Luxborealis - photography by Terry McDonald

09/04/2026

FRIDAY FAVE from 2011: Morning, Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada
You don’t need to be a morning person to get successful landscape photographs, but it sure helps. There is a newness to mornings: the air is cool, the light and colours are fresh, as is the natural world around us, having recovered from the previous day. Promise and hope linger with opportunity for a great day ahead.
60mm (120mm efov); ƒ5.6 @ 1/20, ISO 100, polarizing filter; raw file processed in Lightroom.
For more photos and to purchase my Art of the Landscape eBook, visit luxBorealis.com. Order fine art prints and ArtCards, book a Field & Screen workshop, or inquire about an evening PhotoTalk for your nature or camera club.
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09/01/2026

DxO PhotoLab 10 has just been released — read all about it here . . .

Is PhotoLab now a compelling full-featured editing suite? 1662 words; 8-minute read This article first appeared at Luminous-Landscape.com. It’s a paid site, but is well worth the nominal fee. The e…

08/31/2026

Celebrate Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring in the south! I’ve put my eBook visual guide to great landscape photography ON SALE — visit www.theArtoftheLandscape.com. At checkout, use the discount code AUTUMN25 for your 25% discount!

From visualization to field craft to screen craft, the Art of the Landscape is a 100-page eBook that takes you on a visual journey through the process of making compelling landscape photographs.

08/28/2026

FRIDAY FAVE from 2025: Total Lunar Eclipse
This is presented in celebration of the 96% lunar eclipse last night. Planning, trial and error — photography is all about being there, but then being somewhat experimental. Back in 2025 the weather gods and photographic gods aligned for success.
OM-1 w/M.Zuiko 100-400mm at 400mm; various settings; processed in Lightroom; composited in Affinity Photo
For more photos and to purchase my Art of the Landscape eBook, visit luxBorealis.com. Order fine art prints and ArtCards, book a Field & Screen workshop, or inquire about an evening PhotoTalk for your nature or camera club.
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08/21/2026

FRIDAY FAVE from 2010: Watercolour Sky, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
We are so fortunate in Canada to have access to some incredible natural areas not too far away. Here in Ontario, Algonquin is the biggest draw, but there’s also Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands, Kawartha Highlands, Awenda, Frontenac, Grundy Lake, Bon Echo, Murphy’s Point, The Pinery, Rondeau, Turkey Point . . . the list goes on. But we need to be vigilant — our provincial government has begun selling off parts of provincial parks. Be sure to send a message to your MPP telling them what you think!
43mm (85mm efov); ƒ11 @ 1/400, ISO 400;
For more photos and to purchase my Art of the Landscape eBook, visit luxBorealis.com. Order fine art prints and ArtCards, book a Field & Screen workshop, or inquire about an evening PhotoTalk for your nature or camera club.
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08/20/2026

It was World Photography Day yesterday, 19 August. On that day in 1839, the French government made the details of Louis Daguerre’s daguerreotype available to the public allowing anyone with the means to begin their photographic journey.
Look ahead to 2027 as it will be celebrated as the 200th anniversary of one of the first photographic images, made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s in Chalon-sur-Saône in the Burgundy region of France.
To celebrate the day, here is Evening Sunset, Rideau Lakes, Ontario; made yesterday evening.
OM-1 w/8-25mm/4 at 10mm (20mm efov); ƒ8 @ 1/640, ISO 200; Monochrome EVF; raw file processed in Lightroom.

08/14/2026

FRIDAY FAVE from 2005: Golden Summer Morning, Bavaria, Germany
As August drifts into September, keep an eye out for ground fog, especially out in rural areas and near rivers and lakes.
70mm (140mm efov); ƒ22 @ ⅛, ISO 100;
For more photos and to purchase my Art of the Landscape eBook, visit luxBorealis.com. Order fine art prints and ArtCards, book a Field & Screen workshop, or inquire about an evening PhotoTalk for your nature or camera club.
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08/13/2026

New Blog Post: Denoise now in Lightroom for iPad
Finally! Read the details here . . .

Shout it from the hilltops!!! 2 photographs; 415 words; 2-minute read Okay, McDonald. take a breath! I’d heard The rumours, but you can’t believe anything these days without seeing it. I’ve always …

08/11/2026

Earlier this morning out at Starkey Hill near Guelph, Ontario: Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), 11 Aug ‘26.
OM-1 w/8-25mm PRO at 9mm (18mm efov); f/5.6 @ 1/125, ISO 800; Tripod HR; 3-image focus stack in Affinity; processed in Lightroom.

08/09/2026

New blog post: Artist in Residence Week in Killarney Provincial Park
8 photos - 7 minute read

8 photographs; 1276 words; 7-minute read Just south of Sudbury, Ontario is a true gem of a natural area: Killarney Provincial Park. It’s a 500 km2 wilderness of pink granite headlands, white quartz…