RH Speirs | Photographer - Late Spring Cityscapes, 2022

16x9 Cityscape of the downtown skyline [Sunset (sun elevation 0.4 degree)] from Southview Off Leash Dog Park, Calgary, AB - May 27th

16x9 Cityscape of the downtown skyline [Sunset (sun elevation -1.1 degree)] from Southview Off Leash Dog Park, Calgary, AB - May 27th

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (7 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunset, Golden Hour (sun elevation 1.2 degrees)] from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - May 28th

These next 2 images (below) are 16x9 cropped out portions from the image shown directly above.

16x9 Panoramic Cityscape (4 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunset, Golden Hour (sun elevation 1.2 degrees)] from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - May 28th

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (7 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunset, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -1.35 degrees)] from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - May 28th

This next image (below) is a 16x9 cropped out portion from the image shown directly above.

16x9 Panoramic Cityscape (4 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunset, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -1.35 degrees)] from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - May 28th

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (8 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunrise, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -1 degree)] from Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Park, Calgary, AB - May 29th

These next 2 images (below) are 16x9 cropped out portions from the image shown directly above.

16x9 Panoramic Cityscape (5 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunrise, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -1 degree)] from Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Park, Calgary, AB - May 29th

16x9 Panoramic Cityscape (4 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunrise, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -1 degree)] from Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Park, Calgary, AB - May 29th

These next 4 images (below) show the transition from natural darkness to daylight, throughout Civil Twilight and into Daylight, shot from near Max Bell Centre, Calgary, AB.

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (7 shot) of the downtown skyline [Blue Hour, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -5.9 degrees)] from near Max Bell Centre, Calgary, AB - June 1st

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (6 shot) of the downtown skyline [Blue Hour, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -4.1 degrees)] from near Max Bell Centre, Calgary, AB - June 1st

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (6 shot) of the downtown skyline [Golden Hour, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -2.06 degrees)] from near Max Bell Centre, Calgary, AB - June 1st

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (6 shot) of the downtown skyline [Golden Hour, Daylight (sun elevation 0.3 degrees)] from near Max Bell Centre, Calgary, AB - June 1st

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (8 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunset, Golden Hour (sun elevation 4.0 degrees)] from Southview Off Leash Dog Park, Calgary, AB - June 1st

This next image (below) is a 16x9 cropped out portion from the image shown directly above.

16x9 Panoramic Cityscape (3 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunset, Golden Hour (sun elevation 4.0 degrees)] from Southview Off Leash Dog Park, Calgary, AB - June 1st

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (7 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunset, Golden Hour (sun elevation 1.7 degrees)] from near Valleyview Park, Calgary, AB - June 1st

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (8 shot) of the downtown skyline [Nautical Twilight (sun elevation -6.4 degrees)] from near Valleyview Park, Calgary, AB - June 1st

It's too bad atmospheric distortion made this picture (below) unusable..it's far too blurry, and there's just nothing I could do about it. I may just have to give up on this specific idea, as it's happened multiple times before from this location.

Moonset over the downtown skyline (Waxing Crescent phase @ 6.9%, elevation 1.27 degrees) (Astronomical Twilight, Sun elevation -14.3 degrees) from highway 22X near Indus, AB - June 2nd

There was definitely some drama going on in the sky, in and around the Calgary area, on the evening of June 2nd. So, I headed out with my camera gear to see if I could capture something interesting. I went to Southview first, to see if the sky to the west would provide a good background element for a downtown skyline subject shot. Nope, I didn't like the way it was shaping up upon my arrival there. I then went just a little further North to Valleyview. It wasn't quite what I was looking for either, but I did actually set up and take a couple of shots (see below). The clouds were moving, and changing, quite quickly which made it difficult for me to know just where to be, and when. I took a chance and headed still further North up to Tom Campbell's Hill. Once I got there, it was even more disappointing than the previous two locations. I tried to be patient by waiting it out a while, just studying the sky. As it turned out, I should have just stayed put at Southview, my first destination, for the best chance at a nice photo of the downtown skyline on that evening. Feeling kind of down, I packed up my equipment and headed for my car, about a five minute walk away. Once almost at the car, I looked to the Northwest, the direction of the setting sun, and saw the sky was really starting to take on some dramatic colour. But my, downtown skyline, potential subject was to the west..just didn't line up at all. There was however an interesting building on the horizon, to the Northwest, that I hadn't ever noticed before..it had a kind of dome like shaped roof. So I stopped walking, thought why not zoom in on that building, and give that a shot, couldn't hurt..I'm already here anyway. So I had to backtrack a little ways, to get clear of some trees that would likely cause a problem, plus by being further back, closer to where I was originally for the downtown skyline shot, the setting sun would line up better with this new potential building as an interesting subject. By the time I got back there, set up, and took the shot, the most vibrant colour, and dramatic view, had passed..I was too late. Here's the shot of what was left of that scene (third image below). Wish you could have seen how dramatic it looked just a minute or so before this photo was taken. Frustrating. I guess my point here is, even though I felt so low in that moment, it was a good learning experience for me. It taught me to not be so fixated on one idea/plan. Just always keep my eyes peeled, an open mind too, to look for different things/ideas that are actually right there before me the whole time/all along. Plus, now that I'm aware of this building, and when it aligns just right, I'll try taking a similar angled shot with the setting moon sometime in the near future.

4x5 Cityscape of the downtown skyline [Day time (sun elevation 11 degrees)] from Southview Off Leash Dog Park, Calgary, AB - June 2nd

16x9 HDR Panoramic Cityscape (18 shot) of the downtown skyline [Day time (sun elevation 10.7 degrees)] from Southview Off Leash Dog Park, Calgary, AB - June 2nd

16x9 Panoramic Cityscape (3 shot) of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church [Sunset, Golden Hour (sun elevation 1.7 degrees)] from Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Park, Calgary, AB - June 2nd

3x1 Panoramic Cityscape (7 shot) of the downtown skyline [Sunrise, Civil Twilight (sun elevation -3.72 degrees)] from near Valleyview Park, Calgary, AB - June 4th

4x5 Cityscape of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church [Sunset, Golden Hour (sun elevation 1.5 degrees)] from Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Park, Calgary, AB - June 8th

Late Spring Cityscapes, 2022 - Calgary, AB

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