Week 7

f8, 1/125 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm

Week 7 - April 15 - 21

Well, here we are...over the halfway point of April...we were kind of hoping that the snow would be done by now, but that has not been the case.  Overnight on Sunday, April 15 and early Monday morning, April 16 we had quite the snow/ice storm.  The rain on Sunday turned to ice during the night.  It took me 10 minutes of hard scraping on Monday morning to clean off my car windows.  I did shoot some macro pics on the ice build up on the car and was going to use it for this week's photo...however, I found something else later in the week that I decided to use instead.

Many people in Thunder Bay like to drive to Duluth, Minnesota to go shopping for a couple of days.  The drive down Highway 61 is very beautiful.  For the most part, you have a gorgeous view of Lake Superior.  We left on Wednesday morning.  The wind was high and the waves were crashing into the shore.   It was really a site to see.  

So, after a good day and a half of mall shopping and other great shopping places (Kohl's ♥), we went for a scenic drive to two different places.  The first place we visited was Enger Park.  It was cool and it was good that we had on heavier jackets, gloves and headwear.  As we were walking around the trail, we came across a fallen tree with the coolest lichen on it.  I managed to take several shots...have to say that I am still working on focus with the macro lens.  It is tricky!

The second place we visited was a scenic lookout with a great view of the harbour and city.  Once again, the wind picked up and I was glad that my jacket had a hood.  (I did post a self-portrait on my page yesterday).  And thank you Rachel for the comments about my gloves!  They kept my hands nice and toasty warm for shooting pics.

Well, now it's time to sign off and think about this week's photo op.  Until next week!

Week 6

f2.8, 1/500 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm

Week 6 - April 8 - 14

This was a week of windy conditions.  I didn't get out to shoot any macros until Wednesday as it was just too windy!  Even on the days I was out (Wednesday-Friday), I had to time my shots in between gusts of wind.  I actually did some shooting one morning before breakfast when it was much calmer.  I took my cup of tea outside with me, grabbed my stool and mini tri-pod to try some yard shots.  I think knee pads may be in order.  Every time I get down, I can hardly get back up!!  

I looked for some different things this week along the walking path near my house.  Found some interesting things that I will post outside of this blog.   The weather has not been that warm lately so the buds are taking their time to form.  A few buds are forming here and there.  Many others have not even started to bud yet.  Some new ground growth is starting to show itself.  It may just take a little longer until we get a bit of heat!  

Also this week, I decided to focus on things right in my own yard.  Finally a few little flowers are starting to poke up through the soil!  We have some tiny white crocuses and the flower above that I am using for this week's photo.  I don't know what this is.  If you know, please drop me a message.  Each flower measures no more than 1/2 inch across.  They grow in a long string, if that makes sense.  I love flowers, especially ones that are purple/dark blue. 

The forecast for the upcoming week is calling for some snow on Monday (possibly 15 cm).  Who knows, I might be posting more snow photos...just when you think the snow is gone for good!  Time will tell!!

  

Week 5

f8, 1/125 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm

Week 5 - April 1 - 7


It was a busy week.  We were in Toronto from the previous Friday (March 30) until Monday, April 2.


For this week's photo, I went to my usual walking path near the house.  It is amazing to me how many interesting things there are to photograph along the path.  People always ask me "What are you taking pictures of?"  I tell them that there is a ton of stuff - new buds, leaves, water, grasses, weeds.  It's all much more interesting with digital photography.  


I found this tree with new forming buds and I just knew it would be amazing to photograph.  I took several shots of the tree and branches.  A solid background would have been more to my liking, however, sometimes you don't have too much choice.  There were other trees and a creek in the background so I tried to blur it as much as I could.


It was another day of wind and waiting in between gusts to shoot my photos.  I am learning to be very patient, which is a good thing!