Photo of the Week 2026-10-19

 

' PT Autumn II '

Out for a drive along local fall roads 2026, I was able to stop and park the vehicle off to the road to the shoulders and move about freely to work alter compositions the scene provided. Here I've chosen to stand at the crest of a hill and frame looking down the slope into the mist lying in the hollow.

 

Fall is a wonderful time to be out with camera. For a few years now, I've driven some local backroads shooting the fall colours and have always enjoyed the outing. It's something that I plan to continue.

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2026-10-12

 

I gave it a couple of weeks after my last drive dedicated to photographing the fall colours, and chose some rural sideroads closer to home one morning ...

 

' autumn arch III '

' autumn arch II '

' autumn arch I '

It doesn't require that I drive far to have some great settings for autumn roads images. In fact most of the roads in the township that borders my home city of Guelph provide great opportunities for the type of images I wanted to make.

 

Even though I may have driven the same road in previous years, there are always changes, trees get bigger, die or get cut by by local utility providers. Colours arrive at different times year over year.

 

As usual, I went kitted up with two camera bodies, each with a different lens choice. On one body I mounted the venerable RF 24-105mm f/4 L, likely my most common lens choice and an great all-round lens. The second body was sporting the (also) venerable EF 70-200 f/2.8 L III on a Canon EF to RF adapter. I love the 70-200 for the additional reach and scene compression it offers when I push out beyond 105mm. It's also tack sharp with speedy and reliable focusing.

 

The three images I chose to present above were all made using the 70-200 at different focal lengths but I also zoomed using my feet (i.e. I moved to alter the composition for each image). The main element in the scene, the arch formed by the trees remained the same but each image tells a different story ...

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2026-10-05

 

One benefit of the days getting shorter this time of year, to me as a photographer, is the earlier arrival of sunset, twilight and dark night skies. Autumn not only brings colourful leaf canopies but also crisp, clear night skies at more convenient times.

 

Speaking of convenience, many wanting to try or further develop their skills in this genre of photography must be prepared to get to a 'dark sky' location when the many factors align and suggest conditions will be right. I have location available right outside the door of the cottage in Tobermory and virtually unlimited access. Those in large urban centres could have considerable distance to travel for dark sky and with never a guarantee of success, there can be many failed or missed attempts and time invested to get reasonable results.

 

With access right out the door, then why I haven't done more photography of the night sky? Good question ...

 

' The Way Through The Trees '

  ... and I really don't have a good answer. But a recent presentation on Astro / Night Sky Photography has again stirred my interest and spawned the idea of frequently checking night sky conditions on nights at the cottage just as I frequently check sunset conditions ... at least until it starts to interfere with sleep ;-)

 

DJE