Photos from the past 40 years
My first visit to the bay since my accident. The physiotherapist has swapped the crutches for a cane (walking stick) which means that I am a bit more mobile.
I’m still having trouble using the camera in vertical orientation due to the limited range of motion in my right arm. As the camera was tripod mounted for the sunrise I simply released the shutter with my left hand.
Clouds over Colpoy’s Bay and the Niagara Escarpment at sunrise with White Cloud Island on the horizon right of centre.
This is my contribution to the Cosmic Photo Challenge: Eat, Drink and Be Merry.
A story of a Great Blue Heron on the Colpoy’s Bay shoreline, Ontario, Canada. All the photos are of the same bird taken over about 40 minutes although I did shuffle the order they were taken in to fit the challenge.
Eat. The Great Blue Heron has just caught and swallowed a small fish.
Drink. Actually the bird is striking after a fish but they probably swallow water sometimes.
Be Merry. Amusement about the Closed To Fishing sign.
This is my contribution to the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Favourite Things.
So here is a hodgepodge of some of my favourite things.
My favourite Squirrel species, an American Red Squirrel on the South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.
One of my favourite sunrise locations, Colpoy’s Bay and the Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, Canada.
One of my favourite North American shorebirds, two American Avocets feeding on a slough in Saskatchewan, Canada.
My favourite North American Sparrow species, a diminutive Chipping Sparrow on the South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.
One of my favourite European birds, a European Robin given a selective colour treatment.
My favourite lens. The Olympus OM Zuiko 350mm. I purchased it used nearly a quarter of a century ago and it’s still my go to lens for birds and wildlife. The set up in the photo was used to photograph the American Red Squirrel at the start of this post. It’s also been used for quite a few landscape, sunrise and sunset images over the years.
My favourite camera bag. The Domke F-2 RuggedWear, a waxed cotton canvas bag. I decided to try a canvas Domke F-6 bag a few years ago. I wanted a smaller, lighter shoulder bag for my retro kit of three (now four) manual focus prime lenses. I discovered that the soft canvas bag stayed on my hip without swinging and bouncing around and seemed easier on my shoulder. I needed a bigger bag than the F-6 for my regular kit of zoom lenses so I swapped the Tenba bag I had been using for decades for the Domke F-2.
My contribution to the Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge: Weathered.
After thinking of some of my weathered photos it occurred to me that I photographed some weathered wood piles sticking out of Colpoy’s Bay in various conditions last year.
One Word Sunday: Simplicity.
