Photo of the Week 2020-06-15

There are a number of forest scenes along the roadside that always catch my eye while on my morning walk. The light is always changing with time of day, time of year. I'm fascinated by the way it penetrates canopy to highlight areas below. Add to that the emergence of wildflowers in spring and it can be pure magic.

Slipper Patch

This particular area had a large number of Yellow Lady's Slippers out in full bloom. I happened to pass by at just the right time when morning light was spilling through an opening in the forest to wash over some of the patch.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2020-06-08

The view out over Lake Huron has many moods ...

adrift

I enjoy capturing those moods in a manner that excludes shoreline elements that provide scale, location and context. The results abstract the ambience that makes 'Ontario's West Coast' so very special.

See my series "HORIZONS" exploring the myriad of moods, the collection of colours and troop of textures out beyond Ontario's West Coast.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2020-06-01

Walking in Wellington

Wellington fields

It had been since before the start of the COVID pandemic that I had spent some time with my oldest son Matt. At his suggestion, Lynn and I met he and Claire in Wellington, ON, approximately half-way between Guelph and Ottawa, for a socially distanced walk on their Millennium Trail followed by a nice picnic.

We hiked the trail along a former rail line heading east from the centre of town, stopping here and there for one of us to make a photo or to spot some of the numerous birds and sights. I decided to break out the infrared camera which had the Kolari IR Chrome filter attached. The bright sunshine, blue sky and fluffy white clouds would make for some surreal images. Almost 2 hours later, we turned around and headed back to the vehicles and the delicious foods we had brought for our picnic.

We found a spot in a nearby municipal park, laid out a couple of blankets, enjoyed chatting and the company until temperatures dropped and the breeze got up. Rain was approaching and it signalled a good time to pack up to say our goodbyes with our distanced hugs and farewells.

Millennium Trail

caterpillars on a stick

farm under blue skies

Walking in Wellington

A Wellington Barn

laneway to barn

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Photo of the Week 2020-05-25

Moving away from images out of the archive, here are some morning shore scenes captured while sitting on our neighbours dock as the day awakened and sun rose ...

morning shore I

morning shore II

 

morning shore III

We had unbelievably good weather several days in a row for our first real warm weather stay at the cottage for 2020. It's not the first time we were up, but the previous visits were just to check and make sure everything was safe and secure.

Our neighbours are not currently up due to travel restrictions and they have always told us to use their dock so I thought it would be the perfect time. Armed with a couple of cameras, a folding camp chair and hot coffee, I took in the waking of the day on more than a single occasion.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2020-05-18

Oddly, with all of the "stay home', closed trails, closed parks, essential outings only drilled into us over the past couple of months, I don't find myself bursting to get out for photography as much as I thought I would. The lone-wolf type of shooting that I had been enjoying is perfect for these times of social distancing.

Maybe now that restrictions are relaxing, with parks and trails opening up, and my intention to begin regular visits to the cottage, I will ease back to photographing on a regular basis.

For now, another 'from the archive' ...

Revisiting the Badlands - from the archive

This, from a 2012 visit to the Cheltenham Badlands in Ontario, now cordoned off to protect them from excessive foot traffic.

DJE