I love the texture of hostas. These lovely specimens were found at Rosetta McLain Gardens in Scarborough in May. I had to lie on the ground to get them – nobody seemed to blink an eye.
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Summer Flowers
My latest attempts at photographing the shapes, colours and little creatures of summer.
March Break Photos I
Here are some photos from our first day at the cottage – spring-like weather.
March Break Photos 2
The next day of March Break we went to Presqu’ile Provincial Park where there is a beach strewn with bird bones; sounds morbid but it makes for an interesting subject.
March Break Photos 3
The third day, the lake ice returned having been blown in from the other side of the lake. It was quite bizarre but it didn’t last long. The weather continued in its spring-like direction.
March Break Photos 4
Last day – spring again. The buds are even pushing through the ground. I hope winter doesn’t return for their sake. A lot of these pictures are taken of leaves in puddles.
Ball’s Mill Conservation Area
Here are some photos from a little trip to Ball’s Mill Conservation Area near Cobourg. The mill itself, built in the 1840s, is in pretty bad shape just down the road.
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- At first it was the usual type of trip where I photographed small things.
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- More tiny flowers.
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- Then, upon descending down the path, we reached the mill pond where this perfectly placed, seemingly deserted canoe was waiting to be photographed.
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- My husband found this interesting tree. Unfortunately these pretty patterns are probably the tracks of the insects that killed it. It has been completely stripped of bark making visible the internal damage.
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- Starfish?
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- The holes are curious.
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- X marks the spot. Notice the tiny white sphere.
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- Back to regular small objects.
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- Crossing the path over the mill pond on the way out we stopped to capture this antique-looking set of gears which were probably used to control the water level.
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- At the golden hour the pond had a shimmering, peaceful quality.
Ice Macro
The lake ice heaved quite a bit, creating many interesting ice photo opportunities.
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- A snippet of an ice window stuck between large clumps of mud and earth (the shore, in other words).
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- The same ice window backlit by a lantern.
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- Icy, watery pattern.
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- A crack in the ice.
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- Ice on a rock.
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- Bubbly pattern in ice.
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- Abstract pattern.
Outdoor Macro Photos (Dec. to Feb.)
Here are some of my most recent macro photos with my new lens. They were taken at Todmorden Mills, in my backyard, and at Cottonwood Flats in the Don Valley. This new lens requires me to get much closer to objects, so I am still working on getting the focus just right!
