Week 12

f2.8, 1/90 sec., ISO-400, 100 mm

Week 12 - May 20-26

Week 3 of our road adventure finds us in Milton, Ontario at the home of my husband's nephew and his wife.  Milton is one of those small cities that is experiencing rapid growth.  New homes are going up faster than you can blink an eye!  

While my husband and nephew were chatting, I decided to go into their yard and photograph some of their plants.  It had been raining on and off which was good for me as it made for more interesting photos.  The ground was really saturated and I had to watch my step.  I almost got stuck in a big pile of mud.  

I chose this photo as I really liked the individual droplets of water on the leaf.  

Week 11

f2.8, 1/3000 sec., ISO-400, 100 mm

Week 11 - May 13-19

This is week 2 of our road trip from Thunder Bay to Kingston with stops along the way.  The above photo was taken in Bath, Ontario (22 km outside of Kingston) near the home of my husband's sister and brother-in-law.  They sold their home in Toronto and moved to Bath to start enjoying their retirement.  The area where they live is a new development near the water (Lake Ontario).  

I went on an adventure walk to see what I could find to photograph.  Let's just say there was a ton of photo ops without having to go very far at all.  It was just a beautiful morning, with the sun shining and birds singing.  A few people were out and about walking dogs.  I think I was the only one with a camera.  I managed to use all three of my lenses, changing back and forth.  It was truly an enjoyable (and warm) morning.  

I spotted the dandelion on my walk back to the house.  At that time, I thought I was pretty much done with my photography shoot when I spotted the dandelion fluffs.  Out came the macro lens again and I took a few shots.  This was the one I liked best, due to its simplicity.   

Week 10

f2.8, 1/2000 sec., ISO-400, 100 mm

Week 10 - May 6-12

This photo was taken in Bayfield, Ontario where my sister and her family have a trailer.  Bayfield is a very quaint little place.  It is a pretty touristy area with lots of shops and restaurants.  The town is located on Lake Huron.  This was my first time seeing Lake Huron and I have to say that it was more beautiful than I thought it would be.  The water is a tropical blue/green that I just love.

Today was a day of mixed sun, cloud and some rain showers.  Unfortunately we had to cut our beach walk short due to rain.

My brother-in-law built a fire in the fire pit which we enjoyed for a short while before it started raining more heavily.  It then seemed like a good time to take a nap!  The rain did stop eventually and we were able to get out and  take more photographs of the area before supper.

Week 9

f2.8, 1/2000 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm

Week 9 April 29-May 5

It was another busy week...trying to fit in the photography adventure between all the other things that need to get done.  I took a series of macro photos once again on a nice Sunday afternoon.  And, as usual, there was some wind, so I had to be patient.

Lots of small buds are appearing and that was my major focus.  I was hoping that some things would be further along.  Again, patience!  It will get there, maybe later than sooner!  

Anyhow, I do enjoy myself when I'm out and about in the 'hood.  There are always lots of people out walking, many with their dogs and some just walking for the health of it!  I am always amazed that even if I am out for an hour taking photographs, my actual "walking" time is only about 20 minutes.  The rest of my time is standing by the "subject" and then waiting for the right moment to click.  Sometimes I will stand in a spot for several minutes, focusing and composing the photo.  I have walked away from some potential subjects to photograph because I can't get the shot that I want!  In many cases, I will come back another day. 

Week 8

f2.8, 1/350 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm

Dedicated to my Mom. 

Week 8 - April 22 - 28

This week got off to a sad start for our family.  We found out that my Mom passed away early Sunday morning.  It changed everything that was planned for the week as my hubby and I had to travel back to my home town.  There were still some final arrangements to be made.  We also had a family gathering to say final goodbyes to our Mom.

I was able to get out and work on some macro photography on Monday.  It was therapeutic in a way, walking on my favourite path, with camera in hand. I was able to find lots of subject matter.  With spring on the way, it's not hard to find some interesting buds.  I settled on the above photo mainly because I love the purple background and also for new beginnings of spring.  The background is real, not colourized or edited.  I can't remember what was there, but I'll take it!  Purple is one of my fav colours so I thought it was appropriate to dedicate to my Mom.