I found this little fella right next to my foot while photographing some cactus in the Southern Arizona Desert. It's amazing how camouflage rattlesnakes are, and its equally amazing how docile they can be as well. This snake never even buzzed its tail or showed any aggression towards me. I am thankful for that, since I was wearing shorts and flip-flops (perhaps I will reconsider my clothing choices next time).
Few times in my life have I ever witnessed a sunrise as colourful as it was on this particular morning. I remember frantically driving down the highway as the sky lit up. Thankfully I was near an area I had scouted a few weeks prior so I pulled over and raced down to the river's edge. Unfortunately I just couldn't make the composition work from the riverbank. With only a few minutes left before the sunrise would be over, I made a quick call to get really wet. To get this shot I had to wade out into the water almost to my waist in a heavy current. I had to fight to keep my tripod locked onto the bottom of the river while not get swept away myself. As I look back, I am thankful I got the shot but oh my, that was one cold morning.
Like so many other regions of Alberta, these grain elevators were once the reason for the existence of rural villages across the prairie region of the province. The elevators were the method used to load trains with grain heading for further processing. With the modern era, these elevators for the most part have become redundant and abandoned. Some towns have kept their roots and still utilize this system. In this photo, the last elevator is still currently in use, but the other two have since been decommissioned.
