Photo of the Week 2022-05-30

 

Every sunset is unique - No two are ever exactly the same 

 

' a slice of pink '

This, from a couple of weeks ago ...

 

As I grow my catalogue of images, some, no many get overlooked, at least initially. Particularly when I enter a period of frequent outings and prolific shooting, but also when I make many exposures during a single outing.

 

It's always a question, whether I should process everything from a past shoot before moving on to more recent captures. Does it matter? My OCD left brain says it does, my right brain frequently speaks up and creates chaos. It's just one of the struggles on my 'photographic journey'.  

 

DJE

Photo fo the Week 2022-05-23

 

' morning aspen '

Well I'm pretty sure they're aspen but if not I'll pretend that they are ...

 

I'm digging into the archive this week because I haven't gone out with a camera recently. Life seems to be busy with other things right now. This image has been processed and sitting on the hard drive for a couple of years. I've always liked it and the memories it stirs of a morning drive when sun was strong and still low on the horizon.

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2022-05-16

 

Every sunset paints a different scene

 

' sunset serenity '

 

As the seasons change and the sun's trek across the sky slides, near the summer solstice it reaches far enough north to set just out of sight, beyond the mouth of our little bay. The next few months will see the sun's orb will drop behind the trees and out of view before sliding under the horizon each night.

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2022-05-09

 

Getting a decent shot of a Belted Kingfisher has been on my list for a while ...

 

' Mrs. Kingfisher '

 

... not any Belted Kingfisher, one of those that continue to intrigue me with their "piercing rattle" out over the shallows of Hay Bay.

I first heard the call of a Belted Kingfisher years ago, long before I began recognizing it again during my time outdoors at our cottage on Hay Bay and even that was some time ago now. Fast in flight and quick to bolt from their perch, I had mostly just kept an ear out for that familiar sound, then tried to spot that darting movement over the water and along the shoreline.

With spring fully arrived, so had the resident Kingfishers a short while ago. Late one sunny afternoon, with water levels much lower I managed to get out on the rock and approach the area where one had been stopping to perch while making the rounds looking for dinner. There wasn't much "cover" to hide my careful approach and after spooking this female from her perch a couple of times, she returned for a brief portrait session. I managed a few decent frames, this being a significant crop from the original frame but now I want better ...

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2022-05-02

 

After a beautiful sunny end to April at the cottage, May started with a passing storm ...

' An approaching May storm '

With the storm threatening, I downed my coffee and donned the rain gear to take Murphy out for his morning walk before the downpour began. Certain that I would get drenched, the camera(s) stayed safely stowed in the cottage ... until we got back that is.

At one spot along the road, a lot has been cleared in preparation for a build. The clearing through the trees provides a great view of what is going on out over the bay to the west. This is where I began coaxing Murph to get on with things so I could get back and capture the heavy skies and storm approaching from the west across northern Lake Huron. He didn't seem to understand, but he did eventually respond to my urging and I made it in time to capture some images before the deluge began.

 

 

DJE