Project 365 ~ Day 133

Wookiee Portrait.

Wookiee is our pomchi (pomeranian chihuahua cross.)
I love how the sunlight was backlighting him - he was so pretty!

Photo taken October 11, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 132

Caught Unaware.


The sudden snow caught even the dandelions before they had a chance to fly away...

Photo taken October 10, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 131

Flu on a Budget.

Of course - it's a holiday weekend and I have 4 days off. So I woke up this morning with all the signs of the flu - it's like my body knows I have the time to be sick...

Photo taken October 9, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 130

What a Difference a Day Makes!...

The snow came again suddenly - the leaves were still green! It's now below 0C and I think winter might be here to stay...

Photo taken October 8, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 129

Home Security System.

Seen in front of a farm house on the highway between Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. Made me look twice...!

Photo taken October 7, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 128

Waning Moon.

The night sky is cloudy one minute and clear the next. I really wanted to get a series this fortnight, but the weather would not cooperate. The best I can do is get a lunar shot every few days.

Photo taken October 7, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 127

A Change in the Weather...


As winter creeps ever closer, storm clouds cross the horizon with the pinks of the sunset underneath...

Photo taken October 6, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 126

Full Moon.

Finally! A full moon in a clear sky. Taken with Sigma 80-400 + Kenko 1.4x Teleplus Pro 300 extender. Cropped 48%.

Photo taken October 4, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 125

He'll wait in the car...

This is my little laughing buddha who stays perched on my dashboard. I put him there to remind me that road rage is a bad thing! LOL I tend to get impatient (shall we say) with slow or otherwise inconvenient drivers, and screaming at them isn't helpful to my blood pressure or my karma! So laughing buddha helps me to breathe...

Photo taken October 3, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 124

Drunken Self Portrait.

I had a touch of the flu and didn't go to work. I really felt too icky to try and be creative, so I put up the tripod and got a shot of the wine glasses hanging in the hutch. It was only when I uploaded the photo to my computer that I spied myself clicking the remote. LOL I hate having my picture taken, and I managed to do it myself!

Photo taken October 2, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 123

October 1 Moon.

My 50D arrived today, back from Canon repair with a brand new shutter. This evening was clear and cool and I celebrated by attaching the Sigma 80-400 and getting some pics of the waxing gibbous moon.

Photo taken October 1, 2009

Project 365 ~ September 2009

Days 93 - 122 of my first Project 365.

I'm happier with the combination of colour and composition in my September mosiac than I was with August. I tried to take pictures that gave the feel of the season. I think, for the most part, that I was successful. Also in September I had to use my Panasonic ultrazoom for 1/2 the month, and became accutely aware of how much I love using a DSLR. I found it more difficult to be creative, and became a bit bored when I just had the p&s. I really appreciate the options that a DSLR gives, and will never again complain that it's too much trouble to carry around!

Project 365 ~ Day 122

September Clouds.

As expected, the weather turned back into fall again. The snow disappeared and the sun came out. The clouds were amazing! Sometimes it's easy to see why this is the northwest corner of "Big Sky Country."

Photo taken September 30, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 121

Here it comes!...

I knew it was coming - and today it arrived. The first snowfall of the season. Wet and messy and dark, and it will be gone tomorrow. But today - groans and moans and commiserating about life in the north.

Photo taken September 29, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 120

Autumn Reds.

Up here in northern BC we don't have the amazing fall colours that they do back east. Most trees are evergreens or poplars, so the leaves (if they turn at all) turn yellow, then brown, then disappear. There are very few reds, so I find them where I can...

Photo taken September 28, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 119

Autumn.

Is here, with winter snapping at her heals. Snow is predicted before the end of the week, so it was nice to get out on a sunny afternoon and admire the leaves...

Photo taken September 27, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 118

Sunlight in the Clouds.

The weather changed suddenly at mid day, and really dark clouds rolled in. I really thought it was going to snow! But it only rained a bit. However, as the clouds came in the suns rays were coming through them in a really beautiful way. My exposure was off as you can see, but I caught them anyway.

Photo taken September 26, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 117

What the other guy was thinking...

During the famous Obi-Wan scene - you know - "These are not the droids you're looking for..." The guy in the back could only think to himself:

"Damn, this saddle chafes!..."

Photo taken September 25, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 116

PeekaBoo.

Dori thought she was hiding...

Photo taken September 24, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 115

Fading...

Last week it was part of a beautiful bouquet. Today it's fading fast - edges browning as it dries and wilts. But it's age and looming demise can't erase it's beauty.

There's a lesson in that...

Photo taken September 23, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 114

Focused.

I'm not sure what Argo was looking at, but she was looking!

Photo taken September 22, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 113

On Target.

Pride of the Star Wars Miniature collection, the AT-AT is to scale and stands 14" tall. Quite a sight when set out with the other models...

Photo taken September 21, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 112

Depth of Field.

This is a net-type aparatus on the playground at the local middle school. I was practicing DOF.

Photo taken September 20, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 111

Between the Lines.

All that's left to do is for the baler to sweep up the hay and package it in either impossible to move 6'x5' round bales, or easier to move 3.5'x2' square bales (that aren't really square...)

The pattern on the ground is mesmorizing.

Photo taken September 19, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 110

Still Useful.

Everything seemed to come together as I photographed this old barn - the light was good, the sky and clouds were interesting, and the barn itself was a beautiful deep red bringing out the reds in the grass. I liked the photos so much that I had trouble deciding which one to use for my picture of the day.

Photo taken September 18, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 109

The trees are shedding...

These pine cones all came from the jack pine in my front yard. They are really small, averaging the size of a large marble or a ping pong ball. I picked up a basket full to use in seasonal arrangements, but my cat kept trying to carry them off! So all that's left of my centrepiece is this photo...

Photo taken September 17, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 108

Nothin' Left But Fluff.

I got a backup DSLR today!!!! ::happy, happy dance:: My 50D is still in the shop, but a friend traded me her old 20D for a lens, and I ran and grabbed my macro lens immediately. There were a few dandelions left in the back yard, and I took shots to my heart's content. I love how this one came out.

::sigh:: I love a DSLR. The little Panasonic P&S just proved to me how much...

Photo taken September 16, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 107

Road to Nowhere.

Just liked the look of this muddy track through a strip of woods opening out into a field... Feels like late, lingering summer.

Photo taken September 15, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 106

Against All Odds.

This morning I noticed a wildflower outside the back door to my office. When I came back out after work it was gone. I hope someone else noticed it and took it home...

Photo taken September 14, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 105

Lingering...

That would be summer - the season that is staying late to watch movies and have another drink. Not that we're complaining, mind you. It's just unusual - flowres still blooming half way through September.

Photo taken September 13, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 104

In Remembrance.

My friend Yvette got a tattoo today in memory of her little cousins who were killed last year in an auto accident. She asked me to come along and photograph the experience, which I was honoured to do.

Photo taken September 12, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 103

Golden Afternoon.

I love the light in the late afternoon. (Of course, so does every photographer! LOL) The sky was clear and deep blue, and the clouds were very cool. This farmland is right outside Dawson Creek.

Photo taken September 11, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 102

Circulation.

The leaves are beginning to turn, so Iwas glad to get a cool shot of a healthy green leaf on September 10. We've been know to have snow by this time!

Photo taken September 10, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 101

How much catnip is too much?

Ares is waxing philosophical from the top of the cat tree...

Photo taken September 9, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 100

September.

The warmer summer has resulted in a longer harvest season. In this field the hay has been cut and is awaiting the baler. Photo taken just outside Dawson Creek on the southeast end of town.

Photo taken September 8, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 99

Driftwood.

I love the look and feel of aged driftwood. This piece came from Dinosaur Lake outside Hudson Hope, BC, and now lives on my patio.

Photo taken September 7, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 98

"Mom, can I have a pony?"

Dori is giving her sweet face, in hopes of getting something...

Photo taken September 6, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 97

Changing Colour...

These are some of the few leaves that turn red in my part of the country. Because we have have so many poplar trees, the fall colour is overwhelmingly yellow. So I love to focus on the red when I can.

Photo taken September 5, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 96

The Mob.

"Now that we have him, what do we do with him?"
"You dummy - why do you think I brought my bowl?"
"...oh..."

Photo taken September 4, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 95

A Change in the Weather...

My mom always called these "buttermink clouds" and said they indicated a change in the weather. Well, she was right! The morning dawned sunny and hot, but at noon I looked up to see these covering the sky above me. By 7pm the lightening turned night into day, and the mother of all thunderstorms hit overhead about 9pm. The loudest, most violent storm all year - the kind that had me unplugging the computer and tv, and waiting for the lights to go out.

This morning dawned cool and the air was fresh - washed clean by the rain...

Photo taken September 3, 2009

Project 365 ~ August Mosiac

Feels like August was a bit uneven - some great shots along with some real clunkers. I'm struck by the lack of colour overall - all the moon shots tended to make the month much less vivid. In looking at the month overall it's easy to see that some subjects took a leading role. But I tried to include scenes that felt like late summer - berries, crops, harvest, etc.

I'll keep all this in mind as I shoot September.

Project 365 ~ Day 94

Pink Ruffles.

It was a rainy day so I was on the lookout for some colour to photograph. This flowering kale formed the border on one of the flower beds at city hall. It was beautiful and strange, and I loved it! (I had to go back to the office and find out what it was - luckily some of my coworkers garden and could name it immediately.)

Photo taken September 2, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 93

The smorg is still open...

I can't believe it's September 1 here in the north, and not only are the flowers still blooming, the bees are still around! I took this shot with my little Panasonic ultra zoom, and was pleased at how sharp it was. There was a little spider in the pic that I never noticed! But since I'm really scared of spiders, I had to crop it out....!

Photo taken September 1, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 92

Tragedy!

That's my 50D in the box - headed to Mississauga to the Canon Canada repair centre. I started getting Error 30 a few weeks ago (shutter error) and it just kept getting worse and worse until the camera was erroring out every couple of shots. So I'll spend the next month using my little P&S (starting with this pic) and look forward to getting my baby back!

Photo taken August 31, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 91

The end of the summer...

The house across has a beautiful big tree in the front yard. And it's leaves are turning. Ah - life in the north... We DO have 4 seasons - we do! Early winter, winter, late winter, and roadwork.

Photo taken August 30, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 90

On Guard!

This is how a sheltie and a pomchi guard the house. Beware - the pomchi is very fierce!

Photo taken August 29, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 89

How to NOT burn down the house...

Use numbers instead of 50 individual candles! Yep - I turned 50. Don't feel any more wise than I did on August 27... So we'll see how this goes...

And thanks to my family and friends for putting up with me setting up the tripod and making them wait to sing Happy Birthday! Used the remote and set shutter at .5 seconds. I like how the candles are glowing just a bit...

Photo taken August 28, 2009

Project365 ~ Day 88

Faking the Moon.

B&W treatment on the setting moon, which was actually quite brown from the earth's admosphere. The b&w allows you to see the craters better. Taken with my new (to me) Sigma 80-400.

Photo taken August 27, 2009

Project 365 ~ Day 87

Lazy River.

The East Pine River outside Chetwynd, BC was really low this late in the summer. It was slow and peaceful, and I wanted to spend the afternoon reading at it's edge instead of working... Oh, well.

Photo taken August 26, 2009

Project365 ~ Day 86

Harvest.

I really liked the contrast between the dark red combine and the greens and golds of the landscape. This was taken at about 7:30 in the evening, just before sundown.

Photo taken August 25, 2009