Typically, the first thing I do each morning is peak out my east facing bedroom window to see what kind of day to expect. Not so typical was the sun as it rose over the hangar yesterday!
Category: Nature
october 2012 desktop
Falling leaves and waterfalls….
Here’s Raleigh Falls from the opposite side. With water levels so low, it was easy to step across and shoot a less seen angle. Which side do you like better?
For our de Havilland float plane fans, I have the Otter at the dock at sunset.
The proportionately large tail is exaggerated from this angle.
For specifc screen resolutions, drop down the ‘free calendar’ tab at the top of the page and select October 2012. Happy fall y’all!
lower Raleigh Falls
This sequence of shots just a little down stream were taken quite late in the day. I wanted to take advantage of less light for slower shutter speeds to give me the silky water look.
I love how purple the rock in the foreground came out in the shot.
Photo tip: when shooting at or after sunset, be sure to have a flashlight along to find your way home!
double dipping
While visiting friends at their cabin on Caliper Lake recently, I was able to capture the activity around their rather popular hummingbird feeder. This pair, male on the left and female on the right, took turns taking a drink. I overlaid two of the images in PhotoShop and reduced the opacity of one of the layers to give movement to image.
Photo tip: Since I didn’t have my tripod along, I used my elbow on the window ledge as one support and the front of the camera lense against the window as another.
dragon has landed
speed bump
A recent afternoon, Brad and I headed to our Irene Lake outpost cabin to determine the work projects still remaining for the season (and relax a little away from the phone). On my stroll down the beach looking for tiny treasures of nature for my crafting (more info to come), I spotted this cottonwood daggar caterpillar on a stroll of its own. I wonder why it decided to go over instead of around the pine cone!
Photo Tip: For all my intimate landscape (close-up) images, until a add a macro to my pack, I use my largest zoom lense at maximum zoom. I can maintain a less threatening distance from the subject. With max zoom, I adjust the manual focus and then move my body to maintain focus rather than adjust the focus ring. Naturally, for still life, I would have the camera on a tripod but for subjects on the move, I prefer to fine-tune the focus with my body. Give it a try.
Karen Greaves Photography & Fibre Art 