Photography
So today we travelled north of Ottawa through places that I have heard of most of my life but never visited. Places like Brennan’s Hill, Low, Kazabazua, and Gracefield Quebec. We took Highway 105 all the way from Ottawa past Gracefield and then east over to the south end of 31 Mile Lake. We visited friends at their trailer. The scenery was spectacular and it was a great day to take photos.
We took advantage of the Canada Day long weekend to travel to Mount Albert, Ontario to visit with family. About 4,000 people call Mount Albert home and they call themselves “Mounties” or “Mount Albertarians”. Mount Albert is named after Prince Albert, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, in honour of his visit to Upper Canada in 1860.
My Aunt has two beautiful cats. Henry an orange striped cat and Stirling an almost black cat. Henry was a friendly cat, while Stirling never really relaxed the whole weekend. He is even a little skittish with my Aunt and her family. So not to join the Cats of the Internet movement, but Henry was such a cooperative cat, I was able to take several portraits of him. Very photogenic.
I loved taking these photos as I don’t normally take shots with people or things in them. I usually just take cityscapes, landscapes and long exposure Waterfalls. I am really interested in taking aviation photos and more night photos. So stay tuned
Today we took a drive up to Mont Tremblant to meet good friends from Montreal for lunch and an afternoon of great conversation.
Mont Tremblant is about a 2 hour drive from Ottawa and is a year round tourist destination. They have excellent skiing in the winter, a vibrant village, lots of trails to hike, and a fantastic – must do – night walk on the mountain called Tonga Luna.
This past weekend we rented a little cottage on Green Lake. Green Lake is located just a little north of Shawville, Quebec. This area was surveyed in 1792 but settlement did not occur until 1825. Green Lake is the largest lake in the area.
These are a few photos that took as part of my homework assignment while we were at the cottage.
This past weekend we went to the Wilson Carbide Ruins in Gatineau Park. (https://goo.gl/maps/KtwoGn8fH7t)
The ruins are what is left a research facility that was owned by Thomas ‘Carbide’ Wilson (1860 -1915). Thomas was an ingenious inventor, engineer, entrepreneur and electrochemist. He invented a process to make Calcium Carbide which is used in Acetylene.
In 1909 Thomas build several buildings at Meech Lake to do his research as well as an acid condensation tower, creating the first Phosphorus Acid Condensation plant in the world. The dam that he build here also provided electrical power. Sadly Thomas died in 1915 and the buildings quickly fell into disrepair.
The photos I took show the water falls as they leave Meech Lake. The water eventually makes it way to the Gatineau River, then to the Ottawa River.
For these shots, I use an ND16 filter. Most shots were F22, 20-25 secs shutter speed and ISO 100.
Today I took my camera down to the historic Rideau Canal Step Locks located in the shadow of the Chateau Laurier Hotel located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
I used an ND8 filter and a set my camera to manual mode. I used F-Stop 22, Shutter Speed 1/2 second and ISO 100.
Welcome to Imalaird Photography.
I am an amateur photographer located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Why Imalaird? Well, a few years ago, my wife and children bought me a Laird Title from Dunans Castle in Argyle, Scotland. My side of the family has historic roots in the Argyle region of Scotland and my wife is from the Orkney Islands, Scotland. So with my Laird Title, I am a Laird.
I have several cameras that I used for photography. My equipment includes a Nikon D5300, an Olympus 800, a GoPro Hero 4 Black, and my trusty LG5 Cellphone. I see that buying gadgets for my cameras is going to get expensive and addictive.
The only photographer I am going to compare myself to is the one I used to be before I started my course. (Thanks Emma!)
You can follow along here for some of my photos, and you can also follow me on Instagram. My Insta-name is LairdRobb.
You can also order my photos as well as various other products with my photos on them through my Redbubble Online Store –> Imalairdphotos
All the photos on this website/blog or any of my feeds have been taken by myself. I retain all the rights to my photos. If you are interested in using a photo, please contact me and we can work something out.
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Robb