FrankKingPhotos
@frankkingphotos.bsky.social
Amateur photography, Albertan, husband, grandfather, blogger, Jesus follower. www.FrankKingPhotos.ca. www.FranksCottage.blog
Today's #photo: yes, it was as cold as it looks. But c'mon, wasn't it worth it to capture this #winter sunrise? wp.me/p2ccTX-2Z5 #photography #canada #NotAI
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Rural landscapes: frigid and fabulous!
PRAIRIE FARMSTEAD AT DAWN, NEAR BEISEKER, ALBERTA I love heading out on freezing cold mornings to capture the prairies of this western Canadian province. The sense of peaceful solitude is truly sub…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today's #photo: yes, it was as cold as it looks. But c'mon, wasn't it worth it to capture this #winter sunrise? wp.me/p2ccTX-2Z5 #photography #canada #NotAI
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Today's #photo: cold and beautiful dawn in the foothills: wp.me/p2ccTX-1py #NotAI #photography #canada
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Rural landscapes: on the edge of sunrise
DAWN LIGHT ON THE FOOTHILLS, NEAR TURNER VALLEY, ALBERTA It was -15c when this bucolic scene caused me to stop the car, ignore the frigid cold and make pictures in the best light of the day. A four…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Today's #photo: cold and beautiful dawn in the foothills: wp.me/p2ccTX-1py #NotAI #photography #canada
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Today's #photo: me in the glorious prairie landscape: wp.me/p2ccTX-1oY #NotAI #canada #photography
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Rural landscapes: where do I fit in?
SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA I liked how the beautiful, snowy, hilly landscape sloped down to the country road; I just knew there needed to be a focal point to the place wher…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today's #photo: me in the glorious prairie landscape: wp.me/p2ccTX-1oY #NotAI #canada #photography
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Today's #photo: just the wind and the clouds to accompany me on this restful, lovely #autumn vista: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YW #canada #NotAI #photography
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Rural landscapes: the peace of an autumn road
PRAIRIES AND MOUNTAINS NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA The southern part of this western Canadian province is one of the windiest places in the country and that was certainly the case on the blustery d…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today's #photo: just the wind and the clouds to accompany me on this restful, lovely #autumn vista: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YW #canada #NotAI #photography
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How can I fix this messy painting of my life? Especially when I keep adding to it like a drunken shopaholic with a fistful of credit cards? Read on for the answer: wp.me/p2wzRb-9L
PAINTING A PICTURE OF LIFE
My mother can paint a decent picture. Me? I understand things like perspective and lighting, but only through a camera lens. Still, I’ve been painting a metaphorical picture for many years now. And…
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November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How can I fix this messy painting of my life? Especially when I keep adding to it like a drunken shopaholic with a fistful of credit cards? Read on for the answer: wp.me/p2wzRb-9L
Today's #photo: sombre conditions were all I needed to finally make a decent picture of this beautiful prairie scene: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Kl #canada #NotAI #photography #winter
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Rural landscapes: seeing red in a world of snow
PRAIRIE FARM NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA I’ve passed this farm dozens of times over the years, but never saw good conditions for a picture until this sombre winter day. I looked for a compelling fo…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today's #photo: sombre conditions were all I needed to finally make a decent picture of this beautiful prairie scene: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Kl #canada #NotAI #photography #winter
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Today's #photo: all those streaking lines of light made for what I hope is an awesome #urbex photo: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YP #canada #photography #NotAI
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Urban landscapes: following the light trails
OLD CITY HALL AND MACLEOD TRAIL TRAFFIC, CALGARY, ALBERTA I knew this building was lit at night, so it was a matter of positioning myself to capture all the morning rush-hour traffic as it moved pa…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today's #photo: all those streaking lines of light made for what I hope is an awesome #urbex photo: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YP #canada #photography #NotAI
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When it comes to spirituality, who is it all about? Some say it's all about YOU. Read on for more on this perspective: wp.me/p2wzRb-is
GETTING OVER YOURSELF
When it comes to spirituality, who is it all about? Our culture’s answer: YOU. What YOU like. What makes YOU comfortable. What fits in with YOUR lifestyle. What YOU have time for. What affirms how …
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November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When it comes to spirituality, who is it all about? Some say it's all about YOU. Read on for more on this perspective: wp.me/p2wzRb-is
Today's #photo: just hanging out in the late #autumn forest on a beautifully sunny morning: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Kh @tourismcalgary.bsky.social #yyc #canada #nature #photography #NotAI
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Natural landscapes: me in the autumn forest
MORNING LIGHT AT CARBURN PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA I liked the rough pathway through the forest in this western Canadian urban park, but it needed a person to provide a focal point. That person was ME…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Today's #photo: just hanging out in the late #autumn forest on a beautifully sunny morning: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Kh @tourismcalgary.bsky.social #yyc #canada #nature #photography #NotAI
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Today's #photo: the restful beauty of an icy #autumn #waterfall: wp.me/p2ccTX-2K7 #NotAI #canada #photography #nature
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Natural landscapes: the beautiful approach of ice
BOULDER FALLS, KANANASKIS, ALBERTA I arrived in this mountain region of western Canada in November, before it was encased in ice and snow. Love the mix of epic ice and flowing water. A long exposur…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Today's #photo: the restful beauty of an icy #autumn #waterfall: wp.me/p2ccTX-2K7 #NotAI #canada #photography #nature
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Today's #photo: sometimes, green thrives even in #autumn: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YI #ireland #nature #photography #NotAI
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Natural landscapes: seeing green in autumn
GLENDALOUGH FOREST, COUNTY WICKLOW, IRISH REPUBIC During our autumn visit to my favourite country, I was blessed to have some time at the beautiful natural and historic Glendalough monastic site so…
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November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today's #photo: sometimes, green thrives even in #autumn: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YI #ireland #nature #photography #NotAI
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Today's #photo: the cold #autumn beauty of a setting #moon: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JY #canada #NotAI #photography
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Urban landscapes: the beauty of a setting moon
APPROACHING DAWN AT CARBURN PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA This 135-hecatare urban park, created in 1986, features two man-made ponds, plenty of forest, pathways and deer that are so used to people that, d…
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November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today's #photo: the cold #autumn beauty of a setting #moon: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JY #canada #NotAI #photography
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Is the universe "like a puppy rolling at our feet, just dying to please us?" This actor says yes. Read on to learn why many folks respectfully disagree: wp.me/p2wzRb-49
‘A PUPPY ROLLING AT OUR FEET’
Many folks know actor Neil Crone from his years playing the amusing radio host on the Canadian TV sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie. But I know him from his excellent weekly column published in n…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Is the universe "like a puppy rolling at our feet, just dying to please us?" This actor says yes. Read on to learn why many folks respectfully disagree: wp.me/p2wzRb-49
Today's #photo: so much peace to be had at this badlands church: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JR #canada #NotAI #photography
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Rural landscapes: worship in an awesome landscape
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH, DOROTHY, ALBERTA A tiny hamlet in the amazing badlands of western Canada has several decommissioned churches that anyone can visit. On this occasion, I h…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today's #photo: so much peace to be had at this badlands church: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JR #canada #NotAI #photography
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Today's #photo: check out the colourful beauty of this intimate #autumn scene: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YB #canada #NotAI #photography
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Natural landscapes: the beauty of fading autumn
BERRIES AND LEAVES, CALGARY, ALBERTA An cold morning visit to South Glenmore Park, in this western Canadian city, yielded some decent sunrise pictures and also this — captured as I was slowly…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today's #photo: check out the colourful beauty of this intimate #autumn scene: wp.me/p2ccTX-2YB #canada #NotAI #photography
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Today's #photo: #urbex beauty at the end of the day: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JC #yyc #photography #NotAI @tourismcalgary.bsky.social
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Urban landscapes: end of another day
CITY SKYLINE AT DUSK, CALGARY, ALBERTA When it comes to photography, I’m a sunrise guy, so this was a rare sunset outing in this western Canadian city. The Bow River flows out of the Rocky Mo…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today's #photo: #urbex beauty at the end of the day: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JC #yyc #photography #NotAI @tourismcalgary.bsky.social
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Just live right and you'll get to "Heaven" when this life ends, right? This innovative, funny TV series illustrates how that DOESN'T work. Read on for an explanation: wp.me/p2wzRb-tL
“THERE’S AN ACCOUNTANT OUT THERE”
Oh man, talk about arriving late to the party. The American fantasy comedy TV series The Good Place finished its fourth and final season and I’d only seen part of the debut episode. But then a frie…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just live right and you'll get to "Heaven" when this life ends, right? This innovative, funny TV series illustrates how that DOESN'T work. Read on for an explanation: wp.me/p2wzRb-tL
Today's #photo: the beautiful place of quiet, restful contemplation: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Yt #scotland #NotAI #photography
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Urban landscapes: the place of quiet contemplation
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, GREENOCK, SCOTLAND My wife and I were in Greenock on a very rainy day, so it wasn’t very comfortable being outside. Thankfully, we found two beautiful old chur…
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November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Today's #photo: the beautiful place of quiet, restful contemplation: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Yt #scotland #NotAI #photography
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Today's #photo: when #winter comes to #autumn, the results are often sublime! wp.me/p2ccTX-2JJ @hellobc.bsky.social #canada #photography #NotAI #nature
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Natural landscapes: autumn’s winter wonder
SNOW ON THE KICKING HORSE RIVER, YOHO NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA This is one of the most scenic parts of Yoho, where the river flows through a hole in a rock wall known as the Natural Bridge. …
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November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Today's #photo: when #winter comes to #autumn, the results are often sublime! wp.me/p2ccTX-2JJ @hellobc.bsky.social #canada #photography #NotAI #nature
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Maybe you believe in #God, but you think you've messed up too much for Him to bother with you. If that's the case, please read this for the TRUTH. It's great news! wp.me/p2wzRb-9z
FINISHING WHAT HE STARTS
“Be confident of this, that the One who began a good work in you will bring it to completion in Christ Jesus.” – A letter from Paul, a missionary, to one of the early groups followin…
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November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Maybe you believe in #God, but you think you've messed up too much for Him to bother with you. If that's the case, please read this for the TRUTH. It's great news! wp.me/p2wzRb-9z
Today's #photo: the beauty of a snowy #autumn morning: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Ye #urbex #NotAI #yyc #photography
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Urban landscapes: when autumn turns wintery
SNOWY MORNING IN DOWNTOWN CALGARY, ALBERTA I was blessed to have time to wander around the downtown of this western Canadian city, recording the beauty of an overnight autumn snowfall. There was al…
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November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today's #photo: the beauty of a snowy #autumn morning: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Ye #urbex #NotAI #yyc #photography
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Today's #photo: I love being in the city at dusk: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JC #yyc #canada #NotAI #photography #urbex
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Urban landscapes: end of another day
CITY SKYLINE AT DUSK, CALGARY, ALBERTA When it comes to photography, I’m a sunrise guy, so this was a rare sunset outing in this western Canadian city. The Bow River flows out of the Rocky Mo…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Today's #photo: I love being in the city at dusk: wp.me/p2ccTX-2JC #yyc #canada #NotAI #photography #urbex
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Today's #photo: the #urbex beauty of morning rush hour: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Jw #yyc #NotAI #photography #longexposure #canada
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Urban landscapes: the morning rush-hour
TRAFFIC ON SECOND STREET, CALGARY, ALBERTA I visited the downtown core of this western Canadian city, looking for compelling long-exposure photo opportunities. I think this scene fits the bill. The…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today's #photo: the #urbex beauty of morning rush hour: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Jw #yyc #NotAI #photography #longexposure #canada
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They were hugely successful celebrities who let down everyone with their horrible behaviour. So who can we believe in who’s not going to leave us dangling off the cliff of betrayal? Read on for the answer: wp.me/p2wzRb-3y
THE HALL OF INFAMY
Bill Cosby. Lance Armstrong. Mel Gibson. Tiger Woods. What do these people have in common? All of them achieved fame in our culture. And all of them turned that fame into notoriety. Consider the fa…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
They were hugely successful celebrities who let down everyone with their horrible behaviour. So who can we believe in who’s not going to leave us dangling off the cliff of betrayal? Read on for the answer: wp.me/p2wzRb-3y
Today's #photo: the beauty of seeing Irish red! wp.me/p2ccTX-2Yl #NotAI #Ireland #photography #nature
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Natural landscapes: the beauty of seeing red
FUCHSIA, GARINISH ISLAND,IRISH REPUBLIC Red fuchsia is quite common in Ireland, but it’s not a native plant. Fuchsia was introduced from South America and has become naturalized and widesprea…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today's #photo: the beauty of seeing Irish red! wp.me/p2ccTX-2Yl #NotAI #Ireland #photography #nature
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