Sand dunes in Great Sand Hills
A large area of open sand dunes is located about 18 km south of the village of Sceptre (near Leader, Saskatchewan). Follow the signs to “Wildlife viewing area” and park in the designated parking area right next to a large complex of sand dunes. There are a few displays with information about rare plants and animals that live among the dunes. Return to the Saskatchewan photo gallery.
Read MoreOld Man on His Back – prairie with golden bean at dawn
Lush prairie with golden bean in bloom. Just a short walk north of the interpretative centre at Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area west of Claydon, Saskatchewan. Return to the Saskatchewan photo gallery.
Read MoreOld Man on His Back ranch buildings
Ranch buildings at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area. Photographed one calm evening in June. One of the buildings houses a beautiful interpretive centre with stories on history of the ranch and information about wildlife that can be found on the Northern Great Plains of southern Saskatchewan. Nature Conservancy of Canada is managing this 13,135 acre (5,316 hectare) property in effort to protect a piece of fragile mixed prairie grasslands. In 2003 NCC introduced a herd of plains bison on the property and animals can be often seen from road passing through the...
Read MoreThe World We Live In Photo Contest
Canadian magazines Photo Life and Photo Solution are running “The World We Live In” photo contest . Professional and amateur photographers residing in Canada and the United States of America are eligible to submit their best work. The deadline for accepting images is November 30, 2012. There are over $40,000 in prizes to be won. Images can be submitted under three photo competition themes: Humanity: Our world has recently exceeded 7 billion people, and each has a story to tell. Capture images of people around you: your family, your neighbours, people you’ve encountered...
Read MoreWhy I like hosting my images with PhotoShelter
My searchable image library is hosted by PhotoShelter, a web-based photography service that allows photographers to upload their high resolution images and automatically create clean and easy-to-use image galleries. The web site hosted with PhotoShelter provides a working photographer with many very useful services: display of images in well organized galleries and image search function, a posibility to create custom portfolios of representative images, has a built-in pricing calculator and ability to deliver high resolution images to clients upon completions of the on-line transaction. I...
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