William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: 2020

An experiment with Luminar 4, which allows me to convert a colour image to black and white, but also to use a slider to retain some colour. In this case, I've moved to the slider to about 70% black and white.

A sunflower in a community garden close to my home. The late evening light added to the rich colour of the flower.

A ripening field of canola near Tuxford, Saskatchewan, with a string of rail cars in the background that appear to have been there for a long time. Taken in summer 2020.

An abandoned house with a great view of the Qu'Appelle Valley. The house is quite isolated, considering it is close to several towns. It took about a half-hour to walk to the house from the nearest gravel road. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

A concrete rainbow arch bridge over the Qu'Appelle River; once part of Saskatchewan Highway 6. The newer aligned highway runs through the valley about a kilometre to the East. This image was taken on a September morning with the temperature at 2C, and heavy fog.

It took a bit of hiking to position myself next to the field of grain, without damaging the crop, and also frame the trees on the left and the house on the right. I crouched down on my knees to give the image a better sense of the rise where the house was located.

This is one of three horses that came right up to the fence to check out the photographer. After posing for some close-ups, this one backed up a bit to show off its moves. It has a distinctive white heart on its head. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

Another view of an impressive abandoned house that had an addition grafted onto the left hand side. Someone with a whimsical sense of humour placed effigies in the upstairs windows. The house may have been an Eaton's catalogue house, specifically the Earscourt model, which featured a front porch, a kitchen, dining room and parlour on the main floor, with three bedrooms upstairs. If indeed it is the Earlscourt, then the portion on the left is an add-on. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

Dead trees beside the shoreline of Buffalo Pound Lake, converted to (almost) black and white. I converted about 80% from colour to black and white. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

Rail cars on a siding near Tuxford, Saskatchewan, with maturing fields of canola on both sides of the tracks. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020

A wide angle view of a canola field near Tuxford, Saskatchewan, with rail cars on a siding in the background. By mid-July the canola flowers are nearing full bloom, with fields of bright yellow dotting the province's agricultural area. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2020