Photo of the Week 2018-05-28

Most images don't come to me, I have to go out and find them.

Huron Fog Bank

... returning from a midge fly and black fly shortened photo outing down the highway to capture roadside wildflowers backlit by the evening light, my eye was scanning around as I tried to think of somewhere else to suitably scratch the photographers itch.

It can be challenging when the itch strikes and nothing to photograph is at hand or immediately comes to mind. When I got the itch Saturday, I decided to wait until after dinner when the setting sun would backlight some patches of Indian Paintbrush that have started blooming along the east side of Hwy 6 about 30 km south of Tobermory.

While I was able to make some images there, I wasn't prepared for the swarming midge flies and black flies, so I made it quick and headed back somewhat unsatisfied. Rather than pack it in, I kept looking and thinking of where else I could go. The answer came as I approached Tobermory and noticed fog at the end of Hwy 6 (the Gap) and thought of the potential for an image over the water with backlighting from the setting sun.

... itch scratched.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-05-21

A spring trek to Halfway Log Dump has become ritual. The road is not maintained over the winter and spring runoff usually results in flooding and closure of the road to traffic. So the first weekend of spring where we were up on the Bruce with access opened ... the trek was made.

I've made a point to photograph the gorgeously blue Georgian Bay waters on every visit to Halfway Log Dump, always with satisfying results. This was no different, but my processing is ...

watercolours

...a little painterly effect.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-05-14

trillium patch in sunlight

A favourite place for a morning walk once spring has arrived ... Victoria Woods and the trails through the trillium.

It's wonderfully peaceful and refreshing to walk surrounded by the fresh green leaves and brilliant white flowers dotted here and there with their burgundy brethren. They spread across the rich soil in large swaths as readily as singles sprout in the crook of a tree root. When morning sun crests the horizon and begins to spill through still leafless trees and onto the forest floor, it comes alive.

Every year, for for some time now, I have made it a point to go and experience the trillium bloom and try to capture the fresh, clean feel in images.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-05-07

blue horizon

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."      -  Elliott Erwitt  - 


Sometimes the gratification or thrill in making an image comes from the effort required to get to a location and make the shot. Be it a strenuous hike, waking in the wee hours of darkness, or travelling a great distance, the emotion attached to images resulting from these efforts can be strong. Hopefully the images are just as strong on their own, with or without the remembrance of the effort invested.

Other times the gratification comes from finding something in the ordinary, something that draws you in, captures your attention and compels you to  photograph it. As above, that could be the relatively simple foggy horizon over a 'great' lake with small waves breaking on nearby shoals under mid-day sun.

I know, right ...

DJE