The Persistence Of Nature Experimentation. Growth. Expression. Creativity. Isn’t that what art really is all about? Echo Lake outside of Mountain Evans, Colorado. IR styled :) Thoughts/Critique welcomed and encouraged. / —-—-—-—-—— / More of my work can be seen on my website at http://jdebordphoto.com / All artwork is © John De Bord, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent.
/ / I took this shot in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada in the fall of 2006. I could have stayed here all day soaking in the view. Hope you enjoy. / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / / / Shot with Canon Rebel / 3 shots. Handheld. Photomatix to process. / / Featured in: / / Real Life Art Group / All Countries – Streams, Brooks, Creeks, Rivers Group / Rivers, Lakes & Dams / / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / About Me… / / I have always had an interest in photography. I can still remember my very first camera that my parents had given to me when I was about 8 years old. I took that camera everywhere and snapped shots of anything and everything, however it wasn’t until much later in life that I was really bitten by the photography bug. I was planning a big move to the Canadian Rockies and thought now is the perfect time to buy my new camera gear for shooting wildlife. I bought all the equipment I needed that would put me up close with all the wildlife that the mountains had to offer. So off I went chasing Bears, Bighorn sheep, Moose, Elk and Wolves… pretty much any critter I could capture with my lens. It was a fascinating and thrilling experience. Then fate brought to me a girl and she would change my life forever… Newfoundland is where I now call home, with my beautiful wife and baby son. This province is a photographer’s paradise. The scenes change from day to day and the opportunities for capturing them are endless. With my camera in tow I now begin my journey through Newfoundland, photographing and capturing her raw and rugged beauty to share with the world. I hope you enjoy the photographs presented here. Your comments are always welcome. / / To see more of my work please visit my website at www.ontherockphotography.com / / Thanks for stopping by and looking… / / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / IMAGE GALLERIES / / 1000+ Views / 2000+ Views / 4000+ Views / 30000+ Views / THE DARKER SIDE OF LIFE / BOATS & ALL THAT FLOATS / GRAFFITI… THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL / SELECTIVE COLOR / WILDLIFE / SCENERY / ARCHITECTURE / RUINS & FORTS / THE BERGS OF ICEBERG ALLEY / ALL THAT IS FROSTY… / THE ABSENCE OF COLOR… BLACK & WHITE / TRAINS & TRACTORS / STILL LIFE / PEOPLE / / IMAGE GALLERIES / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / / Check out these other amazing photographers / / My Sister / Kim Cinnamon / My Dad / Pfrogg / My Brother / Kelly Kroeker / / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / MY IMAGES PUBLISHED IN REDBUBBLE PUBLICATIONS / / In The Moment Competition Winner… / My image Customer Service was published in the Redbubble publication / / / / Gaia The Living Planet Competition Winner… / My image Alpine Oasis was published in the Redbubble publication / / / / MY NEW BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE / Newfoundland… In Living Color / / Click the book cover below for more information and a preview / / / / Newfoundland is one of the most visually arresting places on Earth. The rugged and treacherous coastlines give way only to the unforgiving North Atlantic Ocean. It is a coastline marked with lighthouses that act as ever watching sentinels to welcome weary travellers home. It is a land of beautiful & quaint coastal towns, villages and cities. Newfoundland is a land visited by frozen giants from the North that create a sense of awe when seen by human eyes as they float down what is known as “Iceberg alley”. It is a land visited by massive whales during the summer that attract multitudes to the shorelines. It is a land rich in history and folklore and it is a land inhabited by a people who will welcome you with open arms. It is a land you need to visit… Newfoundland… In Living Color, captures the raw and rugged beauty of a landscape still yet untouched and marred by man’s corrupt hand. It is a tribute to a true Eden and its people that dwell there. / / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / / SOME OF MY FAVS / click on the image to link to that image / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
The symbolism of this image is deep. Man against nature, his arrogance even when dwarfed by the age and strength of nature. / This was taken in Arches National Park at Delicate Arch in the Fall of 2005. There are many photographs of Delicate Arch and I didn’t want to duplicate what had already been done. With a man dressed in a black suit, he appears in a unique vision of the famed Delicate Arch stepping out from another time and place.
This beautiful stormy scene presented itself as I was overlooking the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. (If you look closely, you can see the Kissing Camels near the lower right-hand corner.) Hard to imagine it’s in the middle of a huge city. Update 20-June: Exciting news! This photo was chosen to be published in Gaia – The Living Planet, a book compiled of imagery and poetry from within the RB community. I’m so excited to receive my copy in the mail soon!
Here is the image following ‘Red Ribbon’. My little girl worked out how to open the heavy back gate and thought she could escape into the big park at the back of our new house. I decided to add this image to satisfy the curiosity of everyone who wanted to know what she saw through the hole in the gate!
Combination of several images edited in CS3
After 13 days of non stop rain, it was great to see the sun come up this morning. This jetty is about 30 metres from my back fence, so it didn’t require too much effort – just rolled out of bed and stumbled down in my pyjamas : ) / / Blackalls Park / Lake Macquarie NSW Australia
Equipment used: / Nikon D70s / Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DC / B&W 62mm Circular Polarization Location: / Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Map: / Road Map , Terrain , Satellite Copyright: / © Brendan Schoon , All rights reserved. Background Information: / Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6183 feet (1884 m). The lake has a surface area of 0.5 km². The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. However, when it is full, it is a beautiful shade of blue. The lake gets its color from the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis. Recommended Purchase: / Product: Framed Print / Size: Large 610mm x 405mm / / Shop with confidence, Safe and Secure Banff National Park, Moraine Lake / Moraine Lake / Bryce Canyon National Park, The Lonely Tree / The Watchman / Purden Lake / Sunset in Tofino / Grand National Park, Hazy View / Life / Salty Rocks / Grazing Cows / Foam / The Golden Road~ /
Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6183 feet (1884 m). The lake has a surface area of 0.5 km². The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. However, when it is full, it is a beautiful shade of blue. The lake gets its color from the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis. source: wikipedia Taken with a Nikon D70s with a 18-200mm Sigma lens
Autumn Travels Shot in Alluvial Fan area of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado What a scene that just glowed…and I mean GLOWED. It made your jaw just drop open. I am fortunate in that no one else was there, and was lucky to be able to take about 100 shots of this scene alone, playing with composition and such, and custom white balance settings, and in this one, something similar to a sunset setting was used. Let me know what ya think! Can ya hear the rustling of the leaves?? / —-John
Taken at Mugdock Park in East Dunbartonshire.
Constant down pours for more than a week have produced some amazing sights around Uluru. Usually bone dry sand and dust is transformed into a tropical garden if only for a short time. Uluru, Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park / Northern Territory / Australia Featured in RB Homepage / Australia Landmarks and Icons / Australian Travel Photography and Writing / Australian Bush and Rainforest Photography / Outback Australia / Northern Territory
On the wide open plains of the Kruger National Park, South Africa, we happened upon this large, lone bull. He seemed to be going somewhere, as he detoured around us slightly, wary of our clicking and whispering. When the brief encounter was over, we both went on our way, perhaps, I’d like to think, better for the meeting…
Southern Ocean Storm © Vicki Ferrari Looking east from Emu Park, Queensland, Australia. The Southern Cross, and the two pointers, are visible on the right hand side. The two bright lights on the ocean are ship lights. And there is lightning (bonus!) breaking through the storm clouds on the left Technical Data / Nikon D70 / 18mm focal / f3.5 / manual exposure (30 secs) / 25/3/05
Seaworld, QLD Australia / ....I also took some shots of some jumping dolphins, however, the view from the car park really caught my visual attention…
A beautiful shot of a maple trees in the fall with the contrasting sky above. Taken in true Infrared to highlight the foliage and contrast the sky. The leaves were a bright yellow. Rendered as a duo-tone. Location: Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada. Canon G2 with Infrared R72 filter, / HDR , 3 frames, bracketed., processed with Photoshop CS3 Also appears in the calendar Reflections of the Seasons
Well, I’m back from my trip to the farm …. back to civilization ..ie..the internet. I took lots of photos – way too many.. Here is one I took at a stop over in Sydney. This is a fountain at Olympic Park and naturally the first photo I post has to be infrared. PS..Can’t wait to check out all the work everyone posted while I was away =-)
The day was horrible, persistant rain and heavy showers ( I’ve been told there is a difference ) and blowing a gale. I noticed a break in the clouds on the horizon and took a gamble that it would clear around sunset. I high-tailed it up to the forest and was blessed, for once, with the most amazing lighting I’d ever seen. The New Forest pony was the icing on the cake as far as I was concerned. I used a Canon 20D and a Sigma 10-20mm lens. This was shot in Raw and processed using PS CS2. The processing was: change colour balance / levels / curves / slightly lighten the pony and land with an adjustment layer / sharpen / save This was taken in the New Forest National Park in Southern England.
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park – Alberta – Canada / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured Members in Lakes and Inland Waterways 1 per day Group September 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured Member in Weekly Theme Challenges April – 29 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in Mountains Across the Globe FGroup – Mountains and Clouds Challenge October – 08 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Challenge Winner Lakes and Inland Waterways- 1 per day Group “Members Top Ten Challenge” May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Challenge Winner Weekly Theme Challenges Group – Canadian Rocky Mountains Challenge May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Placed 2nd in Lakes and Inland Waterways- 1 per day Group NATURAL REFLECTIONS Challenge May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Seasonal ‘Scapes Group June – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in That One Great Shot Group May – 08 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group May – 06 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers Group April – 27 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Lakes and Inland Waterways- 1 Per Day Group April – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Weekly Theme Challenges April – 29 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- A perfect deal,beetwen sun,clouds and water…..Took.in Kananaskis Country along the Spray Lakes-Dorion Trail and Peter Lougheed Park.September 2006 Nikon D100 camera Sigma 15/30 lens
Bench outside Bendigo Library. Photo composite. Original images taken with Motorazr V9 mobile phone camera. Edited in Photoshop CS4. / Group Features: ‘The Woman Photographer’ – May 2009 ‘Mobile Phone Capture for A Mobile Life’ – June 2009
I love rainy, overcast, windy days. Someone has to, I suppose. The pink/purple of the fireweed has yet to reach its full splendor. As Alaskan legend has it, when fireweed blooms all the way to the top of its spire – the six-week countdown to winter begins. Some of us can hardly wait. It felt great to get out in the elements! Featured in DSLR Users Only – An honor. Thank you. Featured in Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams – An honor. Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300mm, 70mm, F/11, 1/200, -0.67 exposure compensation, ISO 200, manual exposure mode, monopod, rain snood. Converted from RAW (12 bit) to jpeg using Nikon’s Capture NX 2.1.1. Cokin two-f/stop ND grad filter. / Fireweed, genus Epilobium, especially E. angustifolium, has long, terminal, spikelike clusters of pinkish-purple flowers. _A moment alone (early spring) /
Surely one of the most treasured spots to sit and watch as a new day breaks. Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada / July, 2009 Lake Louise, set in the Banff National Park in Canada is perhaps known as the Diamond of the Rockies for no other reason than its sheer beauty alone. Having arrived in Canada on the previous afternoon after a long trans-Atlantic flight, the idea to beat the effects of jet lag were adopted with a 3am alarm call and the chance to shoot Lake Louise in all its splendour at dawn. Following a 45 mins drive from Banff accompanied along the way with storms over the mountains lighting the otherwise black night sky, we arrived at Lake Louise in good time for sunrise. Some may know the lake as a bustling tourist spot with coaches coming and going throughout the day. Dropping off their cargo at the water’s edge to take in the majesty of Louise before whisking them off to a further destination all to the sound of clicking shutters and the gentle whir of digital handy-cams. For Claire and I the experience was to sit alone in silence; the only guests at Natures matinee performance… The dedication to early starts could not be better rewarded.
Featured in Going Coastal Group October – 14 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Challenge Winner in Landscape and Abstract Photography – Who Wants to be the Next Groups Avatar? Challenge October – 12 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Challenge Winner in HDR Photography Group – The HDR Landscape Challenge September – 30 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured Member in HDR Photography Group / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in HDR Photography Group September – 30 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in A View Somewhere Group September – 28 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Too Bright Group Agoust – 30 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in Colour and light Group Agoust – 26 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in Photography 101 Group Agoust – 25 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in You’re Accepted Group Agoust – 24 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in Happy Haven Photography Group Agoust – 23 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Sibenik – Croatia HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4 – no tripod used Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24
Camera Model Canon EOS 50D / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/45 / Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0 / ISO Speed 100 / Focal Length 28.0mm Taken on August 30, 2009 as Tropical Storm Daniel passed through! For more information please visit Brian’s Homepage or on Flickr
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