Itsy Bitsy Spider: ISO 1000, 210mm, f4.0, 1/250
It has been awhile since my last post. My life has been busy in the last year and have not had much opportunity (energy) to go out after working and exercising my photographic eye. Today, I got a chance to review some old shots taken last year.
Last summer, I was sent to work in Invermere, British Columbia. After one of my shifts I was sitting on the balcony of my hotel room during a light rain and spotted this little guy hard at work on the siding of my balcony view.
RCAF Globemaster: ISO200, 200mm, f/4.0. 1/3200
I was doing some backyard birding in our new home the past few weeks. This big bird flew by…
Gosport Sunset: ISO 200, 18mm, f/5.6, 1/240
Well, I had my computer packed up for an extended period of time and have been unable to update this website.
This was taken last November in Gosport, Ontario as the sun was setting.
We have moved close to the banks of Lake Ontario. And now I have my computer up and running and should be posting more regularly.
Free: ISO 400, 77mm, f/8.0, 1/2500
Caught this guy fighting the wind in Invermere, BC from my hotel window. The sun was setting and a storm was looking to be rolling in.
Against the background and big clouds he looks like a small bird. I believe he was a crow as he looked too small to be a raven.
Poplar Stand at Mt. Lorette Pond: ISO 800, 15mm, f/4.5, 1/1000
This is a stand of Trembling Aspens in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. The backdrop is a pond.
Keeping with the black and white from my previous post, thought I would add this to my collection. The aspen bark takes on a silvery tone.
Hungry Aliens: ISO 200, 90mm, f/2.8, 1/4000
A world without colour can be a very scary place.
Glad I do not live in it. These are purple lilacs from our backyard garden.
Female Red-Winged Blackbird, Airdrie, AB: ISO 1600, 150mm, f/5.0, 1/3200
I took an early morning walk this morning hoping to catch the morning sun highlight the activity at a marsh down the street from our house.
The blackbirds were very active this morning. This female Red-Winged Blackbird was foraging for nesting materials. The male birds were standing guard and protecting their territory. A sure sign of spring!
Lancaster Bomber (Bomber Command Museum, Nanton, AB): ISO 200, 9mm, f/2.8, 1/1600
Last summer I was able to visit the Bomber Command Museum in Nanton, Alberta. It has always been on my list of things to see in southern Alberta but I never had the time.
Let me tell you, I was glad I made the time! The actual museum has quite of bit of artifacts and stories but together. Square foot wise it is pretty small but the amount of artifacts and content is quite vast. You could spend a whole day in the museum reading and looking. What I found most interesting was the part Alberta played in training air crews during World War II.
The day I was visited they had some volunteers working on restoring an old Mosquito.
Vermillion Lakes Sunrise, Banff National Park: ISO 400, 7mm, f/3.5, 1/1600
Took this image one morning last summer before all the tourists were awake. It was very peaceful. A summer storm was forecasted for later that morning. I was capturing the dramatic sky and the beginning of this storm.
Sunset at Invermere: ISO 200, 11mm, f/5.6, 1/500
I took this at a roadside rest area between Radium and Invermere, British Columbia last summer. This is the area where you can usually spot the bighorn sheep eating along the roadside.
I was lucky to catch the break in the heavy cloud cover with the setting sun trying to breakthrough.
I took a lot of photos that evening and also took the time to soak in all the scenery.