Karma is a Boomerang

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 15

This Canada Goose on the still lake gave a wonderful mirror effect.

Photo taken April 11, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 14 Honourable Mention

This photo of a Great Blue Heron was a very close second to the Oklahoma Redbud - so much so that I really wanted to include it. I saw several Blue Herons in Nashville, and loved getting the shot of this one next to an algae covered pond.

Photo taken April 9, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 14

With the north still snow covered, I ventured south to Nashville for a holiday. The Oklahoma Redbud was in full bloom, and it was stunning. I drank in the colour.

Photo taken April 7, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 13

More closeup work. Double trouble? or just Dubble Bubble?

Photo taken March 29, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 12

This young raven was one of a pair who were playing a game of passing a twig back and forth. It was fun to watch!

Photo taken March 25, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 11

The sparrows and chickadees returned to my front yard this week! Still cold, with lots of snow - but a sure sign that spring is coming!

Photo taken March 20, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 10

Handheld macro using my new (at the time) Canon 100mm 2.8 L IS.

Photo taken March 11, 2010.

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 9 Honourable Mention

Though I love the moon shot, I couldn't let the week pass without including the mother and calf that wandered down the back alley behind my office one Tuesday afternoon. This is how you know you live in the rural north!

Photo taken March 2, 2010

Looking @ 2010 ~ Week 9

I love this shot of the moon setting behind the windmills at the edge of town.

Photo taken March 3, 2010 at 7:50am.

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 8

More indoor plants, because living things are precious.

Photo taken February 23, 2010

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 7

I couldn't mark the year without at least one photo illustratig the Olympics in Vancouver. I couldn't be there, but cheered on Canada for hours each day!

Photo taken February 20, 2010

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 6

In the winter you eyes begin to search for colour like a man in the desert searching for water. Flowers are appreciated in all forms - even window clings...

Photo taken February 11, 2010

Friday, June 11, 2010

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 5

A late rising sun combined with a late setting moon allows for scenes like this - taken at 9:06am.

Photo taken February 1, 2010

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 4

When everything outside is sleeping under the snow, you look for growth on the inside...

Photo taken January 26, 2010

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 3

Freezing and melting and freezing again. The ice can be a beautiful thing.

Photo taken January 17, 2010

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 2

A lovely winter's day - see how long the shadows are at 1:19 in the afternoon?

Photo taken January 13, 2010

Looking at 2010 ~ Week 1

Since my Project 365 is over I'm creating a collection of 52 photos representing 2010 - one from each week. In week one the frog brings luck for the new year.

Photo taken January 5, 2010

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

A Year in Review

I thought it would be cool to make a mosiac of all my monthly mosiacs from my Project 365 - a year's worth of photos in one! It was so weird not to be thinking about my "photo of the the day" today. I still had my camera with me, and actually took some really nice landscapes. I'm glad that I decided to continue on with a "Photo of the Week."

Monday, May 31, 2010

Project 365 ~ May 2010 (Final Month!)

Days 335-365 of my first project 365. I can't believe I finished, and I didn't miss a day!! Wow. I'm really happy, and a bit sad.

My photos weren't all masterpieces - in fact, most of them were just average. But having to take the camera out every day made me look more closely at the world around me, and made me a better photographer.

Project 365 ~ Day 365

Determination.

This is the last day of my first Project 365. I have taken at least one photo per day since June 1 of last year. I can't believe I made it!

So for my last entry, I thought this photo was appropriate - a young evergreen that is inexplicably growing up through the asphalt in my office parking lot.

Photo taken May 31, 2010

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 364

Profile.

I love this shot of Auto - how green his eyes are...

Photo taken on May 30, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 363

Starting to Wane.

The moon is just past full - at 98% it is just beginning to wane. It was low in the sky, so I converted to B&W to show more contrast.

Photo taken on May 29, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 362

Saying Goodbye.

I sold my 17-55 today, and here is a final look before it's swathed in bubble wrap and tucked away to a new home...

Photo taken on May 28, 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 361

Portrait of a Sparrow.

The sparrows were crazy today - they ate an entire bird feeder full in under 6 hours!

Effect achieved with Topaz Simplify

Photo taken May 27, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 360

Spring Marsh.

effect achieved with Topaz Simplify

Photo taken May 26, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 359

Taking Flight.

I caught this sparrow just as he left his perch on the hydro wire.

Photo taken May 25, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 358

On the Line.

and ready for painting...

Photo taken May 24, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 357

The End.

The series finale of Lost was tonight, and I was so moved that I pulled over 300 screen grabs from the special that aired before it, and created this collage. The finale has sparked a great deal of reaction, both very positive and terribly negative. I loved it, and thought it a worthy ending to an incredible show.

Image created May 23, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 356

Shelter in a Storm.

The sparrows take shelter in the pine tree.

Photo taken May 22, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 355

Here We Go Again...

Last spring storm. Over 6 inches of wet snow breaking branches and pulling down power lines. To add insult to injury - it's May long weekend, when camping and planting gardens is the norm...

Photo taken May 21, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 354

At Attention.

Wookiee is paying close attention.

Photo taken May 20, 2010

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 353

Spring.

This view seems to clearly illustrate spring in the Peace country - fields, big sky, and weather that changes every minute. I loved the clouds here. By nightfall it started to rain, and it hasn't stopped. Good for the crops, eh?

Photo taken May 19, 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 352

Pretty Girl.

Photo taken May 18, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 351

The Start of Tourist Season.

Mile Zero sign in downtown Dawson Creek, marking the beginning of the Alaska Highway.

Photo taken May 17, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 350

Budding.

Photo taken May 16, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 349

Vista...

...in the morning light.

Photo taken May 15, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 348

Standing Alone.

This lonely tree is next to the highway heading into Grande Prairie AB, an hour east of home. I notice it every time we pass, and every time I say I want to shoot it. I finally stopped today and pulled over. I want to go back when the crop is up (hopefully it's canola...)

Photo taken May 14, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 347

Daffy Daffodil.

I'm so happy that the flowers are finally starting to bloom here in the north! The daffodils are some of the first up.

Photo taken May 13, 2010

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 346

Man vs. Nature.

In this particular case, I'm siding with nature...

Photo taken May 12, 2010

Project 365 ~ Day 345

Girl Watching.

I love how these male Mallards are watching the female Northern Shoveler swim past. Her mate is out of frame on the right.

Photo taken May 11, 2010