Canadian Rockies

I know I've been neglecting this blog, as usual. But I figured I'd update it a little with my best photos from this past year. In July I finally got to see the Canadian Rockies. I flew to Edmonton to be the photographer for a friends wedding, then spent about a week camping in Jasper National Park. I also took the amazing drive down the Ice Fields Parkway to Banff. 

*note. Some photos seem over saturated or grainy. I don't know why, something to do with Bloggers upload. Just wanted to clarify that's not how they are intended to look, but I dont know how to fix that on this page. 

Shooting the sunset over the Tonquin Valley in Jasper. 

This is just to the left of the previous photo. Sorrow Peak next to Mt. Edith Cavell.

The Sunrise at Jasper Lake. 5:03am

Leech Lake with Mt Edith Cavell in the distance. 

I shot this while driving slowly through the wildfires in Banff National Park. 

Mt Rundle at sunset. Banff. 

Icefields Parkway

Mount Chephren. Banff.

Pyramid Lake and Pyramid Mountain. Jasper. 

Mount Edith Cavell. Jasper. 

Athabasca Falls and Mt. Kerkeslin. Jasper. 

Mt Kerkeslin from the gorge at the bottom of the falls. 

Rocks along the shore of  Athabasca River at the bottom of the falls.

I'll try to keep this blog more up to date, especially if I see more traffic or get some feedback. But if you want to see more of my work check out my website at www.calebest.com.

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Abandoned Vehicles of Ontario

Following my post of "Abandoned Houses of Ontario" here is another collection of a few of my favourite photos of abandoned/road side classic vehicles.

Abandoned Houses of Ontario, Canada.

A collection of my favourite abandoned houses around rural ontario. From Essex to Hastings counties.

At least 3 of these are no longer there, either demolished or burned down. 

New Book

I haven't been posting here too much lately but I thought I would post this here as well. I just finished up my latest book. Windsor-Essex Landscapes is a collection of my favourite landscape and night images from around my hometown of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is now up for sale on Blurb. Check it out!


     

Windsor Essex Landscapes by Cale Best | Make Your Own Book

Welcome Back

I apologize for the lack of content here lately. I've been trying to come up with an interesting approach as to what to do with this blog space. Recently I've been answering some questions from people on Facebook about my photography and how I go about creating some of my images. I don't talk much about my photos (or in general, really) but when someone asks me a photography question my reply is often a lot longer than I  intend it to be.

I'm no where near being an expert on the topic, but I have been doing this for years now and I'm finally starting to feel confident about my abilities, especially in areas like night photography. Although I'm not past the long nights of shooting and coming home with nothing but junk.

I would also like to use this space to do a little more writing. That's the main reason I started this blog anyway. So, in the near future you can expect some tutorials and ramblings to materialize around here. Until then, here are a few of my favourite recent photos. Enjoy. -Cale.

The Milky Way and Northern Lights over Eagle Lake, Ontario

A panoramic view of Algonquin Provincial Park from the Lookout Trail.

Sitting at the bonfire on Eagle Lake just after sunset.

An abandoned farm house near Chatham, Ontario.

 Light painting on a tractor in Windsor, Ontario.

 Light painting on a shed in St. Joachim, Ontario. 

A fisherman wading out into Lake St. Clair at Sandpoint Beach in Windsor, Ontario.

Area 53 - 2011 - Photo #33

I went out last night to shoot the sunset, but there wasn't much to be had. So as the light faded I decided to try some twilight shots. I went to a spot I know next to the 401. As I was failing to get any good shots towards the west, where the sun had just set, I noticed the moon coming up from behind the clouds to the east. So I turned that way and got some tail light/cloudy moon shots.

Area 53 - 2011 - Photo #26

This weeks photo is one of the last ones I shot in Tobermory. I shot many of our dock on Lake Huron. This was quite late in the sunset, and I used a small flashlight to light up the foreground.

One day during our time in Tobermory, Laura and I did a little exploring to some abandoned places on the Peninsula that I found on the internet. This is the stairs at a tiny old schoolhouse.


A typical night for us at the cottage, drinks by the fire until the howl of coyotes in the bushes at midnight sends us back indoors. Me on the right, Laura on the left. My sister and Rob behind Laura.


Anyone who's been to the area is no stranger to bratty Red Squirrels.

Area 53 - 2011 - Photo #25

So, I'm a week late but I have a good reason. I spent the last week in Tobermory gathering photos (1245 to be specific). I spent a good hour last monday trying to post these photos from my girlfriend's iPhone but I couldn't get it to work and decided to give up and enjoy the campfire on the lake.

The first photo is from one of my nightly sunset photo sessions along the water behind the cottage we rented. We didn't get any really stunning sunsets but they were decent at least.



This is a photo of our cottage from the view of our campfire on the lake with the full moon rising. I had already brought my camera gear back to the cottage for some reason and rather then walk a few feet to retrieve it, I used my girlfriend Laura's Camera. I also lit the trees up with a hefty flashlight.


I also have a couple panoramas from Bruce Peninsula National Park. This first is from my favourite little overhang tucked in the trees away from the rest of the tourists that I like to hide in for some peace. This is the same location as my cliche feet-hanging-over-the-edge photo that I've shot on a few separate occasions.


Finally, here is a panorama of the outside of the grotto. Surprisingly there was no one else here at the time. Usually this time of year its packed with at least a class worth of kids on a school trip. Stay tuned later for THIS weeks post. I just need to make a few last edits.