Cloud Play

When I returned from the cottage, Sunday evening (August 28, 2011) the City of Ottawa was treated with a cloud show. The sun was setting below a cover of clouds,  that contained a lenticular cloud and all sorts of interesting colours and textures.  From the balcony,  Nice to have close to a 320° vista.

[caption id="attachment_527" align="alignnone" width="720"] Lenticular Cloud[/caption]























Darrell

Cottage Time

Lazy days of August in this part of the World means Cottage Time. Just one hour from Ottawa on paved highways until the last mile.

View of the cottage from the dock. (below)

Various views.

Beside the dock, at least a dozen (8 visible in photo) Smallmouth Bass.

More nature.

It wouldn't be a week at a cottage if there wasn't some "liquid sunshine" in seven days this was a late evening rain, rained off and on through the night and cleared up the next morning.

It wouldn't be a week at a cottage if there wasn't some "liquid sunshine" in seven days this was a late evening rain, rained off and on through the night and cleared up the next morning. The sound of the rain dancing across the tin roof, has a calming effect.

The morning mist at 6:00 AM, a paddle boat heads into the mist looking for Bass.







Darrell Larose.

Wait for it.

Not the absolute greatest images, but it does show subtle diffences, that even waiting a few minutes can bring. Many landscape photographers will wait sometimes hours for the sun to be just right in the image.



A few ripples in the water changed the image. If I was setting up a shot, perhaps I would find a different coloured chair? It's up to you.

Happy Canada Day 2011

Springtime, a Photo Essay...

High rise living doesn't give you this ability... However I was visiting my Mother-in-law's yard with a garden and was able to shoot this flora. Pentax 50mm f:4 manual focus Macro Lens, some with Pentax Auto-Bellows (extreme close-ups)

[caption id="attachment_446" align="alignleft" width="450"] Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) aka: Venus's car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman's trousers, or Lyre-flower.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_447" align="alignleft" width="450"] Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) aka: Venus's car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman's trousers, or Lyre-flower.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_448" align="alignleft" width="450"] Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) aka: Venus's car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman's trousers, or Lyre-flower.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_449" align="alignleft" width="450"] Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) aka: Venus's car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman's trousers, or Lyre-flower.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_451" align="alignleft" width="450"] Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) aka: Venus's car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman's trousers, or Lyre-flower.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_453" align="alignleft" width="450"] Wild Violet[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_454" align="alignleft" width="450"] Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) it's 8-10mm across on a grass like stalk. Back yard. .75 life size on sensor.[/caption]

Even weeds, like the lowly Dandelion can exhibit beauty.

[caption id="attachment_455" align="alignleft" width="450"] Dandelion fluff[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_456" align="alignleft" width="450"] Dandelion fluff, closer.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_457" align="alignleft" width="450"] Dandelion fluff, back lit.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_458" align="alignleft" width="450"] Dandelion fluff, extreme close-up, the stalks are acting like prisms.[/caption]

Darrell Larose

Clouds, a Photo Essay...

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Photo essays don't need words. All images were taken at the same location, within a one hour time frame.

Darrell Larose

Homage to Karsh of Ottawa

Selected by Ottawa's Harry Nowell, as his reader's Photo of the Month (April 2011)

“Inspired by Karsh’s famous, John F. Kennedy portrait.

I always liked this study (of Kennedy by Karsh), the fact reinforced when I held this original 11×14 photo in my hand. To see an original Karsh can’t be described. For a portrait photographer it is truly holding the Holy Grail. Karsh used very basic equipment, a 1956 8x10" Calumet view camera with a 1940's 14" (355mm) f:6.3 Kodak Commercial Ektar lens.

My self-portrait was inspired in terms of lighting and the profile. I opted not to be praying but I think I got the lighting close.



I opted to replicate Ilford FP-4 (my personal favourite B&W film), I added just a hint of brown-sepia to emulate Agfa Portriga warm tone FB photo paper.”

Darrell