tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57910642760578860682024-02-22T11:27:42.933-05:00Rob Little's Photo BlogHi and welcome to my photo blog! I am a self-taught photographer who specializes in landscape and nature photography. I enjoy the peacefulness of being surrounded by nature, both behind the lens capturing the world around me as well as sitting back and enjoying it with the naked eye. You can also check out my website at www.roblittlephoto.ca. Please feel free to leave a comment or question - there is a link after every post. Enjoy!!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-52996107641984660972011-11-01T17:19:00.000-04:002011-11-01T17:56:41.067-04:00Hello again!<br />
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I was able to make it to the Oxtongue River again this year, just outside of Algonquin Park. Although I was maybe a week too early for prime autumn colours, there was enough colour around to make me happy. The advantage of being a week early is that I was the only photographer there! I had the whole place to myself. The water was lower this year and I was able to get into the middle of the river and get some great shots. Someone had made Inukshuks on the rocks and I was able to get in close with a wide angle lens. <br />
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I know someone who was there 2 weeks after me and he had to fight for a spot along the bank and some of the photographers were quite frustrated with the Inukshuks. Somewhat understandable as they would not be able get out there for a good composition as they would be in everyone else's pictures (and would also risk having rocks thrown at them for being in their pictures!!!).<br />
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Since I was able to get out there, I was able to make them the main subject and had them work for me. Here are a couple images. The first one is with a wide angle lens that I borrowed to try out. It was the Sigma 10-22mm/f4 and I fell in love with it. I am quite happy with the result:<br />
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I also moved back and took out the 70-200mm and snapped a shot putting the focus on the Inukshuk, and keeping the background blurred. I opened up to f2.8 for this one as I wanted the Inukshuk to stand right out. I also warmed up the image a bit in Lightroom.</div>
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I had some nice reds and yellow when I was there. In the first image above, you can see a small maple showing beautiful reds on the right bank. I walked over with the 70-200mm took an image I've been meaning to try for quite awhile. Framing the branches on an angle, I zoomed in and went with a mid-aperture (f11) since the lower branch was closer to me and I wanted both branches to be in focus. I wanted the water to be out of focus in the background and have the leaves pop.</div>
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Keeping the 70-200mm on, I zoomed in down river to capture the colours of the trees along the far bank.</div>
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And one final image to share....this is a view up river from where I was standing near the Inukshuks. Basically, turned 180 degrees.<br />
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All in all, I had a great evening on the Oxtongue. I can't wait to go back again.....</div>
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I've been quite light on posts lately, and I apologize! I haven't been behind the camera as much as I would like. I just got back from camping at MacGregor Point Provincial Park and I took some time to take macro shots of some of the trees in our campsite. I don't do macro as much as I'd like too, but it can be rewarding.<br />
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Here is an image of one of the trees that had a lot of foliose lichen on it: <br />
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And a detail look at some lichen-free bark:<br />
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There was also a pine tree with a some interesting details. The next image is some sap on the bark that created a rainbow of colours and patterns on the bark. </div>
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And a final macro of a nail that was put into the same pine tree.<br />
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Macro photography can be a wonderful way to explore the small details. It can also provide opportunity to capture nature's various colours and patterns and bring out things your eye may not normally see. It can also be quite addictive. If you haven't already tried macro, give a shot.</div>
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Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-77946565783682347922011-08-06T01:18:00.000-04:002011-08-06T01:18:48.431-04:00Mud DauberWell I've been busy in a backyard project and haven't been behind the lens too often this summer. However, I had to take a few images of this mud dauber (sometimes called a mud wasp, dirt dobber, and other similar names) that decided to build its nest on the side of our house. It makes the nest out of mud. Here's an image of the nest when once we realized it was there:<br />
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</div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-48988283874056932412011-03-20T11:44:00.000-04:002011-03-20T11:44:20.562-04:00Super Moon, March 19, 2011Although I've come down with a nasty cold, I decided to try to get a few images of the "Super" moon last night. Not one of my most successful nights but thougth I'd post a couple of images for you to see. I used a 100-400 f4.0/5.6 with a 1.4x converter. With this setup, autofocus is not available since the minimum f-stop becomes f8 with the converter. My eyes were obviously off last night as I had a low success rate on the in-focus images. <br />
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These images have been cropped significantly as well to minimize the black space. I was hoping to have detail in the foreground trees that I had put into the viewfinder, but the sun had completely set by the time the moon was at a height to see it and it was too dark to maintain any detail. I tried some images with the moon directly behind the tree but, due to the diffictulty in focusing, I was not successful at getting good moon detail in any of these shots.<br />
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Anyways, thought I'd put up a quick post on two of my images. Hope you enjoy!<br />
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RobRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-54836329510827783632011-02-26T22:23:00.003-05:002011-02-26T22:26:47.816-05:00Monster Jam - London, OntarioMy first Monster Jam experience was this past weekend - what a blast! I'm glad I took the camera, I wasn't sure if I should bring it along, but I'm glad I did. John Labbatt's Centre did not have a huge area for the Monster Trucks to drive around in, but the drivers did an amazing job with what they had to work with. There were three competitions. The first was the Wheelie competition - Captain's Curse won this one quite easily. The second competition was a straight line race - Captain's Curse won this one as well. Finally, it was Freestyle, and Back Draft took this one.<br />
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Since the lighting was low, I had to bump the ISO significantly to get a good shutter speed. I ended up going with ISO 1000 to get a shutter speed in the 1/125 range. Not very fast, but fast enough to give a fairly sharp image. Here are some of the images from that day:<br />
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Captain's Curse up close (Pit Pass to walk around before the show):<br />
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And finally some of the Freestyle Action:<br />
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During a break in the action, they had four Motocross bikes doing stunts. I will put together another post in the next few days to show some of these images. These guys were unbelievable!!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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RobRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-89561219504369875892010-10-03T19:06:00.000-04:002010-10-03T19:06:40.082-04:00Autumn ColoursHello everyone,<br />
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Well, I made a decision to build a patio this past summer. I severely underestimated what effort was required. My inability to understand the demand of such a project impacted my ability to be behind the camera. That said, I decided to take a few minutes to post some fall images and let you know that I'm still here!<br />
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These were taken in the fall of 2008 in and around Algonquin Park - an awesome year for fall colours. I did not make it up there this year as my annual 'boys' weekend was cancelled. But I will be back next year.<br />
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I paid the price of this set of images which was taken on the Oxtongue River just outside the park boundary. My arms, legs, and hands were on the menu that evening in late September 2008 for many blood sucking insects. Of course, I conveniently left the bug spray in the car. But I was so taken aback from the beauty of this scene, I didn't even realize that I was being eaten alive. Until later.....<br />
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However, It was all worth it. I was fortunate enough to have one of these images chosen for the cover of a text book (<a href="http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/highereducation/product/007091835X/">http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/highereducation/product/007091835X/</a>) and one of my favourite images from that year.<br />
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Enough babble, please enjoy the images - autumn is a beautiful time to get some amazing pictures. Hopefully these inspire you to get out and get some of your own!<br />
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First, here's the image that became the cover shot:<br />
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I also took a vertical of this one:<br />
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A couple more from the same location:<br />
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Here is an image of the fall colours in Algonquin Park at the Lake of Two Rivers:<br />
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And finally, a couple images on the Lake of Bays.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This has just a splash of red, but I do like how it turned out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdtiyFEr-tRe0BpWOYT8nZL54HOKFSUc134458YzjcF1rl2CeriUDiTiuLXAp6-oP303b1KKDHj-cXG0YWfTHt5mWMLyKyU78YlVaBI-RMqWUTtCdC7ptlCHQiQayODG7x_U7jFpbqTg/s1600/Rob_Little_Muskoka_Images_0003.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdtiyFEr-tRe0BpWOYT8nZL54HOKFSUc134458YzjcF1rl2CeriUDiTiuLXAp6-oP303b1KKDHj-cXG0YWfTHt5mWMLyKyU78YlVaBI-RMqWUTtCdC7ptlCHQiQayODG7x_U7jFpbqTg/s400/Rob_Little_Muskoka_Images_0003.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Cheers!<br />
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RobRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-41798623990876612942010-04-21T23:40:00.001-04:002010-04-21T23:41:12.444-04:00Hi again,<br />
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I had the pleasure of attending Darwin Wiggett's "Mastering Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography" seminar this past Saturday in Burlington, Ontario. Darwin is a pro photographer from Alberta and rewarded us with a picture perfect presentation that took us from the discussions of JPEG versus RAW versus shooting in the RAW to aperture/shutter speed/ISO use and finally a list of too expensive equipment that I can only dream of owning (i.e. tilt-shift lens). I have always enjoyed reading Darwin's articles in Outdoor Photography Canada magazine (<a href="http://www.outdoorphotographycanada.com/">http://www.outdoorphotographycanada.com/</a>) every month and have tried, tested, and embraced a lot of his advice. He certainly has been one of my influentual photographers and, now that I've met him in person, know he's a pretty cool guy and has a great sense of humour, oh, and he likes BEER! Check out his website: <a href="http://www.darwinwiggett.com/">http://www.darwinwiggett.com/</a>, you will truly be amazed.<br />
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I was lucky enough to also attend a group field session with Darwin on the Sunday morning. Bright and early I might add, up at 4:45pm to get to the meeting location on time for 6am - thankfully with coffee included. Darwin had noted during the discussion that he would find and talk to everyone of us in the field to ensure we were able to ask some questions. I eluded (because of all the coffee I was downing) that I might end up in the bushes at one point to which Darwin immediately shot back that there he would not be following anyone into any bushes since that would be one lens that he preferred not to see! Yes, he is even quick witted at six in the morning.<br />
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Here are some images that I took during the field session. The location was LaSalle Park which overlooks the Burlington Skyway and the steel mills on the other side of Hamilton Harbour. The field session was to use some of the techniques from the previous day's seminar. So this first image is a landscape image that was intended to have full depth of field from front to back using a small aperture and focusing approximately 1/3 into the frame (and using a tripod of course!). It has some foreground rocks with the steel mill in the background.<br />
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I wanted to get a tight shot of the mill so I put on a 70-200mm and re-composed the frame for this image:<br />
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Finally, I'd like to share some images that Darwin had the group take to show how lens choice can totally influence an image. There was a bench overlooking Burlington Skyway and he had us take a wide angle and then a telephoto image to see how the scene perspective changes. I ended up taking 3 different images at 17mm, 75mm, and 140mm. Check it out, it's quite amazing. And I only walked about 20 feet total....<br />
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Pretty amazing eh?! Notice how the both the bench and bridge change from image to image as well as the distance between them. This result certainly will influence and force me to make my lens choice wisely.<br />
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Well, hopefully you enjoyed this entry - and if you ever get a chance to check out one of Darwin's workshops or seminars, go! You won't regret it.<br />
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Oh, and Darwin would be proud to know that I wrote this article while enjoying a nice, cold beer. Cheers to Darwin - thanks for the amazing show and experience. <br />
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Cheers,<br />
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RobRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-54983621212357955962010-04-07T23:16:00.002-04:002010-04-07T23:17:40.853-04:00Snapping Turtle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello all! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I was walking on the trail that leads around the marsh, I heard some rustling in the leaves and found this little fella catching some rays. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Rob</div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-22763627386489669582009-11-21T22:40:00.003-05:002009-11-21T23:01:39.078-05:00I often drive by this path cut through some pine trees that I've always wanted to stop and try to capture. I got up early today and arrived just as the sun was starting to come up - with an extra large coffee to keep me warm. Since it was quite dark, a long exposure was necessary and a tripod a must. I also used a bubble level that slides into the hot shoe to ensure that the camera was level (a very useful tool when you have a horizon to worry about).<br /><br />When I was walking to this spot, I came upon two grouse that didn't stick around to watch me take pictures. There were also several different groups of Canada Geese that flew overhead while I was there, honking their way south for the winter. The one thing I love about nature photography is the nature!<br /><br />I took two main images of the location. A landscape (horizontal) with the path centred in the frame to give a tunnel effect of the trees lining the path and a portrait (vertical). For the portrait, I wanted to have something in the foreground and settled for mushrooms that were at the side of the trail.<br /><br />Here is the landscape version:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2atoqQPl3VTRa1Vnb893BdIETEpX3pHMRN7iqZ2w08uwL4for8e_M-YNaSdDNpAmYGD0F8Q_Fmfjv_6nmm3QPBc22u6Xql6Jk9nn6Ez4g7X6j_AE_Gxo_4a1LES7o5n7svqVYzN6LOg/s1600/Path+through+Pines+landscape+no+green+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406767986351419778" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2atoqQPl3VTRa1Vnb893BdIETEpX3pHMRN7iqZ2w08uwL4for8e_M-YNaSdDNpAmYGD0F8Q_Fmfjv_6nmm3QPBc22u6Xql6Jk9nn6Ez4g7X6j_AE_Gxo_4a1LES7o5n7svqVYzN6LOg/s400/Path+through+Pines+landscape+no+green+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />17-40mm lens @ 40mm, f22, 120 seconds, ISO 100<br /><br />And here is the portrait:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ir8AFD1ZtTd-9VeWPN_whbeksRGbljyu5DJxCAM9GGdsM2V42j8ozXQgNjohh_yTXbBZrXCa2FnefALQ1XFsFhBRYdwYRXapHRsu-ho0jzsPnXHESbuM3yymv52gd_beQ3sLwv-a4WU/s1600/Path+through+Pines+portrait+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406767985108499634" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ir8AFD1ZtTd-9VeWPN_whbeksRGbljyu5DJxCAM9GGdsM2V42j8ozXQgNjohh_yTXbBZrXCa2FnefALQ1XFsFhBRYdwYRXapHRsu-ho0jzsPnXHESbuM3yymv52gd_beQ3sLwv-a4WU/s400/Path+through+Pines+portrait+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />17-40mm lens @ 17mm, f22, 90 seconds, ISO 100<br /><br />Finally, a closeup of the mushrooms in the portrait image.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcb5MIUOWXyda-ClW99ogTlZCSaj4Fsk6y1Urojbv7Tsda0Pq7DLdlfZ8u9qAo49V_7VYMnmfXNxBzyHr67TjSBsXfKeToslaDtj8IXO6ARBD1ALbdAkLfjM_enCNQPVNFFgHmPL-R0o/s1600/Mushrooms+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406767982064887522" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcb5MIUOWXyda-ClW99ogTlZCSaj4Fsk6y1Urojbv7Tsda0Pq7DLdlfZ8u9qAo49V_7VYMnmfXNxBzyHr67TjSBsXfKeToslaDtj8IXO6ARBD1ALbdAkLfjM_enCNQPVNFFgHmPL-R0o/s400/Mushrooms+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />70-200mm @ 155mm, f22, 45 seconds</div><div></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div></div><div>Rob<br /><br /></div><div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-78655373047049670962009-10-30T22:32:00.002-04:002009-10-30T22:52:35.992-04:00Point Clark Lighthouse Turns 150I was in Point Clark this past August. It was celebrating the 150th anniversary of the lighthouse located on the shore of Lake Huron. It was finished in 1859 and took two years to build. The lighthouse is 87 feet tall and is made of limestone. The light was lit for the first time on April 1st, 1859. The Point Clark lighthouse is one of six lighthouses on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. They are known as the Imperial Towers.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUWMuhO7rXBfNha6ptnsZCAlqF9pCwD9I0c9cw90xQAklB7sRFRDaJk-lJEpVoft5jFaJ-Ozy-xsH0TF-GmtRxFTo_AE7iOp-D5HZW0UqwsHhrZbEB5O59QveyAhQqmXhvjmRF8-GNK8/s1600-h/Point+Clark+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398586616164729538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUWMuhO7rXBfNha6ptnsZCAlqF9pCwD9I0c9cw90xQAklB7sRFRDaJk-lJEpVoft5jFaJ-Ozy-xsH0TF-GmtRxFTo_AE7iOp-D5HZW0UqwsHhrZbEB5O59QveyAhQqmXhvjmRF8-GNK8/s400/Point+Clark+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />17-40mm @ 17mm, f16, ISO 100<br /><br /><br />Here is a closeup of the one window that appears to be about 2/3 up the tower.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAUdYMWaK0SsNG-PyL_FJM1oLe-roomcadoq7qspO7TpNAkJZ98hj7Nu61vIOMBYRQMSBd3DntFc_JUdepEZNfhxkp6G0URG1ZgVF2yFZNHSH7pZJa9jm30bQETaOSPx8nuUsmbJJ2rg/s1600-h/Point+Clark+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398586611563482770" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAUdYMWaK0SsNG-PyL_FJM1oLe-roomcadoq7qspO7TpNAkJZ98hj7Nu61vIOMBYRQMSBd3DntFc_JUdepEZNfhxkp6G0URG1ZgVF2yFZNHSH7pZJa9jm30bQETaOSPx8nuUsmbJJ2rg/s400/Point+Clark+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />100-400mm @ 235mm, f11, ISO 100<br /><br /><br />A closeup of the top of the tower (slight crop to remove dead space).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpmgixwAEKawh62j5ULPumbdYjUZFrO6_fMdANA2ruYoYGQY93zg77krDgRmOu-jCiEfgD8l4Mj_Lg4Cq40NQ6wyxHc-M1UIKKYkSlnCupzNLDFxKrmuHqYYXHqQusLoNIrgC0_ztOsU/s1600-h/Point+Clark+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398586601110281746" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpmgixwAEKawh62j5ULPumbdYjUZFrO6_fMdANA2ruYoYGQY93zg77krDgRmOu-jCiEfgD8l4Mj_Lg4Cq40NQ6wyxHc-M1UIKKYkSlnCupzNLDFxKrmuHqYYXHqQusLoNIrgC0_ztOsU/s400/Point+Clark+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />100-400mm @ 115mm, f11, ISO 100<br /><br /><br />And finally, a late evening shot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ez_Q4HwpTHojosXiTvLc8Nfs3s3psuDS1lJcp1Y_iIk_sLKDyMdXwrPUFu0M8bxci48pXBQZBEQJSavm7gB2I-LOX_uv4OTpYyb7Z7-eH9PUzCOxaJkP3_HUBargXJNXJgp_FdVm_w4/s1600-h/Point+Clark+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398586607379225826" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ez_Q4HwpTHojosXiTvLc8Nfs3s3psuDS1lJcp1Y_iIk_sLKDyMdXwrPUFu0M8bxci48pXBQZBEQJSavm7gB2I-LOX_uv4OTpYyb7Z7-eH9PUzCOxaJkP3_HUBargXJNXJgp_FdVm_w4/s400/Point+Clark+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />17-40mm @ 17mm, f22, ISO 100<br /><br /><div><br />Cheers,</div><div></div><div>Rob<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-12903548547057833202009-09-15T09:16:00.013-04:002009-09-15T23:25:07.798-04:00Hi everyone, it's been awhile! I apologize for the delay in posts, but now I'm back.<br /><br />I went to the ABC Gathering in Kincardine, Ontario this year. Great show, it includes Airplanes, Bikes, and Cars (hence ABC). This year they had a Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX, North American B25-J Mitchell, North American Harvard, Sopwith Strutter, and a Fokker DR.1 for the airplanes. The bikes (motorcycles) and cars are put on display by various attendees. I heard that one couple drove their bikes all the way from British Columbia to attend! Pretty amazing.<br /><br />I've included several shots below which is but a small sample of what I actually took that day. It was a beautiful day with early morning clouds and then blue sky for the rest of the day. Ducati was also in attendance with a sample of their motorcycle line. And there were a couple of pilots from WWII that spoke to the crowd.<br /><br />Here is a nose shot of the B25 Mitchell. This was my favourite image of this plane showing the intimate details of the front guns.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur22RCzk6JVDcleoce-Keo9HONWjJy0ZsixP7Aj1muOpkTikAktvx3jDK37443XOijDy557Z2FGsyVoTyGJIH8LG799c4eEm-Rm8QVQ6YUfqkdy7pa3DUdlqKd4nlCbVOU8wLvfQ2vSw/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381682773708346706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur22RCzk6JVDcleoce-Keo9HONWjJy0ZsixP7Aj1muOpkTikAktvx3jDK37443XOijDy557Z2FGsyVoTyGJIH8LG799c4eEm-Rm8QVQ6YUfqkdy7pa3DUdlqKd4nlCbVOU8wLvfQ2vSw/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0062.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The Spitfire was really cool. And I loved the Mickey Mouse detail on the side. The one pilot that spoke flew the Spitfire in WWII. I also met someone I knew at the show and found out during the discussion that he was a mechanic in WWII and he had a picture of himself on a Spitfire from the war. He had an opportunity to talk to the pilot and share some stories.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQB8h39-KAg30yUUpc0IYrp6koJCOr0eQnxmHh9oGROJalARwm-Gy4yNPaVU0wW3Z4giHfQQkev4GbXabWq0EW2-9hobFRCAxUdsORfLzz9eCKFa7rerX2jc6u36tPBW7WqH4rKfOid0/s1600-h/Spitfire+from+back+2+NS.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381683207318293234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQB8h39-KAg30yUUpc0IYrp6koJCOr0eQnxmHh9oGROJalARwm-Gy4yNPaVU0wW3Z4giHfQQkev4GbXabWq0EW2-9hobFRCAxUdsORfLzz9eCKFa7rerX2jc6u36tPBW7WqH4rKfOid0/s400/Spitfire+from+back+2+NS.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifevKmMW6opJlt8RWDo73qyFs3qBlU8TVYWyDNMsBNFsxholExq_5CrOUk5VYcjX40woomWEOidbQIWy1IgIBtFC9xHSo15cLRao5DfbhoIzetfMmXp-ghVgJJ3egraN-nA8pyDgVhLVY/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0082.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381683135553722946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifevKmMW6opJlt8RWDo73qyFs3qBlU8TVYWyDNMsBNFsxholExq_5CrOUk5VYcjX40woomWEOidbQIWy1IgIBtFC9xHSo15cLRao5DfbhoIzetfMmXp-ghVgJJ3egraN-nA8pyDgVhLVY/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0082.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The next two planes were from WWI, the Sopwith Camel and the Fokker DR 1. Due to weather delays, they ended up flying in around noon so the crowd got to see them fly in. </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPyV90zxWDWVvkEVMRmW6mSMe01tp6SXGpOHf7Z7F6YFluCq6NTH2gjtbP-jHLHlcIt_my1gBgRWVRw3OF7tLopuMQuScDzYUH-S5QMPD3r7j153Pqx_ZCHEvY2DKIWzoRsUarXzC3Do/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381683132507446690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPyV90zxWDWVvkEVMRmW6mSMe01tp6SXGpOHf7Z7F6YFluCq6NTH2gjtbP-jHLHlcIt_my1gBgRWVRw3OF7tLopuMQuScDzYUH-S5QMPD3r7j153Pqx_ZCHEvY2DKIWzoRsUarXzC3Do/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0081.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0JGBzunZnPg-UHNK68BfDK2h213g40d_tsoWqqYlcDkDUaZgG-hXcO9fuF8oc732tNL-Q7_qJJz0DawS6lzUBKMUamtA5HFaqLjzYehgEkMOuDdlRW35B4UgakdBDvtJf-VXG5hGozg/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0076.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381682798736990242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0JGBzunZnPg-UHNK68BfDK2h213g40d_tsoWqqYlcDkDUaZgG-hXcO9fuF8oc732tNL-Q7_qJJz0DawS6lzUBKMUamtA5HFaqLjzYehgEkMOuDdlRW35B4UgakdBDvtJf-VXG5hGozg/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0076.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIp3vwuEXEt9v-ZD7AZ-hm2WqY2-ZZG9dk83v3ORRkEsJJFXGFXKgh8UkaOxt0T9lJ1X7PzYUiw_-Wwn1kzmkibU8ru6fml2yg1OYQCrBd6BOv_N30shxGKOOmz_MpIPA59Ks9a1Am8I/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0072.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381682794333682354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIp3vwuEXEt9v-ZD7AZ-hm2WqY2-ZZG9dk83v3ORRkEsJJFXGFXKgh8UkaOxt0T9lJ1X7PzYUiw_-Wwn1kzmkibU8ru6fml2yg1OYQCrBd6BOv_N30shxGKOOmz_MpIPA59Ks9a1Am8I/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0072.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The next images are of the Harvard.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5NmNHO9cDnN93Tn87tRguWKsFCroTOqpIf6ts6X9EgFwoZHETxuiLev0YSNctXAEDisRjpH9vw7sxEeFN_QTcsHnwKQbZzDydS9V_GOR-mAsdD6tnTPelKjsETR8sUcQnBdyQjJxr8k/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0080.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381683127978062322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5NmNHO9cDnN93Tn87tRguWKsFCroTOqpIf6ts6X9EgFwoZHETxuiLev0YSNctXAEDisRjpH9vw7sxEeFN_QTcsHnwKQbZzDydS9V_GOR-mAsdD6tnTPelKjsETR8sUcQnBdyQjJxr8k/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0080.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv8T1u75R2T9b7eULun3-L0XDlSC3n0sAyxpIzWqFoU4yNV-T5eotVN4tp0v5l3utbs2c-1N7-zKcT0ycsVgoJzQT4z9WYmORK0Re_RSWM1LHOp_wNUedzJdNfUcKJ83fNTt8Mr6gsSk/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0079.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381683124162771826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv8T1u75R2T9b7eULun3-L0XDlSC3n0sAyxpIzWqFoU4yNV-T5eotVN4tp0v5l3utbs2c-1N7-zKcT0ycsVgoJzQT4z9WYmORK0Re_RSWM1LHOp_wNUedzJdNfUcKJ83fNTt8Mr6gsSk/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0079.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYL5XVPWM9dvE5YiNzmtnH5RBI11TcgbTigDL9EFpb0mLn97aP6c16Mo_PViFAiH74jwNWfhHvBY6JVwvn7h0eYkazdt5wBNSfi4D2dgrC9g2YsBLT2hzU9wZ3ndi-SIwf8Gijj8nd4o/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381683120964105010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYL5XVPWM9dvE5YiNzmtnH5RBI11TcgbTigDL9EFpb0mLn97aP6c16Mo_PViFAiH74jwNWfhHvBY6JVwvn7h0eYkazdt5wBNSfi4D2dgrC9g2YsBLT2hzU9wZ3ndi-SIwf8Gijj8nd4o/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0077.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>Finally, a couple of images of the cars and bikes. If you note in the bike picture, there are what looks to be hockey pucks under the kickstands. Well, they are! One of the organizers, a guy I know well, sells these modified pucks. You can check them out and order them at <a href="http://www.parkingpuck.com/">http://www.parkingpuck.com/</a>. Pretty cool idea....<br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOKSU6NkiMy8epmUO9xm6jNV5KOinyNN1cElJR1jw7K9TKBMXk3X0IhOXitm_EylSBlyd3xwe4QL0R692gciPr72lvHHtc_FroQW9yLftsBmcWgHoelHpCeeaSaog1MO6tEc9oJdpoVI/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0067.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381682785507537602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOKSU6NkiMy8epmUO9xm6jNV5KOinyNN1cElJR1jw7K9TKBMXk3X0IhOXitm_EylSBlyd3xwe4QL0R692gciPr72lvHHtc_FroQW9yLftsBmcWgHoelHpCeeaSaog1MO6tEc9oJdpoVI/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0067.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABnXAFNK7CeNmHk4j7eD9BXMKzrg3Sl_VLtxWnTgdlchM-Z6fBkvyNYI1IQTP6cqXaa1ziLUePcNPhJdJ0RGIRBnDJc48uis2NhznJF_9DwnetYj49AMAUzFpJQQxrObmQMCp9sTY00Y/s1600-h/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0065.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381682780835457250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABnXAFNK7CeNmHk4j7eD9BXMKzrg3Sl_VLtxWnTgdlchM-Z6fBkvyNYI1IQTP6cqXaa1ziLUePcNPhJdJ0RGIRBnDJc48uis2NhznJF_9DwnetYj49AMAUzFpJQQxrObmQMCp9sTY00Y/s400/ABC+Gathering+EDITED+0065.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Cheers!</div><div></div><div>Rob </div></div></div></div></div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-85538229307001706592009-07-24T23:07:00.004-04:002009-07-24T23:29:10.743-04:00Comments and SuggestionsFor those that are wondering about leaving comments or messages, there are a few ways to do this. At the end of each blog entry is a Comments link. If you click this link, it will take you to a message area where you can leave me a message for that particular post (you don't have to be a member, you can use anonymous).<br /><br />Or you can click on my profile on the right side and then on my email link at the left side of my profile screen and send me an email.<br /><br />Or you can click on my website link and use the Contact Me link to send me an email.<br /><br />I am open to any suggestions for upcoming blogs - tips, techniques, etc. I'd love to hear any feedback to make improvements to my website or my blog (maybe a guest book?) or just let me know you were here.<br /><br />I couldn't put a post without adding some images. See below for a couple images of a lighthouse silhouette at sunset taken a few nights ago. I took a few mosquito bites that evening!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Rob<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBxjeCBWGR0d2-H-7c6y5q3X9qqAiJ9eSSWOkmr1nDGF3coeyteFLEh522GeuqPzt3tbynDIChoKglilNNZZqW7cy0J41ut3FbTeATX80jEZAbhlN8la4OWpPLRfSKN57SgEITRrgJkw/s1600-h/Chantry+July+2009+vertical+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362229230238465858" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBxjeCBWGR0d2-H-7c6y5q3X9qqAiJ9eSSWOkmr1nDGF3coeyteFLEh522GeuqPzt3tbynDIChoKglilNNZZqW7cy0J41ut3FbTeATX80jEZAbhlN8la4OWpPLRfSKN57SgEITRrgJkw/s400/Chantry+July+2009+vertical+S.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvy-h6HHzJs-B1L3F93hpRE-Wx3bkqWEWUZ3bPKOy6qC9LBybtVV3xFP-zE9cMk3iLYNR1w8h_k-p6aQxzhVlxm2tpfXZKbUPsXlOXkrspg9uRQ9hc4x5BQ98qPe6IG61GMxMjXeKozk/s1600-h/Chantry+July+2009+LAB+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362229226947731698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvy-h6HHzJs-B1L3F93hpRE-Wx3bkqWEWUZ3bPKOy6qC9LBybtVV3xFP-zE9cMk3iLYNR1w8h_k-p6aQxzhVlxm2tpfXZKbUPsXlOXkrspg9uRQ9hc4x5BQ98qPe6IG61GMxMjXeKozk/s400/Chantry+July+2009+LAB+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-76219392198032271802009-07-01T23:52:00.004-04:002009-07-02T00:12:54.408-04:00Macro MagicToday had great conditions for some macro photography with the exception of a little breeze. Patience is important to wait for a lull in the breeze before firing off some frames. It was Canada Day today and I had the day off, so I grabbed the camera and went out this morning for a couple of hours. It rained last night and everything was still wet.<br /><br />All images were taken with a 70-200mm/f2.8 with a 25mm extension tube and 1.4x teleconverter. A tripod is also highly recommended (used in all images) due to the shallow depth of field and also since any movement is extremely exaggerated. I also used a remote shutter release to minimize any movement during shutter release.<br /><br />The first subjects I came across were some snails. They were everywhere! Here are three of the images. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wYujwNYEApsZ8w5uT25rcPjwL5mn2-ji0z8-wXdPW20YXqGOCVKf8iKi5UQWHYq72JI7YshSaaMRDLeQ1LM-qniueQ8_kwl2wOLtaL3_ps5LTvYm1XZ4_9hpUoWE9UVBuxNiZuA5Ga0/s1600-h/Snail+thistle+cropped+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706287538712306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wYujwNYEApsZ8w5uT25rcPjwL5mn2-ji0z8-wXdPW20YXqGOCVKf8iKi5UQWHYq72JI7YshSaaMRDLeQ1LM-qniueQ8_kwl2wOLtaL3_ps5LTvYm1XZ4_9hpUoWE9UVBuxNiZuA5Ga0/s400/Snail+thistle+cropped+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVFxXn6NvTcGS_LtjqxRjFA1cC0sFNWTylINxdBBxo0KgIk813-KVXZHjWMbElJOh7j8XNAdOLh7aCgcX3Tq611uQaSQrhewpCQSWB7k98b3QJNDG6seV6rk1D4CTopQ0i2JbqLThEfw/s1600-h/Snail+on+stem+2+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706282497538274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVFxXn6NvTcGS_LtjqxRjFA1cC0sFNWTylINxdBBxo0KgIk813-KVXZHjWMbElJOh7j8XNAdOLh7aCgcX3Tq611uQaSQrhewpCQSWB7k98b3QJNDG6seV6rk1D4CTopQ0i2JbqLThEfw/s400/Snail+on+stem+2+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzAgHlaHmt3su1qil9bMkv6c-qwXpisDX8EjphMwFufJBwhHwG94JGZoH-iOaYqMipyjerCSWz5un7jvvkmVvu4H7BPm0mbAAIM3sgEAywivfHWA266M6sqIm0kQRy-k556nOrGaCNM0/s1600-h/Snail+1+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706275711111090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzAgHlaHmt3su1qil9bMkv6c-qwXpisDX8EjphMwFufJBwhHwG94JGZoH-iOaYqMipyjerCSWz5un7jvvkmVvu4H7BPm0mbAAIM3sgEAywivfHWA266M6sqIm0kQRy-k556nOrGaCNM0/s400/Snail+1+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div>I also took a couple flower images of a Daisy (including a friend in the first three following images) and one (last of three) of a Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus Corniculatius).<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGPnWkkD9uhVatbdud57JjlhDvxRGXXfJR33LCgbQAvhdZPU0srI_LjzydOX6l_N38wie-Z6h8e6fy6aF22iW-gMpYOxSrhU9Zh71t5Hm0q1nyoCTWHGCiTBV5zNQlat6ue8fICmOgh8/s1600-h/Small+Fly+on+Daisy+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706095153875474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGPnWkkD9uhVatbdud57JjlhDvxRGXXfJR33LCgbQAvhdZPU0srI_LjzydOX6l_N38wie-Z6h8e6fy6aF22iW-gMpYOxSrhU9Zh71t5Hm0q1nyoCTWHGCiTBV5zNQlat6ue8fICmOgh8/s400/Small+Fly+on+Daisy+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjNGRA9kdb9GHtK3V74WCcbuqi-iALsjCunG_nxA8uUfMwyYM4m4s6mGgx1ys4BH_yMaWnJXCMPqtPQZLgMbVlakC4uEGUN31O2DyVdZ90P_iZSyBa5H7w5OxC1VcTGgJRmdSMAcIwGE/s1600-h/Daisy+with+raindrops+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706091479452690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjNGRA9kdb9GHtK3V74WCcbuqi-iALsjCunG_nxA8uUfMwyYM4m4s6mGgx1ys4BH_yMaWnJXCMPqtPQZLgMbVlakC4uEGUN31O2DyVdZ90P_iZSyBa5H7w5OxC1VcTGgJRmdSMAcIwGE/s400/Daisy+with+raindrops+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFQgU_j_BRMpZlFKgNCuO-zGiXZg2Ii20oD-nBNvnoaQojiIeQ5MyWQypmIwtO2G2u0uIPTKLJzVtIMQdS2mfCfnjYR18lc_Q9xWbPj2tO_1FeeE5oUjJe-sAhH9MhL5rcu8QA9qrbOM/s1600-h/Bird's+Foot+Trefoil+(Lotus+Corniculatius)+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706089205823634" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFQgU_j_BRMpZlFKgNCuO-zGiXZg2Ii20oD-nBNvnoaQojiIeQ5MyWQypmIwtO2G2u0uIPTKLJzVtIMQdS2mfCfnjYR18lc_Q9xWbPj2tO_1FeeE5oUjJe-sAhH9MhL5rcu8QA9qrbOM/s400/Bird's+Foot+Trefoil+(Lotus+Corniculatius)+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And finally, as I was heading back to the car, I noticed a bee sitting under a leaf. It appears it was drying off or still in hiding from the rain. I took an image from a bit of a distance (first of two) before getting in tight in case it flew away. For the last image below, I was probably about 6-8 inches from the bee.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidn8WudIbUr7ejvvxgVlOAPS7z8JQs148ODzVtoyFIZXEpinooJuMXwkqL9Yfov5FW8DulyEYivyPUsXC_maDlYrB1uHi-wOIBF8Fdz_8hrcIk2fpoWPD9XVcVpPPywYsqOdlwoUmiVio/s1600-h/Bee+on+stem+with+dew+1+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706083981555826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidn8WudIbUr7ejvvxgVlOAPS7z8JQs148ODzVtoyFIZXEpinooJuMXwkqL9Yfov5FW8DulyEYivyPUsXC_maDlYrB1uHi-wOIBF8Fdz_8hrcIk2fpoWPD9XVcVpPPywYsqOdlwoUmiVio/s400/Bee+on+stem+with+dew+1+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBqxvTUNX7rjj-IylMqkpSjNdZCyLDi8yB29csCIY6U1r7r2hn-82GLNecX4yMotLpUm3vNjjVCyjx4Wj3Odpe7eXTiu76crO907v-vQALE-jCJLb9Mg1dkNm7atEEWZt0aYGpd1t9Vc/s1600-h/Bee+on+stem+with+dew+2+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353706083483593298" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBqxvTUNX7rjj-IylMqkpSjNdZCyLDi8yB29csCIY6U1r7r2hn-82GLNecX4yMotLpUm3vNjjVCyjx4Wj3Odpe7eXTiu76crO907v-vQALE-jCJLb9Mg1dkNm7atEEWZt0aYGpd1t9Vc/s400/Bee+on+stem+with+dew+2+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cheers,</div><div> </div><div>Rob<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-26790231683625525152009-06-26T23:21:00.004-04:002009-06-26T23:52:07.934-04:00Lake Huron SunsetsWe had some interesting cloud structure this week and I drove down to the lake to try capture the sunset. The sun had already disappeared when I arrived and I only had about 45 minutes of light left so I had to setup quick.<br /><br />A couple things to note for these images. Long shutter time is essential to getting a good exposure low light. Long shutter time = tripod, no exceptions. It is also important to know your camera and tripod well to quickly change compositions and camera settings. Bring a flashlight to help you see.<br /><br />The first image was taken around 9:30pm. I wanted to frame along the waters edge and chose this location to put the large rock in the foreground to add some interest. I wasn't paying total attention to my surroundings and almost ended up with a soaker - almost!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQVJGvHgFGgGAwz7d-W5gMNAT97vGjmGyHnK39pSkz_6EaExd5bacc4tug9uEbJul6IMKC8cK8zm8P2FrJSe1zJ8Xx8opROB8mTTnjb6LpDZEZFSe8Pv7NFeTWEY8fQZ3sA_MsQiDtM4/s1600-h/Lake+Huron+Sunset+2+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351842500253131570" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQVJGvHgFGgGAwz7d-W5gMNAT97vGjmGyHnK39pSkz_6EaExd5bacc4tug9uEbJul6IMKC8cK8zm8P2FrJSe1zJ8Xx8opROB8mTTnjb6LpDZEZFSe8Pv7NFeTWEY8fQZ3sA_MsQiDtM4/s400/Lake+Huron+Sunset+2+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />17-40mm at 29mm, f22 @ 20 seconds<br /><br />The second image is around 15 minutes later, approximately 9:45pm. Again composed with a large rock in the foreground and the shoreline at an angle. For this image, I used my flash to fill in the foreground to maintain detail. I hand held the flash and just manual fired it about 5 or 6 times at different spots around the rocks. Notice I framed this vertically. Remember what I said earlier, know your camera and tripod well - it minimizes the fumbling around and lets you focus on the composition and details. Also notice the exposure time - 17 additional seconds longer to compensate for less light.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoeLf2aRvGWmSwXfdpLStucB6DB1BRsCHZugAmFWi2XAQZTDcTGomaFUcDRK8fXeFUObzfMgw4RX1i6dlI5aZjtaR9WgYZFsJc98umY0UGLUTR7KfVaPrmBSgdOYnOBzreIWKb-noSg0/s1600-h/Lake+Huron+Sunset+3+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351842505083806146" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoeLf2aRvGWmSwXfdpLStucB6DB1BRsCHZugAmFWi2XAQZTDcTGomaFUcDRK8fXeFUObzfMgw4RX1i6dlI5aZjtaR9WgYZFsJc98umY0UGLUTR7KfVaPrmBSgdOYnOBzreIWKb-noSg0/s400/Lake+Huron+Sunset+3+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />17-40mm at 17mm, f22 @ 37 seconds<br /><div><br />Finally, this last image was taken at 10:01pm. There was not much colour left in the sunset but the blues in the sky are now deep. One thing to note here is that I am shooting approximately an hour after sunset, it is now pretty dark but this can make a dramatic image. Worth sticking around for, don't you think? Often people take a few shots when the sun is still in the sky and then put the camera away once it starts to disappear. Something to think about. </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix80xMK7qjzd622cmw1qmeY0hw7NqncwgUeYBkVQBFToJNTUXLWknKPk1xoQURYMS-HeGJfOpkHReVm3097ZCoTCbk9wCc1LYKaxrZUSd8-Q73jHpOaevDneispkvx9s3pIMk6S6pnvLE/s1600-h/Lake+Huron+Sunset+NS2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351842506734251378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix80xMK7qjzd622cmw1qmeY0hw7NqncwgUeYBkVQBFToJNTUXLWknKPk1xoQURYMS-HeGJfOpkHReVm3097ZCoTCbk9wCc1LYKaxrZUSd8-Q73jHpOaevDneispkvx9s3pIMk6S6pnvLE/s400/Lake+Huron+Sunset+NS2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>17-40mm at 17mm, f22 @ 95 seconds</div><div></div><div>Cheers,</div><div></div><div>Rob</div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-16769174900718591572009-06-26T22:18:00.004-04:002009-06-26T23:55:29.652-04:00Canadian Geographic POTW<div>Well I have to pat myself on my back in this post. This image was chosen for Photo of the Week (POTW) on the Canadian Geographic Photoclub website.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Gu6y6sZF1jfIhrc0VVn0N8T_C_-LtOQMWaG3AnzAA63FYC3UEDHSID-Oq6m-aHzk6vPdgVHq_7ahrYk1eWUw_CGoYiD-7wP1xuiWltqp6UKCpijDNxvEBhN752pVdCW1p6-X3jFEQ5o/s1600-h/Small+Fly+.JPG"></a><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7LGphxwP2HphB5IZ6qJQmzI12JX-MHlWWT7BTKnrzPi9G13fX-MoRhIcPBIJT9h-8EhzK9MnS-JEPPwPBm1IQblk_FN2410AsF0Qh1rzXcF2Rza9P8BcY68oE8e3gqbNOyL0-kn6nZk/s1600-h/Small+Fly+.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351826693087105826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7LGphxwP2HphB5IZ6qJQmzI12JX-MHlWWT7BTKnrzPi9G13fX-MoRhIcPBIJT9h-8EhzK9MnS-JEPPwPBm1IQblk_FN2410AsF0Qh1rzXcF2Rza9P8BcY68oE8e3gqbNOyL0-kn6nZk/s400/Small+Fly+.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can see it and the other POTWs at the following link:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca/cg/PhotoOfTheWeek/PhotoOfTheWeek.aspx">http://photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca/cg/PhotoOfTheWeek/PhotoOfTheWeek.aspx</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I had borrowed a 100mm macro lens from a good friend and testing it out. I came out on my deck looking for various and assorted insects and this fly was sitting on the railing of our deck. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I handheld the camera with the lens resting on the railing for stability. I went to minimum focus distance and rocked back and forth to fine tune the focus. One of my first images with this lens so I guess I got pretty lucky. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And I was happy that it stayed around for a few frames before flying off. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Cheers,</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Rob</div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-3140332858705251962009-06-14T23:08:00.002-04:002009-06-14T23:13:03.680-04:00There are lots of new Canada Geese families in this area and the goslings are growing fast. There are several families that reside near where I work and I brought my camera with me to take a few shots last week. Here are a couple of images from that day. The adults were keeping a close eye on me and the little guys were busy pecking away at the grass. The one little one in the second image below was in deep grass and near the top of a little hill so that just it's head and neck were showing above the grass.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Mz4eR6P3oHerdBgEWhqvQxzdos0wSaawBE2cZLg-lWOOglAQaRmlXVutvotmbgLC2a2FDp5c9qhUuMlInZGX_pQY5upj2JwLdEpyAL5yIaEvDbVOYmzwKzlMVoNXQapd5reLyRC-VI/s1600-h/Canada+Goose+Vertical+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347386186759271490" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-Mz4eR6P3oHerdBgEWhqvQxzdos0wSaawBE2cZLg-lWOOglAQaRmlXVutvotmbgLC2a2FDp5c9qhUuMlInZGX_pQY5upj2JwLdEpyAL5yIaEvDbVOYmzwKzlMVoNXQapd5reLyRC-VI/s400/Canada+Goose+Vertical+S.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKeAKbW2QbVxMaChkDQ5egVlY-j28rlAeRr-naPvgBnY3iO_3PAl1iXknRx4btru7AClxkatc7s_q1bE4iuIMUDG-FMVRFwZMQKg9wKCK7qoiU5651jw9A-YO1tSSjSuXmu2Y3Gw79iU/s1600-h/Canada+Goose+Gosling+Head+only+in+grass+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347386180166427042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKeAKbW2QbVxMaChkDQ5egVlY-j28rlAeRr-naPvgBnY3iO_3PAl1iXknRx4btru7AClxkatc7s_q1bE4iuIMUDG-FMVRFwZMQKg9wKCK7qoiU5651jw9A-YO1tSSjSuXmu2Y3Gw79iU/s400/Canada+Goose+Gosling+Head+only+in+grass+S.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV-yfovzw-i_2KtQv63sKjCzfSbUYQHgrqLuXyKuPphkdFauDN-k4J4Dy4iMcte3tBZZ34g5phPsMRX2DVZBG8Ms_KcMefEraC1lEwO8bJOakxCh-j4o7XouK5JatW8tSYvkNHzzDkaY/s1600-h/Canada+Geese+Goslings+more+mature+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347386182384441650" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV-yfovzw-i_2KtQv63sKjCzfSbUYQHgrqLuXyKuPphkdFauDN-k4J4Dy4iMcte3tBZZ34g5phPsMRX2DVZBG8Ms_KcMefEraC1lEwO8bJOakxCh-j4o7XouK5JatW8tSYvkNHzzDkaY/s400/Canada+Geese+Goslings+more+mature+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-9812800857029355202009-06-05T23:13:00.004-04:002009-06-05T23:29:38.288-04:00Country RoadsHere are some images from this past week as I was driving to an appointment. I had my camera with me and it was a cloudy (and rainy) day so the light was not too harsh considering it was mid-day. I travel through a lot of country roads and there are ample opportunites for pictures. I had to shoot in tight to keep the grey sky out of the pictures.<br /><br />This driveway caught my eye as I passed by going to my appointment. I stopped on my way back. It was raining at the time so I had to stay in the car and shoot hand held resting the lens hood on the partially rolled down window for stability.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDHWxpw6i8LhQN7p_HqUhTxHQ1sQxV5Cn4CdZruMY_1MlD-ONtx0AB2mudfbA0aY4GzOb6zKv-ckKl0sTCISlECOHBV8Zgdc8uAaa78rh_NnqpDzkY7iT7_oT3mcun97ZHidAEPf8uOU/s1600-h/Covered+Driveway+S3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344048194103044194" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDHWxpw6i8LhQN7p_HqUhTxHQ1sQxV5Cn4CdZruMY_1MlD-ONtx0AB2mudfbA0aY4GzOb6zKv-ckKl0sTCISlECOHBV8Zgdc8uAaa78rh_NnqpDzkY7iT7_oT3mcun97ZHidAEPf8uOU/s400/Covered+Driveway+S3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This young bull was laying in the grass but facing away from me. I could not get a good image until he stood up and seemed to stand there posing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZIRZrwd4uOW0wrHDUkF1_Izm939HAyyqXcQroMbhlv1BqERA6_-J5QJWjT_xbmNGW9z69N_LfuRdmpACzCYc2teXo6N0w7QaBWx1kzR_NLuewrQVUfLVigJDSIBX3GJacXBQzLoIHVA/s1600-h/Young+Bull+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344048203502572754" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZIRZrwd4uOW0wrHDUkF1_Izm939HAyyqXcQroMbhlv1BqERA6_-J5QJWjT_xbmNGW9z69N_LfuRdmpACzCYc2teXo6N0w7QaBWx1kzR_NLuewrQVUfLVigJDSIBX3GJacXBQzLoIHVA/s400/Young+Bull+S.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This next image is cropped to remove an annoying fence post that was covering the black cow at the back end.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP6ixzJ5lonfiyC02tpLlfS8SJ8ZVgoMRlDHq6Xo9_43MVFbwo9bSK3ndvKvDjhToO2_7MdZMpMEfNEId-VdrcHRNJ9v0_h5KY_2oKkmgpYxigL-RLm7WB8fk8LmIWYWyVt44IDO8e2Y/s1600-h/Two+Cows.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344048199699132546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP6ixzJ5lonfiyC02tpLlfS8SJ8ZVgoMRlDHq6Xo9_43MVFbwo9bSK3ndvKvDjhToO2_7MdZMpMEfNEId-VdrcHRNJ9v0_h5KY_2oKkmgpYxigL-RLm7WB8fk8LmIWYWyVt44IDO8e2Y/s400/Two+Cows.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The next two images were taken from a hill overlooking a field in a valley. Quite beautiful actually. The vertical shot is zoomed in tighter (195mm) than the horizontal (125mm).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQycJi6xV535yiVpFOsbz4ZT-OWj1MP9gggEzoCzxyXJLQ0XpXHWqAELxVs5YZgolw3cr8czkiMwsWdlWqzWCImRstPje0MoEx-RFmA69YjL8IHhxsdNb9o0Jt-1kBK-GMSTA6mBOk5A8/s1600-h/Cows+in+field+vertical+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344048197284252258" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQycJi6xV535yiVpFOsbz4ZT-OWj1MP9gggEzoCzxyXJLQ0XpXHWqAELxVs5YZgolw3cr8czkiMwsWdlWqzWCImRstPje0MoEx-RFmA69YjL8IHhxsdNb9o0Jt-1kBK-GMSTA6mBOk5A8/s400/Cows+in+field+vertical+S.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WUCODL9kZPMCo7oW-uBFXbF1lQ0jqLXytT0mJTSKsK-OjP4o1XL1FbqHMwZBaK7b6k-x6Y7VmG8CXVc61V_4rhJo36sNM_tzN5rUqLGu7Sng7mIVeBHCFu4LKsUFSKgrZNRgEIdzuG8/s1600-h/Cows+in+Field+horizontal.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344048197455997762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WUCODL9kZPMCo7oW-uBFXbF1lQ0jqLXytT0mJTSKsK-OjP4o1XL1FbqHMwZBaK7b6k-x6Y7VmG8CXVc61V_4rhJo36sNM_tzN5rUqLGu7Sng7mIVeBHCFu4LKsUFSKgrZNRgEIdzuG8/s400/Cows+in+Field+horizontal.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div></div></div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-49965284735537090902009-05-29T22:32:00.006-04:002009-06-05T23:33:51.333-04:00Storm Front<span style="font-size:100%;">It has been raining on and off the last few days (see clouds in previous post!). The clouds looked a little ominous today and I stopped near the lake to try a couple of images. I took a few horizontal and vertical images before the rain hit. I just got my equipment in the car when it started to pour. There's something about water and my camera lately that is starting to concern me!<br /><br />Let me know what your preference is (i.e. horizontal vs vertical). I think I'm partial to the vertical.<br /><br />FYI - I used a 2-stop ND grad for this image, on a tripod, remote shutter release, polarizer, and mirror lock-up.<br /><br />I also find it interesting (and I didn't know this when I was taking the pictures) how the water disappeared from the vertical image. Maybe the wind changed directions and I didn't notice. They were only taken minutes apart.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFQlPLmX_Qxeot13qKulCvuuR4bWDfYQ7xB-Yt2mt1ji4jp34_UvyMScUOnI5RyYFtHaAaFThI9_SUZ-JdyIXLepy_i49jaDZ65AhTaGbhTKQAQjAiQMY0GunAiMJtqdpQtYV24-ocIs/s1600-h/Stormy+day+2+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341440284457985330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFQlPLmX_Qxeot13qKulCvuuR4bWDfYQ7xB-Yt2mt1ji4jp34_UvyMScUOnI5RyYFtHaAaFThI9_SUZ-JdyIXLepy_i49jaDZ65AhTaGbhTKQAQjAiQMY0GunAiMJtqdpQtYV24-ocIs/s400/Stormy+day+2+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2UrldFv9iqe2f5V9IDOtlgW5Cyn8bdlUJxPgQ15AA-G-n_zMkReJ0L66NhnBCM2slU-NXqvc8O5_YEAHdVBujAXpT78SbTguEMYB99QIKaEQEn-WucFPKS9cLCvnMXgS5SBYUYuCy8g/s1600-h/Stormy+day+vert.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341440290044386546" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2UrldFv9iqe2f5V9IDOtlgW5Cyn8bdlUJxPgQ15AA-G-n_zMkReJ0L66NhnBCM2slU-NXqvc8O5_YEAHdVBujAXpT78SbTguEMYB99QIKaEQEn-WucFPKS9cLCvnMXgS5SBYUYuCy8g/s400/Stormy+day+vert.JPG" border="0" /></a>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-1363644658537817062009-05-24T23:24:00.005-04:002009-06-05T23:33:11.817-04:00Oops - almost!<span style="font-size:100%;">I had some time on Saturday afternoon to get in some pictures and decided to go in search of a location. It was overcast and not ideal but I always go out and just take pictures even if it's to try some new things. I stopped near the Saugeen River and found a location I had always wanted to check out.<br /><br />Well, I got a few pics in and it was awkward in places on the rocks and I had the tripod legs not even on one of the last images to try find a good camera position. I had set my backpack down to take the shots (see below, it's the vertical with the large rock in the foreground). After I took this one, I planned to head up to take the fence shot that I included below as well. I straightened the legs of the tripod and forgot I had to pick up my backpack so I spread the legs out to stand it back up while I got the backpack.<br /><br />Here's a hint for using a tripod in the field - ensure it is balanced and stable when you place it down, especially when you are turning your back! I did not do that this time and I had bent down to pick up the backpack and as I was standing back up, out of the corner of my eye, I see my tripod falling over with the camera body and lens heading straight into the water.<br /><br />Knowing the backpack had padding and the equipment inside was protected (at least I hoped it was!) I dropped the backpack on the rocks and desperately reached for the tripod. This was one of those times when you play it back in your head it seems like it happened in slow motion. I caught the closest leg and almost dropped myself in the water but saved the camera about a foot above the river - the only thing that got wet was the shoulder strap. It was like falling down with a glass of beer in your hand and not spilling a drop - not that I haven't done that before (too many times anyways!).<br /><br />Speaking of beer, I had a couple when I got home to calm the nerves. If that camera hit the water, I would have been out of commission for awhile. I guess I found out that I still have some reflexes! I don't want to test them this way very often though. Anyways, here are a couple of images from that afternoon.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Rob<br /></span></span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39Infvbv59TIwqqv2f_q_ctgefSgr3Dr6iWFtZqUcs0HKRFNrdDepgqUJNhNumlc5_5Am_vmnitsksnbeIiyLw2kQOIBMh9xCqYI6sZJ7MTRYmou0A8boxJcIlktc76HqFMiqbo-vgfI/s1600-h/Saugeen+River+2+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339602510234561698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39Infvbv59TIwqqv2f_q_ctgefSgr3Dr6iWFtZqUcs0HKRFNrdDepgqUJNhNumlc5_5Am_vmnitsksnbeIiyLw2kQOIBMh9xCqYI6sZJ7MTRYmou0A8boxJcIlktc76HqFMiqbo-vgfI/s400/Saugeen+River+2+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-yEPJWQHXZnilOjZ24MUiXYmCqQ55EdcZfhhAJgQ8EjXqqfNSQ-YCPfLhfZad1mI63he7WO3FejajHCsdZl4ljns161-J6XEbZIsC_mutUVT3wa0_KQtoBMNZWMQiMOt_-6uNQWxiQI/s1600-h/Saugeen+River+1+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339602505780020994" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-yEPJWQHXZnilOjZ24MUiXYmCqQ55EdcZfhhAJgQ8EjXqqfNSQ-YCPfLhfZad1mI63he7WO3FejajHCsdZl4ljns161-J6XEbZIsC_mutUVT3wa0_KQtoBMNZWMQiMOt_-6uNQWxiQI/s400/Saugeen+River+1+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJhuU0rbR9cpPsJqYsKfzw5qu4fxvkL0XX7VnZY504KLf5uWlvtzBdoi9CjAgvPsUsRxiL8pC4tg8OP63N7UyFrHfpSVCzW9Pa9opz-d62fZ7oNhkwadY9kXF-nsmCHmr7_it7NAnfWg/s1600-h/Fence+near+Saugeen+River+NS.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339602515957874530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJhuU0rbR9cpPsJqYsKfzw5qu4fxvkL0XX7VnZY504KLf5uWlvtzBdoi9CjAgvPsUsRxiL8pC4tg8OP63N7UyFrHfpSVCzW9Pa9opz-d62fZ7oNhkwadY9kXF-nsmCHmr7_it7NAnfWg/s400/Fence+near+Saugeen+River+NS.JPG" border="0" /></a>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-51952696652091683432009-05-21T18:21:00.024-04:002009-05-21T23:11:29.641-04:00<span>As I mentioned in my heading, I am an avid nature and landscape photographer. Since I "got serious" into digital photography, I have been practicing many different techniques to try to understand how the pros get such great images. I enjoy bird photography and have always wanted to be able to be successful with bird images. One thing I found out very quickly is that they are very hard to capture full frame - my initial attempts had the bird looking like a small spec in the image.<br /><br />In this post, I want to focus on birds in flight - a difficult feat - at least when I try! I have attempted over the last couple of years to figure this one out. After many unsuccessful images (and I do mean many) and a few successful ones, here is what I found has helped to increase my shooting percentage.<br /><br />A fast shutter speed is needed to freeze a subject in flight. A mistake I made early on was to try shoot at a mid-aperture under the assumption that I needed a large depth of field (I will get into apertures and depth of field discussions in a later post). I would try f11 in hopes to maximize my chance of a in-focus image. However, this actually worked against me since I suffered in shutter speed. My blurry images weren't a result of my inability to focus on a moving subject, but because my shutter speed wasn't fast enough to compensate for the camera motion and subject motion.<br /><br />A larger aperture (f2.8 - f5.6) can help maximize the resulting shutter speed. Basically, it allows more light to hit the sensor (film) allowing a faster shutter speed. Ever since I realized this, my images have become more successful. A large aperture also helps to give a nice blur in the background to help the subject stand out.<br /><br />An additional setting to help with gains in shutter speed is increasing your ISO. One thing that you have to be aware of in digital photography is that higher ISO's can cause more noise in the image. Some of the newer cameras are better at minimizing noise giving the photographer the ability of shooting at higher ISO without a great loss in quality. I tend to not go above ISO 400 with my current setup and have come away with some successful images. Although if the image is slightly under exposed and you need to brighten the image in post-processing, the noise becomes noticeable.<br /><br />Focusing can be an issue with a moving subject as well. I use AI Servo AF (Canon) which allows the camera to track a subject that approaches or retreats form the camera at a constant rate and then predicts the distance from camera to subject just before the image is taken.<br /><br />Finally, since you can expect to throw away a lot of images because of wing position, lighting, lack of focus, etc. I shoot in burst mode to maximize my chance of a "keeper". You end up with a lot of images, but you also increase your odds of being successful.<br /><br />Well, I hope these tips make sense and help you become a better in-flight bird photographer. I have posted a few images here - yes they're only ring-billed gulls, but they are good examples of these techniques. They are also a great subject to practice on because they are readily available. All I have to do is go to the beach!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cheers - Rob<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0__hyqAOZhxNSuJLFDXxIuGqz-XuB8dMF0oCC8pOP0sp99r5oC4pCm3cnkSjJ-derHGAb0LxJkkHEorFMB5cGjUqj1p2IIaQDBVhnbBO6BMXIxr408rTcY037BR7SdxPXb4pd8v0LKDU/s1600-h/Ring-billed+Gull+flying+2+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338451534408981330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0__hyqAOZhxNSuJLFDXxIuGqz-XuB8dMF0oCC8pOP0sp99r5oC4pCm3cnkSjJ-derHGAb0LxJkkHEorFMB5cGjUqj1p2IIaQDBVhnbBO6BMXIxr408rTcY037BR7SdxPXb4pd8v0LKDU/s400/Ring-billed+Gull+flying+2+S.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDQ6oo8WDeMY2921Gk814mgERaHoDbuWa2KTQnppwrYDndZSLrbR1bY6h6ZoGzi3oI_06T128QrCPpVJiH5A3jSLNWCMlD2lMGLt0pfBXgHmuhoLsa-KDgL_H5pN9vLFzZq0eTSm9YEo/s1600-h/Ring-billed+Gull+flying+3+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338452361112507490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDQ6oo8WDeMY2921Gk814mgERaHoDbuWa2KTQnppwrYDndZSLrbR1bY6h6ZoGzi3oI_06T128QrCPpVJiH5A3jSLNWCMlD2lMGLt0pfBXgHmuhoLsa-KDgL_H5pN9vLFzZq0eTSm9YEo/s400/Ring-billed+Gull+flying+3+S.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTcah59tfRNpf2x1mEPlaL6IkdPGphdMyqxdrGEPZ79A2J6AoGh9OzPlI6R7l7vm2eFqHB7TE5clrDRqxtJRMH-qbDHWuma87VX-d8-b26obPVXyuU8w4L4Uj2_7y2t_k4wVbTroWqOw/s1600-h/Ring-billed+Gull+flying+S.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338452472714168690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTcah59tfRNpf2x1mEPlaL6IkdPGphdMyqxdrGEPZ79A2J6AoGh9OzPlI6R7l7vm2eFqHB7TE5clrDRqxtJRMH-qbDHWuma87VX-d8-b26obPVXyuU8w4L4Uj2_7y2t_k4wVbTroWqOw/s400/Ring-billed+Gull+flying+S.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791064276057886068.post-25004801087453490842009-05-20T20:27:00.006-04:002009-05-20T20:46:22.191-04:00Welcome to Rob Little's Photo BlogWell, this is my first post. In this blog, I plan to share photos from various outings and include techniques that I used in the field in hopes to help you become a better photographer. You can also visit my website (<a href="http://www.roblittlephoto.ca/">http://www.roblittlephoto.ca/</a>) to see more images as well so please take some time and visit there too. In my blog, I will try to include both recent experiences as well as from the past few years to describe a certain experience, technique or theme. Hopefully you will find this blog both interesting and educational at the same time. Feedback is always welcome, so please leave a comment or send me an email at <a href="mailto:roblittlephoto@roblittlephoto.ca">roblittlephoto@roblittlephoto.ca</a>. Enjoy!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />RobRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239875314897669987noreply@blogger.com0