Photo of the Week 2022-01-03

 

WELCOME TO 2022 !!

 

Here starts another calendar year for the blog ...

 

With a snowstorm hitting areas of the province south of us, Tobermory was getting just a dusting of the 'white stuff' as the second day of the new year got underway. It was however getting colder (-10*C) and while time will tell if winter is truly ready to settle in, I decided that I needed to get out in the fresh air, so I asked Lynn and Murphy to come with me for a hike to Indian Head Cove. It wold be our fist visit in almost two years.

 

Indian Head Cove 2022-01-02

For the outing, I packed up a variety of photo gear and included the 14mm Rokinon f/2.8. It's not a lens that has seen a lot of use and I intend to work with it more in 2022. Ultra Wide Angle lenses can be utilized to provide some dramatic perspectives and exceptional compositions. They can also be quite challenging to wield given their expansive field of view. Unwanted elements like branches, feet, and tripod legs tend to creep into the edges of the frame when the photographer is not watching 'the edges' closely. There are a host of other considerations a photographer must keep in mind when a UWA is mounted and perhaps I'll discuss these in future posts as I encounter and utilize them.

 

As a beginning, I figured it could inject some interesting creative changes to my process and push me to see and create differently. What a great way to start a new photographic year!

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-04-23

4AM wake up alarm, toast and a quick coffee, grab photo gear, drive to the park, arrive in the dark, meet up with photo buds, 45 min hike ... and this is what was watiting !

Georgian Peach Sky

It can take a prod by others to finally do something that has been on the photo bucket list for some time. Thanks to an invitation from a couple of young(er), hardi(er) photographers (who were winter camping in the park and had been up all night shooting the Milky Way and Aurora Borealis) I joined them on an early morning trek out to the Georgian Bay shore for some sunrise shooting ... and I`m so glad I did.

This won`t be the last time ...

DJE

Photo of the Week 2018-01-15

Winter on 'the Bruce' is magical ... I'm sure some of the full time residents may have a slightly different view, particularly when the have to slug to work through the winter storms and snow squalls ... but for me as one who visits regularly to get away from the daily grind and recharge, it is truly magical.

Late Afternoon - Indian Head Cove to Overhanging Point

With sun beginning it's descent in the sky, our snowshoe trek out to Indian Head Cove began from the winter parking lot in BPNP. Following the groomed well travelled trail, we trekked through the campground until it turned toward Cyprus Lake and then hugged the shore until we crossed the bridge where the lake outflow cascades into Horse Lake.

From the bridge, we followed the Georgian Bay Trail to Indian Head Cove where we took off our snowshoes and wandered about exploring ... my companions on this trip, Matt, Claire & Jordan, had not seen this area in winter before and it was great to hear that they were not disappointed.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2016-02-15

Good 'ol Canadian winter finally arrived in Ontario, with temperatures of -27*C showing on the outdoor thermometer at 0-dark-thirty Saturday morning at the cottage. The snow was making that familiar 'crunch' under foot as I took Murphy out for his morning routine, after getting my day started with a couple of mugs of cottage brew ... and then there was the sensation of nasal passages freezing as I inhaled the fresh, clean, crisp morning air .... ahhhh Canadian winter ... where have you been? I've missed you :-)

Sunday morning, temps were on the rise and were a balmy -13*C when I finally made the winter trek to Indian Head Cove to be rewarded with scenes like the one below, for a mid-day photography session.

frosted shores I

This is a trek I've been wanting to do for a couple of winters and I just never got around to doing it until now. Conditions were not ideal for photography, with bright mid-day sun beaming off the fresh white snow, but I was able to compose to exclude shadow areas which made exposures manageable.

... next, I want to visit here when winter waters are angry and lashing at the shore :-)

DJE

Photo of the Week 2015-04-06

I've been thinking about the trek to Indian Head Cove all winter but never set my mind to actually doing it. This past weekend, Lynn and I decided to head out and see what ice was left at this stage of spring thaw.

blue ice bay

 DJE

Photo of the Week 2013-05-06

A number of years ago, when I began taking a DSLR along on hikes on local trails, I was no doubt, "back into photography". It started out with a few images made as Lynn and I enjoyed the sights and sounds of local woodlands and fields. Over the years we have continued to add an ever expanding list of trails that have provided opportunity for some of my favourite images.

This past weekend, Lynn and I decided to take another day trip up the Bruce Peninsula to Tobermorey and hike some of the trails in Bruce Peninsula National Park. After a later start than planned we arrived at the Cyprus Lake access to the park just before noon with warm sunny weather. Another hiker told us that some of the trails were muddy and washed out on certain sections but that the Georgian Bay Trail leading out to Indian Head Cove was in good condition.

The trail is not long and well maintained with stone screenings which made for easy going. As we came to the end of the woodland section at Indian Head Cove, we were presented with striking views of the water and cliffs. In the mid day sun, the water was that gorgeous, clear, Georgian Blue that I love, hard to capture in a photograph but you know that I gave it my best shot.

Indian Head Cove

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On the Lookout ...

 

lookout edge

... oh, and I made time for golf (I walk and carry my clubs) on Sunday, the legs got a great workout this weekend :-)

DJE