After an extremely long day of hiking and photographing in the mountain backcountry, the last thing I wanted to do is stay out late photographing the night sky in the bitter cold. My warm bed was calling my name, yet the realization that I missed the aurora the previous night and the solar forecast was calling for an even better display for this night was just too hard to resist. I re-packed my gear, grabbed the dog, and off we went. As I left my house, I could already see the show was going to be a good one. Even under a veil of city lights, the aurora came to life and danced across the sky. By the time I left the city, I became awestruck with the magnificent display of green waves of light overhead. Tired and exhausted, I only stayed out for an hour. In that time, I’ll admit, I had a struggle to find something to make for a compelling image. These barns aren’t too far from my house and I always wanted to shoot them during the aurora. It was a struggle on site to pull off a compelling image as the barns are further away than I previously thought. With the pasture gated off, I had to get creative and instead of showing the entire night sky and having tiny awkward little barns, I decided to zoom in and go for a more intricate scene. I feel like this image does justice for what I saw that night, even if it’s just a small segment of the night sky.
At -28 degrees Celsius this small pocket of open flowing water on the outlet of Goat Pond in Kananskis remains ice-free year round. I had a hard time shooting this sunrise because the steam coming off the water was freezing to my lens every time the wind blew my way.
Tucked away a half hour drive inland on the Oregon coast, this little creek boasts eleven waterfalls in a short two-mile trail as it cascades through a lush moss covered temperate rainforest. I have had the opportunity to hike the trail twice now with my daughter. Without a doubt this has become my favourite place in the world. There is so much exceptional scenery packed into a condensed space, its beauty is unrivaled by comparison to anywhere I have ever been in my life.
