Photo of the Week 2018-04-30

No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.
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No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.
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No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.
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"Between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life."

                                                                                                                     -  John Muir  -   

  

between the pines

Morning walks in the forest, no better way to begin the day ... after coffee of course. Yes, first coffee, then a walk in the forest ...

There are times when the it's the forest floor, other times it's the forest canopy and others when it's yet another aspect of the forest. Always, the forest is somewhere to point the lens. Capturing it's mood is nearly always a challenge ... presented here with a little help from artistic filters and textures in post processing.  

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-04-23

4AM wake up alarm, toast and a quick coffee, grab photo gear, drive to the park, arrive in the dark, meet up with photo buds, 45 min hike ... and this is what was watiting !

Georgian Peach Sky

It can take a prod by others to finally do something that has been on the photo bucket list for some time. Thanks to an invitation from a couple of young(er), hardi(er) photographers (who were winter camping in the park and had been up all night shooting the Milky Way and Aurora Borealis) I joined them on an early morning trek out to the Georgian Bay shore for some sunrise shooting ... and I`m so glad I did.

This won`t be the last time ...

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-04-16

Winter fights to hang on, spring fights to break through ... a snow and ice storm threatening historic proportion moves in to blanket the ground and throws a late chill into the forest.

snowy spring forest

Lousy weather? No worries, dress appropriately and go outside to get some exercise and fresh air, there’s always the option of a hot drink when you get home ... in my case a tasty matcha latte.

There's a very different feel to the outdoors when the weather turns bad. Gone are the usual sights and sounds. You could be surrounded by the hiss of the wind high up in barren trees and blustery waves that whoosh along side, the tick, tick, ta-tick of ice pellets hitting frozen trunks and your weather-proof jacket shell, and the unique crunch of 'sugar snow' under your feet as you work to find traction in the slippery granules.

Spring snowstorms attempt to blanket the life that has begun to emerge after the long winter. Signs of the new season can appear completely obscured in the 'snowy spring forest'.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-04-09

curious dark 'n deep

Walking along the edges of the forest, my eye is always drawn further in, past the sunlight, and deeper into the shadows.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-04-02

After playing hockey since the age of 8, with only a couple of brief hiatus', I decided to make this season my last  ...  

...  I'm "hanging 'em up"

'hanging 'em up"

Outside of photographing nature, wildlife and landscapes, I also find myself compelled to document certain aspects of life. In those cases, usually, there is an emotional attachment to the place, the subject or the moment as was the case for the image of my mother's hands or the ones I've made with memorabilia from my grandfather.

Recently, my regular group of pick-up hockey players had their last ice time of the season. I met one of these guys 28 years ago shortly after moving to Guelph and we have played together ever since.He has become a very good friend and as expected, there are many others that I have come to know through hockey through the years.

The decision to 'hang 'em up' comes at the same time I prepare to retire from a 35 year working career, the last 30 of those years with one company. Plans for the future would have me away and missing a lot of the early morning ice times and I don't think it's a wise decision to play only once in a while if I'm not in "game (for me) shape" after the age of 60. So it's time ...

... an emotional time for sure and one that I am compelled to document with my photography.

DJE