A spider web is covered in early morning dew in this end of August photo.
| Technical Info: |
| Cam & Lens | Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM | Shutter: | 1/13 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2008:08:31 06:49:49 | Aperture: | f/4.5 | |||
| Focal Length | 180 mm | ISO: | 100 | |||
| Copyright Info: | Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer) | |||||
This is a dragon fly resting on a piece of Birdsfoot Trefoil. Photographed early in the morning, the dragonfly and flower are still covered in dew. It is hard to see in this size, but I am picking up reflections of the sky in the dew drops.
This photo was obviously not shot recently 
I will be mixing recent photos along with photos from last year that did not get post, though should have during my bouts of non posting. Feel free to comment on some of the photos.
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| Cam & Lens | Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM | Shutter: | 1/4 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2008:08:16 07:14:52 | Aperture: | f/16.0 | |||
| Focal Length | 180 mm | ISO: | 100 | |||
| Copyright Info: | Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer) | |||||
Scott found this Fritillary one morning late last summer while out shooting. With it’s wings closed we could see he was a little beaten up. It wasn’t until he had warmed up enough to spread his wings that I saw just how bad he really was.
The second butterfly Scott found was in much better shape.
This photo was shot last weekend. The sun had already come up and as it filtered through the clouds produced these blue and purple hues in the snow.
A rock covered in ice is silhouetted against the sun in a morning sunrise photo on Lake Erie near Fort Erie.
This photo was taken looking over Lake Erie before the sun rises.
A cloud is back lit from the sun over Port Colborne on a misty, September morning.
A storm brews on the horizon as the sun first peaks over the horizon. Photographed at Charles Daly Park this past fall.
A quick freeze caused the still water of Lake Erie to freeze forming these large ice crystals. I’ve converted the photo to black and white to help emphasize the graphic quality of this shot.
This picture of a snow drift was photographed during one of our first snowfalls this season.
This photo, shot on the same day as the previous three photo, seemingly shows rays of light streaming from the clouds. I did this using a long exposure and zooming the lens at the end of the exposure without adjusting focus. I do not remember if I zoomed in or out. I also used this technique on a previous photo (http://potd.chrisempey.com/2008/06/20/20-zoom-zoom/).
Photos shot the same day:
A New Dawn
Sunday Morning on the Lake
Incoming Storm
While I was out with Scott and John not too long ago, we were standing around talking when we noticed the storm that was off in the distance now much closer. I had time to quickly walk to my camera, spin around and get off this one photo of the storm coming in. This was the start of rain and extremely high winds. There was also and almost immediate 10 degree drop in the temperature.
A dramatic sunrise over Lake Erie photographed from Fort Erie, Canada. The windmills of Buffalo are visible in the distance.
The sun peaks over the horizon on a late December morning. Photographed over Lake Erie, this picture shows the sun just rising over the horizon and being reflected in the water on a beach near Fort Erie.
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The sun has not yet risen over the clouds in this early morning photograph. One of the first snowfalls of the season where we could take some decent photos with the snow but the light, while nice for a short period, did only last a short period.
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Shafts of light spill through the Pergoda style roofing at Oakes Garden in Niagara Falls.
A Statue of Nikola Tesla stands overlooking Niagara Falls.
This is the Maid of the Mist under a rainbow as it takes tourist on a tour of Niagara Falls. The Horseshoe Falls and American Falls are both visible in this photo.
A woman sits on the shoulders of a man in a crowd of tourists in order to get a better picture of Niagara Falls.
A lone scull on the water before a race on the old Welland Canal
Two rowing crews on the Old Welland River
An extreme closeup of a Green Darner’s head. This is a great example of the compound eyes these little hunter’s have for snatching pesky mosquito’s out of the air so much better than we can.
A macro photograph of a Green Darner dragonfly.
A Green Darner dragonfly is perched upon a piece of clover, backlit by the sun the veins in it’s wings are visible.
I shot this deer on a weekend trip to Letchworth State Park. This was one of a 1/2 dozen deer grazing in this field.
Water cascades over a small ledge as it travels down Twenty Mile Creek
Water cascades down a small drop on Twenty Mile Creek just downstream of Ball’s Falls
Small Waterfalls
Water cascades of a small ledge on it’s way downstream amidst many fallen leaves of various colours.
Stormy Sunset
This is a panorma of the sunset as a storm approached from the south. It is a multiple photo panorama. To view a larger version, either click here or on the photo above.
Photo of an Osprey in flight
One of the places we often stop is along a canal where they hold rowing races. Most of the time we may see crews practicing but occasionally luck out and catch a race. This crew (and their lovely reflection) were practicing early on a Sunday morning not too long ago.
