• A pelican quota

    I find it amusing that we sometimes ignore beauty that’s close to home. Our family moved to Lanigan, SK before I started grade nine but I had never been to the nearby Quill Lakes area to check on their abundant bird population. I had driven by the signs, been mildy curious but never made it… Continue Reading

  • Anatomy of a wildlife shot

    There are strange things done in the creation of a wildlife shot. It’s late afternoon, early June in Kananaskis, Alberta. I find myself driving down a dusty road with my camera comfortably perched on my lap. The clouds have rolled in making it much darker than normal for the time of day. I’m scanning the… Continue Reading

  • Moody mountain road

    If parkways have personalities, this one has attitude. The Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper is the most remarkable stretch of highway I have ever driven. As a young boy on family vacation, I was mesmerized by the scale of the mountains and their pure, raw beauty. My childhood memory is of blue skies,… Continue Reading