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March 16, 2019 by landm

Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour – Jan 9th – 13th 2019 – Tom Feuchtwanger’s Video

Tom Feuchtwanger and his wife, Janet Wilson, are definitely ‘Adventurous Spirits’ as they have travelled to 85 countries doing adventure travel. The adventures they have been on are not for the inexperienced or faint of heart and require a variety of skills and knowledge (and some times luck). They took part in our Winter Mountain Magic photography tour this past January to not just obtain images of the majestic scenery, but also to acquire more knowledge about photographing in and dealing with winter conditions, since at the time they were planning a trip to Antarctica, which they are currently on.  Tom concentrated more on taking videos and working on a story line, rather than still photography, whereas Janet focused on capturing the stills. Tom also practiced with his new drone to capture some unique perspectives of Abraham Lake and its ice bubbles.  

 To see the video Tom and Janet produced from the tour here is a link to Explosive Frozen Beauty, Abraham Lake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTFHdN4UwgA

 To view more videos from their various exciting adventures go to their YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt_tyF_CjD8Se-4FRrbPf6g

If you are interested in capturing your own images of this magnificent area then you might want to join Mark, Alan and myself on our 2020 Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour at Aurum Lodge Jan 15th– 19th2020. Or we also offer our Transitions to Winter Photography Tour at Aurum Lodge Nov 13thto17th 2019. Check out our Outdoor and Nature Photography Tours page, or the Aurum Lodge Packages page for more details. – Leslie 

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March 1, 2019 by landm

Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour – Jan 9th – 13th 2019 – Leslie Degner’s Images

Below are a few of my favorite images taken on the first of the 2019 Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tours. With so many scenic places to go in the area, I almost forgot to include a bubble image.

Fog and frosted trees
Fog surrounds the frosty trees, Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Olympus E-M1 MarkII, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner
Pine Needle
Pine needle on the ice of a frozen lake, Olympus E-M1 MarkII, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner
Morning light
The morning sunrise over Abraham Lake, Olympus E-M1 MarkII, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner
Water flows over river rocks
Water sweeps over rocks in the river, Cline River, Alberta, Olympus E-M1 MarkII, Olympus 40-150mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner
Icicles in black and white
Icicles drape over a rock wall, Olympus E-M1 MarkII, Olympus 40-150mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner
Fiery sunrise in Bighorn Country, Alberta
Fiery sunrise in Bighorn Country, Alberta, Olympus E-M1 MarkII, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner
Methane Bubbles frozen
Methane Bubbles trapped in frozen Lake, Alberta, Olympus E-M1 MarkII, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

If you are interested in trying to capture similar images to the ones I’ve presented here, then you might want to join Mark, Alan and myself on our 2020 Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour at Aurum Lodge Jan 15th– 19th2020. Or we also offer our Transitions to Winter Photography Tour at Aurum Lodge Nov 13thto17th 2019. Check out our Outdoor and Nature Photography Tours page, or the Aurum Lodge Special Packages page for more details. – Leslie

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February 18, 2019 by landm

Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour – Jan 9th – 13th 2019 – Karen Cosper’s Images

In early January we had the first of our two Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour out at Aurum Lodge. They were a great group of photographers and we had a wonderful time with them out in the field photographing and back at the lodge socializing. 

Below are a few of Karen’s favorites from this year’s tour, although I think she has many more favorites. Karen’s main focus was looking for and creating good compositions. Seeing the images Karen submitted, I think she has a great eye for lines and shapes.

Abraham Lake
©Karen Cosper
Methane Bubbles
©Karen Cosper
Methane Bubbles and Elliott Peak
©Karen Cosper
Ice ridges and Mountain
©Karen Cosper
Fiery Sky
©Karen Cosper
Methane Bubbles
©Karen Cosper

If you are interested in trying to capture similar types of images to those Karen presented here, then you might want to join Mark, Alan and myself on our 2020 Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour at Aurum Lodge Jan 15th– 19th2020. Or we also offer our Transitions to Winter Photography Tour at Aurum Lodge Nov 13thto17th 2019. Check out our Outdoor and Nature Photography Tours page, or the Aurum Lodge Vacation Packages page for more details. – Leslie 

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February 15, 2019 by landm

Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour – January 9th – 13th 2019 – Alan Ernst’s Images

Alan Ernst co-leads the Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour along with Mark and myself. Alan and his wife Madeleine are also the owners of Aurum Lodge where the tour is based.  Here are a few images Alan took during this year’s tour. – Leslie

Ice Patterns
Patterns in the ice at Preachers Point, ©Alan Ernst
Abraham Lake
Abraham Lake and Mount Mitchener, ©Alan Ernst
Cline River in Winter
Cline River, ©Alan Ernst
Preachers Point Ice
Ice at Preachers Point with Excoelis Mountain, ©Alan Ernst
Reflected light
Sunrise at Preachers Point, ©Alan Ernst
Winter at Rampart
Snow at the Rampart Ponds, ©Alan Ernst
Clouds over Kootenay Plains
Lenticular clouds over Reflecting Pools in Kootenay Plains, ©Alan Ernst

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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.

©Atri Ray

©Atri Ray

©Atri Ray

©Atri Ray

©Atri Ray

©Atri Ray

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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 18th, 2018) and early in 2019 (Winter Mountain Magic Photo Tour – January 9th to 13th, 2019). For both of these photo tours the group size is small so they could fill up early. To find out more information on these photo tours click on the tour names above. Hope to see you there! – Leslie

Mount Michener

Mount Michener and frozen Abraham Lake, Olympus E-M1 mark II, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

Textures in the ice, Abraham lake

Textures in the ice, Abraham lake, Alberta, Olympus PEN F, Olympus 60mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

Looking through ice on Abraham Lake

Cosmic view of ice on Abraham Lake, Olympus E-M1 mark II, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

The colours of prayer flags

The colours of prayer flags, Kootenay Plains, Alberta, Olympus E-M1 mark II, Olympus 40-150mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

Trees against the snow

Trees against the snow, Alberta, Olympus E-M1 mark II, Olympus 40-150mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

Like looking through water, Abraham lake

Like looking through water, Abraham lake, Alberta, Olympus PEN F, Olympus 60mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

Sunrise over frozen Lake, Alberta

Sunrise over frozen Lake, Alberta, Olympus E-M1 mark II, Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, ©Leslie Degner

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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

©Alan Ernst

© Alan Ernst

©Alan Ernst

©Alan Ernst

©Alan Ernst

©Alan Ernst

©Alan Ernst

©Alan Ernst

©Alan Ernst

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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 medium format camera to capture incredible images. The following are a few of the images that Ming captured.

©Puiming Webber

©Puiming Webber

©Puiming Webber

©Puiming Webber

©Puiming Webber

©Puiming Webber

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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 then she would head back to the vehicle to warm up and paint or sketch. At some locations we would be there for a couple hours or more and in the winter weather conditions that we experienced you can’t just sit outside and do your paintings.

Besides being an artist, Marty is also an author and formerly the Picture Editor at Audubon magazine. One of her books “The Art of Photographing Nature”, which features photographs by Art Wolfe, is in our personal collection of photography books. It is a wonderful read and contains great insight into visualizing and composing for both photographers and artists alike (unfortunately I forgot to bring our copy along so that I could get Marty to sign it – maybe next time). So far Marty has submitted one completed painting from the tour, hopefully we will see more of her work in the future. You can view and find out more about her work at aquafolio.com

snow on trees

Snow Trees © Martha Hill Schafer

 

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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 a lot of fun and all worked well together as a group.  We experienced a wide range of conditions; the temperatures ranged from – 18°C to +1°C, there were moderate winds, some snow and several cloudy days.  From sunrise to sunset we were out photographing at various locations near the lodge, Abraham Lake and further afield into Banff National Park. Overall we had a great time and captured a lot of wonderful images.

Kevin Schafer is a repeat participant of our Winter Mountain Magic Photography Tour; his first time joining us was in 2016.  Kevin specializes in photographing rare and threatened wildlife and has been published in National Geographic.  Below are a few of Kevin’s images that he captured on this year’s tour (click here to view some of the photos he took while on the 2016 tour).  More of Kevin’s work can be viewed at kevinschafer.com and @schaferpho

Frozen methane bubbles, Winter,

©2018 Kevin Schafer

Frozen methane bubbles, Winter, Abraham Lake, Canadian Rockies

© 2018 Kevin Schafer

Winter ice patterns, Abraham Lake, Canadian Rockies, Alberta

© 2018 Kevin Schafer

Pebbles and snow, Winter patterns, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta

© 2018 Kevin Schafer

Shapes in the snow

© 2018 Kevin Schafer

Winter, reflection of trees, snow

© 2018 Kevin Schafer

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