Winter has come: our lake is frozen, and we have some snow. Winter isn’t everyone’s favourite season, but I do like it. It has a beauty of its own. There was frost on the trees across the lake, and I tried taking photos of it. I believe I would need to go over closer to […]
This fall when we were out in the kayaks, we often saw loon feathers floating in the water. I believe these were from the loons (probably the young) molting before migrating. Some mornings you would see quite a few, so I started gathering them up. I was unable to take a photo of them from […]
I’m in the process of reviewing photos that I took through the summer, and came across this one of a dragonfly. It was resting on our hydrangea, and stayed in place long enough for me to take its picture.We are always glad to see the dragonflies come in early summer. At times we have large […]
I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers a few weeks ago, and I believe this flower is a Gerbera or African Daisy from the Sunflower family. I decided to try my 50 mm lens and practice using large apertures, such as f1.2. I like how the lens lets you take photos in low light. These […]
Right now our landscape looks a bit barren, so I thought I would put up some more pictures from the fall. When we were at Canisbay in Algonquin Park, we enjoyed being immersed in the colours. I am just getting to look at some of those pictures now.In the morning, the mist was rising above […]
What is most important when we take photos of our families? Do we need to make sure that everything is perfect, and everyone is posed just so? Or do we need to make sure that it is fun for everyone involved. I have memories of being told that we had to stand just so … […]
This little guy was four months old when these pictures were taken. I am still working on learning to use my 50 mm lens. I think one of the hardest things with it is making sure you have enough room to back up from the subject to get your picture.We were able to use natural […]
When we drove into Canisbay Provincial Park in Algonquin, I felt like we were being immersed in a sea of colour. We had camped there in August with our family, and it was beautiful, but going in October meant that we were seeing it at its peak. The colours (yellows, oranges, and some reds) were […]
When we were in Algonquin a couple of weeks ago, we were able to go out on Canisbay Lake when the water was very calm. The clouds were gorgeous and because the water was so calm, it was like a mirror. At times, when the conditions are like this and you are out in a […]
At this time of year, we get to enjoy fog on the lake in the mornings. It provides some interesting scenery, and everything seems so much quieter around the lake. Even the duck is usually quiet at this time … until it notices us, and decides it would like some food. Then it squawks for […]