I have recently posted a couple of shots made at the Bonnechere River on my Facebook page. This is another made that same day near where the other two were. I love slowing down that shutter to get those silky smooth waterfalls images.
Photo of the week #40
Sometimes we take our surroundings for granted. We are attracted to the things we don't have, not because they're better or mor beautiful, but simply because we don't have them nearby. Sometimes, we need to slow down and be a tourist in our own back yard and learn how to appreciate what we have. Here in eastern Ontario, we have so many interesting things within easy driving distance and yet so many people don't take advantage of them. This is a photograph made at the top of the Skydeck tower on Hill Island, in the heart of The Thousand Islands. It's a panorama made from 17 frames and can be printed at 50 inches long. If you're viewing on a phone, you can't really get a great idea of what this image is......check it out on a computer if you can.
Photo of the Week #39
A judge in a contest once mentioned that sometimes people over-complicate things when it comes to photography. We tend to think that to make extraordinary photographs, we must go on vacations or go to exotic places. Sure, those places often inspire you and you get some great photographs, but he stressed how you also should be able to make great photographs in your own house by "looking" at things in a different way, maybe isolating a particular detail in an every day object or that special light that comes in your window early in the morning might also deserve some attention. Richard Martin once said, "If you can't make a good photograph where you are, stepping on an airplane isn't going to change that". I have tried to remember both pieces of advice and make it work for me. The image below was the side tray on my barbecue the morning after a little rain, I thought the different sizes and shapes of water droplets were very interesting.
Photo of the Week #38
Photo of the Week #37
Sometimes getting that unique image requires some "out of the box" thinking, especially when it's a place or object that you have shot so many times before. Some places are so well known that it's hard to get truly unique photographs. When I go to Peggy's Cove, I am trying to "see" things differently. I love the place, it's certainly one of my favorite places in Nova Scotia, but it has also been photographed so much that you really have to work to make your photographs stand out from all the rest. This photograph is a product of looking for that unique shot. I think I accomplished that.
