C B Images

Photography by Chris Bates

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Maple Leaf in Water: ISO 400, 140mm, f/2.8, 1/300

I took this shot the same day as I took the Mute Swan (Cygnet) at Lock #1 of the Trent Severn Waterway in Quinte West, Ontario.

Fall colours arrived late this year but they still never disappoint.


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Mute Swan (Cygnet): ISO 3200, 400mm, f/6.3/1/8000

A young Mute Swan at Lock 1.

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Harmonia and a Cherry Leaf: ISO 1600, 60mm, f/7.1, 1/200


The weather is still warm here and the leaves on the trees are just starting to change to their fall colours.

I was watering the flowers last night and I seen a large amount of Ladybugs walking up and down our little cherry tree in the backyard. 

They were moving pretty quickly and it was very hard to get a close up. This one was sitting still on this low hanging leaf that had changed colour.


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Yellow Rumped Warbler: ISO 3200, 314mm, f/6.3, 1/1600

From my photowalk this morning at Lock #1 Of the Trent Severn Waterway.

I was trying to get a better shot of the shy Great Blue Heron that hangs out by the dam. Instead, I seen a variety of little birds (Sparrows, Warblers, Chickadees) but still no nice shot of the Great Blue.

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Cone Flower: ISO 1600, 100mm, f/5.0, 1/400

Fall is coming and the wild flowers are out!

This was taken at Lock 1 of the Tent Severn Waterway. Just a short drive from our home.

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Fledgling Robin on a Butterfly Bush: ISO 1000, 150mm, f/5.7, 1/1600

The Robins must have had a second brood this year. This was taken late July.

This one allowed me to get close for a few shots. I then let the parents come with some food.

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The Mantis and the Fly: ISO 800, 244mm, f/6.1, 1/1600

I was watering our gardens when I seen this Mantis emerge from our Boxwood Planter.

I ran inside to grab the camera and hoping that she would still be there when I returned.

I did not notice the brave fly until I processed the image on a larger screen.

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Welcome to the Trent Severn Waterway: ISO 200, 16mm, f/8, 1/280

I decided to talk a walk to a National Historic site within minutes of our home.

This is a picture of Lock 1 of the Trent Severn Waterway in Trenton, Ontario.

The Trent Canal system allows boaters to travel inland through Ontario from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay (Lake Huron).

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Blanding's Turtle: ISO 640, 276mm, f/7.1. 1/400

This is a Blanding's Turtle.

She was sunbathing at H.R. Frank Conservation Area in Quinte, Ontario, Canada. This is a "Threatened" Species. This is the second one I seen in this little conservation area in Plainfield, Ontario.

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Female House Finch: ISO 800, 600mm, f/6.3, 1/320

We currently have 3 House Finches setting up a spring home in our backyard. The "family" consists of 1 male and 2 females.

This picture is of one of the females standing on our shepherd's hook that holds our Nyger Seed Feeder during the summer months. I think she maybe remembers this food source from last year and is looking for where I hid the seed. I put it out today.