Day 3 of the Micro.blog photo challenge — the shadows on this mountain at sunset are very compelling. 📷

Rocky mountain peaks lit by sunset light with dramatic storm clouds, conifer forest, and a river in the foreground

Photographing the Three Sisters. 🏔️

Manfrotto tripod with camera on a sandy riverbank facing the Three Sisters peaks in Canmore Alberta Canada

Tammy and I at the top of Sulphur Mountain with Banff in the distance. 🏔️

Two people smiling at a mountain overlook with the town of Banff, a winding river, and Rocky Mountain peaks behind them.

Sunrise on the mountains.

Snow-capped mountains are reflected in a calm lake surrounded by dense green forests under a dramatic sky.

Reviewing photos from sunrise shoot. 📷

MacBook Pro running Adobe Lightroom Classic showing a mountain lake dock photo, beside a latte at Whitebark cafe

The 4:15a alarm this morning to go shoot sunrise is reminding me of a saying I first heard from my friend Layne Kennedy:

Big part of photography is f/8 and be there.

Camera on tripod aimed down a wooden dock toward snow-capped mountains across a calm lake at dusk

Icy branches from the spray off of Johnston Canyon upper falls.

Upper Falls at Johnston Canyon.

Tall waterfall cascading down a narrow limestone canyon into a milky turquoise pool, with patches of snow on the rocks nearby.

My blog turns 21 today! I’m so happy that I have stuck with this blogging hobby for so long. It is a “life project” that I will value forever – and continued growth in posting activity!

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