I’m a Laird

I offered to do a photoshoot of a brand new 2023 Subaru BRZ that is now part of our family. It’s not our new IMALAIRD Camera Carrier, but it does carry some very special cargo. The owner of the car was very please with the results of the photoshoot.

The skies were cloud free and the starts were shining. I couldn’t resist not bringing the camera out for a few shots of the stars and Milky Way. I must try to get out and do this more often as I really enjoyed experimenting with my 10mm-20mm wide angle lens. I painted the trees with a small LED flashlight.

All of the shots were taken at 3200 ISO, 5.6f and 20sec

We are looking at downsizing to just one car and I thought if I didn’t get a few shoots of the current IMALAIRD photography equipment carrier, I might not get another chance. I have never really tried to do an on purpose photo shoot of a car before. I have done the odd photo of car, but never really a series. I learned a few things and discovered I needed a new filter for the camera from this shoot. I have another planned photoshoot later this month that I want just right.

Found a Dandelion that was ready to spread its seeds. The season is nearly over, so I though I should take a few shots of it before they are gone for the summer. I love the used of the black background to create some negative space.

We spent Canada Day weekend at a beautiful cottage in Hastings County in eastern Ontario.

Very interestingly the cottage was located near the graveyard where my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather is buried. He was the first Canadian of my family line. He immigrated from the USA.

The rest of the weekend was spent with Tom and Dianne, their son and my daughter. It was the first time we had met his parents and we felt like old friends after just a few hours. Their home was lovely and the lake was amazing!

We met with some great friends from Montreal and chose Montebello as a meeting please as it was basically half way for each of us to meet up. We had a nice lunch and then walked into Manor Papineau. Our friends had never been to the Chateau Montebello before so we had a nice wee walk on the grounds and in the main lobby.

The Lilac Tree in our back yard is in full bloom. Hear are a couple of my favourites.

We travelled to Mount Albert Ontario to visit with my Aunt and Uncle. They back on to a forest and they had lots of birds drop by. Here are a few. Downy Woodpeckers and American Golden Finch

We travelled to Bath, Ontario for my Aunts internment. It was a somber day for a somber occasion. Since we were so close to Napanee, we couldn’t resist a quick visit to see the Falls and Train Bridge there.

Went for a walk at lunch today and the birds were really chirping away. Sometimes the small things like bird song just makes your day.