February 23, 2008

23. Eclipse

This is a photograph I took of the recent lunar eclipse.

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February 6, 2008

06. Orchid

I was out with my father the other night at the Niagara Parks Floral Showcase (the greenhouse) where we took some photos of their many orchids.

Having shot orchids in the wild this was definitely not exciting, but the are still pretty nonetheless.

Some of my wild orchid shots:
Showy
Yellow Slipper
Spotted Tongue
Hat and Curls

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February 1, 2008

01. Snow and Rocks

I started this photo blog 3 years ago, on February 1, 2005 with a photo of a Silver Cheeked Hornbill. My posting record was pretty good for the first two years, then last year I became busy, and pretty uninspired as far as photography went and I didn't post as frequently.

I am hoping to get back in to the rhythm of things and keep up with the daily photography here.

This is a photo of a few small beach rocks with a light dusting of snow.

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January 22, 2008

22. Sunrise Panorama

This is another panorama of a sunrise. This one was shot this past Sunday, again in Fort Erie. Fort Erie is about 1/2 hour south of Niagara Falls, in Canada, for anyone who may not know.

This image is a composite of 9 photographs. The photos were shot in a vertical fashion before stitching together. Once stitched and cropped to eliminate any areas without image (which usually happens when creating a panorama), I ended up with a 48.5 megapixel image which works out to be a 27 megabyte .jpg at maximum quality.

A larger version (but not fullsize) can be viewed here. View image

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January 15, 2008

15. Pink

A second sunrise photo from Fort Erie from Sunday morning.

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November 3, 2007

03. About to Die

Fall has been a little odd this year. Leaves have been green, then brown with very little colour. The end of October and we still had beautiful weather.

This is a photo of some Sumac leaves getting near their end.

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October 4, 2007

04. Alone Again This Morning

Creative use of inaccurate white balance yielding a pleasing combination of blue and pink in this first light of morning photo.

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September 10, 2007

10. Dragonfly

Though we though bug season was over, we lucked out and found this guy not too long ago. This is the same dragonfly I posted here.

I really like this image. I think it is the background that I like the most.

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September 4, 2007

04. Dragonfly

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August 16, 2007

16. Get Your Ducks in a Row

A while back I posted some photos of fireworks from a long fireworks display in Niagara Falls. I have created a gallery for those photos.

You can view the gallery here

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August 8, 2007

08. Skippers

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August 1, 2007

01. Hollyhock - Again

This is the last Hollyhock photo I am posting, for now anyway. John and I had been driving down the road when I saw this stand of hollyhock being back lit from the sun. My original image of how I wanted to capture them flowers was not working out, so I settled for some macro photos of the flowers with the dew on them.

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July 31, 2007

31. Morning Dew On Hollyhock #2

Another photograph of a dewy hollyhock

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July 30, 2007

30. Morning Dew On Hollyhock #1

Morning dew on Hollyhock

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July 29, 2007

29. Hollyhock

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July 13, 2007

13. Palm

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July 7, 2007

07. Hairstreak

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July 5, 2007

05. Dragonfly and Daisy

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July 3, 2007

03. Geranium

Wild Geranium shot the past spring.

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July 2, 2007

02. Found in my Backyard

I found this little guy in my backyard about to meet the gallows that would have been my shovel. Camouflage may not always work in your favour if a sharp object is heading perilously close to your head. Fortunately, I saw him with enough time to divert the shovel away from it's intended location.

A few minutes posing for the camera should be payment enough saving his life!

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July 1, 2007

01. Iguana and Tulum

Leanne and I are back from our honeymoon, mostly settled in and now it is time for me to get back to regular image posting. I received a lot of comments from people encouraging me to keep up the posting and I thank everyone for that (I will respond to all of your emails as well as things continue to settle down).

We went to Playa del Carmen in Mexico for our honeymoon where we took several trips (can't spend the whole time swimming back and forth to the swim up bar!). This photo is of an iguana sunning itself on one of the Mayan ruins at Tulum. In the background are the steps up the main temple (El Castillo). This was the hottest day of our trip, we were both burned a little that day and this site offers almost no shade. Leanne was able to find a small tree to hide under while I walked around photographing some more.

Even on our honeymoon, Leanne cannot escape the photographer she married!

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June 13, 2007

13. Morning Mist

Stopped to shoot a small group of horses in the morning fog the other day on the way out our first insect shoot for the year (did very well with that too).

As for my lack of posting in the last little while, it does not relfect a lost interest in maintaining this site, or in photography either. I will be getting married soon and between all of the final wedding planning and preparation along with my busier summer lifestyle and a few extra phtoo jobs along the way, something had to give.

I appreciate the comments and support I have received and will reply to them, and I will get back to posting on a regular basis but for the coming weeks, please just follow the site and hope for updates.

--Chris

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May 18, 2007

18. Whatcha Staring At?

I shot this toad in my back yard. Poor little guy almost got bisected with my shovel!

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May 8, 2007

08. Looking Up

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April 27, 2007

27. Green and Purple

Early leaves growing out of moss on the side of a rock. I don't know for sure, but the purple on the end of the leaf may be frost damage.

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April 26, 2007

26. Unfurling

According to Movable Type, today's image is my 800th posting. This is small fern by the looks of it I shot last weekend.

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April 25, 2007

25. Hepatica #2

This is another photo of Hepatica similiar to yesterday's.

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April 19, 2007

19. Stream

I have been on vacation for the past little week or so and while I did not go anywhere, I did not get a chance to shoot or post either, both of which I fully intended to do on my time away from work.

Today's photo is from my last outing. Again, a stream falling down some mossy, snow covered rocks.

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April 10, 2007

10. Green and White

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April 9, 2007

09. Falling Water and Snow

We had another snowfall last weekend (yes, in April!) and John and I were out Monday morning to look for some falling water. I have several shots from this small series of waterfall's.

I have been on vacation this week, though I think I have more free time when I am at work. My car has been in the shop and I have been dealing with some of the wedding planning.

Also, I would like to Congratulate Dave on winning the Jorg.net Photo Hunt.

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April 7, 2007

07. Tree and Ice

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April 5, 2007

05. Crocus and Snow

We had a light snow fall last night that blanketed one of my last blooming crocus plants in the yard. I took a few minutes to document the snowfall.

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April 3, 2007

03. New and Old

New and old growth. Spring shoots poking out of last years dead leaves.

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March 30, 2007

30. Golden Tree

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March 29, 2007

29. Canada Goose

Bird, artichoke, butterfly wing were all guesses I received in regards to my What is it posts over the past two days. Bird was correct. Canada Goose to be exact.

There is a park not too far from my house where the geese, ducks and gulls congregate, mostly to be fed by people I expect. They are generally very docile and calm around people which allowed me to get within just a few feet of them to get the shots for the past two days.

I think I might try the 'What is it' theme again in the future. Thanks for participating!

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March 28, 2007

28. What is this, Part 2.

I'll give everyone another try at identifying, more accurately, the subject of this photo.

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March 27, 2007

27. What could it be?

Any Guesses on what this could be?

On Monday I had a few prints in a Juried Photo show at the Roselawn Art Center in Port Colborne, ON. Two of the three were chosen for display, while one of those two (Yellow Slipper) was chosen as 2nd place in the Nature/Scenic Category.

Both prints will be on display, either at the Roselawn Art Center or the Port Colborne Library.

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March 24, 2007

24. Swan in Take Off

This is a series of shots I took of this swan as it took off from a local river on the weekend. I panned across the river to follow the swan as it was in motion then put the images together to create this start to finish composite.

A larger version can be viewed here

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March 23, 2007

23. Alone

Another beautiful sunrise photograph.

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March 22, 2007

22. Alone

This is another sunrise photograph taken on the weekend.

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March 21, 2007

21. Morning and Two Trees

I love this sunrise. We found these trees a few months ago, set on a small rising hill, exactly what we wanted. Even better, we knew that if we could get them with the sun rising behind them, we just had to wait for the right time.

This was shot about 20 minutes before the sun even broke the horizon.

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March 17, 2007

17. Tulip

My last shot of my now dying tulips. I wish I had composed this photo better than I had.

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March 15, 2007

15. Lake Ice

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March 14, 2007

14. Another Crack in the Ice

Another crack in the ice from our shoot Sunday morning.

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March 13, 2007

13. Crack in the Ice

Don't be surprised when a crack in the ice
Appears under your feet...

As soon as I titled this photo, The Thin Ice by Pink Floyd started playing on the radio in my head. Don't mind when it happens with a song I enjoy, such as The Thin Ice, but really hate it when a song I don't like makes it to my internal radio station.

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March 10, 2007

10. Tulip #3

Another tulip photograph. The tulip is opening nicely so I might get some more shots of it later today.

Happy birthday Mom.

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March 9, 2007

09. Tulip

I like both the softness and texture of this photo. Again, another picture of the tulip I bought last week.

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March 6, 2007

06. Tail Feathers

Another photo of the wood duck I posted yesterday.

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March 5, 2007

05. Wood Duck in Reflection

I think wood ducks are one of the most beautiful birds. Their colours are amazing. This is a reflection of a wood duck.

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March 3, 2007

03. By the Water

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February 20, 2007

20. Skippers

Another Out of Bounds image. The photo is of two skippers I shot last year. I entered this into competition on Monday night and received a score of 14 out of a possible 15 for the photo. That is a Diamond award in the club.

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February 15, 2007

15. The Far North

Well not really, only Port Colborne, which is south of Niagara Falls. The conditions on Sunday sure made this feel like the far north though and given how this photo looks, might even be able to pass for it.

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February 13, 2007

13. A Cold Winter's Morning

Another photo of the frozen Lake Erie. Some of the ice built up here was close to 5 feet thick by my estimates.

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February 12, 2007

12. Frozen Lake

A frozen Lake Erie. The photo was taken in Port Colborne this past weekend.

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February 11, 2007

11. Snow Drift

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February 9, 2007

09. Morning Blue Out of Bounds

First attempt at an Out of Bounds image.

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February 8, 2007

08. Grasses in the Snow

Grasses in the Snow. I think what makes this photograph is the shadow of the grasses.

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February 7, 2007

07. Snow Detail

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February 6, 2007

06. Shadow On Snow

The past few days have brought some welcome sunlight and for many, some unwelcome cold temperatures. I believe the temperature went down to -17 C (1 F). As an aside, I won the recent weekly competition with my ongoing photo competition with Dave over at Jorg.org Photo Hunt. My image Aww Nuts was chosen last week as the winner so I am now leading the competition.

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February 5, 2007

05. Drifts

Patterns of snow drifts. Mid morning light emphasizes the texture of the snow, visible in the patterns on the snow and creates a pleasing photograph.

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February 4, 2007

04. Snow and Grasses

This photograph was shot on a cold morning. Although dressed warm, the chill still cuts through all the layers of clothing.

For this photo, I was lying on the ground with my face almost in the snow to get this particular perspective.

Happy Birthday Leanne!

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February 3, 2007

03. Spotted

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January 31, 2007

31. Morning Mayfly

This photo of a mayfly was shot 18 months ago (July 31, 2005). I came across this photo while reviewing some of my older work which happened to be the subject of my latest tip.

You can read it here.

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January 20, 2007

20. Showy

My second competition image for this month. This is a Showy 's LadySlipper.

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January 19, 2007

19. Yellow Slipper

Yellow lady slipper. This is one of my competition images.

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January 5, 2007

05. Clouds

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January 4, 2007

04. Pink and Blue

Another sunrise photo from Sunday morning. This was one of the most spectacular sunrises I have seen around here.

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January 2, 2007

02. Sand

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January 1, 2007

01. Lines in the Sand

This is the first photo of 2007 and with the new year, some changes to the site will come. I will be moving my site to a new server within the next two weeks, will be finalizing the code for sending daily emails out to my viewers (for those who request it) and will be offering select images for sale.

As mentioned in yesterday's post, here are some stats for the site for 2006.

40,927 Unique visitors to the site
194,470 Pages viewed
1,139,301 Hits on the site
115 Countries visits originated in
3-4 pm hour site visited most often
December month site received most traffic

The home page (http://potd.chrisempey.com) received the most visits, followed by my black and white archive page then the scenery archive page.

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December 31, 2006

31. Early Morning Sunrise

This is the last image of 2006 and also, my 700th image. Believe it or not, this is pretty much a straight shot. Spectacular sunrise this morning, one which we were not expecting. I'll have another shot for you tomorrow, along with some stats on the site for the year.

Happy New Year!

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December 26, 2006

26. Northern Sunset

One from the Archives. Sunset overlooking Lake Huron.

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December 23, 2006

23. Long Shadow

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December 15, 2006

15. Blue and Gold

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December 14, 2006

14. Trees

When I saw this on the weekend, I pictured something much more graphic. Regardless, the idea is stil there. Barren trees against a barren sky.

On a side note: I have completed a review for the ExpoDisc White Balance Filter by ExpoImaging. The review may be read at: http://potd.chrisempey.com/tips/archives/2006/12/expodisc_white_1.php. This is a must have tool for anyone who relies on accurate colour without the need for a lot of post processing to achieve it.

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December 13, 2006

13. Touch of Gold

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December 12, 2006

12. Rolling In

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December 11, 2006

11. Ripples

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December 10, 2006

10. Sand

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December 2, 2006

02. Rock and Reflection

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December 1, 2006

01. Grasses

This is hardly a December photograph, but I did shoot it just less than one week ago. The weather has been crazy.

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November 30, 2006

30. LakeSide Sunrise

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November 29, 2006

29. Pattens

More patterns in the sand.

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November 28, 2006

28. Lines in the Sand

Patterns formed in the sand from water running over the sand. I imaging the colours are different minerals and such leaching out of the sand, but I am not an expert so can't say for sure.

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November 27, 2006

27. Shell on the Beach

Another photo from the beach yesterday morning, this is a shell on the sand.

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November 26, 2006

26. Grasses

John and I went to a few beaches this morning in Fort Erie. The weather has turned warm (warm enough that the dandelions in my lawn have begun to flower again) though we were really hoping for some more of the frost we received earlier this week.

This is a photo from that beach of some grasses growing in the sand.

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November 20, 2006

19. Last Leaves

Abstract photograph of a fruit tree and it's last leaves of the season.

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October 29, 2006

29. Taking Flight

A pigeon taking flight after a night of perching on a wire. The warm colours of this photograph are deceptive, it was very cold this morning.

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October 28, 2006

28. 12 Spot on Thistle

12 Spot on thistle. This is obviously not a new shot, but it was taken this summer.

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October 27, 2006

27. Colour of Autumn

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October 26, 2006

26. Sassafras (I think)

I spent a lot of time trying to identify this leaf. From everything that I have read, I believe it is from a sassafras tree.

I could be wrong though.

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October 24, 2006

24. Another Trio of Leaves

This is another trio of fallen leaves. I have another shot where I eliminated a lot of the leaves under the water (the magic of the Polarizer!) but I like this one a little better. The three on top do not stand out as much though the contrast between the leaves on top of the water against those below the water.

I also used an improvised gobo on this shot to further eliminate some of the glare on the water.

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October 23, 2006

23. Trio

A trio of fallen Maple leafs.

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October 17, 2006

17. Beaverdams Creek

I think this is my last shot from the Decew falls area for the time being.

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October 16, 2006

16. Flowing

This is another shot from the mill at Decew Falls. This one is a four image stitch into a panorama.

You can view a larger version here.

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October 15, 2006

15. Fall Stream

This is one of the views downstream from Decew Falls at Morningstar Mill in St. Catharines. We've been to the mill many times before but this was the first time we made the trek down to the bottom.

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October 14, 2006

14. Drops

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October 12, 2006

12. Leaf

We have had a fair amount of rain recently and as the leaves have been falling, haven't had a chance to photograph them. So I took a few minutes yesterday to go out and do a little shooting.

Still not sure as to why I am depicting the fall colours in black and white this year?

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October 11, 2006

11. Crab Spider

This is a different crab spider than the one I previously showed. They are both on the same flower, birdsfoot cingfoil though in a different location.

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October 10, 2006

11. Clouds

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October 8, 2006

08. Sunday Morning at the Lakeside

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October 3, 2006

03. Fall Leaves

This is one of several abstract photos that will be coming up in the coming days. This is a photograph of some fall leaves.

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October 1, 2006

01. Dew Drops on Leaf

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September 27, 2006

27. Keep Crashing In

More waves pounding the shoreline.

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September 26, 2006

26. Crashing

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September 24, 2006

24. Leaf

Macro shot of a maple leaf, back lit.

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September 23, 2006

23. Cell Structure

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September 22, 2006

22. Heading South

Canada Geese heading south.

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September 21, 2006

21. Sunsrise over Lake Ontario

Sunrise over Lake Ontario Sunday morning.

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September 17, 2006

17. Getting a Little Sun

A gull suns himself on a boulder on the shore of Georgian Bay.

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September 16, 2006

16. Georgian Bay

Looking out into Georgian Bay from the Bruce Trail.

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September 15, 2006

15. Crab Spider

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September 14, 2006

14. Indian Paintbrush

Indian Paintbrush on the Bruce

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September 11, 2006

11. Striped Coral Root

Striped Coral Root shot in the Bruce Penninsula this summer.

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August 27, 2006

27. Cabbage White on Clover

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August 25, 2006

25. View over the Lake

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August 20, 2006

20. Eastern Tailed Blue

This is another Eastern Tailed Blue. These are very small butterflies, maybe the size of my thumbnail. They move their wings up and down a little and while they do, the tails resemble antenna so that if a predator takes a bite, the only get the wing, not the head.

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August 19, 2006

19. Jiminy

Well, he is really a grasshopper, not a cricket. But I don't know any grasshopper names.

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August 18, 2006

18. Blues

A pair of Eastern Tailed Blues mating.

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August 17, 2006

17. Mating Blues

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August 6, 2006

06. Black Swallowtail

Found this guy in my garden after a rain storm the other night. Looked like he was feasting on my parsley. I believe it is (or will be) a black swallowtail butterfly. After taking some photos of him, I let him go.

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August 5, 2006

05. Birch

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August 4, 2006

04. Black and White Butterfly

Shot at the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory

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August 3, 2006

03. Bee

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August 1, 2006

01. Beetle on Butter and Eggs

This spotted ladybug was not my intended focal point for this photo, but once I got closer to the flowers, decided she should be in there.

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July 22, 2006

22. Wings

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July 21, 2006

21. Saddleback

I shot this saddleback last weekend. Like the Monarch, it was done later in the morning. Unlike the Monarch however, it flew to me, I did not have to chase this one.

I processed this image in the new Adobe Lightroom beta. The software looks nice, but I will need to do some more testing with it to see how the image quality is. It is a little slow though. Beta sofware...

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July 17, 2006

17. Crab Spider and Fly

This shot of a crab spider and fly was taken a few weeks ago. I originally set up to shoot the bird-footed cingfoil (trefoil?) and after my first shot notice a blur in the photo. Zooming in to identify the blur I noticed the crab spider. I photographed the pair for a little while after that.

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July 16, 2006

16. Five

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July 15, 2006

15. Monarch

Monarch Butterfly. Stalked.

Our usual method of shooting these insects involves finding them in the morning when they are still fairly dormant from the overnight cold. This monarch was shot a little later in the morning and I had to stalk it, moving slowly. It was quite co-operative though and allowed me to get closer than I needed to be.

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July 14, 2006

14. Orange Veins

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