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:
Bending Space and Light to See the Unimaginable
I was doing some experimentation with transforming an image. In this case, I found a simple photo of light shining through some blinds onto my kitchen floor to be interesting – but not that interesting. However I thought that there might be something there, so I played around with the image on my phone, primarily manipulating it in various ways using the Tiny Planet app. I came up with a variety of compositions that I think are quite intriguing.
And visual variations after different digital manipulations:
I like the way these camera apps can let me see differently, to envision compositions that I couldn’t have imagined and which could be quite successful as references or inspiration for paintings.
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)
Back in the Paint
I’ve been in a bit of a painting slump for many months (dare I say years?), but recently I’ve been inspired to finish off a few abstracts that I had begun quite a while back, These are all non-representational works using acrylic paints and media, on 30 by 30 cm (12×12″) canvas.
I am expecting/hoping to exhibit these works as part of a group show in September 2022.
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.
Old But Not That Old
I’ve recently been experimenting with software that simulates the look of photos created through the history of photography. The software that I am using is DxO’s FilmPack 6 (FP6). Among the historical looks that appeal to me and that I have been applying to some of my photos, are the style of the early 1900’s and especially that of Eugene Atget, a French photographer.
I thought that some of my photos, taken in the 80’s, in Paris, might be particularly suited to the historical treatment. My photos from that time were obviously taken on film and I subsequently scanned and digitized them, so they lost some of the detail in the process but given the limits of film and processing from a hundred years ago I think that only adds to the authenticity of the look. Here are two of my photos software-adjusted to simulate the look of photos from around the year 1900:
Here are photos that I took in 1984 at Paris’s Père-Lachaise Cemetery. These are intended to look like something Atget may have captured in the first couple of decades of the 1900’s:
One of my reasons to visit that cemetery was to see the final resting place of Jim Morrison:
So what do I think of software manipulation of photos to give them an antique or historical look? Well it is kind of fun and I’ll probably play around with it a bit more, particularly on old, low quality images. I’m not trying to fool anyone but if the look of the photo contributes to the mood conveyed by the image and that helps tell the story then I think the historical treatment is valid.
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.
Winter’s Arrival (A Photo Gallery)
Here is my latest collection of photos, featuring the more abstract qualities of subtle textures and forms, of snow and ice in the landscape.
These images come from Edmonton’s river valley in the third week of November (2021), just after our first snowfall of the season.
Ice On the Edge
Here is a collection of photos showing the interesting and varied forms of ice that were to be found at the edge of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton on 2021 November 10th,
Nature’s Subtlety
Here are 10 photos from nature, that were taken in the first half of October. With these images my primary interest was in textures and color, rather than composition and a strong subject.,
Fall Photo Abstraction (Part 4)
Here is another set of interesting photos abstractions from my stroll along the colorful paths in Edmonton’s river valley.
Fall Photo Abstractions (Part 2)
In Part 1 I shared a collection of images in which the photos were still recognizable as landscapes, paths, trees, etc. In this collection, the abstractions are pushed so that the interest is just in the color, forms and composition.
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
Not Quite Autumn Leaves
It is just early September but the leaves (and berries) are showing a strong movement towards the colors of Autumn .
These photos were all captured in Edmonton’s river valley on September 8th, 2021.
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