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Oh Hello!

What a joy to find your beautiful subject sitting on the shore during a mild Maritime Winter

A great gray owl on a tree

A great gray owl peeks from a tree

Last Standing, Dorothy, Alberta

The former grain elevator at Dorothy rises alone above the prairie east of Drumheller. Founded in 1911 as a small railway and farming service town, Dorothy faded after rail service ended in the late 1960s. Today, this solitary structure is one of the last physical reminders of a community shaped by agriculture, railways, and the harsh realities of prairie life.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Taking a stroll

I haven't seen many red-breasted nuthatches this winter, so when I saw one taking a stroll on my maple tree, I snapped a photo.

Veiled Mountain

A quiet mountain scene shaped by snow, fog, and distance.

Dropping into night

I watched this drop tine buck walk over the hill into the fading light of the day

Pastel spread

Nothing is fixed, everything is in passage, but nothing is hurried. Beauty comes to punctuate the evening horizon by suggesting itself. It does not break the calm, it affirms it.

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Oh Hello!

What a joy to find your beautiful subject sitting on the shore during a mild Maritime Winter

A great gray owl on a tree

A great gray owl peeks from a tree

Last Standing, Dorothy, Alberta

The former grain elevator at Dorothy rises alone above the prairie east of Drumheller. Founded in 1911 as a small railway and farming service town, Dorothy faded after rail service ended in the late 1960s. Today, this solitary structure is one of the last physical reminders of a community shaped by agriculture, railways, and the harsh realities of prairie life.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Deep sky imaging is probably one of the more difficult types of imaging Ive done. There is so much to learn and understand that it becomes extremely overwhelming. With specialized equipment like a goto tracking mount to dedicated astronomy imaging scopes to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras. Specialized filters for narrowband and broadband imaging. The name of the game for this type of imaging is integration. Hours and hours of imaging is required. Anywhere from 2 to 5 minute exposures over a period of 10 plus hours is required to capture these deep sky images. It is common to spend 30-100 hours on one image. The more images the better the final result will be. With specialized astronomy processing software the work really begins with the editing. Detailed intricate adjustments to make the faint nebulae to appear in the stacked image. Few images ive been working on over the last 3 years.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Rain fall warning = Waterfalls

With the recent massive accumulation of rain over the past 3 weeks the waterfall photography has been pretty amazing. Along with the settled rain we've had no wind which allowed for some nice reflections on local lakes.

Taking a stroll

I haven't seen many red-breasted nuthatches this winter, so when I saw one taking a stroll on my maple tree, I snapped a photo.

Veiled Mountain

A quiet mountain scene shaped by snow, fog, and distance.

Dropping into night

I watched this drop tine buck walk over the hill into the fading light of the day

Pastel spread

Nothing is fixed, everything is in passage, but nothing is hurried. Beauty comes to punctuate the evening horizon by suggesting itself. It does not break the calm, it affirms it.