July 2020 – I’m a Laird

July 24, 2020July 31, 2020

Almonte and Pakenham Staycation

We took a weeks vacation and mostly vacationed in the exclusive resort of Las Basement, but we did manage one day excursion to a couple of my favourite little towns just west of Ottawa. Almonte has the best little waterfalls to photograph. There is also an amazing little Ice Cream shop on the main street. Doing long exposure photography of these falls has been a goal of mine since last August, so it was great to get out and capture a few. ISO 100, F22, 1-2 secs – ND16 Filter (except for the b&w photo)

We then traveled to the little town of Pakenham where there is a 5 span stone bridge. This is another place I have always wanted to photograph. Since it wasn’t too far from Almonte it was a must do.

July 17, 2020July 30, 2020

A last look at Comet NEOWISE

Had a nice evening south of Blackburn Hamlet where we randomly met up with another couple who were also trying to photograph the comet. It was fun to help them with their settings and I think we captured a few nice shots of the comet together. Most of these photos where 3200 ISO, F3 and 1-2 seconds long.

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020

Long Exposure, Night and Comet Photography

I had a fun evening of comet chasing tonight. It took two trips out to get some photos of the comet. The first trip out I only had a general idea where it was in the sky. I took some photos of the highway and the sunset from the bridge I was standing on while I searched for the comet. I never did see it, so I went home and looked though the photos and in the Bridge photo just above the street light I could see the comet. I went back out the bridge, but the lights were so bright I couldn’t see anything in the sky. So I went to the next bridge down the highway where I knew there were no streetlights. I got a few comet pics. Not quite a crisp as I would have liked, but I am still happy.