Spring is really starting to make it’s presence know in Orleans. We got out for a couple of nice little walks at Petrie Island and a nature preserve near Bourget Ontario. The bugs aren’t out yet, so it was nice to be outdoors and to just enjoy nature on its own.
Random Shots – April 24
We went out for a bit of Spring Time walk along the Rideau River. Had fun experimenting with Movement and a couple of shots of the Imalaird Photography Team. His Laird and Lady of Imalaird Photography.
Focus on Graffiti 
Movement 1 -Blurred Car 
Movement 2 – Blurred Bridge – Frozen car 
Rideau River 
Alien Welcome Center? 
Lady and Laird 
The Laird of Imalaird Photgraphy
Spring Snow – April 22
We had a surprise springtime snowfall. Was hard on all the flowers in the garden. Hoping this is the last snow for this year.
Bank Street – Murals and Art works
Spent a lovely couple of hours walking up and down Bank St looking at all the amazing murals and artwork on the walls of buildings. Even bumped into Mayor Watson, but since it was both our days off, we only said Hello to each other and continued on our ways. I used my 10-20mm lens for all these photos.
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Manotick – Watson’s Mill and Dam
Just a little south of Ottawa is the quaint town of Manotick. The historic Watson Mill and Dam are easily accessible and are a great visit. I saw the Mill on the news the other night and saw the water was running over the dam fairly well. I thought it might make for some interesting Long Exposure photography
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Merrickville – Canada Geese
Covid restrictions have finally gotten to us, so we took another little drive into the countryside and ended up in Merrickville. I didnt have any specific photos in mind to take, but I saw these Canada Geese out on some ice flows in the Rideau River just above the locks. We saw thousands of geese all along the Rideau River as we returned to Ottawa.
Rushing Water in Merrickville 
Rushing Water in Merrickville
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Ski Trails and shots of the City
We took an 8km hike along the Ottawa River Ski Trails and captured a few random shots of the city. The ski trails are so busy with people fed up being locked down with Covid. The City opened up last Tuesday to level Orange, so I think people were excited to get outside and enjoy the fresh air.
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Barred Owl
While we were out on a walk earlier in the week, we came across a Barred Owl up in a tree. It was very tolerant of us and never moved while we spent about 10 minutes checking it out. I had the wrong lens with me, so we decided we would try to go back another day with the telephoto lens. As luck would have it, it snowed almost 20cm the next day, so we went back out Wednesday evening and walked back out to the same spot. It took about 15 minutes to spot it and again it was was very tolerant as we took a million photos of it. I have been wanting to capture a photo of an owl all winter. Really quite happy with these.
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Walk along Petrie Island Trails
The day turned nice after a couple of weeks of polar vortex -20c weather. We put on our walking boots and winter gear and headed out into the “balmy” -8c sunny late afternoon. We took a tour of some of the trails and fishing huts in and around Petrie Island. We caught an amazing Golden Hour Sunset at the end of the walk.
Petrie Trails 
Random Love 
Shadows in the Snow 
Unique Fishing hut 
Unique Fishing Hut 
Lots of Fishing Huts 
Golden Hour Sunset 
Golden Hour Sunset 
Golden Hour Sunset 
Golden Hour Sunset on the Ottawa River
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Snowflakes
We had 5cm of fresh fluffy snow overnight. After we cleaned up the cars and driveway I noticed that the windshields were covered in little snowflakes. So I grabbed the macro extension tubes and mounted my kit lens. I keep forgetting how short the focal length is when using the tubes.
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