SENS Photo Contest 2015
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The Natural Environment
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NE 01: Home
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken behind my parents house in Ormstown, Quebec during Thanksgiving weekend 2008. I like this photograph because of the fall colors of the maple trees, especially the deep reds.
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NE 02: Tiger Lily
Photographer: Naomi Carriere
I just snapped this picture of tiger lilies in my neighbors yard. When I looked at it I realized there was a grasshopper and a few other little insects in the picture as well. La Ronge, 2013.
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NE 03: Creek in
Southern SK
Photographer: Lorelei Ford
I love this picture because I am often out sampling as early as 6 am in the morning. No one is around so it is just me and the flowing water.
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NE 04: Ice on the South SK River
Photographer: Lorelei Ford
Sampling on the rivers in Saskatchewan can be dangerous but I went when it was ‐36 C to ensure there was enough ice. With 85cm of ice, we almost needed an extension on our auger. Yay for thick ice!
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NE 05: Fall Water Quality Sampling
Photographer: Lorelei Ford
Beautiful fall mornings are the best for water sampling!
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NE 06: Saskatchewan Fields
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken near the Crooked Bush just north of Hafford, Saskatchewan in the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve, summer 2014. I like this picture because it captures the openness of the prairies. It was also my first "field trip" outside of the city.
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NE 07: The Crooked Bush
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken in the Crooked Bush just north of Hafford, Saskatchewan in the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve, summer 2014. This picture shows that even nature can be whimsical and odd, like people, and that the diversity should be celebrated.
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NE 08: Trillium
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken in the woods behind my parents house in Ormstown, Quebec, during spring 2007. The forest is full of wild flowers in the spring but there are only a few white trilliums. It was like a treasure hunt to try and find this one.
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NE 09: Rogers Pass
Photographer: Julie Terry
This was taken in August 2014 when I first arrived on my first ever road trip in Canada. This photo is from the top of Roger's Pass in the Glacier National Park, where I was surprised to find a wild flower meadow. I like this photo because it has mountains, the forest and the flowers, a stunning introduction to Canada.
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NE 10: Saskatoon Ice Crystals
Photographer: Julie Terry
This was the view from the window in the back door this winter. I just love the formation of the ice crystals on the glass pane ‐ even though it meant it was going to be really, really cold as soon as I stepped outside.
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NE 11: Saskatoon River
Photographer: Julie Terry
This was taken along the Meewasin Trail in June 2014 on my first days in Canada. I was lucky enough to live close to the river when I first arrived and I used to walk down there at sunset to see the colours. I like the cloud formations on this photo of an average nights view.
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NE 12: Mirissa Beach
Photographer: Krystal Caldwell
I visited Mirissa Beach, which is along the southern coast of Sri Lanka, in July 2014. I like this photo because it is such a stark contrast to the drier, interior of Sri Lanka where I spent most of my time. www.usask.ca
NE 13: Udawalawe National Park
Photographer: Krystal Caldwell
I visited Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka in May 2014 as part of a trip to scope out my research site. A community on the northeastern border of the Park was chosen, which frequently experiences the devastating destruction of crops and homes by elephants. www.usask.ca
NE 14: Malabar Pied Hornbill
Photographer: Krystal Caldwell
This is a photo of a Malabar pied hornbill taken in July 2014 on a safari in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. I love the simplicity of this photo, particularly the even‐
coloured sky that provides the backdrop to the single hornbill perched in a bare, scraggly tree. www.usask.ca
NE 15: Yellowstone
Photographer: Min Jia
Yellowstone National Park, USA, September 2014
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NE 16: African Sky
Photographer: Dylan Beach
Pictured here is a distant rainstorm under a single cloud. Taken in Tsavo
West National Park, Kenya, it shows the entrancing beauty of the African Sky. www.usask.ca
NE 17: Polar Bears
Photographer: Aimee Schmidt
A mother polar bear nurses her young on Tundra. Churchill Wildlife Management Area, October 16th, 2014. This is one of my favorite polar bear pictures because it is very rare to see a mother nursing her cubs.
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NE 18: Earth’s Vein
Photographer: Ana‐Maria Bogdan
On my way to Cartier Lake, I got the chance to witness this relentless meandering transport of life‐giving sediment. Overall Contest
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NE 19: Hide and Seek
Photographer: Ana‐Maria Bogdan
We were skiing on Waskesiu Lake when we came across sea otters' slide tracks. It looked as if the otters had had the time of their lives sliding on both sides of the snow pile. Soon we noticed the coyotes had been there too, closely following the otters, but there were no traces of an encounter. It was exhilarating reconstructing this mute wildlife story. www.usask.ca
NE 20: 2011 Floods in Thailand
Photographer: Amandeep Sangha
The photograph is about 2011 Floods in Thailand which submerged natural surroundings by 2 meter water level. I like this picture because I traveled by boat to retrieve personal belongings and the boat docked at second floor of the building. This picture was taken on Novemebr3, 2011. www.usask.ca
Research and Student Life
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RS 01: Boat Backward
Photographer: Julie Terry
A field‐day on Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan on 16th September 2015. These are the days that make it worthwhile: The blue sky days with sunshine with no traffic or buildings in sight. One of those times you want your work to last you all day.
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RS 02: Boat Forward
Photographer: Julie Terry
A field‐day in Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan on 16th September 2015. We were finishing our field‐
work before winter arrived, yet it was a beautiful warm, sunny day and the lake (which is normally windy and choppy) was flat calm. One of those days to savor as they don't come that often during a field‐season.
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RS 03: Buoy
Photographer: Julie Terry
This is the data collecting buoy that we have deployed for this first time this year for our research project at Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan, and we are excited about. This photo was taken September 16th 2015 when we went to pull it out before winter. As you can see it was a beautiful blue sky day and the lake was calm for once. Hard to believe winter was just around the corner.
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RS 04: Danaus plexippus
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken at Le Jardin
Botanique in Montreal in spring 2013. They have a special exhibition every spring where they have almost 100 different species flying free inside the building. This particular butterfly is the Danaus
plexippus, or the monarch butterfly. I like this photo because it reminds me of raising monarchs in my grade 4 class.
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RS 05: Idea leuconoe
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken at Le Jardin
Botanique in Montreal in spring 2013. They have a special exhibition every spring where they have almost 100 different species flying free inside the building. This particular butterfly is the Idea leuconoe, or the rice paper butterfly. I like this photo because it reminds me of my Gram. www.usask.ca
RS 06: Mont
St. Hilaire
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken at the Gault Nature Reserve Located at Mont St‐
Hilaire, Quebec on a field trip for my geography class on nature reserves, fall 2011. It was a really rainy day, but it was a lot of fun hiking up the mountain, taking photos, and getting to know my classmates.
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RS 07: Sigiriya
Photographer: Krystal Caldwell
Sigiriya is an ancient Sri Lankan city and palace built around 500 BC on a 200 meter high rock. This was one of the many amazing places I visited after completing my research in July 2014. www.usask.ca
RS 08: Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community
Photographer: Ranjan Datta
This photo is as part of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) dissertation in the in the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). I like this image as it shows how our research engaged participant community’s Elders, knowledge‐holders, leaders, and youths in research processes such as conducting research, data analysing, and identifying research result themes that encouraged critical thinking, taking responsibilities, and building community‐based sustainability.
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RS 09: Blizzard Sunset
Photographer: Aimee Schmidt
Forging my way through the first blizzard of the season in Churchill and I came across this beautiful sunset. It was gusting to 80km/hr and ‐35 with the wind chill, but despite the bitter cold, I was struck by the incredible beauty of this place. November 10th, 2014.
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RS 10: Mentor and Disciple
Photographer: Ana‐Marie Bogdan
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” by Benjamin Franklin. This photo makes me think, with gratitude, about the mentors in my life.
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Sustainable Community
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SC 01: Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community
Photographer: Ranjan Datta
This photo (April, 2013) is as part of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) dissertation in the in the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). I like this image as it shows how a community can be sustainable through their local production. this image shows how our research participant community people exchange their daily food processes. Community members exchange with each other resources such as bamboo shoots, banana stalks, and roots and leaves of various wild plants from forest and woodland. The community also collects various fruits from hilly land, and exchanges these in local village markets.
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SC 02: Antler Arch
Photographer: Min Jia
Jackson, Wyoming, USA, September 2014. The elk‐
antler arch is collected from the National Elk Refuge.
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SC 03: Butchart
Garden
Photographer: Min Jia
Sunken Garden in Butchart Garden, Victoria, September 2014
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SC 04: Seabird
Photographer: Min Jia
Yunnan, China, March 2015
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SC 05: Bear Proof
Photographer: Aimee Schmidt
The new bear proof garbage containers in Churchill, Manitoba. These containers are built in Churchill, by a local man, and help facilitate better co‐existence with polar bears. The old garbage container, pictured on the far right, was frequently broken into by polar bears. Churchill, Manitoba. November 12. 2014.
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SC 06: 2011 Floods in Thailand
Photographer: Amandeep Sangha
The photograph is about 2011 Floods in Thailand which submerged all the infrastructure by 2 meter water level. I like this picture because it shows road infrastructure being managed to divert flood waters on the left side as shown in picture and narrow road protected by sand and gravel being used for maintaining traffic flow. This picture was taken while I was standing in a moving truck on November 3, 2011 through flood waters. www.usask.ca
Urban Environment
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UE 01: Botanical Gardens
Photographer: Bethany Templeton
This photo was taken in the outdoor portion of Le Jardin Botanique in Montreal, fall 2013. I like how there are benches placed throughout the outdoor gardens so that visitors can just sit, enjoy the view, and people watch. www.usask.ca
UE 02: BC Train
Photographer: Julie Terry
This was taken in August 2014 when I first arrived in Canada and I took the 36hr train journey from Saskatoon to Vancouver so I could see some of the country. This photo was taken at the start of the urban landscape (mainly agricultural) looking backwards out of the train towards The Rockies I was leaving behind. I love the colours in this photo as we head through the dusty agricultural fields.
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UE 03: Saskatoon Christmas
Photographer: Julie Terry
This was taken on Christmas Day in Saskatoon. I like the mixture of housing and tree lined avenues you find in some of the older parts of the city, which were all looking very picturesque in the sunshine. It was my first winter in Saskatoon, and we rarely have bright, sunny days at Christmas where I'm from
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UE 04: Toronto Airport
Photographer: Julie Terry
This was taken in October 2014 at Toronto Airport on the way back from a research conference. I just love the urban landscape looming in the background and the ominous clouds over the city. A contrast to the blue skies of rural Saskatchewan where my fieldwork is based.
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UE 05: Ruwanwelisaya dagoba
Photographer: Krystal Caldwell
Sri Lanka is known for its long and complicated names. This Buddhist stupa is no exception. It's called Ruwanwelisaya
dagoba and is located in one of Sri Lanka's oldest civilizations, called Anuradhapura.
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UE 06: Sigiriya
Photographer: Krystal Caldwell
In this photo, I am in the middle of an ancient Sri Lankan civilization and looking up at Sigiriya, a conveniently‐placed palace from ~500 BC. www.usask.ca
UE 07: Reconstructing the Gardens of Babylon
Photographer:
Ana‐Maria Bogdan
We've transformed a part of our apartment into a growing garden. Category
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UE 08: 2011 Floods in Thailand
Photographer:
Amandeep Sangha
The photograph is about 2011 Floods in Thailand which submerged all the infrastructure by 2 meter water level. I like this picture because it shows windmiIl on the roof top of urban house completely under water. This picture was taken in a moving boat on November 3, 2011 while surveying local damage. www.usask.ca