More from Lethbridge

Ann McRae

The drive from Head Smashed In to Fort McLeod



or the 'road to nowhere':


another windmill shot:


ann

gus

Nice simple shots ann (composition wise that is). What are you mainly changing in RAW ? WB ?

Harryb

Ann McRae wrote:

The drive from Head Smashed In to Fort McLeod
or the 'road to nowhere':
another windmill shot:
ann

Hey Ann,

I really know I shouldn't ask this but here goes. Is there a stroy behind how a place gets to be called "Head Smashed In"?

Nice shots you really captured a mood of desolation.

4labs

I really like the last one. Thnxs for sharing..

USAIR

Ann
#1 and 3 are beautiful

As far as Harry's question ...


Thanks
Fred

System

Ann McRae wrote:

The drive from Head Smashed In to Fort McLeod
ann

the drive from where?? :lol
cool shots ann, especially like the last one

Andy

oh ann
your shots are lovely.

reminds me of 20 years ago when i rode my bicycle across the us and canada, a big part of it thru the canadian rockies and prairie.

lovely lovely shots.

gus

andy wrote:

your shots are lovely.

reminds me of 20 years ago when i rode my bicycle across the us and canada, a big part of it thru the canadian rockies and prairie.

lovely lovely shots.

Didnt have the veranda over the toy shop back then 'eh ?

Shakey

Harryb wrote:

Hey Ann,

I really know I shouldn't ask this but here goes. Is there a stroy behind how a place gets to be called "Head Smashed In"?

Nice shots you really captured a mood of desolation.

Harry its actual name is Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump.
It is a prairie bluff that First nations peoples/aboriginals used to hunt buffalo by herding them and stampeding them over a cliff face. Over the years many old buffalo bones have been recovered here. And it has much historical value and is a informative interprative tourism site now.
There are many buffalo jumps like this in Alberta and Montana.
Another site not as popular is known as Jumping Pound Creek just west of Calgary.

Tim

Ann McRae

Humungus wrote:

Nice simple shots ann (composition wise that is). What are you mainly changing in RAW ? WB ?

Hi Gus
With PSP 9s convertor, there are 3 parameters that can be changed - sharpness, wb and ec. I have used 'normal' sharpening on all, changed wb (in a couple of cases, I changed it back) and then played with exposure compensation to my liking. Just like all editing I do, it is by 'feel' rather than any scientific approach.

ann

Ann McRae

Harryb wrote:

Hey Ann,

I really know I shouldn't ask this but here goes. Is there a stroy behind how a place gets to be called "Head Smashed In"?

Nice shots you really captured a mood of desolation.

Hey Harry, USAIR and Sash

Here is a link to the site for Head Smashed In:
http://www.head-smashed-in.com/

Although most people assume it is named after the buffalo that died there, it is in fact named for a young aboriginal boy.

The prairie tribes used to gather, stalk and herd the buffalo over these cliffs as a means of hunting - pre guns. Then the guns came from Europe, and things changed!

The backroad from the interpretive center back to town runs through ranch land, where they now harvest wind power, and the Piegan Indian Reserve. It is right in the foothills and very rolling. And it was snowing when we there, so the mountain peaks were obscured.

Glad I conveyed the mood of desolation. Thanks.

ann

Ann McRae

4labs wrote:

I really like the last one. Thnxs for sharing..

Thanks, labs.

ann

Ann McRae

andy wrote:

your shots are lovely.

reminds me of 20 years ago when i rode my bicycle across the us and canada, a big part of it thru the canadian rockies and prairie.

lovely lovely shots.

Hi andy - thanks! I love the prairie and the foothills. I think they are very underreprestented photographically and in paintings. If I ever get my kids grown up so I don't have to chase them around soccer fields all the time, I intend to shoot them to my hearts content.

Funny thing - the first shot of these 3 is one of the first ever that my hubby and I have agreed on having printed and hung!

Thanks again - glad I tricked some memories for you.

ann

Shakey

Ann McRae wrote:

Hi andy - thanks! I love the prairie and the foothills. I think they are very underreprestented photographically and in paintings.
ann

I agree Ann
here is a link to a Edmonton Photographer whos work I like I am not sure if you know of him or not locally.
http://www.darylbenson.com/darylbenson.html

Ann McRae

Shakey wrote:

I agree Ann
here is a link to a Edmonton Photographer whos work I like I am not sure if you know of him or not locally.
http://www.darylbenson.com/darylbenson.html

Hey Tim
Yep, I know of Daryl's work. One of the few.

Don't much like the way his web site works tho!

ann

evil eggplant

Hi Ann


All lovely. Especially like the first.

Cheers!
rich

MuskyDude

Hi Anne,


I love your compostions and especially the contrasts. Definately gives you a distinct feel of prairie isolation. Very nice!

AJ

Ann McRae

evil and AJ


Thank You!

ann