Photo of the Week 2017-07-17

Morning Sun at Dunks Point

It was a great hike with Lynn, Tracy, Murphy and Indy ... although the rain started to fall as we arrived at the parking area, we all were prepared with WP jackets and headed out towards Mermaid Cove. The connector trail to the Burnt Point Loop is a great point to access this trail and quickly get to the beautiful views from Burnt Point & Dunks Point.

With the sun hidden behind heavy cloud, the views from the first two lookout areas were washed out and lacking atmosphere. Had it been pouring rain, there may have been some mood to capture, but as it was, we just continued along the trail with the dogs.

Arriving at the third lookout spot, Dunks Point, the sun was breaking through the clouds and I was able to capture it spilling over the shoreline with heavier skies in the background.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2016-10-10

On a rainy fall day, Jordan and I decided to hike the Burnt Point Trail, BPNP/FFNMP, Tobermory in search of mushrooms and were overwhelmed. There were more types and sizes all along the trail ... so many in fact that I had to stop making photos and finish our hike or I would still be there ...

lil' puffers

... and here's a collage showing many of those I managed to photograph.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2016-05-30

 On a still spring evening with uncharacteristically calm water, we set out in the kayaks onto Hay Bay. What was intended to be a sunset paddle, turned into more of a paddle in movie. We just went out from shore enough to see the sun setting behind the clouds, floated around and watched the show. It was stunning ...

heavenly reflection

I can see this being a regular activity at the cottage when conditions are right :-)

For those interested in some further insight, Lynn and I recently purchased sit-on-top kayaks for the cottage and they were delivered on Monday, the first day of our recent vacation. We chose sit-on-tops because we're not experienced 'kayakers" and with me being a "bit of a phobe" when it comes to boating in water I'm unfamiliar with, this was seen as the prudent choice. You can check out the boats using the following links, Lynn's is a 2016 Wilderness Systems Tarpon 120, mine is also a Wildi, but the Ride 135 model. 

Lynn is the adventurous one when it comes to exploring on the water and I need to remind her to slow down and let me take small steps as I work through my 'issues'. I'm committed to pushing my comfort envelope and through desensitization, cracking this nut that holds me back. This past week was a great success as far as I am concerned. We got out a few times, not going very far yet, staying inside Hay Bay, but each time a little further. With scenes like the one above, I may have a little more incentive to pull me through.

Oh, and now I'm looking for a camera solution to use when kayaking. I won't be taking either of my DSLR's out for photographs like this on the water, though they may come with me packed in a dry-bag to come out once we find a location to land and go ashore. My selection for this image was my EOS M3, small and easily packable in a small dry bag I was comfortable taking it out, particularly with the calm water.

DJE