Night On The Lake

I have driven by this small lake for years but never took the time to stop and photograph it.

I was driving home one evening and wasn’t in any hurry so I decided to stop and set up my camera and tripod to see what I could capture. It was a cool September evening but it was clear with calm water conditions which I figured could produce some nice reflections.

The first photo was taken shortly after sunset and was a 30 second exposure that produce a beautiful blue tone to it.

The second photo was taken about 25 minutes later or so when it was much darker. The exposure lasted almost 5 minutes which allowed me to pick up the movement of an early star in the sky and the lights of passing traffic on the road to the right.

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.

Lonely Lilly Pad

During my recent trip along the Marsh Boardwalk at Presqu’ile Provincial Park near Brighton, Ontario, I had a chance to not only work on my tan but work on my photography skills and eventually some photo editing as well.

There weren’t many marsh flowers within a good distance for photographing but there were plenty of lilly pads.

Normally I wouldn’t expect these to be very photographic as they just sit in the water and aren’t exactly the most beautiful but I did my best to make something that others could enjoy and I would be happy with. I think I did a pretty good job with this one.

Swan Lands On Water

With the arrival of Spring and hopefully the disappearance of the winter weather until December, I grabbed my camera and headed out to take advantage of some sunshine and warmth.

I had a feeling the Mute Swans would be plentiful at Presqu’ile as the ice had melted and they should be preparing for the arrival of their young over the next month or two.

I arrived on site and was pleased to find the bay littered with the large white birds. I managed to take several photos of those swans but it wasn’t until I ventured further into the park to a smaller pond where I found one lone swan setting up shop.

A Canadian Goose decided to try his luck on the pond as well but the swan would have none of that as he / she chased the goose away. These two photos were taken as the swan was returning for a landing on the pond.