Photo of the Week 2020-08-31

' a familiar scene '

I regularly walk past this location just off the road near our cottage. The morning light filters through the trees to illuminate an area of moss surrounding the base of an old snag in a way that always makes me take notice.

The scene has intrigued me for several years now and always confounded my attempts to capture it as I "see" it. That is until the other day when my 'morning walk' was delayed until just after noon. There were heavy broken clouds and in a moment when the sun streamed through an opening and washed over just as I walked by ... of course with a camera over my shoulder.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2019-07-08

Sometimes you just need to pick up the camera and go for a walk ...

almost there

 ... with a destination and image in mind.

This time of year I knew the sun was setting farther north, around the point from our place. Lake Huron water levels up about a meter since we got our place in 2013 and we can no longer taken the chairs out past the tree line to sit and watch sunset.

Having given some thought to a location that would provide foreground for the backdrop of a beautiful sunset, I gathered up a camera and mounted the lens I'd need for my intended composition. Then I checked the time against the weather app on my phone that gives a precise expectation for the hour & minute of sunset. I grabbed some insect repellent to apply along the way and headed out the door.

Fifteen minutes later I was on location, checked a couple of variations for the final composition and 'click' ... or in this case 'click, click, click' and I had what I came for.
 
DJE