Jan. 6 ~ Zooming again

Occasionally the sunset sky is visible from our upstairs window.

On this night, I tried a zooming shot.

Deeper colour would make it more impressive.

Jan. 6 ~ Experiment

Just after Christmas, our beautiful hibiscus was in a single bloom for four days.

I placed it in front of our Christmas tree, for a dark, contrasting background,

 for a classic, traditional shot.

Then I tried an experiment.

Set the shutter speed for 1/2 second, and zoom out while the shutter is open.

The interesting "artistic" hibiscus is below!

My book calls this method 'zooming'.

 

Jan. 5 ~ Hanging On

 

At the trails at Davidson Road, several trees cling to their amber leaves,

providing some colour to an otherwise drab landscape.

Jan. 4 ~ Saturday on the Canal

 

Even though the ice quality was not great, lots of skaters were eager to be out on the ice,

end-to-end-to-end!

Jan. 3 ~ Light

 

This early morning sunlight hit our across-the-road neighbour's home with great intensity.

I don't understand the source of the four light splotches to the right of the window,

but they really make an interesting photo!

Jan. 2 ~ Jump into the New Year

 

The squirrels and birds in our backyard provide endless entertainment!

No matter how Bob tries to prevent the squirrels from getting onto the birdfeeder,

the squirrels seem to out-smart him!

This one is en route to the sunflower seed buffet!

 

Jan. 1 ~ Something 'New'

 

Something 'new' for New Years Day; the Canal is Open!

It opened yesterday, Dec. 31, and, in spite of a light dusting of snow, it was glorious to be skating!

It looks like a black and white photo, but it is really a monochromatic environment.