Isolation

We’ve now almost completed Day 13 of our self isolation. Tomorrow’s the last day we’re confined to our property for the purpose of establishing that we do not carry the Coronavirus. As of Sunday, we’re permitted to leave the grounds and expand our range, all the while respecting the limitations of physical distancing. We can do grocery shopping and go for walks but otherwise, most things including national and provincial parks are closed.

We’ve managed to keep busy and I’ve even done a little photography. With the constrained range of travel however, taking pictures has been limited to our property. I’ve taken advantage of some interesting weather and kept my eyes open for interesting subjects. Today I’m sharing a few pictures I’ve taken, beginning with another scene from the back deck.

I’ve photographed this range of mountains several times, always looking for different light and conditions. In this case I captured the Canmore Wall, Miners’ Peak and Ha Ling Peak emerging from the clouds after a snowy night.

From the grand landscape viewed from our back deck, I shrunk my scope to this miniscape in the area between our home and the neighbours’. Despite it being officially spring, we still have lots of snow and the accompanying cool temperatures. That will change quickly over the next few weeks as springtime settles in.

Looking out the back door of the exercise room this morning, I was intrigued by the accumulation of ice on an area of the hedge surrounding our back patio. I decided to try some macro shots of the ice detail. Having left my macro lens in Arizona, I mounted a 50 mm lens with two extension tubes. The tubes attach to the camera body and the lens connects to the tubes, moving the lens 52 mm further away from the camera’s sensor. This enabled me to focus the camera much closer to the subject, a distance of about 2 inches (50 mm), creating a a very close-in image of the ice and twigs.

The next picture was taken at the front door, looking toward the neighbour’s yard once again. It features some very hardy grasses that survive our winters very well.

The final picture for today is a view of our house, looking up the driveway. I took it yesterday, a beautiful afternoon, albeit a little cold. It’s nice to be home under the current circumstances, but we do miss being in Arizona for the month of April.