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About landm
Mark and Leslie Degner are photographers based in central Alberta, Canada that specialize in, but don’t limit themselves to, photographing western Canada and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. They offer inspiring images that vary from the abstract to realistic, the intimate scene to the grand landscape, and the human element to the breathtaking beauty of nature that surrounds us.
April 12, 2018 by landm
Spring Fling 2018 Art Show and Sale
This Weekend the Art Society of Strathcona Country presents the “Spring Fling 2018 Art Show and Sale” at the A.J. Ottewell Community Centre, 590 Broadmore Blvd., in Sherwood Park, Alberta. See art works by over 30 local artists. Show hours are Friday April 13 from 7pm to 9pm, Saturday Apr. 14 from 10am to 4pm […]
March 13, 2018 by landm
A spirit dances amongst the trees
I was recently editing images, when I noticed something different in this ICM (intentional camera movement) image. Can you see what I see? – Leslie
March 6, 2018 by landm
Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour 2018 – Atri Ray’s images
Atri Ray is very passionate and enthusiastic about photography and I believe that it shows up in his images. He is a really fun person to have along on a tour. Here are a few of Atri’s favorite images from the tour.
March 1, 2018 by landm
Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour 2018 – Leslie’s images
I am finally getting around to posting a few of my favorite images from the Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour that ran this past January. For photographers that are interested in joining one of our photo tours we have two upcoming ones for later this year (Transition to Winter Photo Tour – November 14th to […]
February 17, 2018 by landm
Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour 2018 – Alan Ernst’s Images
Alan Ernst co-leads the Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour along with myself. Alan and his wife Madeleine are the owners of Aurum Lodge where the tour is based. Here are a few images Alan took during this year’s tour in January. – Leslie
February 11, 2018 by landm
Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour 2018 – Puiming Webber
Winter can test our skill of visualizing, but Puiming (Ming) Webber pushed herself to observe her surroundings till she found subjects that were important to her. And usually it didn’t take her long to find something interesting to photograph. She has a great eye for simplicity, shape and form in the landscape and uses a […]
February 5, 2018 by landm
Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour 2018 – Martha Hill Schafer
In my previous post I mentioned that there was a painter amongst us on the “photography” tour. Martha (Marty) Hill Schafer sketched and painted with watercolors to capture her experiences during the tour. Marty would join us initially at each location capturing to her memory something that she found meaningful and inspirational from there, and […]
February 2, 2018 by landm
Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour 2018 – Kevin Schafer’s Images
In mid January out at Aurum Lodge in the Canadian Rockies, Alan Ernst, the owner of the lodge, and myself co-lead our Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour. This year’s participants consisted of five photographers and a painter, each with a slightly different vision of what they wanted to capture. They all were enthusiastic, outgoing and […]
October 12, 2017 by landm
Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour January 17th to 21st, 2018
It might only be the middle of autumn, but winter is creeping up faster than we realize. This coming January 17th to 21th, 2018, myself along with Alan Ernst of Aurum Lodge, are again running our Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour. This is a small group tour and space is limited to only 6 (six) participants, […]
October 2, 2017 by landm