Little Hidden Lake - In a Snow Storm

Taken during a brief snow storm, this is a hidden little gem in Carp. I found this lake and trail a few years ago, then had a really hard time finding it again. This is a large panoramic image, with a native print size of 68" x 34.5" this will fill any wall you might want this beauty displayed on.

Bank Street Bridge - Black & Winter Reflections

The Bank Street bridge is such an iconic location in Ottawa, offering passage over the Rideau Canal and the worlds largest outdoor skating rink in the winter when it is partially drained and freezes. The ice is just starting to form, with large pockets of water, and if I had to guess, the ice is less than an inch thick at this time. The sheen from the ice was providing a nice reflection of the lights from the bridge. Taken at dusk, November 29, 2020 This image is roughly 36" tall, and 64" wide in it's native resolution at 300 dpi.

Reflections

A new twist on an old image from a previous series. I decided to take another look at editing one of my winter images from 2017. I converted it to black and white, and then added a lot of contract to the lower half of the image to bring out the reflections on the ice crust on top of the snow on the ground. It had rained recently and then frozen hard afterwards.

Dare to be Different

Daring to be different ICM - Intentional Camera Movement ... This capture is a blend of two different images taken at the same location and time. One of the shots was moved vertically to create the blurred movement within the scene, while the other shot was taken normally, fully in focus and sharp and crisp. When back at home, I took both photos into Photoshop and using some layer masks, slowly blended the two images together mamking a composite image blending the two scenes together to make one unique image.

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Solitude at Aylmer Marina on a Spring night?

Spring, where is spring? It seems to have disappeared this year. Winter has it's grip on Ottawa this year, tonight it will get to below -16 with the winds ... crazy. I drove out to Aylmer Marina today hoping to find some cracks in the ice on the river, to see signs of the river and spring. No where to be seen today. Ah well, it will come one of these days. :)

After a little bit of wet feet ... a New Birch Stand Emerged

With the spring thaw starting to get closer with each passing day, I am spending my weekends out driving around looking for new and interesting scenes to capture. I found a nice birch cluster to photograph today, but while making my way out to the trees I kept going through the top layer of frozen snow to the water underneath. My feet got soaked, but it was an enjoyable day just the same.

Blue Blue Sky over the Ottawa River

The ice near the shoreline of the Ottawa river is still nice and thick, but soon it will melt from below, causing unpredictable ice thickness. I know the depth of the water in this area, so even if I happen to go through the ice it is less than waist deep. Definitely don't want to venture out too far from shore.

Sunny Afternoon on the Ottawa River

Spring is getting closer, little by little. Today it was just over 0 degrees out. I was walking along the shoreline of the Ottawa River, looking for signs of the river ice starting to break up and cause jams. Looking for nteresting formations of the ice ridges. I love how the ice collapses on top of the rocks, as the water underneath the ice lowers, exposing rocks near the shoreline.

Follow The Deer Tracks To The Sunrise

While out making my way through waist deep snow in a small birch stand, I came across a set of deer tracks making it's way through the forest, deeper into the woods. It's amazing that such a large animal can make such little noise when bounding through a forest.

Winter Birch Pano Badness

Taken just after sunrise, the clouds on the horizon blocked the sun for the first few minutes, then as the sun rose, it started to break through the clouds. Small birch trees fill this small space south of the Ottawa airport.

Standing Out From The Crowd

This is a multi-row, multi-column panoramic image that has been cropped down to a square crop that is over 50" wide/tall at 300 dpi. While combining all of the seperate images together the image was at one point over 50gb in size. Taken at sunrise just south of the airport in Ottawa, this small stand of Birch trees is one of my favourite local spots to sneak out to.

Blue Hour on the Ice at Aylmer Marina

long exposure taken after the sun has set on the ice at Aylmer Marina in Quebec. There were a number of fishing huts on the ice, even a full size truck, so the ice is nice and thick, not that I would want to be standing on the ice near the truck though ... LOL!

Mer Bleue Pre-Dawn Blue Hour Panoramic

I really love how the last hints of blue hour provided a lovely soft pastel blue backdrop to the fresh snow cover on the ground. This is a two row, multi column panoramic image that has been blended into a very high resolution image capable of being printed up to 8' wide while remaining extremely sharp and clear.

Happiness is ... Hiking into the Backcountry for Blue Hour

After capturing a few different versions of the sky during blue hour, it was time to hike back out. It was long after dark with no moon, so I needed to put on my headlamp. While I was hiking back out, I couldn't help but notice how the fresh snow was sparkling as my headlamp lit it up... Wonderful and Serene ...

Blue Hour Pre-Sunrise at Mer Bleue

Eager to get out shooting, I ventured out to Mer Bleue in hopes of some morning colours during sunrise. Unfortunatel, the cloud cover was just too thick, and the colours never came out. This shot was taken during the last phase of pre-dan blue hour.

Incoming Snow Squall - Get Ready ...

Snowshoeing out at Petrie Island just before the snow squal hit. I was loving how the sunshine just before sunset during the golden hour was lighting up the fast moving clouds.

Heavy Winds - Snow Squal - Sunset | Triple Hit

I was battling all of the odds trying to capture this shot. My tripod leg broke off again after trying to fix it temporarily while I wait for a replacement part. But, determined as usual, I trekked on through the deep wind blown snowdrifts determined to get a couple of shots on this Sunday afternoon. The winds were strong and I was hoping for some shots of the snow blowing across the Ottawa river as the sun set with good sunset colours. I got lucky, with the sun just as it was hitting the horizon, the snowdrift in front of me lit up beautifully.