First Days of Summer

The Last Days of October

 

In the last days of October we ventured out to the local pumpkin patch. We wandered through the corn maze then collected some pumpkins for Halloween. It was the perfect fall day, and since we went in the late afternoon, the sun was starting to dip down in the sky. This produced a lovely back light, but also some harsh shadows. Overall, it was the perfect seasonal outing.

Black and White Summer Hike

In the middle of the summer when visiting our family's cottage, the "kids" of the family decided to head out and go on a hike. It was supposed to be a light hike, but it ended up being an intensive, wading through knee-deep water and making a detour to find a geocache, kind of hike. Luckily, the camera and I survived. These photos are the result of that summer afternoon.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

I think this one is so neat with the shooting star in the sky.

My family recently went away to my Uncle's cottage, so I took the opportunity away from the light pollution to capture some pictures of the stars. These photos definitely took some experimenting, but I found that a tripod and a high powered flash light were invaluable tools. I used the flash light to "paint" light onto the trees in the first few shots, and in the second shot the neighbor's campfire added the orange light. Most of these shots were taken with a low aperture and a shutter speed of about 30 seconds.   

Summer Days: Cottage Life

This is a short video I made documenting our typical Canadian long weekend adventures at the cottage. It's a departure from the usual photography on this blog, but it definitely carries some of the same technical work, since it was shot on my DSLR. This is one of my first attempts at this type of video, and I'm hoping to try many more! 

Up the Hill (and Down Again)

Same Ruins, Different Day

After shooting at these ruins a few weeks ago, I really wanted to go back and explore some more. This time it was green which gives the place a totally different feel, and I had some more friends willing to be my models. Even though we were rushing under the threat of rain, I think this was a successful shoot.