Prairie Storms

A business trip to the border town of Lloydminster (Alberta or Saskatchewan depending on your point of view) presented me with fields of canola.  I worked a couple of fields on the morning trip out but they lacked anything really dynamic until this evening when a series of severe storms rolled through the  region.  No tornadoes here tonight but heavy rain and scattered hail pelted the area.  These image was taken between downpours south of Lloydminster.



Low shutter speed for the wind.......

There is nothing like a bold dark sky to give a counter point to the yellow of the canola field.

 

Life Imitating Art

June 12 &  13  I was one of seven volunteer photographers (5 from Images Alberta Camera Club) who documented the MS Leduc to Camrose bike tour.  Almost 2000 cyclists raised over 1.6 million dollars in pledges and rode the 180 km round trip course with an overnight stop in Camrose. 

We started shooting a 530 Saturday morning at the Richie Brother's staging area, followed the cyclists through to Wetaskawin and into Camrose.  We culled about 250 photographs from the 2500 shot and prepared a 10 minute musical slideshow featuring the riders, sponsors and volunteers by 4pm for their evening supper, then continued to photograph events through the evening.  Sunday morning we were back behind our viewfinders for the return leg.

It was an incredible experience to work with such a group of dedicated volunteers, riders and organizers.

This shot was taken at a farm that hosted one of the checkpoint/watering stations on day 2.  Most everyone's spirits were high even if legs were cramping and other parts were saddle sore!