fort calgary

On one of our drives around Calgary we came across Fort Calgary. This is a little museum that tells the story of the beginnings of Calgary dating back to 1875 when a small North-West Mounted Police base was established. It was lead by the man depicted with the statue, Col. James F. MacLeod, who was a North-West Mounted Police Commisioner. He was responsible for the area between Fort MacLeod, which is 100km south of Calgary, and Edmonton. You can see the dark clouds as it had really rained just prior to us going on our drive

[bruni]

You can still feel the clouds moving across the sky in this picture. everything looks so fresh after the rain. I like your diptych of the horse and rider and the museum.

[Nancy]

Love this Brian..well done! Fav

[Fisher Family]

Wow, such dramatic sky behind! The lighting on the buildings is lovely - Lucy

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful collage and interesting information.

[Allison Williams]

Love to learn Canadian history in this striking collage.

[Candace]

The house to my right is lovely, I love the moody sky!

[Kerri]

Great collage

[Ginger Sanders]

The skies were very helpful here!

[Sheila]

Love those dramatic skies!

[Taffy]

Perfect to use the two photos to convey what the area is like.

[Beth]

Great shots. I love the white house against the stormy looking background.

[Graham Thresher]

A super shot.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shots!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shots and an interesting history. Those clouds looks great.

[Bev]

Great shots. Lovely house. The dark clouds looming in the distance even with the sun still shining over the house and statue is a very cool effect.

[Tony]

Love that dense cloud that creates that sharp contrast with the white. Great drama, great history, great collage. Fav

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely ...

[bkb in the city]

@bruni Glad you like this one Bruni

[bkb in the city]

@nanderson Glad you enjoyed this Nancy and thanks for the fav

[bkb in the city]

@fishers That lighting really was quite nice

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Glad to share it Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@allie912 Glad to share it Allison

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 Glad you enjoyed this one Candace

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@gingersanders They certainly added to the photo

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin Glad you enjoyed them Sheila

[bkb in the city]

@taffy I figured these two worked together so nicely

[bkb in the city]

@vernabeth Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@thresheg Thanks Graham

[bkb in the city]

@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula They certainly stood out

[bkb in the city]

@prttblues I was so impressed by all of what you just mentioned

[bkb in the city]

@tonydebont Glad you enjoyed it Tony and thanks for the fav

[bkb in the city]

@pdulis Glad you enjoyed it Peter

[Mrs. Smith]

This looks like an interesting place to explore!

[Harry J Benson]

good diptych

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It sounds like a very interesting museum. The statue looks like some fine artwork too.

[Stephanie Swift]

Two great shots, with that still-dark sky to emphasize the foregorund in each case.

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann We are hoping to be able to visit the museum another time we are there

[bkb in the city]

@tristansmum Thanks Stephanie. I really do like the sky in this one

[bkb in the city]

@mrssmith203 It was closed when we were there but hopefully we can see it the next time we are there

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry