Photo of the Week 2023-01-16

 

... still publishing from the archives until I'm motivated and able to get out on some new photographic adventures. This from a year ago ...

 

' an ice gremlin watches '

 

... as water flows and ice closes in over one of the many small creeks around Silvercreek Conservation Area, Halton, ON
 

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2020-08-17

 

 

A trip to Silvercreek Conservation Area for a weekend outing had me reaching for my infrared modified camera and hoping that the lush green of the forest would provide suitable scenery.

A short way into the hike I noticed a small sapling bending over the downstream watercourse and thought to make it the main focus of a composition. I found a route down to the creek from the adjacent trail and started framing up the scene. Realizing that the 11-22mm lens I had would require me to get closer to the subject tree, I started working my way along. When I next experimented with a composition, I was still too far away to emphasize that tree ... but ... a larger serpentine trunk made for a perfect additional point of interest and the main focus of the image.

Shot with my EOS-M dual-spectrum modified camera with 590 nm Kolari infrared filter. Custom white balance set to green foliage with reds desaturated in post.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2016-02-08

With nothing specific planned for a weekend photo outing, I started looking for places to go while having my second coffee of the morning. Now awake, I realized that I really needed to get out for some fresh air and scratch the photographic itch.

For a while now I've been meaning to hit the trails around Silvercreek Conservation Area in search of some smaller waterfalls and cascades. So on a clear, bright day, well after the best light of 'golden hour' had given way to the harshness of mid-day sun. In no rush, I cruised back roads that I'd not seen in a while. Scenes drifted by, memories stirred and familiarity slowly returned ... as I approached my destination.

Gearing up, I quickly wished I had anticipated conditions and brought my ice spikes but headed down the closed concession road with the refreshing sound of water cascading down all around. I was surprised to find two creeks falling over the face limestone ledges, before joining together and heading off down the rock strewn gully.

Along Snow Creek

After making my way down to the trail access, I spent a long time scrambling over the rocks along the sides of the creek, making images of the ice forms hanging from rocks, limbs and branches over the water. It really is relaxing and rejuvenating when I immerse myself totally in the pursuit of that 'one image'.

Standing to stretch my back after all the bending, hunching, kneeling and hanging from tree trucks and branches, it was the view back upstream to the footbridge that spoke to me most of my time at this lovely little spot.

DJE