Photo of the Week 2021-01-25

 

Following last weeks post I continued with the review and editing of my images from the outing with my son Jordan where we explored above and below Jones Falls just outside of Owen Sound ON. There were a few sets of captures made as I detailed last week, high frame rate, same composition, for combination in post-processing.

 

That meant there were many similar frames, which I tend to rush through without giving much consideration while performing my initial review. Later, trying to clean up those images in the library, I began stacking images from the individual bursts and what do you know, I found a composition that I liked at least as much as the one I posted last week. Not only that, but when I was processing it, I decided that I didn't like the vignette I had used on the previous image and went with my standard small white border ... which I then applied to a version of the previous image as well.

 

Here they are ...

Jones From Below II

 

 

 

Jones From Below rev 1.1

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Photo of the Week 2021-01-18

 

Having someone along who enjoys exploring as much as I do helped me get this week's shot. My son Jordan loves exploring outdoors and wanted to see some waterfalls on our recent trek to the cottage, so we made a stop at Jones Falls.

 

Jones From Below

Jordan was rather eager to try and get below the falls. I knew from previous visits that there was a way to descend into the gorge and signs led to a point that looked a bit sketchy covered with ice and snow. Exploring a bit further, we found a much easier option and without ice cleats and winter hikers, were able to get down to river level.

 

Getting an image from this vantage point had been on my list for some time. Although conditions weren't perfect for photography, I'll take what I got  and consider it a decent first attempt.

 

Notes: I did not bring a tripod with me on what was expected to be just a quick, short trek. As I do with HDR captures in cases like this, using the highest frame rate of the camera, 4fps for the EOS M3, I made a number of hand held exposures then imported some as layers in Photoshop, auto aligned the layers, stacked them as a smart object and set the blend mode to mean for a flowing water effect. The result was processed as I normally would with plugins (i.e.Topaz, Anthropics, or ON1)

 

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Photo of the Week 2017-11-06

A brief preview of retirement ...

downstream

... on the way up north, I took my time and made several stops to take out a camera and make images of the sights and scenes along the way. It really was so very relaxing to get out of 'hurry mode' and enjoy the trip at a leisurely pace.

One of the primary activities I have planned for retirement (in the near future), . My cameras should get a serious workout, even more than they have in recent years. There are many destinations on my list. Some within a short drive, others may require an over night stop or multi-day adventure .... it will matter not. There will be no shortage of time and the desire to visit the many picturesque locations on my list.

On this 'practice run', one of my stops was at Inglis Falls. I hadn't visited in quite a while and always enjoy the many moods of Inglis. The wind was up and whipping the mist around and up out of the gorge. Without gloves it made for a chilly outing in the mist laden cool fall air. Close to the falls and a bit down stream, the camera lens would get coated with moisture requiring me to wipe it down.

As I moved back upstream to the brink of the falls I turned to shield the lens and looked downstream to see this view. The stone wall near the edge of the gorge provided the extra elevation I needed to eliminate some distracting foreground shrubs so I hopped up (with still a safe space between me and the gorge)


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Photo of the Week 2017-10-16

On a recent trip into Owen Sound, I made a point of visiting Indian Falls Conservation Area to check out the fall colours. It was a weekday and nary another visitor was to be seen along the trail or river ... how serene peaceful it was.

It's only a 10 min hike up to the falls, and I had about an hour before I had to get going back to Tobermory, so I took my time hopping off the train now and then to check out upstream views of the creek. There's a point where the formal trail heads up a set of stairs to ascend the gorge, continuing on to the viewing area for the falls. In recent years, a collapse of a limestone section on the north side of the falls has prompted the erection of safety barriers set further back and the traditional observation area so I chose to make a couple of quick exposures and return to the river bed and push upstream on the unofficial trail.

This upstream view of Indian Creek caused me to stop, find a place to sit and take in the peaceful surroundings for a while before continuing upstream.

Indian Creek III - Fall 2017

I made a few similar images on the upstream trek, each conveying it's own sense of calm and serenity. I hope you enjoy looking at a couple of them as much as I enjoy recalling my visit to Indian Falls.

Indian Creek - Fall 2017

Indian Creek II - Fall 2017

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