The mountains are full of surprises, I always like to take the long way from A to B, improving my chances of seeing something special. Living a life that's moving too fast, it's always good to step in the natural world. Where it's simple, the slower you move threw it, the more it will show you.
Until next moment,
Amar
I took this picture few weeks back when light snow fall was still common, not that we can't get snow now. Living in the Canadian Rockies, we can enjoy falling snow anytime of the year. It's fun watching birds fly by, particularly when its at eye level. Here we're looking at 1/1500 of second in the life of these five Common Goldeneyes. When ever I look at this picture, I think about how they can make quick decision flying through air. Nature is amazing.
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Amar
Town light illuminating Tunnel and Mount Rundle. A quite night filled with stars. The moon still behind Fairholme Range. Water clam reflecting what's above the lake.
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Amar
Middle of a small forest of spruce trees, were rays of light streaking through, highlighting parts of trees and ground. One ray of light was show casing a Barred Owl perched half way up a tree. It was calling out and in the distance its mate was calling back. After a short while the mate landed on a nearby tree, I in the middle watched both of them. There would be long pauses between calls, but it was worth waiting for the beautiful sounds middle of the forest. After a while I left with memories and few good pictures.
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Amar
Not having a good feather day.
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Amar
Warm weather is here and the insects are out, including the butterflies. While out looking for birds to photography, came across this Anglewing Butterfly. Taking in the warmth of the sun while resting on pussy willow. I moved just to my right to get the smooth green background.
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Amar
With the reward.
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Amar
White-tailed deer are a nervous bunch, always ready to run on a slightest movement. But this time I was in my car and they were calm, well almost. You can see from the photo, that two of them are focused on me, making sure it's safe before continuing their grazing.
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Amar
Coyotes are one of the few predator that is often spotted in the mountains, this one was walking along the road searching for food. Stopping for few seconds to look over where I was, before continuing it search.
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Amar
There is always method to my madness. I was standing on the side of the river with the falling snow being blown all around me. Looking up and down the river for birds coming in my direction, not on water but in air, flying above the river. The faster I saw the birds, the faster I could track them with my camera and start taking their pictures I wanted. And when it all comes together, you get to see and get a picture of something special.
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Amar
Was having fun taking picture of Mount Rundle at night. The sky was clear, the clouds had moved on, so I started to look for another element to include in the picture. Looked around with my headlamp and saw the tree, rest was straight forward.
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Amar
One of the most beautiful bird has to be the Mountain Bluebird. This male perched on top of a small tree, just for few seconds, all the time I needed to get the picture.
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Amar
It's that time of the year when its great to go out and see birds. Everyday there are more birds to spot and listen to. The Common Merganser is one of many birds I look forward to seeing and taking pictures of. This large duck looks great surround by the beautiful colour of the Bow River. I spotted this male while walking on the trail next to the river, when it decided I was not safe enough to hang out with. While running across the water to catch air,I quickly grabbed few pictures.
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Amar
It won't be spring without these guys and they let you know when they are around. These two were about to land but another pair below would not let them, so they had to make a quick turn through the trees and find a place of their own.
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Amar
Two Bald Eagles started to soar from the valley, they quickly rose with the help of thermal winds. I kept taking pictures until they were way too high.
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Amar
It was overcast, light did its best to push through. But not enough to light up the stage as the Black-necked Stilt danced.
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Amar
Three tips for a better family portrait in the mountains:
1. Choose a background where the family stands out.
2. Check to make sure the background is not blurred.
3. Have the background and the family in the same light.
And if you're working with a very large extended family with a language barrier, cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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Amar
I'm not sure what the next few weeks hold, but with the warm weather we been getting, it looks as if winter has been pushed aside. So I better start posting all the winter shots I have. This picture was taken when the winter still had a grip in the mountains, when it was still safe to walk on Two Jack Lake.
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Amar
The attached pictures of the Pine Grosbeaks was taken a while back. Everything was set for me to take the picture, except for the light, it was coming from the back of the birds. So I over exposed the shot to get the details of the birds, in turn I lost some of the details in the snow but I got a beautiful back ground. I was happy with the trade-off.
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Amar
Last week I went out middle of the night, hoping to see northern lights. But the clouds that were moving in with snow took that opportunity away. Not wanting to come home empty-handed, I took advantage of the still water to take picture of Mount Rundle under the clouds and few stars.
Until next moment,
Amar