Photo of the Week 2024-04-29

 

Hello darkness my old friend ... 

' enveloping '

Sunset with the ice gone and the water calm ... 

 

The sunlight reflecting off cottage windows on the far side of the bay drew me out from a comfortable chair after a long day of work on the shed rebuild project.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2024-04-22

 

' 2024-03-01 18:16:02 '

 

Still on hiatus from normal photo activities, so enjoy another late winter sunset ...

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2024-02-26

' winter's wide expanse '

Enjoying my relatively recent foray into the realm of ultra-wide angle landscapes, I marvel at the way expansive skies are captured. They appear gathered from the edges of sight, pulled into the frame to compliment the earth below, particularly when I'm photographing along the shore near our cottage. Often, as in the image above, the textures in the sky and cloud mirror the patterns and shapes in the rock above and below the waters of Hay Bay.

I'm looking forward to many more outings with the ultra-wide focal lengths and the opportunity to hone my skills while creating compelling landscapes.

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2021-03-22

 

I'm really going to miss winter, particularly since what we had wasn't really much of a winter at all. A trek out to the Lake Huron shoreline on Cape Hurd just a couple of days before the official start of spring, showed how winter is clearly in the rear view mirror for another year.The usual buildup of ice is all but gone, what was formed, now melted with unseasonably warm temperatures and days of bright sunshine.

 

I took advantage of a last opportunity to capture the beauty offered by Canadian winter ...

 

ice cloud

A bit of the back story ...

I invited my cousin Steve up to the cottage and we had a couple of days to show him around, eat well, chat about life and generally enjoy some time together. We had hiked the Hobson Trail out to the Huron shore and were exploring along the rocks to the south. We got to an area where there were a few remnants of ice and snow pushed up. The translucent turquoise glow on the underside from the strong sunlight caught my eye and I started working to find a composition. Leaning way over and shooting up under the ice I called to Steve and said "I have just the title for this one". His response ... "well from what I see right now, it should be called Doug's ass". I damn near fell over on my face laughing. Good people and good humour make for good times.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2019-11-26

Huron Shores - Huron Skies

While on reconnaissance in advance of visiting MacGregor Point for skating on their woodland trail this winter, there was time for a hike along the shoreline. The overcast day and placid waters contributed to the overall muted feel of this week's image ... so much so that I think the result is quite painterly without any "help" in post processing.


DJE