Photo of the Week 2026-03-23

 

Spring may have arrived according to the calendar, but you could have fooled my camera ...

 

' over the ice to flowerpot in spring fog '

I made the image above on a first hike of spring 2026 when Lynn and I trekked to Mermaid Cove with Sullivan wanting to see what it was like with the water of Georgian Bay still sporting it's coat of ice. Some things on the schedule may prevent me from getting back before the waters are free of winter's grasp.

 

There is a view between the trees looking out to little Middle Island ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... and just to show the difference in the scene from  the first day of spring, March 20 above, compared to early winter, when I was there at sunrise on January 1st less than 3 months ago, below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I came across something interesting from Chase Jarvis talking about what he calls "The Messy Middle", when the freshness of a creative project has passed, when the real work is still to be done, before reaching the home stretch when a project is finally wrapped up. I found it interesting. Here is a link if you are interested.

  

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2026-03-16

 

I recently picked up the photo kit of a retired photojournalist to add to my growing collection of Canon classic film SLR's and lenses. Surprisingly, the lenses were in quite good shape and showed little abuse, the camera an F-1 3rd and last generation, showed signs of serious use with a couple of dings and some brass showing through worn paint. All were in good working condition so after a detailed cleaning, I replaced the light seals and mirror bump pad in the camera, loaded it with film and took it out for a spin in Downtown Guelph. I've yet to finish the film but will shortly I'm sure. Until I have those images ready to share, here are some from the same outing using my digital camera with a vintage Canon FD 35mm f/3.5 manual lens from another purchase ... 

 

Now an added bonus ... or maybe not depending on your take ;-)

 

It was time to update my profile pic here on Google / Blogger so I mounted up a vintage portrait lens on the R5 and set up for some portrait selfies using the Canon Camera Connect App on my phone as remote trigger. I thought it's been a while since some of those following me have seen this mug and wanted to let you know what Iook like in case we run into each other.

 

 Damn it's hard to get your subject to smile ;-)

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2026-03-09

 

Sunsets over Lake Huron rarely disappoint and when the weather cooperates to open up a view, it can be truly spectacular ...

 

' curtain call '

With the warm temperatures, rain and then sun in recent days, the snow has melted significantly in my neck 'o the province. At home, just the remainder from the deepest piles lingers. The cottage, from what I see on our cameras, is not quite as thawed.

 

For the shot above, the bay was still frozen quite solid all the way out to the channel but I expect to see different when I'm up next. It's early March, so there's still the possibility of some nasty weather yet. She came in like a lamb. How she will go out remains to be seen.

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2026-03-02

 

Visiting family in Ottawa recently provided a number of opportunities to shoot in unfamiliar urban areas. A portion of a walk one afternoon took me through the Earth Sciences complex of Gov Can along Booth St. where I found the architecture interesting to photograph.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very utilitarian institutional in design aesthetic ... but at the same time interesting in it's straight lines and repeating patterns.

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2026-02-23

 

Ice, Ice, Baby ...

 

' ice white '

Yet again, all the blunder and warnings and overreaction for another storm that never was :-/

 

One can only imagine the costs associated with closures, rescheduling, postponements, delays created when alarmist forecasts scare the public into overreaction mode. Yes, sometimes they get it right. Perhaps one in one hundred times the storm is actually what was predicted. Mostly, it's much to do about nothing and the blame falls on the "weather prediction computer models". Maybe the modellers should send out satisfaction surveys ... everyone else does. That one I might just fill out :-[

 

Well at least I was able to get out and work with my 105mm Macro lens to get some close ups of the results of what freezing rain there was. My truck as pebbled with a thin coating and there were some small icicles forming on door handles. I also walked a neighbourhood near where Lynn had an appointment, making images of ice on bushes, branches and other 

  

 

DJE