Winter Oak
A recent unseasonal thaw brought snow, rain and fog to Eastern Ontario and that, for me at least, makes for ideal winter photography. The mist helps to isolate the oak tree from any distracting background, leaving the silhouette in all its glory.
A Christmas Day Walk
I don’t often include people in my photographs, my family knows that “Doug doesn’t do people”, but here some of them are, walking off the turkey dinner. It was hard going through the bush after a heavy snowfall but it was worth the effort. Shot just as the sun was setting I was lucky enough ...
The Eagle’s Nest
Another early start. I was on the road by 5am driving through the rain for an hour followed by 30 minutes of stumbling through the bush to be at the Eagle’s Nest escarpment in time for the sun rise. As dawn approached the rain abated but the cloud cover was unbroken until about an ...
The Standing Stones of Callanish
This summer I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks back in Scotland and I took the opportunity to revisit the mysterious stone circle at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis. I had visited once before, some four years ago, but on that occasion I had to wait in the gift shop ...
Silver Shades of Spring
This past weekend I went out to the Calabogie Highlands area to the west of Ottawa to scout for new locations to photograph. I made the short hike up to the Eagle Nest ridge and spent about an hour waiting for the light to improve and watching turkey vultures soaring on the morning thermals. ...
Welcome To The New Improved Website
Welcome to the new look Doug Sanderson Photography Website, I’m really excited by the changes. First off I think the new design, from a beautiful template by the folks at ThemeTrust shows off the images really well. As I now have accounts with Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr and you’ll be able to follow me on ...