LEMONADE

OK, I do like to play with post production programs.  On a day like today, they helped make lemonade.

Last night we had about 6 hours of rain.  Following that we received a little less than an inch of snow.  Meeting some friends at Archie Coulter Conservation Area for sunrise with temperatures about freezing, delivered deep gray skies.  No sun, no sunrise, no blue sky, no shadows.

All these shots needed lots of help.  Software to the rescue.


Fence line

Probably my favourite of the day.  Remember, I said less than an inch of snow?  That snow clung to every branch and wire.  In Lightroom, I reduced the clarity of all the background parts and increased the clarity of the fence post.  Increasing the exposure overall (even though I did over expose in camera) gave this a very soft, white result.

Tree tops

Remember, I said no sun, no blue sky?  This is an HDR image.  Back in Lightroom I increased the blue colour saturation and luminance.  If you look closely, you will see the snow on the branches.  It's not a "tell" of HDR as the white is not on the bottom of the branches.

Catfish Creek

 Here, the lack of sun or shadow worked well in monochrome.  Lots of playing with getting the level of detail and balance of whites and blacks just right.

And yes, Ron and Charon, I did these while watching TV.

June Evening in Port Burwell

I had the chance to have a tour on the decommission submarine-Ojibwa. Although photos were not allowed inside, my phone helped capture some shots outside. Afterwards I walked around with my camera shooting some sights. As I approached the oldest wooden lighthouse in Canada, I heard some fiddle music. At first I thought it might be one of the local businesses playing some Celtic tunes. But no, I found a local musician and her friend just relaxing. They said I could shoot them (little did they know the ugliness of on camera flash). After that I stopped for a final attempt at capturing the sunset.

Obviously this is the sub.

Now the sights of the evening.

Dusk over Waterton Lake

Hard to believe that what you see is the moon and not the sun.

Aylmer's Town Hall

Former Post Office and now home to our municipal administration.

Aylmer's Old Town Hall

Downstairs is our town's library.  Upstairs is the nicest theatre with great natural acoustics with a Union Jack painted on the ceiling.  It is said that Sir John A MacDonald once gave a speech from the stage.

A new day on an old house

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McFarlane Farm

Old tobacco greenhouse

 Lakeshore Road near Port Rowan, ON

Grand farmhouse now offers rooms to critters, not people.

Beautiful frame house with the added benefits of floorboards that are as translucent as the windows.