A sunday walk at Bowmont Park

by | Jul 12, 2020 | Life, Places We Go

 A Sunday Walk At Bowmont Park

I love Calgary for offering beautiful nature walks just 5 min drive away. This Sunday we went to Silver Springs Boardwalk which is the upper side of Bowmont Natural Environment Park. Summer months are like a party in the nature areas. Flowers from all colors can be seen on the side of the pathways. I love the wild Alberta rose the best as it smells like heaven. The happiest flower of all is daisies. Symbol of youth and innocence. It’s not a flower known for its scent, but I love daisy’s wild scent. It takes me to my childhood.

Exploring the park

The wooden boardwalk all the way to the river is so cute and joy to walk on. The little streams come together and flow down to the river through a rocky path along with a small waterfall. The soothing sound of the flowing water is like a music to your ears. At the end of the boardwalk, you arrive a beautiful look out by the river. This is where we take our first break watching the birds bathing in the water and the people rafting on the river. From there we took a steep climb which wasn’t long and we were on the top of a hill overlooking Bow River, Paskapoo Slops, bridges and railroads. (Edit: That steep climb had actually been replaced with steps) This is my favourite spot to take photos. The view is amazing, sky is beautiful. I never did a family session here as there is some hiking and climbing involved, but I would love to if anyone is interested. From here you have a nice long pathway to enjoy the view of the beautiful valley and Bowmont Park. When the pathway forks you can either go down to the Bowmont park and little lagoon or continue to a high deck sitting on top of another hill. It is a nice deck with benches where you can enjoy the beautiful view and have some rest.

On our way back there was a crazy wind which later turned to a rain storm. It was like a natural attraction for the kids as they were walking against the wind gusts with hair flying in the air.

I enjoyed taking photos of my favourite people playing with the wind, laughing like crazy!

Seriously, does anyone want a family session at upper Bowmont Park? 😊

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Balloon Voyage

by | Sep 8, 2019 | Family, Kids, Outdoor Sessions

Balloon Voyage: Kids Photo Session

 

Kids photo sessions don’t have to be in a studio. If you put some creativity in it, you can make a super fun event for everyone. I always found hot air balloons fascinating. The big deep baskets that Home Sense sells just gave me a great idea and I decided to make a hot air balloon prop for a kids photo session. I sew sand bags from canvas and filled them with styrofoam beans and attach them to the basket. The yellow flower garland was a great addition to the balloon basket. I got one of those big party balloons from a party shop, inflated it with helium and decorated with colourful banner. I hauled everything to the car and headed to Confederation park. I thought it would be a perfect place to launch a hot air balloon 😊

I arrived earlier than my clients to get the basket ready. Tying the balloon to the basket was a little stressful as the balloon was big and wanted to rocket into the sky so badly. Thankfully, I could keep it under control and didn’t let it fly. When the kids saw the hot air balloon, they got excited. They thought it was a real one and a little afraid to go in it as they didn’t want to part with their moms, lol. I guaranteed that it will not go up even an inch from the ground hahaha! But it would be cool to make it look like it’s flying. So I used a little portable table for that. I placed the basket on it and took a photo from below. Making the balloon size a little bigger made it look even more awesome. Heart shaped black board came in handy to put each child’s age on it when taking single photos, as this was a milestone session for the siblings that were 1, 2 and 4. Each kid had their own photos in the balloon basket. I just changed the paper number on the wooden heart board.

It was a beautiful sunny day. Everybody had a great time and enjoyed their session in the park. For the kids, it wasn’t even a photo session, but a pretend play with the hot air balloon

If you have a specific idea on your mind, give me shout, we may be able to make it work. www.alpinaphotography.com

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