Sunday, September 16, 2012

Picking the right time

There is nothing new here but how often does one actually make an effort to hike out there for the perfect time for photography?  That's the early morning and late night outings.

On my last camping trip on the Flowerpot Island in Tobermory, Ontario, I forced myself out of my cozy sleeping bag and hiked perhaps 20 minutes to the flowerpots to take pictures of the landscape.  I really liked the colours of the morning.  The yellow and blue and green came out really well.

Here are some photos I took that morning (most shots were exposed for the sky):

The two flowerpots together.

Top of a flowerpot (left) and part of a cliff (right).
Too bad my flash was not strong enough to light up the backside of the flowerpot.
Basking in the early sun.

Invasion of What?

What are these bugs? I've never seen them before. I saw them at my parents' place the other day. Lots of them in soil or grassy areas.