Month: March 2024

We went and did two locations today. We went to the Mer Bleu Boardwalk and to the Ottawa Airport to capture a couple of airplanes on approach.

The Mer Bleu Board walk is located in the east end of Ottawa. You can find it here using the what3word app/website (https://w3w.co/shattered.overwhelms.lotteries)

We also went over to the the Ottawa Airport and captured a couple of planes on approach into the airport. We took the picture from the following location: https://w3w.co/vitals.drones.records

The planes we were able to capture were:

• Air transat – TS889 – Airbus 321 from Santa Clara
• Air Canada – AC8866 – CRJ2 – from Washington DC

I recently bought a Cotton Carrier System for my cameras. I got the Dual Camera option as I now travel with two Nikon D5300 bodies to do my photos. I used to just switch lens on the fly, but wind, dust and sand are real issues in that scenario. I have been carrying both camera around my neck most of the winter, and what a pain in the neck/back that is. So this weekend I set up all the gear and we went down to the Ottawa River to take some shots and try it out.

I finally was able to capture a Robin in our backyard. I have seen them around the neighbourhood while I have been out on walks, but by the time I get my camera up, they are flying away.

This brilliant little bird was playing in the trees behind my house. I found out later on that it is a Male House Finch. I have to admit, I know nearly nothing about birds, but I love them flying around the cedars behind our house.