We spent the week at the cottage, which always offers up lots of photo opportunities. This week was no exception, with a couple captures that I’m really pleased with.
I finally got onto the golf course after a two year hiatus. This old tree was blown over.
Instead of removing the tree, a local wood carver turned the stump into the face of an old man.
Continue readingStill trying to get caught up on daily photos, but it is getting better. We took a vacation to the family cottage late into the week, so this post is a bit late.
Some days, you just need to relax after spending the day chasing squirrels.
This opening weekend at the cottage must have been a tiring one to get Lilo to stay inside. She usually spends her time in the bush with the bugs.
Continue readingI think this is the final week of pictures where I felt like I was juggling a thousand flaming swords. I managed one new picture this week, with the rest being throwbacks.
It’s been a while since I’ve done any macro photography. I keep forgetting about it since I tend to gravitate to landscape and wildlife subjects.
This ant was one of many on a peony bush. The hardest part of macro, while using extension tubes, is keeping the camera steady in order to keep the subject in focus.
During a mid-summer trip to Algonquin Park, we paddled between Pog Lake and Lake of Two Rivers. This meandering creek provided lots of photo opportunities.
This painted turtle was sunning on a log as we paddled along. He dove shortly after this shot.
We spent a week in southern Arizona, one winter, and did a bit of sight seeing, including an outdoor desert museum.
The museum had a raptor show, including this owl. It was a great opportunity to play with the manual functions on my old DSLR.
I actually managed a new picture today. A morning dog walk, before it got too hot took us along some shaded paths.
We are lucky to have a few nice paths nearby, that are heavily treed instead of open lawns.
One of the great things about many Ontario provincial parks are the unimpeded natural views. Whether night sky or distant lake shores, you can usually find somewhere without an obvious human influence.
This particular shot of the Milky Way was taken at the old airfield within the Mew Lake campground. The wide open area is devoid of trees, but provides a great spot to setup a tripod and a camp chair to practice astrophotography.
When you hear something referred to as Ragged Falls, you tend to picture roaring rapids over steep rock.
As this was taken later in the summer, when water levels were low, it was more of a meandering trickle along this particular stretch of river.
There was a time when I was still learning to shoot in manual mode and finding new features as I went along. The ability to change the white balance was one that I was particularly enjoying.
This shot seems to capture what Canadian cottaging is all about. Sunsets, docks, and Adirondack chairs sums up the experience.
As I get back to a normal level of busy, I hope to have a lot more new photos. While the throwbacks are nice, that certainly wasn’t the point of this project.
This week marks the halfway point of the year in photos. Hopefully I can get back to more regular new pictures after this week.
My favourite bird to photograph is the Common Loon. Whether at the cottage or while camping, I usually see or hear them at least once during the trip.
I’ll be glad when things finally get back to a normal level of busy. I took a single new picture this week, so I hope you enjoy a look back at some of my older shots.
I spent a week in Vancouver a couple years ago for a work conference, and added a couple extra days to take in the touristy stuff during my first visit out west.
I actually had all but two days of this post written this past Saturday, but just couldn’t get around to posting the last two pictures and publishing it. It’s been a busy few weeks and the next few will be much the same. So with that, the posts for the next few weeks are going to include some of my favourite pictures from my archives, in addition to some daily pictures, when I have made the time to take one. Hopefully, in July, I can get back to taking daily pictures.
We have a very healthy garden this year, with many of our perennials now well established.
In addition to trying to remember to take daily photos and find something meaningful to shoot, I also have a goal to get 30 minutes of exercise every day.
It’s been a busy week, so I got behind on my posts again! This week is more of the traditional shots, with a few flowers from the garden.
The Canada 150 tulips that I posted about before have turned from their pale yellow to the white and red of the Canadian flag. They are very striking flowers in our garden, where there are few others so far.
The squirrels must have moved a few tulip bulbs last fall because I know I didn’t plant these tulips here.
Continue readingThis week, I wanted to focus on the Leave no Trace principles. These seven principles are about reducing the impact we have on the environment when we get outside. You can find out more information on these principles at www.leavenotrace.ca
Plan Ahead and Prepare. This one is pretty obvious, but the idea is that you plan your outdoor adventures in advance and come prepared so that you don’t impact the local environment. This might include having maps and safety equipment, but it also includes understanding your own limits and not putting yourself in a position where damage to the local environment might occur.
The warm weather this week had me getting outside and getting lots of pictures of spring. I also made the effort to use some other lenses this week instead of my go-to kit lens.
This is another multi-picture day. Our cat and dog love the sleep in the sunshine, no matter where it is.
Koka likes to follow the sunlight around the main level. She has managed to turn on the Roomba once while laying on it. Lilo loves the bed and loves it even more if the sun is shining on her spot.
We’ve been getting a lot more birds at the feeders and in the backyard this week.
This European starling was doing its best to remove some of the grubs from the lawn.
The cardinals have also been frequent visitors lately.
This one had just had a meal from the suet feeder and was cleaning off his beak using the top of the fence.
Our front yard is starting to look a lot nicer now that the flowers are starting to bloom
This tulip is part of the Canada 150 batch from a few years ago. It starts out yellow, but will eventually bloom white with red markings closer to the centre.
The Laurel Creek Conservation Area is looking greener as things warm up.
The fiddleheads were up and unfurling. If you can get these in the store, they are quite good when fried with a little butter.
I set out early this morning to walk the trails of the Laurel Creek Conservation Area. My goal was to get as many wildlife pictures as possible.
I’m pretty sure they know when I’m coming with my camera, because aside from this rabbit and a few birds, I didn’t see much. It was still a nice walk before the trails got too busy.
I decided to take another chance with the wildlife and ventured to the Schneider’s Bush and Musselman Woods. I carried my big telephoto lens mounted to the tripod for 6.5 kms in the hopes for some wildlife.
While I didn’t have any luck with the four legged kind of wildlife, I did see this small nest of tent caterpillars. I’ll be going back to these woods again as they offered some unique opportunities for more photos.
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