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2019 Croatia Photography Tour finalized

Posted by on 13. January 2019 in Featured, Workshops | Comments Off on 2019 Croatia Photography Tour finalized

2019 Croatia Photography Tour finalized

Details and pricing for the 2019 Croatia Photography Tour have been finalized; we will start the journey in early September of 2019. Join me for a two-week photography adventure tour to Croatia, one of the most beautiful natural and historic regions of southern Europe. Discover new cultures, explore your creative side and capture memorable images in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. We will visit and photograph six out of seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Croatia. Roam the mystical cobblestone streets and experience the “Mediterranean as it once was”. Photograph majestic medieval...

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Islands of Grass book launch

Posted by on 11. November 2017 in Featured, News & Events | Comments Off on Islands of Grass book launch

Islands of Grass book launch

You are invited to a launch of the Islands of Grass, a passionate and beautifully illustrated plea for one of the most endangered and least protected landscapes on Earth: the remaining fragments of natural prairie on the northern plains. Written by award-winning author and naturalist Trevor Herriot and accompanied with the remarkable photography by Branimir Gjetvaj, Islands of Grass is an irresistible call to action to protect what remains of this natural splendour. November 14, 2017 at 7 p.m. – Regina Sask. – Royal Saskatchewan Museum (2445 Albert Street). Doors to the museum...

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Sandhill Cranes in morning fog

Posted by on 26. April 2014 in Featured | Comments Off on Sandhill Cranes in morning fog

Sandhill Cranes in morning fog

I discovered this group of cranes standing in shallow, partially frozen pond south of Bradwell, Saskatchewan. We were looking for Sharp-tailed Grouse lek and drove past a frozen pond with a flock of over 200 cranes. What attracted me to this scene was a soft, almost surreal appearance of graceful birds enveloped in thick morning fog (we were there before sunrise). I selected a high ISO setting on my camera in hope to get fast enough shutter speed to prevent camera shake. Additional presence of digital noise softened the captured image even more. Sandhill cranes are fairly social birds that...

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Arctic terns interacting in mid air

Posted by on 4. August 2012 in Featured | Comments Off on Arctic terns interacting in mid air

Arctic terns interacting in mid air

Arctic terns (Sterna paradisea) interacting in mid air. Terns are very territorial birds and will vigorously defend space surrounding their nests during the breeding season. Photographed during the photo tour of Iceland last June.

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Castle Mountain and Bow River in winter, Banff National Park

Posted by on 2. January 2012 in Featured | Comments Off on Castle Mountain and Bow River in winter, Banff National Park

Castle Mountain and Bow River in winter, Banff National Park

Winter sunrise over Castle Mountain and Bow River, Banff National Park, Alberta Photograph taken on a February morning near the bridge crossing Bow River at Castle Junction. It is a well known, and well used  site to photograph the Castle Mountain. I was lucky to get clear blue sky after a fresh snowfall the night before.

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