Summer Passage

Driving along a regional road in the Huntsville area of central Ontario, I came across this old farm building which had obviously seen better days. The autumn colors, overgrown brush,  the patina reflected in the old barn's siding material, all attracted me to stop and record this location. Interesting enough I photographed this building from all angles and locations but the first image I took is my favourite.  Taken at 1/500 sec. f 5.0, using a prime f1.8, 35mm (DX format) standard lens under overcast conditions, this image gives me the feeling of the passage of time.  The autumn colours in combination with the structure's state of disrepair, certainly indicate that this building has reached the end of it's useful life with the exception of course being a photographic subject.

Turtle Lake Sunset

For those photographers who are interested in selling stock photography work, the last thing stock agencies need is more sunset images.  Regardless of this most avid shutter bugs have their interpretation of the most perfect sunset.  This happens to be one of mine.  Shot early evening several years ago while on a cottage vacation, this picture was recorded as a large file fine jpeg image.  I might add that I took this image in a period of time before I fully understood the advantages of shooting in camera RAW.  Taken with my original Nikon D70s, this image was shot at 1/20 sec, f3.5, ISO 400 with a focal length of 18mm.  The camera was mounted on a tripod for stability.  What makes this image one of my favourites is burning sunset glow combined with the reflection on the glassy surface of the lake.  The placement of the canoe in the foreground also adds interest to the image. To me this shot is a reminder of a great summer day coming to an end in a spectacular fashon.