Spring weather has been unsettled to say the least, and plans for the weekend were dependent on a forecast that kept changing and as experience has taught, is unreliable. With an 80% chance of rain staring us in the face, Lynn and I made the call on Friday to cancel a Saturday outing to the Bruce Peninsula.
My fall back photo outing plan was to join friends Alan and Patrick on a trek to show Patrick one of the local trails he had not seen. That plan too was slightly altered when morning brought traces of lingering mist and turned our photo thoughts to moody river scenes ... but again plans changed as the mist quickly disappeared and we settled in to battle the mosquitoes along the Eramosa River section or the Royal Recreation Trail.
We walked, no, strolled along the riverside trails, off the main path. Time passed unnoticed amongst conversation of yes photography, but also life, family and nature. Along the trail we encountered a toad, wild garlic mustard, Tamarack, Manitoba Maple, Giant Hogweed and geese with their goslings.
Of course there was the light ... photography is all about the light. It's always about the light. When the light is right, it stops a photographer in their tracks and commands them to take notice. It distracts and dominates. It speaks, it whispers it shouts, until it has their attention.
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DJE
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