Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Would you believe this was a brick house?

Probably one of south western Ontario's most photographed abandoned houses.  With a "Keep Out" sign clearly posted, I kept to the right side of the line but got some nice shots in the early morning light.






Monday, August 11, 2014

August Super Moon

After working in the garage last night, I thought that a swim might be refreshing.  Then I looked up.  Oh ya, the Super Moon.  I quickly forgot about the swim, gathered my camera gear and started shooting.  Almost instantly disappointed due to the haze in the sky I went for that swim.  Later for a few minutes, the clouds broke for an instant and I got this shot.  When I went inside, I had dozens of mosquito bites.  When did they happen?

Monday, August 4, 2014

Haldimand Conservation Area

Got to love getting up late and still being able to shoot some surprising shots.  After our breakfast, a family of Cedar Waxwings came to visit.  I was excited as I spotted two birds.  Then I found several young ones.  I watched, from behind many layers of leaves, as mom or dad fed the young ones some berries.  One of the more dominant juveniles posed for me while he picked, tossed and then swallowed his own berry.



I found the pattern on the back of the spiders so interesting.  To me it looks like a cartoon version of an unhappy cat.  Oh and by the way, the actual size of the spider was about a quarter of an inch.





The flower shots were, I confess, grab shots.  I knew the effect I was going for but didn't know that there were bugs in the one shot until I uploaded the images to my computer. I kind of like the effect and prefer it to the non-bugged shot. What do you think?



Did I mention that our campsite seemed to be in the middle of a wind farm?