by aaalke
Such beautiful sounds came from this gentleman as he played on the street in Gastown, Vancouver, BC. His music created such a wonderful contrast as compared to the noise of traffic and all the tourists. It was worth pausing, just to listen. I thanked him as he bowed.
Categories: Canadian Imaging, creative, For Photographers, Gastown, photography, PPOC, Vancouver • Tags: Canadian Imaging, gastown, moose peterson, PPOC, Vancouver, violinist
by aaalke
I recently spent a few days in the downtown Vancouver area and attended Canadian Imaging 2013 (hosted by PPOC). There was a lot to see and do, some amazing places to eat, and of course plenty of photo opportunities! Moose Peterson held a workshop on my first day. It was a photo walk of the Downtown and Gastown areas. What a great time! Too many pics to show you, but I thought I should post a few for you too [...]
Categories: Canadian Imaging, For Photographers, Gastown, photography, PPOC, Vancouver • Tags: Canadian Imaging, PPOC, Vancouver
by aaalke
Categories: For Photographers, Landscape, photography, PPOC, Waterton, Wildlife • Tags: Image Competition, landscape, National Image Salon, PPOC, Sunset Photo, Wildlife Photo
by aaalke
“Seriously? Ha ha… AWESOME!” Those were the first words from my mouth as I heard my name and saw my image on the screen at the PPOC Alberta 2013 Image Salon Awards Dinner! I had just been awarded the Best In Class for an image in the Experimental / Unclassified category. I was in awe! I will be honest, I never intended for this image to actually go anywhere. I chose the category because it was unique and interesting. I [...]
Categories: Alberta, For Photographers, personal, photography, PPOC, Uncategorized • Tags: Aaron Keeling Creative, Award, Best In Class, Image Salon, PPOC, PPOC-AB
by aaalke
Well, who’d a thunk I’d be venturing into a winter blast in a discouraged hope of taking an amazing image? Blinding snow, treacherous roads, slippery slopes, and a lone black bear watching me as I wiz by him on the side of the road. He was probably thinking “crazy ars tourist”, and the whole time I’m thinking “hey look a bear”! lol Sorry everyone, there’s no photo of him. I was too busy trying to stay on the road! This is [...]
Categories: Alberta, Landscape, photography, Waterton • Tags: landscape, Red Rock Canyon, Waterton, Winter
by aaalke
This blogpost is a departure from my norm. For those who know me, you know I’m usually a very private person. This time around I thought I should share a little bit more than the usual. So for those of you who read this, this is about someone who was very dear to my heart, and how I remember her. – I have wonderful memories of my Grandma who lived in Vulcan, Alberta. Many summers were spent in her place [...]
Categories: personal
by aaalke
Okay, I have got to say that the other day was a pretty amazing day! I set out with a few friends to try and conquer the Carthew-Alderson hike in Waterton Lakes National Park. Upon entering the park, I was a bit hesitant to even think of hiking anywhere. The townsite was socked in with dark heavy clouds, and there was a constant mist in the air, which led me to believe we were going to be wearing our raincoats [...]
Categories: Alberta, Landscape, photography, Waterton • Tags: ALBERTA, Carthew-Alderson, Hiking, Sore knees, waterfalls, Waterton
by aaalke
What is your favorite place to visit to get away from daily life? What place takes all your stresses away and lets you forget about all the things that weigh you down during the work week? Where would you call home if you could choose a place like the place I visited this past weekend? For those of you who don’t know, I live in Southern Alberta, Canada. Nearby is a National Park named Waterton Lakes. It is, in my [...]
Categories: Alberta, Bears, blog, For Photographers, Landscape, photography, Waterton, Wildlife • Tags: Bears, Red Rock Canyon, Waterton, Wildlife
by aaalke
Last Sunday I ventured out on my first hike of the season! I chose to head out on the popular and somewhat simple hike up Bertha trail in Waterton Lakes National Park. It’s usually bustling with tourists and families during the “busy season”, so I thought this might be a nice trail to go on so early in the season. It was worth it! No people, no noise, lots of running water from the spring runoff, and of course… snow. [...]
Categories: Alberta, For Photographers, Landscape, photography • Tags: bertha falls, lower bertha falls, waterfalls, Waterton
by aaalke
As some of you may know, I’ve been poking around Southern Alberta a lot over the past year or so in search of beautiful landscapes. I’ve seen some fairly incredible things in the process. Mother Nature has been kind to me. I recently joined the Professional Photographer of Canada (PPOC) as an “observer”, and submitted a rather refined list of landscape images before their accreditation judging panel. I learned just this morning that all those images have been “accepted”. I’m happy to [...]
Categories: Alberta, For Photographers, Landscape, photography, Storms, Sunset • Tags: ALBERTA, landscape, SUNSET