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Fort Calgary

Heath OFee — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:06:12 +0000

Fort Calgary was built in 1875 by the North West Mounted Police and eventually became the foundation for the city that would become Calgary. Originally set up to bring law to the west, stop the whiskey trade, and befriend the local First Nations peoples, it now stands as an important piece of our history. These days, Fort Calgary is a common tourist stop and also hosts weddings and other events throughout the year. I made a stop there during my photowalk through the east side of Calgary a few weeks ago, and snapped a few brackets of the old wooden barracks. I knew immediately that these shots would have to be black and white and I’m quite pleased with how this one turned out.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 16mm, F 11, ISO 100, 3 Exposures

Dam Towers

Heath OFee — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:01:33 +0000

As part of our trip to Las Vegas in May, we took a cheesy tour bus to the Hoover Dam where we got a guided tour down inside the dam and had an hour or so to do some exploration of our own up top. First things first: the Hoover Dam is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen in my life. No photo or video can ever really do it justice. The scale is just ridiculous.

While we were there, I opted go without my tripod so all of my brackets were handheld…this wasn’t too much of a problem since it was the middle of the day and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It was ridiculously hot (especially for a Canadian ;)) and I forgot to bring sunscreen, so I was madly rattling off brackets in the scorching heat hoping I could get what I wanted before my skin was burned to a crisp. I managed to get a few passable shots given the time of day…here’s one for your enjoyment.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 14mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 3 Exposures

St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Midnapore

Heath OFee — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:55:48 +0000

We’ve been having some pretty depressing weather here in Calgary for the past couple of weeks…lots of rain, a bit of snow and plenty of cold. Not the kind of weather you’d like to see at the end of May. However, this kind of weather produces some really cool looking cloud formations that make for absolutely great photos. I had been telling myself that I should go take advantage of the opportunity all week, but never mustered up the motivation until yesterday afternoon (thanks for the extra push sweetie!). I knew exactly where I wanted to go…St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Midnapore. This historical church was built in 1885 and is in fantastic shape thanks to the Midnapore Church of England Society who have worked hard to maintain the church since the 1990’s. I was inspired to photograph this church by Steph over at MzDeitz who posted a really cool photo of the dilapidated St. Patrick’s Catholic Church which is just a stones throw north of St. Paul’s.

The clouds couldn’t have been more perfect when I arrived…this was the first shot I took when I got to the scene and the only one I’ve processed so far. I think I should have a few more good ones to make a neat little series of the church and cemetary. Let me know what you think:

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 13mm, F 11, ISO 100, 3 Exposures

The details: 3 exposure HDR tonemapped in Photomatix, white balance, contrast, clarity, sharpening in Lightroom, noise reduction in Noiseware.