Abandoned Photography near Cluny, Alberta

The Cluny area of Alberta is pretty much directly east of Calgary, and just north of the Siksika Nation.

I had never explored the area and search for abandoned locations for photography, and I knew from Google Maps that there was some excellent candidates for photography locations.

So this past fall, I took a drive to the are for sunrise. And what a trip it was!  Check out my YouTube Channel and join be in person if you want. 




North of Cluny, I found a few really beautiful locations, including one of the most amazing abandoned barns I have ever seen in this part of the world.  This one, I was not suspecting. 

I took photographs from all four sides, but I liked the photographs with the tall dead grass in the foreground the best. I find stubble and cultivated fields are least nice for a foreground.  I recommend trying to find nice foreground if the situation allows it. 


This fantastic old barn was actually my second location.  The first stop was may actual target for the morning, and that was an old abandoned quonset that wasn't too far north of Highway 1. 

I made it just it time to get some real nice sunrise light for this beautiful spot.  Peaceful, great light. Perfect timing. If you want to see inside this building, I took some video and that is included in my YouTube video about this trip. See link above.



My last stop on this trip was still further north. The sunrise light had gone, but the sun was lighting things up like crazy.  This abandoned farmhouse is on my list of places to visit for sunrise. I think the location would be really nice as the sun comes up. 




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Let me know what you think of that abandoned first barn!  Amazing building.  Thanks for stopping by and be sure to comment and follow! 

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