Winds of Fall

Back country roads are great for driving... they are quiet, scenic and turn up some great things to shoot once in a while...  you just have to pay attention... to the road that is... LOL!!!

Well, fall is almost a month old and I was recently on one of those back roads when I came across an old wind turbine; it was not in working condition, but with it's position in the field and sun back lighting the harvested field, it sure made me think of the season upon us....

Winds of Fall

This shot was taken with a Nikon Coolpix S8000 and photoshopped to fill in the sky around the turbine;  Wacom tablets are great for that kind of work!!!!

Redwood Corner Store

The days for riding this year are numbered and if today was not the last, it is darn close.  So off I went... and followed the start of the Kananaski's 40 loop;  along Old Coach Road to Sringbank Road and then south on 22 through Bragg Creek, turning around at Priddis.  I was riding to take advantage of the weather, but also to find things to shoot, specifically old buildings.

Just after turning south onto 22 and before Redwood, I noticed a shack far off the left side of the road and made a note.  On the return leg I pulled in and took these...

Redwood Corner Store

Not sure if it was called the Redwood Corner Store, but is sure looks like an old store or gas station that serviced the area years ago.  And there is just something special about old shacks and dilapidated buildings that really appeals to me...

Both shots were taken using a Nikon D3S with a 5 frame bracketed exposure, aperture priority, ISO 100 and processed in Photomatix for an HDR final composition.

And just like the old building, the days (for riding) this year are numbered...  darn!!!!!!