Photo of the Week 2025-05-12

 

This photographic journey has taken a turn as of late, a return to be more accurate. It's had me very busy reading, researching, remembering, reacquiring ... more on the "for what" in the weeks to come but for now, it has seen me more with book in hand, out checking resources or (mostly) at the computer rather than out with camera capturing new images. 

 

So again, I found myself without recent images ready for regular posting and dove into the archives. There I found a collection of images made back in 2012 on a foggy spring afternoon when I was experimenting with a then 8 year old 8MP camera. I had picked up a Canon 1D MkIIN to see if I wanted to make the jump to their top tier camera body for the integral grip form factor (I decided not to).

 

The resulting images have been marinating on the hard drive since then and I have no explanation as to why, but you can see a select set in recent social media posts on my FB, Insta and flickr. This week's photo is my favourite of the set.

 

' woodland mistery '

My decision to process and present the bulk of these in B&W is likely a result of my recent activities. Processing is not a simple B&W conversion of a colour file but includes manipulation of the bright and dark tones for a look I find reminiscent of orthochromatic films in the past.

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2025-03-24

 

Revisiting forests and woodlands that I've wandered over the years ...

 

' forest fog after a light snowfall '

 

Here, it's the Arkell Rd woodlands north of Starkey Hill on a very moody late fall morning with lingering fog after a light snowfall the previous day

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2025-02-03

 

On the morning we left Callander and headed for our last night in Edinburgh, I took the opportunity to visit a local woodland trail ... to Bracklinn Falls

 

' Keltie Water Falling - H '

Bracklinn Falls are a series of waterfalls north-east of Callander, Scotland on the course of the Keltie Water.

 

I've followed several Scottish/UK photographers on social media for a while and their work has held great appeal for me. 

 

The woodlands they frequent are quite different from what I'm used to at home in Ontario. Many of the trees have twisting and irregular branches presenting quite a different character.  And then they have such great words for rivers, stream, brooks. Abhainn, burn, bàgh, pow, skye are just a few. Those in Gaelic I have no hope of pronouncing correctly and it all simply adds to the appeal.

 

It was absolutely wonderful to explore this short trail and capture just some of the beauty there If this were near home, I would visit frequently ...note to self: get out more and explore places closer to home.

 

 

DJE

Photo of the Week 2019-06-10

With the 75th Anniversary of D-Day last week, I found myself reflecting on my recent trip to the Netherlands, the research that I did leading up to the trip, the experience itself and well ...

Morning trail to Camp Vught

... the memories and emotions stirred yet again.

During an initial review of images from the trip, I had flagged this view of the wooded area near Camp Vught with the early spring growth emerging. The sense of calm and peace that morning starkly in contrast to what it must have been like in '43/'44. This was a place for morning runners, for those bicycling to work or school, for those like me seeking the morning's fresh air (I needed to shake off sleep having just arrived on an overnight flight and still 8 hrs from checking into my hotel where I looked forward to a nap before dinner).


DJE