Full Moon Reflection

I have been craving trying a good honest effort to photograph a full moon with the  moonlight reflecting off the water but could never get it right.

The problem has always been exposure. The moon is always too bright to allow for the proper exposure of the light reflecting off the water. The only way to get around this problem was to combine two separate photos into one.

I photographed the moon at one exposure setting and then took a separate photograph of the moonlight on the water. I combined the two photos to create this final product.

The second photo was taken two days earlier when the moon wasn’t quite as full and with it further in the sky but the process was the same.

Boat On The Lake

It was a calm, warm, hazy summer evening along the shores of Lake Ontario. I was sitting at the campsite in my comfy chair with no real intention of taking any photos.

Around from behind the distant island I spotted a sailboat. With not even a hint of a breeze, the vessel made its way under power to a location not far from our location.

The boat came to rest and something about the scene was just begging to be photographed so I grabbed my camera and snapped a few photos. This final edit was one I was very pleased with.

Summer In The Marsh

The summer in Ontario has been very wet so far so when a rare beautiful day finally arrived, I decided to grab my camera and head out to the Marsh Boardwalk at Presqu’ile Provincial Park near Brighton, Ontario.

Not surprisingly the bulrushes, cattails and tall grass were flourishing thanks to the recent weather conditions.

With a lovely blue sky and some nice clouds in the distance I was able to capture this image of a typical marsh scene. It was so nice I almost didn’t mind having to deal with the deer flies taking bites out of my legs…almost!

Jumping To Victory

I attended the local High School Track and Field Championships recently and enjoyed a few hours of photographing many of the races and field events.

It wasn’t an overly warm day but it was comfortable and the sun was shining. I forgot to bring a hat and paid for that mistake later in the day when I realized my shaved head had become rather sunburned.

I had several shots from the event which I was quite happy with but decided to post this shot for you to view as I really liked how it turned out. It has good action and thanks to my improving editing skills I was able to eliminate the distracting background. I was pleased with the final result. Hope you like it as well.

Lakeside Vista

I found myself walking along the shoreline one evening at sunset and when I saw how the tree looked against the sky I thought it might make a nice silhouette shot.

I think it makes for a nice peaceful and simple capture.