- Henry David Thoreau, Walking
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| sanctum natura |
... too long without a walk in the woods and an uneasiness sets in. For me, the remedy is simple ... fresh morning air, a trail, the sights, sounds and smells of the forest.
Showing posts with label hike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hike. Show all posts
2016-07-18
Photo of the Week 2016-07-18
“Life consists with wildness. The most alive is the wildest. Not yet subdued to man, its presence refreshes him.”
- Henry David Thoreau, Walking
DJE
- Henry David Thoreau, Walking
2015-12-14
Photo of the Week 2015-12-14
... actually a photo series this week
Having surrendered the cottage to one of our sons, I was looking closer to home for a trail to explore this past weekend and had noticed a comment from fellow blogger, the Furry Gnome on one of my recent posts. He mentioned the Hanlon Creek trails he used to roam and that gave me an idea to revisit the area, but those plans were short lived.
During the week I reached out to friend and regular photo companion Alan, thinking we would be able to get out for a photo walkabout while I was in town, but he had other plans. Then late in the week I started thinking of how to fit in a facility visit for work during an already packed schedule next week ... and came up with the idea of taking care of it on Saturday knowing I could find some trails near Celadon to explore instead of the Hanlon area. I pocked Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. It had been years since I had been out there and it was time for some hiking and photography.
With another tip of the hat to the Furry Gnome, when selecting this location, I had envisioned making a series of photographs along the trail much as he does periodically for his blog, Seasons in the Valley .
Shortly in to my hike, I came across this kettle lake less than a kilometer from the car. Drawn to the lines of the trees across the lake, reflecting on the water in the still hazy air of the morning, I stopped and started to assess the scene before me.There was a section of shoreline that my eye kept returning to, from a clump of birch trunks to an old broken snag by the shore. I got lost in the process, formulating my approach, moving a few steps right, forward, over there and then back. Almost in a trance, oblivious to anything else around me, I worked the scene, framing it up in trial compositions, exploring several of the details. Then I was done, having made several images I was back and aware of other things, I could hear the voice of a child coming closer as he rode on his father's back enjoying the trails. The came down the trail and as they approached ... "see anything interesting", the mother asked.
... "always, there's always something interesting to see", I replied.
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I hiked the area for aout 2 hours making additional images along the way, but it was the first scene and those first images that stuck out when I returned home and uploaded to by image library.
DJE
Having surrendered the cottage to one of our sons, I was looking closer to home for a trail to explore this past weekend and had noticed a comment from fellow blogger, the Furry Gnome on one of my recent posts. He mentioned the Hanlon Creek trails he used to roam and that gave me an idea to revisit the area, but those plans were short lived.
During the week I reached out to friend and regular photo companion Alan, thinking we would be able to get out for a photo walkabout while I was in town, but he had other plans. Then late in the week I started thinking of how to fit in a facility visit for work during an already packed schedule next week ... and came up with the idea of taking care of it on Saturday knowing I could find some trails near Celadon to explore instead of the Hanlon area. I pocked Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. It had been years since I had been out there and it was time for some hiking and photography.
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| kettle lake shore |
Shortly in to my hike, I came across this kettle lake less than a kilometer from the car. Drawn to the lines of the trees across the lake, reflecting on the water in the still hazy air of the morning, I stopped and started to assess the scene before me.There was a section of shoreline that my eye kept returning to, from a clump of birch trunks to an old broken snag by the shore. I got lost in the process, formulating my approach, moving a few steps right, forward, over there and then back. Almost in a trance, oblivious to anything else around me, I worked the scene, framing it up in trial compositions, exploring several of the details. Then I was done, having made several images I was back and aware of other things, I could hear the voice of a child coming closer as he rode on his father's back enjoying the trails. The came down the trail and as they approached ... "see anything interesting", the mother asked.
... "always, there's always something interesting to see", I replied.
More ...
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| kettle lake shore II |
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| kettle lake shore III |
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| kettle lake shore IV |
DJE
2013-05-06
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.
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... oh, and I made time for golf (I walk and carry my clubs) on Sunday, the legs got a great workout this weekend :-)
DJE
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.
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| Indian Head Cove |
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| On the Lookout ... |
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| lookout edge |
DJE
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