Photo of the Week 2016-12-26

... and for the last post of 2016, I almost missed it. With Matt home for Christmas and winding down on Boxing Day, preparing to leave for the cottage tomorrow, I didn't realize it was Monday until near dinner time ... and Mondays are Photo of the Week blog post days !

Since I've been preoccupied with thoughts of the cottage, the Bruce and Tobermory, it's appropriate to post the type of scene that frequently plays through my mind as I dream ... 

soft heavy sky

... along with my new signature photo logo thanks to PHOToLOGO. Watch for the new logo in the coming days as I prepare images to launch a new portfolio site on 500px to better showcase a selection of images available as fine art prints.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2016-12-19

A solo jaunt up north this weekend settled my separation anxiety and provided some much needed time to decompress. Yes, I need to get up north regularly lest I become restless and fixated on getting to my 'happy place'. It seems the more I'm there, the more I want (and maybe need) to be there.

With "the whole" weekend to myself, I had plans to take advantage of the many photo options available and to get a handful of items completed to be sure things were ready for our annual winter getaway between Christmas and the New Year. Oh where did the time go .....

On the photo front I decided to take a drive down some side roads I hadn't travelled in a while to see how winter's early snow had transformed the scenery ... but first I stopped at the Park Visitor Centre. I've had moderate success with multi-image stitched panoramas so I decided to climb the observation tower and capture the angry skies out over the islands and Huron.

Tobermory Skies 2017-12-17

Oddly enough, it was very calm while I was up there. Perhaps the calm before another squall came through because I could even hear bird life in the treetops. At one point I heard an eagle's cry but failed to put my eye or lens on it.

I stood at the top of this tower in  howling winds at -25* with the windchill for a photo on New Years morning a few years back ... maybe a panorama this New Years for "First Light". Hmmmmm .....

... and then it was off for a drive.

Photo of the Week 2016-12-12

Clark Christmas Gathering 2016

At each annual Christmas Gathering, there is now a family photo session. Oh they mumble and they grumble and they laugh and ask how long this is going to take and someone tells me to hurry up. They won't cooperate easily, or stop chatting and fidgeting to look at the camera all at the same time. But I always pull off a Masterpiece !

;-)

one serious ...

and one having a little fun ...

I hope everyone has an opportunity to share some time with family over the coming holidays.

DJE
 

Photo of the Week 2016-12-05

Experimenting with white balance (the setting that adjusts for the wavelength of light under different conditions) can produce some interesting effects. For the most part, I try to leave my camera on daylight white balance as a standard setting when I put it away. 

early blue hour

When I went  to check out sunset form the shore a while ago, there was little, if any, trace of warm sunset light. The clouds had moved in and covered the horizon and the already blue hue of the light was enhanced further with the selection of a daylight white balance setting ... and I kind of liked it.

DJE