer evening haze:
Landscape/Nature Photo Art – Spring/Early-Summer 2022
Here are a collection of photos captured from late April into the middle June, 2022, mostly from the river valley at Edmonton, Canada.
The following set of photos are of flowers in bloom at the St. Albert Botanic Park (2022 June 20)
Landscapes of Early Spring
In this post I share some of my favorite nature/landscape photo images from late-March into early-April of 2022.
These images were captured in the North Saskatchewan River valley near the centre of the city of Edmonton in western Canada:
The following images are from early April, after most of the winter snow had melted
Late Winter Images
In this post I share a number of wintery photos that I have taken in early 2022. All of these images were captured in Edmonton’s river valley.
This first batch were taken 2022 02 22 in the Gold Bar Park area:
These photos are from February 25th. The dragonfly is part of the art work on the new Tawatina bridge:
The following photos are from March 5, after a fresh snowfall:
And finally some images March 8th:
Seeing Winter in Different Ways
Here are a collection of some of my recent photos, of different winter subject matter and processed in different ways:
All of these images were taken in Dawson Park in Edmonton, Canada on 2022 February 11.
Winter Beauty in Photos
Here are a variety of recently (January 2022) captured winter nature photos:
Deep Freeze
The following set of photos were taken in late December 2021 in Edmonton, when the temperatures (daytime highs) were in the -25C range. This made the photography a bit of a challenge as I didn’t want to expose the camera nor my hands to the cold for too long.
The preceding photos were taken on a cloudy afternoon and the following set, on the next day, with a mostly sun and blue skies.
More From the Icy River’s Edge
Here are another set of photos from Edmonton’s river valley. These were taken down near the North Saskatchewan River’s edge late in the afternoon on November 24th, as winter slowly, steadily settles in.
Fall Photo Abstractions (Part 1)
With the colors of autumn becoming brighter and more abundant I have undertaken a project to create some new photo abstractions from the landscape. All of these images start with long exposure photos with deliberate camera motions of different types during the exposure. I then digitally post-process the images to enhance exposure, contrast and color saturation.
This first collection features abstracted images of landscapes. A follow-up post will feature photo abstractions, that while derived from the same landscapes, will not have readily discernible landscape elements.
(All images: Copyright Randall Talbot 2021)
Walkin’ the Woods
Another autumn day, another stroll through the wooded trails in Edmonton’s river valley, photographing the colors and forms of nature:
2021 September 14
The Sun is Setting
Some images from a late-summer (early-September) evening walk in Edmonton’s river valley – the shadows are longer, the paths are a bit darker and moodier, the white poplar tree trunks seem to jump out of the darkness.
Sticks and Stones – Photos at a River’s Edge
Here is a little photo essay of the sights to be seen, details to be noticed, at the edge of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, in late-summer:
These photos were captured on 2021 August 26, on the east side of the North Saskatchewan River, south of Dawson Bridge.
January by the River
After 10 days of very cold weather (-30C plus wind chills) here in Edmonton, it was nice to return to more seasonal temperatures (just a little below freezing). It was an opportunity to take my camera and hike down beside the North Saskatchewan River and capture images of the ice and snow and sun.
My Monthly Photo Favorites from 2019
2019 has not been a very productive year for my art blogging but still I was taking photos semi-regularly and here I look back and share my favorite new photo of each month in the past year.
January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
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July:
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September:
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November:
December:
2018 – The Best of Black and White
As much as I love color there is something about black and white images that has always appealed to me. Inevitably when I go out a shoot a bunch of photos a number of them (maybe 10%) will scream out at me to be represented monochromatically.
Here are one of my favorite black and white images, from each month in 2018:
January:
 Trail in the snow along the edge of the frozen North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton
February:
Plastic pins of a toy for capturing a 3D representation of an object
March:
An exposed and therefore snow-free, south-facing bank of the North Saskatchewan River valley in Edmonton.
April:
Large chunks of ice at spring break-up on the North Saskatchewan River.
May:
Bridge pillars on the Sturgeon River in St.Albert
June:
The bell of a trombone, at the Edmonton International Jazz Festival
July:
Trail in Edmonton’s river valley (upper Dawson Park)
August:
Bend in the road (Rowland Road) in Edmonton
September:
Pillar of the Dawson Bridge in Edmonton
October:
Squirrel sounding off.
November:
Ice starting to form and collect on the North Saskatchewan River
December:
River ice sheet breaking under pressure.
Autumn Pastels (part 1)
I love the media of pastel – for the rich color and soft shapes that can be depicted. Autumn is a great time to be inspired by the natural landscape, to find images particularly suited to pastels:
Those people familiar with my work probably correctly guessed that the images above are not pastel works but rather are abstract photos that I took and created, with the intent of using them as reference images for future pastel paintings.
End of September Photos
Here are a selection of my favorite photos taken on September 30, 2018 in Edmonton’s river valley.
Autumn, as Expected
My last two posts on this blog have featured abstract photos, and black and white photos, that I took in Edmonton’s river valley on September 17th, 2018. In this post I conclude sharing some more photos from that same photo session. These ones though are a bit more typical of most people’s expectation of colorful fall photos:
Colorless Autumn
The season known for its expressive color also has a beauty in a black and white expression. Here are photos taken in the river valley of Edmonton in early September 2018.
Edmonton’s Dawson Park, September 2018
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