We have had the privilege of having American Tree Sparrows in our yard. They are interesting to watch. They have a rusty cap on their heads, and have a streaked brown back. Their breast is a smooth gray and they have a dark smudge in the centre of the breast. They are smaller than the […]
We’ve had a visitor in our yard for the last few days. We didn’t recognize the bird, so I contacted one of my expert friends who identified it for us. He said it is a fox sparrow, and apparently it only shows up in our area for a few weeks in the spring and fall […]
I’ve been experimenting with “small planet” pictures. This is a picture of our lake. We went out into the middle of the lake, and I took photos while I turned around, and eventually had a 360 degree view of our lake. Then I used Photoshop Elements to put them together as a panorama, and then […]
I’m still having some difficulty with my website – www.bettymoorephotography.ca Please be patient – I will get it working soon. It doesn’t seem to be sending emails out with updates. A few weeks ago I posted some pictures of different butterflies that I was able to take when we were at the Butterfly Conservatory in […]
Please note: I am in the process of moving this blog to my website. If you wish to continue following this blog, please go to www.bettymoorephotography.ca and put your email address into the Subscribe by Email. Thank you.Last week I posted some happy face pictures I took in water drops that were dripping from a […]
I’ve been wanting to try catching water drops from a tap or faucet, so thought I would try this. The first one I tried was a happy face – not original on my part – I saw this on the internet somewhere. The picture (happy face) is inverted when it is seen through the water […]
Frost. I know it’s still winter and we are all still looking forward to spring, but there are things we can still enjoy in winter. One of these things was the frost on my father’s window. The frost was backlit somewhat, and showed up very well. It’s amazing seeing the detail in the frost – […]
If you want to see a variety of butterflies, the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is well worth visiting. When you first walk in, the number of butterflies is almost overwhelming. Most days they have about 2000 butterflies flying around. There are about 45 species, most of them coming from South America, so lots […]
When we were “behind the falls”, we were able to see Niagara Falls through some port holes. It was interesting seeing the ice buildup around the falls, and I was enjoying taking some photos. It wasn’t long until a man came along and asked me if I was taking HDR photos, which means taking 3 […]
Sometimes in late afternoon when the sun is going down, you see a rainbow at Niagara Falls. I had never seen this before, so this was a real highlight for me when we were there. Rainbows happen when the sunlight beams hit raindrops (or mist in this case) and they separate into different colours. The […]