This is my contribution to the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Distance prompt.
As a nature and landscape photographer I have been social distancing for decades. I started thinking about some of the locations in Saskatchewan where there wasn’t another human being for miles. Especially in winter when some farmers move into town, just because there’s a farm 5 miles away doesn’t mean there’s anyone living there. For some of these photos I was miles from the nearest road.
A frozen section of Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area at sunset in winter.
Whitetail Deer at dusk near Punnichy.
A frozen section of marsh at sunset, Little Quill Lake.
A Striped Skunk in the spring between Little Quill Lake and Middle Quill Lake.
Sunrise reflected in a frozen slough near Punnichy.
17 replies on “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Distance”
You are brave to photograph the skunk! Lovely photos as always.
Thanks. As the skunk had probably recently emerged from hibernation it could have been particularly well scented.
LOL! I would not dare try haha!
Stunning images this week David. And I agree, hope you had a long lens for the skunk shot!
Thanks Tina. I had a long lens for the skunk photo but I wasn’t worried about it spraying me, its body language was very relaxed.
Oh, marvellous images, David!
Thanks Sue. I had plenty to pick from so went with the one where I was most distant from other people.
Wow. Great photos, superb sunsets. I’m social distancing from that skunk!
Thanks John. The skunk was very relaxed, I wasn’t at all concerned about it. I made plenty of noise in case it hadn’t seen m.e
Astounding photographs! What courage to get that close to a skunk! 🙂
I just found this in the spam folder for some reason. It’s maybe strange but I never worry about getting close to skunks. As long as they don’t feel threatened you’re fine. Sometimes I will talk to them so they know I’m there as their eyesight is poor. I had to tell one off for being in the yard when I was leaving for work last summer.
As always… love your photos. And that skunk…it is looking at you.
I’m not sure if the skunk is looking at me or not. They have very poor eyesight and I didn’t want to scare it and make it feel threatened so I was making some noise so it knew I was there.
Glorious imagges – as usual, David1
Thanks Ann-Christine. I had plenty to pick from so went with the ones where I thought I was most distant from other people.
Great idea
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