Posts tagged “Highway 8

Aurora and a traffic lit skeleton tree

From this late August Aurora Borealis storm, I leveraged the lighting spillover from late night traffic into the fields along Highway 8. Here, this weathered tree stood out from its neighbors due to the headlights passing by. The Northern Lights stayed low along the northern horizon and played a supporting role in many of the images I shot that night.


Highway Aurora

I photographed the Northern Lights along Highway 8 a couple nights ago. The lights traced by traffic heading into Calgary during this 30 second exposure lit the foreground in a cool way. I liked how this whole image came together.


Nightscapes along Highway 8

A couple of long exposures from west of Calgary the other night. The vehicle lights traced light trails across the scene to make for more interesting landscapes.


A traffic lit landscape

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When the first serious blast of winter cold rolled onto the Prairies last weekend, it caught me west of Calgary near Springbank.  The heavy clouds that introduced the snowstorm were already blocking most of the light as the sun started to rise.  I stood on the south side of Highway 8 watching the irregular morning traffic on its way to and from Calgary.  I liked how the headlights lit up the asphalt.