J. Whyte Photography

Alberta Rockies – Photographic Opportunities for the Non-hiker : We have all seen those fantastic landscape images of a sunrise on a mountain peak in the Canadian Rockies in some incredibly beautiful mountain environment… you know, somewhere like Banff. Sure, they started climbing the mountain at three in the morning in complete darkness in order to summit before sunrise. Maybe sometime I will try that too. Honestly. In the meantime, there are some pretty good landscape opportunities in the Alberta Rockies and Banff National Park for those of us who climb fewer mountains that maybe we should be. So for all of you parking lot photographers out there here are five great landscape locations close to Calgary and either just off a parking lot or within an easy ten minute walk of a parking lot. You may still need bear spray but that’s a story for another day. Two-Jack Lake Two-Jake Lake is located just north east of the Banff town site at the southern end of Lake Minnewanka. You...

Drumheller – in the footsteps of Dinosaurs    Southern Alberta is world renowned for its natural beauty.  Wide open prairies, big skies, badlands and ghost towns await. All of this natural beauty makes for plenty of opportunities for a holiday photographer.  Drumheller may be your best bet as a base for exploring this part of southern Alberta.  And it’s right in the centre of the badlands at the start of the Dinosaur Trail so there are plenty of attractions for you and your family when you’re not behind the lens.