Abstractness in Nature: Photographs taken in the Rocky Mountains

 Although it is obvious that these photographs are of deadwood, there is an amazing abstractness about them. I took these photographs because to me they did not look like deadwood but rather like other objects. I share them today and ask what they look like to you.

These photographs were taken at Grassi Lakes last weekend using my DSLR.

Below the Surface

A Soldier in the Woods

Co-existence of Water and Ice..in January?

During a recent trip to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada I hiked the Grassi Lakes Trail, classified as an easy hike with a gradual elevation gain on a heavily used and well-packed trail. Upon reaching the top, I was greeted with sights of a waterfall, several lakes, and excellent opportunities for the rock-climbing enthusiast. What amazed me tremendously was the amount of water still not touched by the frost of winter. I took several photographs of this with my DSLR, those of which I share in this post. You may notice a slight blur on the right side in these photographs. I did not notice that my camera lens was sweating.

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Waterfall Winter Delight

Yesterday I hiked a trail near Canmore called Grassi Lakes. The ultimate reward of the hike are the views of the town of Canmore, several mountain lakes, and the waterfalls. It is quite an opportunity to be at the head or top of a waterfall which has been slowed by the Canadian winter weather. The photographs that I took with my DSLR try to capture the beauty an opportunity such as this lends itself to.

Frozen Water Bubble

Winter Scene

Moving Water under a Blanket of Ice

Macro-photography in the Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains provides many photographic opportunities and serve well as rich, beautiful backdrops for photographs taken by family tourists. Today I attempted to capture photographs to that demonstrates the art of photography and separates it from the average tourist photograph. As an amateur photographer, I used my time on the trails to practice skills with macro-photography. The photographs that follow were taken with the lens of my DSLR located less than 5 cm of the subject.

These photographs were taken at Grassi Lakes, located South of Canmore, Alberta, Canada (where Canmore ends and Kananaskis Country begins)

Pine Needles with Colour

Capturing Red on the Forest Floor

Pine Cones

Lonely Red Surrounded by Green

Pine Needle