Adam Hill Studios

Howling Alpha Wolf

Adam Hill — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:20:22 +0000

I was lucky enough to venture into the wolves’ territory. I was able to watch the pups play and listen to the pack howl with each other and even myself. The evening light just made everything a little better!

Summer Storms over Hay River

Adam Hill — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:27:13 +0000

This cumulonimbus cloud was slowly pushing over the Hay River at the magic hour. The setting sun illuminated the cloud with generous amounts of evening light. This is an 11 photo panoramic.

Canada day light show

Adam Hill — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:59:33 +0000

In Hay River we often get summer thunderstorms which can turn into some amazing light scenarios. This was the case last night as some thunderheads swept over us just before sunset.

West Channel

Adam Hill — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:07:27 +0000

Once again I was chasing light as the sun set over the West Channel here in Hay River. I used a 4 second exposure to left the river flow by and capture all the colour detail I could. I stitched together 11 photographs in photoshop to build this panorama.

Summer Solstice Loon

Adam Hill — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:43:40 +0000

So this photo has been far too long in the making. I’ve been in love with loons for as long as I can remember. They are the epitome of the Canadian wilderness. I photographed this loon couple at 10:45pm on the longest day of the year. The light was fading but turned to a beautiful warm hue to light the trees and loons with orange. Which just happens to be my favourite colour. The next task, is capturing behaviour!

A Slave River Sunset

Adam Hill — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:31:27 +0000

When I headed back to the Rapids of the Drown on the Slave River for some evening lit pelicans I was treated to a wonderful sunset as well. I love photographing sunsets and I love to avoid silhouettes. I often photograph at sunset and shoot anywhere but in the direction of the sun. During the summer time in the north, the sun sets more northerly than any other direction (if it sets at all). I used a bracketed exposure separated by 2/3 stops so I could capture the whole tonal range of the sunset and used editing software to blend the three images into one. This one image features all the tonal ranges from the three bracketed exposures.

Grosbeak Lake, Wood Buffalo National Park, AB

Adam Hill — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:42:21 +0000

Mammatus Clouds, Hay River, NT

Adam Hill — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:11:28 +0000

Mammatus clouds always make for great photos, especially at sunset.

Feeding time at the Rapids of the Drowned

Adam Hill — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:10:35 +0000

I used a super telephoto and a long shutter speed to help show the constant movement of the pelicans and their environment here under the rapids. They use the rapids as barriers to help bottle neck fish and lamprey making it easier to feed.

White Pelican Flight in Motion, Fort Smith

Adam Hill — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:15:46 +0000

I went back to the Rapids of the Drowned (nice name eh?) to photograph the pelicans in the evening light. I could experiment more with longer exposures and try to capture the movement involved in their lives. I’m pretty happy with the results!