Edmonton Wallpapers and Photos
Text Box: A selection of photographs taken in the Edmonton area. Click on the images below to download larger versions in 1280 x 1024 wallpaper format.

Alberta’s Provincial Legislature Grounds. Wonderful fountains, wading pools, ice cream vendors - it is a veritable toddlers’ paradise! Also, rarely for Alberta, immaculately maintained flower beds.  Plus, there are free tours of the Legislature Building. (left - Olympus OM10, Zuiko 28mm, f2.8; right - Nikon F, Nikon Series E, 100mm, f2.8).

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Main Fountain, Legislature Grounds (left). A more typical cityscape lies beyond the main fountain to the North of the Legislature (Zorki 4K, Jupiter 8, 50mm, f2.0). Waterfall, Legislature Grounds (right). (Nikon F, Nikkor 135mm, f2.8)

Provincial Legislature, High Level Bridge, and Downtown Edmonton (left). (Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5). Downtown Edmonton from the River Valley (right). (Nikon FG, Vivitar 24mm, f2.8)

Monument to Ukrainian Settlers at Alberta Legislature (left) (Nikon F, Nikkor 50mm, f2.0). Seasonal Lights at Legislature (right). (Olympus OM10, Zuiko 50mm, f1.4)

Spring Aspen (left). Changing gears a little, this is a shot of a Aspen tree in Spring (Nikon FE2, Tamron 135mm, f2.8). Sunflower (right) (Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5)

Lucy the Elephant, Edmonton Valley Zoo (left). Lucy was originally from Sri Lanka and was born in approximately 1975 (Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5). Red Panda, Edmonton Valley Zoo (right). (Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5).

High Level Bridge (left) (Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5). A railway bridge built between 1910 and 1913 to connect Edmonton with Strathcona. It now primarily provides a route for cars. During the summer, streetcars operated by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society also cross the bridge   (right) (Nikon FG, Tamron 28mm, f2.5).

Edmonton Queen. The Edmonton Queen is a sternwheeler than runs short cruises on the North Saskatchewan river. (left - Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8; right - Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5)

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Fire Truck, “Boo at the Zoo” Event, Edmonton Valley Zoo (left - Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5). Capybara, Edmonton Valley Zoo (right - Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5).

Muttart Conservatory. The conservatory is basically four pyramid-shaped greenhouses  (left - Nikon FG, Vivitar 24mm, f2.8;  right - Nikon FG, Tamron 28mm, f2.5).

Alberta Legislature Building. Generally speaking, Alberta is bereft anything resembling decent architecture. (Olympus OM10, Zuiko 28mm, f2.8, left, Nikon F, Vivitar 24mm, f2.8, right)

Legislature Dome (left). A shot of the North side of the Legislature taken in the early morning in midsummer (Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8). Downtown Edmonton (right). (Nikon F, Nikkor 135mm, f2.8).

Oriental Garden: Lions (left) (Nikon FG, Vivitar 24mm, f2.8). In the summer of 2006 an Oriental Garden was under construction beneath the Shaw Conference Center. Pagoda (right) (Nikon FG, Tarmon 28mm, f2.5).

Plants in Muttart Conservatory. (left - Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 135mm, f3.5;  right - Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

Edmonton’s Anti Greenhouse Gas Totem (LRT)  (left - Zorki 1, Industar-22 50mm, f3.5).

Spring Tulips (right - Nikon FE2, Nikkor 80-200mm zoom, f4.0).

Church, Highway 19, Near Nisku (left). This area has the highest per-capita concentration of Churches that I personally have seen (and I’m from Europe!). (Nikon FE2, Nikon Series E, 100mm, f2.8).

Ukrainian Cultural Village (right). Not as good as Fort Edmonton (Nikon FE2, Nikkor 50mm, f1.8).