Happy Canada Day
30/06/10 Filed in: Summer
Maple Leaves and Spruce Needles: ISO 200, 35mm, f/8, 1/500
July 1st is the day we celebrate the birth of our great nation.
I was going through my photographs to find something red but did not have much luck. I came across this shot I took a couple of weeks ago while visiting my parents in Ontario. When I was much younger the trees in our front yard were not very high. As I was admiring their height and realizing how long ago I left home, I noticed this sky and how the light was hitting the leaves on the maple tree. I snapped off a few shots.
So for Canada Day, I am not posting red but instead giving you a shot of Canadian maple leaves, spruce needles and a bright blue sky.
A Walk in the Park
29/06/10 Filed in: Summer
Walk in the Park: ISO 200, 5.8mm, f/8, 1/100
Had to go to City Hall yesterday and pay property taxes. It is about a 10 minute walk from the house.
I took our point and shoot camera with me as it was pretty hot and didn't want the added weight of my DSLR and the added stress of not bringing along the right lense.
This park is on the way to downtown. If your eye follows the path you are looking into downtown Red Deer, Alberta.
Our Huge Poppies
28/06/10 Filed in: Summer
Ornamental Poppies: ISO 400, 250mm, f/4.5, 1/250
Our gardens have exploded with colour. These are our large poppies. The flower is about the size of my hand.
Nothing Like Comfy Slippers
Lady Slippers: ISO 200, 35mm, f/5.6, 1/60
Just got back from a trip to Ontario, Canada visiting my parents. I was hoping while we were gone that I would not miss the annual Lady Slipper bloom under our front yard's cedar tree.
Every year we get more flowers. This year we have 7 flowers pop up. Last year we had 4.
Baby Jay
13/06/10 Filed in: Spring
Baby Jay: ISO 400, 240mm, f/8, 1/1500
Proud Parent: ISO 400, 190mm, f/8, 1/500
I came home from work this evening and Angela told me we had company playing in our backyard.
We had from what we could see were three baby Blue Jays and the two proud parents. It seemed the babies were being taught to fly. The baby that was closest to the ground didn't seem to have the knack for flight yet. She needed some encouragement from her parents.
The bottom picture is of the protective parent keeping an eye on the situation from high above.
Reaching Out
10/06/10 Filed in: Spring
Mother Nature's Hand: ISO 200, 90mm, f/10, 1/80
The rains have not let up for the last couple of days. I haven't taken my camera gear out as I do not have a rain jacket for them.
Here is a shot taken last week of a branch of our apple tree. It will have to do until the rains stop.
Centre of the Universe
08/06/10 Filed in: Spring
Sun Shines Brightly: ISO 200, 90mm, f/6.3, 1/80
This is a macro shot of our crabapple tree blossoms.
The image reminds me of our brightly shinning sun with planets orbiting around it.