Some of the pre-cricket part of the Sandhills

There we were, an intrepid crew of 5 and our fearless leader, heading into the wilds of Saskatchewan, looking for a giant sand dune and the galactic core. I found cowboy boots.

1. The desired galaxy over boots shot, early in the evening, light painting with red. I hope to have a similar shot on film. Part of the problem for me with these trips is getting unique photos. I know this one is.

2. But I'm getting ahead of myself. There's lots of photos to edit yet. We were out till half past really really late, on a perfect night, topped off  by an open air BBQ, cameras clicking away for most of it. And, to top off the evening, Northern Lights!

But first was the drive out. In case you've never been on a Zeller tour, getting there is often half the fun. You'd think a drive across the southern middle of Alberta, in the middle of a heat wave, would be dull. Not so.

We detoured into Dinosaur Provincial Park. Neil scored rock star parking for us.

3. Trees do grow in the badlands.

4. Lots of interesting rock formations.

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6. A 6 photo panorama of the park.

7. Some of the crew overlooking the park.

8. A 22 shot panorama. This will print out 10 feet by about 1 foot. I'd go back. This is much nicer than the Drumheller area.

9. Wind farm construction.

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11. One lonely tree. There was much discussion about how many, and which species of bird would live in such a tree.

12. Buffalo bridge panorama.

13. Another view of the bridge.

14. Another.

15. The van using the bridge, complete with commentary.

16. A reflection from the bridge.

17. Here's proof that there's something at the end of the rainbow.

 

More photos are coming, stay tuned! Including the northern lights!

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Of the Day

Driftwood

Flower

Peony

Lily

I love these dark lilies, even they they are extremely difficult to photograph.

Landscape

More badlands. I think this is Orkney Lookout, on a road trip with Sean.

Green Fools

Bouffon. 

No film to show for a while. I used a roll of Acros II during the trip, but it doesn't go to the lab till after Yukon. 

Bee