Images from the 2014 Johnson MS Bike Tour

Wow, what a fantastic weekend we had for this year's ride.  A new route, two days of sunshine and tailwinds, catching up with old friends and making new ones.  To top it all off, over 2 million dollars was raised to support MS research and families living with MS.

8 volunteer photographers from Images Alberta Camera Club gathered images for the MS Society.  We did not produce the slide show for Saturday's supper this year so we are posting the images to our own galleries as well as sending them to the MS Society.  Watch for your email from the MS Society following the ride.  There should be a link to their photo gallery of the images.

My photos have been posted to:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredrushworthphotography/sets/ 


The following list will update as the other photographers send me their links:

Greg Campbell Photography:  http://www.gregcampbellimages.com/Events/MS-Bike-Tour/2014/


Meanwhile, here is a small sample from my gallery:

  Find the rest at :
  https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredrushworthphotography/sets/ 

Preparing for this weekend's Leduc/Camrose MS Bike Tour

Riders, check back here for a link to my photos from last weekend.  There should be a live link by Tuesday.  Thanks.

Tulips In The Rain

Afternoon   thundershowers   have  stripped 

some of our older tulips of their petals making 

for a unflattering photograph of the tulip bed.  

The rain and wind created havoc trying to get

 a crisp focus.

I opted for this soft abstract for today's garden image. 

Morning Tulips

Budding

This week's tulips
 in the front garden 
show off their 
colours as they 
slowly open their 
petals as if shifting 
their bed sheets to 
great a new day.

Morning Glow

Cotton Candy

Slowly opening to greet the morning

Sun rays cast gentle shadows teasing light into the flower's folds 

Afternoon Flight with Edmonton Flying Club

Micheal ready for takeoff

Last Saturday Images Alberta Camera Club had an outing at Edmonton Flying Club.  We spent the morning with one of their staff photographing a variety of their small aircraft on the tarmac.  After lunch, David, Micheal and I snagged one of their $100 introductory flights.  We flew east out to Beverly bridge where we were able to see the new bridge being built for the North East Anthony Hendy freeway.  From there, we banked west and followed the river past downtown and the U of A. A quick pass to West Edmonton Mall and then back to the city center airport.

Tire is still there -  as we pass over Rundle Park

Micheal catching downtown from his rearseat

David 'shotgunning' between the propeller sweeps

University Of Alberta

Hawrelak Park

It was a great day and the price of the aircraft split two or three ways was a great finish.  I will have to look at this again in the fall when the trees are changing colour.

Muttart Conservatory - Desert Moon

I have just finished submitting my image choices to the Muttart Conservatory's Shutter Bug contest.  The rules called for the images to be un-edited so I was unable to use this image taken in the Arid Pavilion on a late winter afternoon.  The sun was low on the horizon and just barely shone through the glass but it created a glow on the cacti needles.  I underexposed the scene when I shot it to capture that glow and to preserve the shadows while eliminating some background that was much darker.  The moon was added in post production to provide a visual light source to explain the 'night glow'.

Framing and text added as PS3 layers

On The Edge - Salmon Glacier

From my 'On The Edge' series of landscape shots. Taken above Salmon Glacier, north of Stewart B.C. / Hyder Alaska.

Select Images From MS Bike Tour

Saturday Morning Start Line

A wetter Start on Sunday

Heading into the wind

Best Costumes - A real pair of Mooovers

Heather coping with the rain

Hey Dad! We can stop pedaling now!

Finish Line Smiles

Waiting For Mom!

6 Photographers, 2000 Images, 3 hours to showtime?  No Sweat!,

Well a little but at 4pm we had our show ready for the evening banquet.  Thanks Crew!

Canada Day Fireworks and Midway at Edmonton

A variety of shutter speeds and light settings capturing a few of the tens of thousands who attended the Canada Day Fireworks display and midway in Millwoods, Edmonton

Prairie Postcards - Windmill and Weather

Against the wind and time, this farmstead weathers another storm.